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William Hanks 1766–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 6 October 1851

Death Location: Harristown, Macon County, Illinois, USA

Father: Joseph Hanks

Mother: Nancy Lee

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hall

Children(s): Elizabeth Hanks

William Hanks was born in 1766 in Rappahannock, Virginia, United States, the child of Joseph Hanks And Nancy Anna Lee. William Hanks married Elizabeth Hall, and had children including Elizabeth Hanks. William Hanks passed away in 1851 in Harristown, Macon County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Hanks was born in 1766 in Rappahannock, Virginia, United States, the child of Joseph Hanks And Nancy Anna Lee.
  • William Hanks married Elizabeth Hall, and had children including Elizabeth Hanks.
  • William Hanks passed away in 1851 in Harristown, Macon County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Hanks
1725–1793
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Lee
1728–1808
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hall
1766–1844
Birth Location: Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Hanks
1804–1885
Birth Location: Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
EH

William Hanks's Ancestors

Self
William Hanks
1766–1851
Birth Place: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph Hanks
1725–1793
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Anna) Lee
1728–1808
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Luke Hanks
1680–1757
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Catherine Williams
1690–1780
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
William Lee
1704–1764
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Anne ANDERSON
1706–1764
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Lee
1682–1717
Dorothy Taylor
1681–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lee
1651–1696
Alice Felton
1650–1703

William Hanks's Descendants

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William Hanks (1766–6 October 1851) m. Elizabeth Hall (1766–11 Oct 1844)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Hanks 1804–1885 m. Samuel Dillon 1777–1859
    1. 1. John Dillon 1840–1904 m. Mary Dillon 1848– m. Elizabeth Herford 1820–1907
      1. 1. Ida (M) Dillon 1873–1900
      2. 2. Bridget (Mary) Dillon 1877–
      3. 3. Ellen Dillon 1872–
      4. 4. Nancy (A) Dillion 1869–

William Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of William Hanks in Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
1851
6 October 1851
Age 85
Death of William Hanks in Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Sangamon, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 October 1851
    Event Place: Sangamon, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harristown, Macon County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012
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