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Sarah Elizabeth Hanks 1837–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1837

Birth Location: Carroll, Kentucky

Death Date: 13 Dec 1929

Death Location: New Liberty IOOF Cemetery, New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky

Father: Elijah Hanks

Mother: Nancy Davis

Spouse(s): Benjamin Adams

Children(s): Clarice Adams, Albert Adams, Nancy Adams, John Adams, Charles Adams, James Adams, Emmit Adams

Sarah Elizabeth Hanks was born in 1837 in Carroll, Kentucky, the child of Elijah Hanks And Nancy Jane Davis. In 1880, Sarah Elizabeth Hanks resided in Ghent and Sanders, Carroll, Kentucky, USA. Sarah Elizabeth Hanks married Benjamin Stanton Adams, and had children including Albert Stanton Adams, Charles Andrew Adams, Clarice Louise Adams, Emmit C Adams, James P Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nancy Frances Adams. Sarah Elizabeth Hanks passed away in 1929 in New Liberty IOOF Cemetery, New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Sarah Elizabeth Hanks was born in 1837 in Carroll, Kentucky, the child of Elijah Hanks And Nancy Jane Davis.
  • In 1880, Sarah Elizabeth Hanks resided in Ghent and Sanders, Carroll, Kentucky, USA.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Hanks married Benjamin Stanton Adams, and had children including Albert Stanton Adams, Charles Andrew Adams, Clarice Louise Adams, Emmit C Adams, James P Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nancy Frances Adams.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Hanks passed away in 1929 in New Liberty IOOF Cemetery, New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Hanks
1816–1901
Birth Location: Carroll, Kentucky
EH
Nancy Davis
1814–1880
Birth Location: Kentucky
ND

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Adams
1833–1906
Birth Location: Carroll, Kentucky
BA

Children(s)

Clarice Adams
1871–1928
Birth Location: Carroll, Kentucky
CA
Albert Adams
1861–1912
Birth Location: Carroll, Kentucky
AA
Nancy Adams
1865–1914
Birth Location: Carroll, Kentucky
NA
John Adams
1859–1939
Birth Location: Carroll, Kentucky
JA
Charles Adams
1862–
Birth Location: Carroll, Kentucky
CA
James Adams
1868–1933
Birth Location: Carroll, Kentucky
JA
Emmit Adams
1869–1889
Birth Location: Carroll, Kentucky
EA

Sarah Hanks's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Hanks
1837–1929
Birth Place: Carroll, Kentucky
Parents
Elijah Hanks
1816–1901
Carroll, Kentucky
Nancy (Jane) Davis
1814–1880
Kentucky
Grandparents
Thomas Hanks
1791–1882
Richmond, Virginia
Sarah Tandy
1791–1862
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Abner Hanks
1763–1846
Mary Dale
1765–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dale
1730–1773
Alice Dodson
1732–1802

Sarah Hanks's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Elizabeth) Hanks (12 Jan 1837–13 Dec 1929) m. Benjamin (Stanton) Adams (12 Oct 1833–15 Oct 1906)
  1. 1. Clarice (Louise) Adams 1871–1928 m. William (Robert) Brown 1862–
  2. 2. Albert (Stanton) Adams 1861–1912 m. Sallie (Belle) Humlong 1861–1944
    1. 1. Carrie (O'Brien) Adams 1893–1982
  3. 3. Nancy (Frances) Adams 1865–1914 m. James (T.) Vallandingham 1861–1922
    1. 1. Katherine Vallandingham 1899–1943 m. Boyce Singleton 1894–1954
      1. 1. James (L) Singleton 1923–1988
      2. 2. Elna (Mae) Singleton 1935–2003
      3. 3. Ruth (Helen) Singleton 1925–2011
    2. 2. Richard Vallandingham 1899–1952
  4. 4. John (Quincy) Adams 1859–1939 m. Sarah (Catherine) Lynn 1861–1922
    1. 1. James (Wesley) Adams 1894–1977 m. Lenora Cummins 1895–1985
      1. 1. Floyd (Elmer) Adams 1923–2010
      2. 2. Ethel (Mae) Adams 1925–1994
      3. 3. William (Elbert) Adams 1927–2005
      4. 4. John (Franklin) Adams 1930–1988
      5. 5. Myrtle (Evelyn) Adams 1916–1997 m. Henry (Edward) Sheets 1918–2006
      6. 6. Sallie (Marie) Adams 1919–1974
      7. 7. Louise Adams 1921–2005 m. Robert (Arthur) Newlin 1925–1981
        1. 1. William (Arthur) Newlin 1948–1981
    2. 2. Jesse (L) Adams 1896–1967 m. Louvina Griffth 1906–1991
      1. 1. Jessie (Howard) Adams 1927–2008
    3. 3. Archie (Robert) Adams 1889–1969 m. Priscilla (Harrison) Atwood 1889–1967
      1. 1. Johnny (Buchanan Adams) Sr 1914–1983
      2. 2. Sally (Mae) Adams 1912–2012
      3. 3. Ollie (Lee) Adams 1908–1945 m. James (Otis) Buck 1905–1970
        1. 1. Samuel (Bradley) Buck 1936–1995
        2. 2. Cecil (Lloyd) Buck 1945–2010
        3. 3. Iona (D) Buck 1932–1950
        4. 4. Willia (Zeda) Buck 1930–2013
      4. 4. Jessie (Howard) Adams 1911–2004
      5. 5. Stella (Marl) Adams 1916–1992
      6. 6. Mabel Adams 1918–1938
      7. 7. Robert Adams 1922–
      8. 8. Viola Adams 1924–
      9. 9. Kathreen (Dora) Adams 1930–1997
    4. 4. Bettie (A) Adams 1887–
    5. 5. William (Lloyd) Adams 1884–1952
    6. 6. Irvin (Thomas) Adams 1891–1957 m. Patricia (Ann) Maples 1895–1970
      1. 1. Myrtle (Pauline) Adams 1914–2005
      2. 2. Flossie (Ellen) Adams 1910–1989
      3. 3. Robert (W) Adams 1918–
      4. 4. Ervin (Thomas) Adams 1922–
      5. 5. Nancy (Katherine) Adams 1922–1997
    7. 7. George (Alfred) Adams 1900–1990 m. Millie (Elizabeth) Pemberton 1904–1993
      1. 1. Geraldin Adams 1922–1985
      2. 2. Jeneva Adams 1926–
  5. 5. Charles (Andrew) Adams 1862– m. Lucinda (Emaline) Holder 1874–1966
    1. 1. Charles (Reuben) Adams 1907–1972 m. Ola (Virginia) McPherson 1914–2006
      1. 1. Judith (Ann) Adams 1939–2012
      2. 2. Billy (Dale) Adams 1935–2013
    2. 2. Emmet (Layton) Adams 1896–1975 m. Flora (May) Crawford 1900–1957
      1. 1. Juanita (Muril) Adams 1919–1995 m. Jessie (Green) Stacy 1917–2005
        1. 1. Gary (Wayne) Stacy 1940–1988
    3. 3. Jessie (Clarence) Adams 1897–1975 m. Ruby (Finis) Lane 1897–1970
      1. 1. Earl (Finace) Adams 1921–1985
    4. 4. Otis (Townsend) Adams 1899–1984 m. Nina (Levina) Mayo 1914–1977
    5. 5. Owen (Thomas) Adams 1899–1960 m. Roxie (Jane) Hollis 1903–1981
    6. 6. Viola (Jane) Adams 1902–1989 m. Dixson McCann 1903–1972
      1. 1. Irene McCann 1932–1993
      2. 2. Marion (Joyce) McCann 1933–2006
      3. 3. Donald (Dwain) McCann 1935–1998 m. Mary Montoya 1935–1994
      4. 4. Fredia (Kay) McCann 1936–2010
    7. 7. Myrtle (Bell) Adams 1905–1993 m. William (Edward) Farr 1900–1981
      1. 1. Charles (Henry Farr) Dr. 1929–1998
    8. 8. William (Ross) Adams 1909–1963 m. Opal (Lillian) Kelso 1911–1992
      1. 1. John (Ross) Adams 1940–1993
  6. 6. James (P.) Adams 1868–1933 m. Sadie (M.) Evans 1871–
    1. 1. Albert (Alexander) Adams 1900–1965 m. Edith (Grace) Stratford 1909–
  7. 7. Emmit (C.) Adams 1869–1889

Sarah Hanks's Timeline

3 Records

1837
12 Jan 1837
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Hanks in Carroll, Kentucky
Carroll, Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 43
Sarah Elizabeth Hanks resided here in Ghent and Sanders, Carroll, Kentucky, USA
Ghent and Sanders, Carroll, Kentucky, USA
1929
13 Dec 1929
Age 92
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Hanks in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1837
    Event Place: Carroll, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ghent and Sanders, Carroll, Kentucky; Roll: 408; Page: 411D; Enumeration District: 034
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ghent and Sanders, Carroll, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ghent and Sanders, Carroll, Kentucky; Roll: 408; Page: 411D; Enumeration District: 034

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1929
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Liberty IOOF Cemetery, New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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