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Willie John Hanks 1912–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1912

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 24 March 1979

Death Location: Wheeler, Wheeler County, Texas, United States of America

Father: George Hanks

Mother: Mary Reed

Spouse(s): Roxie Hanks

Children(s): Doyle Hanks

Willie John Hanks was born in 1912 in Texas, the child of George M Rolla Hanks And Mary Alice Mollie Reed. Willie John Hanks married Roxie May Hanks, and had children including Doyle Dean Hanks. Willie John Hanks passed away in 1979 in Wheeler, Wheeler County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willie John Hanks was born in 1912 in Texas, the child of George M Rolla Hanks And Mary Alice Mollie Reed.
  • Willie John Hanks married Roxie May Hanks, and had children including Doyle Dean Hanks.
  • Willie John Hanks passed away in 1979 in Wheeler, Wheeler County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Hanks's Ancestors

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Willie Hanks
1912–1979
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
George M Rolla Hanks
1892–1950
Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA
Mary (Alice "Mollie") Reed
1889–1967
Shackelford County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (H.) Hanks
1860–1960
Springfield, Greene, Missouri USA
Fredonia (Alice) Henderson
1866–1948
Union Co, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hanks
1816–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Hanks
1793–1871
Mary WOOLVERTON
1795–1854

Willie Hanks's Descendants

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Willie (John) Hanks (abt 1912–24 March 1979) m. Roxie (May) Hanks (22 September 1913–17 January 2002)
  1. 1. Doyle (Dean) Hanks 1931–1999

Willie Hanks's Timeline

6 Records

1911
18 Sep 1911
Birth of Willie John Hanks in Canute, Oklahoma
Canute, Oklahoma
1911
18 September 1911
Birth of Willie John Hanks in Canute, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Canute, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States of America
1912
abt 1912
Birth of Willie John Hanks in Texas
Texas
1920
1920
Age 8
Willie John Hanks resided here in Washita, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
Washita, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
1979
24 Mar 1979
Age 67
Death of Willie John Hanks in Shamrock, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Shamrock, Wheeler, Texas, USA
1979
24 March 1979
Age 67
Death of Willie John Hanks in Shamrock, Wheeler County, Texas, United States of America
Shamrock, Wheeler County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Canute, Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 September 1911
    Event Place: Canute, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1912
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Washita, Custer, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1979
    Event Place: Shamrock, Wheeler, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1979
    Event Place: Shamrock, Wheeler County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wheeler, Wheeler County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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