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Roland Hancel Hanks 1855–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1855

Birth Location: Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1940

Death Location: Mount Olive, Izard County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William Hanks

Mother: Emily Miller

Spouse(s): Jennie Hanks

Children(s): Lena Hanks, Nina Hanks, Clara Harris, Ray Hanks, Clarence Hanks, Helen Jeffery, Ernestine Hanks, Ernest Hanks, William Hanks, Jessie Hanks, Cora Hanks, Rupert Hanks, Bessie Hayden, W Hanks, Myrtle Hanks

Roland Hancel Hanks was born in 1855 in Louisiana, USA, the child of William Hanks And Emily Miller. In 1860, Roland Hancel Hanks resided in Bois D Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA. In 1870, Roland Hancel Hanks resided in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA. Roland Hancel Hanks married Jennie Hanks, and had children including Bessie Virginia Hayden, Clara Jeffery Harris, Clarence Shelby Hanks, Cora Roberta Hanks, Ernest Hancel Hanks, Ernestine Hanks, Helen Jessamine Jeffery, Jessie Hanks, Lena Gertrude Hanks, Myrtle A Hanks, Nina May Hanks, Ray Herbert Hanks, Rupert Roland Hanks, W M Hanks, William Edwin Hanks. Roland Hancel Hanks passed away in 1940 in Mount Olive, Izard County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Roland Hancel Hanks was born in 1855 in Louisiana, USA, the child of William Hanks And Emily Miller.
  • In 1860, Roland Hancel Hanks resided in Bois D Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1870, Roland Hancel Hanks resided in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA.
  • Roland Hancel Hanks married Jennie Hanks, and had children including Bessie Virginia Hayden, Clara Jeffery Harris, Clarence Shelby Hanks, Cora Roberta Hanks, Ernest Hancel Hanks, Ernestine Hanks, Helen Jessamine Jeffery, Jessie Hanks, Lena Gertrude Hanks, Myrtle A Hanks, Nina May Hanks, Ray Herbert Hanks, Rupert Roland Hanks, W M Hanks, William Edwin Hanks.
  • Roland Hancel Hanks passed away in 1940 in Mount Olive, Izard County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roland Hanks's Ancestors

Self
Roland Hanks
1855–1940
Birth Place: Louisiana, USA
Parents
William Hanks
1816–1872
South Carolina, USA
Emily Miller
1820–1860
Alabama
Grandparents
William Hanks
1774–1833
, Dobbs Co., North Carolina, USA
Sophie Reams
1794–1830
Dobbs, , North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Epiphroditus Hanks
1747–1848
Catherine Lanier
1752–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hanks
1714–1790
Mary Mott
1714–1790
Thomas Lanier
1722–1804
Elizabeth Hicks
1720–1789

Roland Hanks's Descendants

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Roland (Hancel) Hanks (19 Jan 1855–19 Feb 1940) m. Jennie Hanks (21 Sep 1860–22 Jul 1929)
  1. 1. Lena (Gertrude) Hanks 1896–1997 m. Alfred (Washington) Combs 1891–1975
    1. 1. Elizabeth Combs 1933–1997
    2. 2. Anthony (Wayne) Combs 1930–1994
    3. 3. Dorothy Combs 1922–2013
    4. 4. Alfreda Combs 1918–
    5. 5. Virginia Combs 1926–
    6. 6. Frances (Jane) Combs 1923–2011 m. Lionel (Luther) Todd 1918–2000
      1. 1. Lydia Todd 1942–2010 m. Dale (Rhey) Young 1933–
    7. 7. Donald Combs 1925–
  2. 2. Nina (May) Hanks 1892–
  3. 3. Clara (Jeffery) Harris 1892–1960
  4. 4. Ray (Herbert) Hanks 1897–1985
  5. 5. Clarence (Shelby) Hanks 1899–1956
  6. 6. Helen (Jessamine) Jeffery 1903–1986
  7. 7. Ernestine Hanks 1905–1992
  8. 8. Ernest (Hancel) Hanks 1881–1886
  9. 9. William (Edwin) Hanks 1878–1886
  10. 10. Jessie Hanks 1879–1886
  11. 11. Cora (Roberta) Hanks 1885–1971
  12. 12. Rupert (Roland) Hanks 1883–1952
  13. 13. Bessie (Virginia) Hayden 1889–1988
  14. 14. W (M) Hanks 1890–
  15. 15. Myrtle (A) Hanks 1886–

Roland Hanks's Timeline

11 Records

1855
19 Jan 1855
Birth of Roland Hancel Hanks in Louisiana, USA
Louisiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 5
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here in Bois D Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Bois D Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA
Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 25
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here in La Crosse, Izard, Arkansas, USA
La Crosse, Izard, Arkansas, USA
1892
abt 1892
Age 37
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here
None
1899
24 Feb 1899
Age 44
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here in Livingston, Stone, Arkansas, United States
Livingston, Stone, Arkansas, United States
1900
1900
Age 45
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here in Harris, Stone, Arkansas, USA
Harris, Stone, Arkansas, USA
1901
01 Jul 1901
Age 46
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here in Stone, Arkansas, USA
Stone, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here in White River, Izard, Arkansas, USA
White River, Izard, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 65
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here in Mount Olive, Izard, Arkansas, USA
Mount Olive, Izard, Arkansas, USA
1940
19 Feb 1940
Age 85
Death of Roland Hancel Hanks in Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA
Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917
    [9] Arkansas, Death Certificates
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bois D Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: La Crosse, Izard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1892
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1899
    Event Place: Livingston, Stone, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
    [2] U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Harris, Stone, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1901
    Event Place: Stone, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: White River, Izard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mount Olive, Izard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1940
    Event Place: Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, U.S., Death Index, 1914-1950
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Arkansas, Death Certificates
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Olive, Izard County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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