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Wesley Hanks 1817–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1817

Birth Location: Carroll County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Aug 1885

Death Location: Locust Hill, Knox County, Missouri, USA

Father: Thomas Sr.

Mother: Sarah Tandy

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Wesley Hanks was born in 1817 in Carroll County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Hanks Sr And Sarah Tandy. Wesley Hanks passed away in 1885 in Locust Hill, Knox County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Wesley Hanks was born in 1817 in Carroll County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Hanks Sr And Sarah Tandy.
  • Wesley Hanks passed away in 1885 in Locust Hill, Knox County, Missouri, USA.

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Wesley Hanks's Ancestors

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Wesley Hanks
1817–1885
Birth Place: Carroll County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Hanks Sr.
1791–1882
Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States
Sarah Tandy
1791–1862
Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Abner Hanks
1763–1846
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Dale
1765–1805
Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John II
1728–1810
Susannah King
1730–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1681–1740
Catherine Williams
1694–1779

Wesley Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1817
11 May 1817
Birth of Wesley Hanks in Carroll County, Kentucky, USA
Carroll County, Kentucky, USA
1885
26 Aug 1885
Age 68
Death of Wesley Hanks in Knox County, Missouri, USA
Knox County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1817
    Event Place: Carroll County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Knox County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Locust Hill, Knox County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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