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Roland Hancel Hanks 1855–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JAN 1855

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 19 Feb 1940

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

Father: William Hanks

Mother: Emily Miller

Spouse(s): Jeanie? None

Children(s): Helen Hanks, Jesse Hanks, Ray Hanks, Ernest Hanks, Bessie Hayden, Ernestine Hanks, Cora McGinnis, Clara Harris, William Hanks, Rupert Hanks, Clarence Hanks, Alma Houston, Nina Hanks, Lena Hanks

Roland Hancel Hanks was born in 1855 in Louisiana, the child of William Hanks And Emily Miller. In 1880, Roland Hancel Hanks resided in La Crosse, Izard, Arkansas, United States. In 1899, Roland Hancel Hanks resided in Stone, Arkansas, USA. Roland Hancel Hanks married Jeanie, and had children including Alma Houston, Bessie Virginia Hayden, Clara Jeffery Harris, Clarence Shelby Hanks, Cora Roberta Mcginnis, Ernest Hancel Hanks, Ernestine Bland Hanks, Helen Jessamine Hanks, Jesse Lee Hanks, Lena Gertrude Hanks, Nina Hanks, Ray Herbert Hanks, Rupert Roland 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, the child of William Hanks And Emily Miller.
  • In 1880, Roland Hancel Hanks resided in La Crosse, Izard, Arkansas, United States.
  • In 1899, Roland Hancel Hanks resided in Stone, Arkansas, USA.
  • Roland Hancel Hanks married Jeanie, and had children including Alma Houston, Bessie Virginia Hayden, Clara Jeffery Harris, Clarence Shelby Hanks, Cora Roberta Mcginnis, Ernest Hancel Hanks, Ernestine Bland Hanks, Helen Jessamine Hanks, Jesse Lee Hanks, Lena Gertrude Hanks, Nina Hanks, Ray Herbert Hanks, Rupert Roland 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
Parents
William Hanks
1816–1872
South Carolina
Emily Miller
1820–1860
Alton, , Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William Hanks
1774–1833
Davie,,North Carolina,USA
Sophie Reams
1794–1830
Dobbs,,North Carolina,USA
Benjamin (Miller "Chief Yellow Feather" Choctaw) Indians
1794–1850
Georgia
Maggie (Choctaw) Woman
–1848
Great-Grandparents
Epiphroditus Hanks
1747–1848
Christopher Chalakatha
1760–1810
Chalakatha Woman
1765–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hanks
1714–1790
Mary Mott
1700–1726
Chief Fish
1725–1779
Watmeme Opessa
1730–1797

Roland Hanks's Descendants

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Roland (Hancel) Hanks (JAN 1855–19 Feb 1940) m. Jeanie? (21 Sep 1860–22 Jul 1929)
  1. 1. Helen (Jessamine) Hanks 1903–1986
  2. 2. Jesse (Lee) Hanks 1879–1886
  3. 3. Ray (Herbert) Hanks 1897–1985 m. Gladyus Hanks 1899–
  4. 4. Ernest (Hancel) Hanks 1881–1886
  5. 5. Bessie (Virginia) Hayden 1889–1988
  6. 6. Ernestine (Bland) Hanks 1905–1992 m. Samuel (D) Jeffery 1904–
  7. 7. Cora (Roberta) McGinnis 1885–1971
  8. 8. Clara (Jeffery) Harris 1893–1960
  9. 9. William (Edwin) Hanks 1878–1886
  10. 10. Rupert (Roland) Hanks 1883–1952
  11. 11. Clarence (Shelby) Hanks 1899–1956
  12. 12. Alma Houston 1886–1982
  13. 13. Nina Hanks 1892–
  14. 14. Lena (Gertrude) Hanks 1896–1997 m. Alfred (Washington) Combs 1891–1975
    1. 1. Donald Combs 1925–
    2. 2. Virginia Combs 1926–
    3. 3. Dorothy Combs 1922–
    4. 4. Anthony (Wayne) Combs 1930–1994
    5. 5. Donald Combs 1925–
    6. 6. Frances (Jane) Combs 1923– m. Lionel (Luther) Todd 1918–2000
      1. 1. Lydia 1942–2010

Roland Hanks's Timeline

6 Records

1855
JAN 1855
Birth of Roland Hancel Hanks in Louisiana
Louisiana
1880
1880
Age 25
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here in La Crosse, Izard, Arkansas, United States
La Crosse, Izard, Arkansas, United States
1899
1 Jul 1899
Age 44
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here in Stone, Arkansas, USA
Stone, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 45
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here in Harris, Stone, Arkansas
Harris, Stone, Arkansas
1920
1920
Age 65
Roland Hancel Hanks resided here in Mount Olive, Izard, Arkansas
Mount Olive, Izard, Arkansas
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: JAN 1855
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount Olive, Izard, Arkansas; Roll: T625_65; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 56; Image: 528.
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: La Crosse, Izard, Arkansas; Roll: T9_47; Family History Film: 1254047; Page: 388.2000; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 0549.
    [3] OneWorldTree
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Harris, Stone, Arkansas; Roll: T623 77; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 133.
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: La Crosse, Izard, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: La Crosse, Izard, Arkansas; Roll: T9_47; Family History Film: 1254047; Page: 388.2000; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 0549.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1899
    Event Place: Stone, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Roll #: 9; Archive Publication #: M841
    [2] U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Harris, Stone, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Harris, Stone, Arkansas; Roll: T623 77; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 133.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mount Olive, Izard, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount Olive, Izard, Arkansas; Roll: T625_65; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 56; Image: 528.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1940
    Event Place: Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree
    [2] Arkansas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    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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