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Wesley W Hanks 1815–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1815

Birth Location: Williamson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: , Anderson, Texas, USA

Father: Rev Hanks

Mother: Sarah Hill

Spouse(s): Devilla unk, Martha Devilla

Children(s): Martha Hanks, E Hanks, Daniel Hanks, Buck Hanks

Wesley W Hanks was born in 1815 in Williamson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Rev Thomas Rueben Hanks And Sarah Hill. Wesley W Hanks married Devilla Unk, Martha Devilla, Martha Unk, and had children including Buck C Hanks, Daniel Thomas Hanks, E Franklin Hanks, Martha Ann Hanks. Wesley W Hanks passed away in 1886 in , Anderson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Wesley W Hanks was born in 1815 in Williamson, Tennessee, USA, the child of Rev Thomas Rueben Hanks And Sarah Hill.
  • Wesley W Hanks married Devilla Unk, Martha Devilla, Martha Unk, and had children including Buck C Hanks, Daniel Thomas Hanks, E Franklin Hanks, Martha Ann Hanks.
  • Wesley W Hanks passed away in 1886 in , Anderson, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Hanks
1786–1857
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
RH
Sarah Hill
1784–1847
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
SH

Spouses(s)

Devilla unk
1814–1860
Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA
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Martha Devilla
1842–
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
MD

Children(s)

Martha Hanks
1842–1900
Birth Location: Nachodoches, Texas
MH
E Hanks
1839–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
EH
Daniel Hanks
1875–1933
Birth Location: Hamilton, Texas, United States
DH
Buck Hanks
1867–
Birth Location: Texas
BH

Wesley Hanks's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Hanks
1815–1886
Birth Place: Williamson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Rev Thomas Rueben Hanks
1786–1857
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Sarah Hill
1784–1847
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Moses Hanks
1748–1831
Virginia, United States
Aggatha ("Aggy" Elizabeth) Dodson
1749–1831
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Luke Hanks
1684–1757
Elizabeth Glascock
1690–1757
Thomas Dodson
1728–1783
Ann Neville
1730–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hanks
1655–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1651–1708
Thomas x
1640–1701
Anne x
1655–1713
Thomas Dodson
1707–1726
Elizabeth Rose
1706–1766
Joseph Neville
1707–1790
Ann Bohannan
1710–1762

Wesley Hanks's Descendants

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Wesley (W) Hanks (19 May 1815–1886) m. Devilla unk (1814–1860) m. Martha Devilla (1842–)
  1. 1. Martha (Ann) Hanks 1842–1900
  2. 2. E (Franklin) Hanks 1839–
  3. 3. Daniel (Thomas) Hanks 1875–1933 m. Theodosia (Beulah) Hudson 1878–1925
    1. 1. Billie Hanks 1916–2003
    2. 2. Hudson Hanks 1905–1975
    3. 3. Mildred (Calita) Hanks 1900–1982 m. Nelson (L) Johnson 1896–1954
      1. 1. Beulah (Ann) Johnson 1924–1982
      2. 2. John (C) Johnson 1926–2004
      3. 3. Brownie Johnson 1928–2009
    4. 4. Helen (Juanita) HANKS 1907–1970
    5. 5. Wanda (Inez) Hanks 1902–1987
    6. 6. Christine (Ludolph) Hanks 1908–1994
  4. 4. Buck (C.) Hanks 1867–

Wesley Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1815
19 May 1815
Birth of Wesley W Hanks in Williamson, Tennessee, USA
Williamson, Tennessee, USA
1886
1886
Age 71
Death of Wesley W Hanks in , Anderson, Texas, USA
, Anderson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1815
    Event Place: Williamson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: , Anderson, Texas, USA
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