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William Henry Hanks 1782 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782-1787

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Father: Fleetwood Hanks

Mother: Ruth Wyatt

Spouse(s): Harmony Holden

Children(s): Elizabeth Hanks

In 1782, William Henry Hanks entered the world in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, born to Fleetwood Bedford Hanks and Ruth Wyatt. William Henry Hanks married Harmony Holden, and had children including Elizabeth E. Hanks. William Henry Hanks passed away in 1841 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1782, William Henry Hanks entered the world in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, born to Fleetwood Bedford Hanks and Ruth Wyatt.
  • William Henry Hanks married Harmony Holden, and had children including Elizabeth E. Hanks.
  • William Henry Hanks passed away in 1841 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fleetwood Hanks
1764 – 1814
Birth Location: Rock Creek Parish, , Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Ruth Wyatt
1764 – 1814
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Harmony Holden
1785 –
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Hanks
1822 – 1910
Birth Location: Mercer Co.,, (W)V
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William Hanks's Ancestors

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William Hanks
1782 – 1841
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Fleetwood Bedford Hanks
1764 – 1814
Rock Creek Parish, , Frederick, Maryland, USA
Ruth Wyatt
1764 – 1814
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hanks's Descendants

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William (Henry) Hanks (1782-1787 – 1841) m. Harmony Holden (1785 – )
  1. 1. Elizabeth (E.) Hanks (Sep 1822 – Aft. 1910) m. William (A St) Clair (1820 – aft 1880)
    1. 1. James (K.P. "Jim") St.Clair (MAR 1848 – Aft. 1910) m. Mary (Anne) Kidwell (abt.1849 – aft.1890)
      1. 1. Della (Mae St) Clair (26 May 1881 – 02/16/1952) m. William (Robert) Blankenship (09 May 1888 – 11/21/1953)
        1. 1. Nancy (Rebecca Jane) Meadows (5 May 1910 – 8 April 1959)
        2. 2. William (Garland) Blankenship (1912 – 20 October 1986)
        3. 3. Violet (Mae) Blankenship (17 January 1915 – 11 February 1980)
        4. 4. Robert (Lee) Blankenship (24 September 1917 – 21 December 1974)
        5. 5. Verlie (L) Blankenship (12 August 1920 – 14 August 2003)
        6. 6. Louis (P) Blankenship (abt 1923 – )
        7. 7. Verlie (L) Blankenship (20 Dec 1930 – 03 Mar 2004)

William Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782-1787
Birth of William Henry Hanks in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1841
1841
Age 59
Death of William Henry Hanks in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782-1787
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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