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Theophilus VanDeren Hanks 1848–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1848

Birth Location: Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1948

Death Location: Probably, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Father: Dennis Hanks

Mother: Sarah Johnston

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In 1848, Theophilus VanDeren Hanks entered the world in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA, born to Dennis Friend Hanks And Sarah Elizabeth Johnston. Theophilus VanDeren Hanks passed away in 1948 in Probably, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Theophilus VanDeren Hanks entered the world in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA, born to Dennis Friend Hanks And Sarah Elizabeth Johnston.
  • Theophilus VanDeren Hanks passed away in 1948 in Probably, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.

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Theophilus Hanks's Ancestors

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Theophilus Hanks
1848–1948
Birth Place: Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA
Parents
Dennis Friend Hanks
1799–1892
Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah (Elizabeth) Johnston
1807–1864
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Levi Hall
1785–1829
Amelia, Amelia co., Virginia
Nancy Hanks
1780–1829
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Daniel Johnston
1778–1816
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Sarah Johnston
1788–1869
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1725–1793
Nancy Lee
1728–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hanks
1681–1740
Catherine Williams
1695–1780
William Lee
1704–1764
Anne Lee
1706–1764

Theophilus Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1848
11 Nov 1848
Birth of Theophilus VanDeren Hanks in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA
Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA
1948
1948
Age 100
Death of Theophilus VanDeren Hanks in Probably, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Probably, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1848
    Event Place: Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Probably, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

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