Descendants of William J. Thompson
Copyright 2006 by James Ronald Thompson
(used by permission on afreegospelmusic.org)
(research also contributed by Virginia Thompson Helms)
Generation No. 1
1. William J. THOMPSON (JAMES FIELDS3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) born ca 1788 in Maryland , probably died in Davie
County, N. C.. Married Lucinda Banks Dec 23, 1810 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He was present living
with Lucy in 1850 Census of Davie County, North Carolina .
Notes for William J. THOMPSON:
Marriage date from Rowan County, North Carolina Marriage Records
The 1830 census record said William J. Thompson had a son under 5, a son 5 to 10, a female 20-30, and
a female 50-60 living with him PLUS the census record officially recorded him as William J. Thompson.
William J. was listed as age 30-40.
In the 1850 U. S. Federal Census William is listed as age 52 at location 424A but this should be age 62. Lucinda is
shown living with him at age 63. No one else is shown living with the couple but William A. Thompson and
family are living in location 423B. William A. Thompson was married to Elizabeth Cowan 2/5/1805 so how does he
tie to William J. Thompson? 48 year old Susan Thompson is living at location 419B.
The initial "J." was obtained from the deed abstract whereby executor William J. Thompson sold the James Fields
Thompson property after Nancy Pack Thompson died. The deed abstract shows that he signed his name.
The history of Davie County contains an exerpt that William Thompson was a former clerk of Fork Baptist Church
in Davie County.
The following information came from an internet site where the author listed William Thompson and Lucy Banks. But his file
for them was missing as was his contact address. However, the following file for the Banks family was on his
site:
Descendants of James Bankes
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES2 BANKES (__________1) was born Bet. 1600 - 1605 in Keswick, England, and
died Unknown in Virginia. He married (1) JANE JOHNSON December 28, 1628 in St.
Thomas the Apostle in London. She was born Unknown, and died Bef. 1635 in England.
He married (2) __________ __________ Aft. 1635. She was born Unknown, and died
Unknown.
Notes for JAMES BANKES:
Birth age from sailing record in 1635 [see below]. (Complete Book of Emigrants,
1607-1660 by Coldham, 1987) *
In the rolls of the Drapers Company of London is listed a termination from
apprenticeship for James Bankes in the year 1622. These apprenticeships were
typically 8 years in length. Using birth information it is likely that James began the
apprenticeship about 1614. A surviving list of apprentices of the Drapers Company also
lists the fathers of the apprentices. Unfortunately, the list begins with the year 1615 too
late to record the father of the James of interest. (Apprentice info from Roll of the
Drapers' Company of London, by Percival Boyd, J. A. Gordon, 1934)
A 1625 will causes some confusion since the James of this 1625 will could have been
the James Bankes completing an apprenticeship in 1622. This will is a nuncupative
[oral] will that was subsequently recorded as being James's intentions that were never
put to writing:
Memorandum that James Banckes citizen and drap. of London being sick in body but of
sound & pfect. memory praised be god did on the last day of July last past before the
date hereof in the presence of us whose names are hereunto subscribed make his will
nuncupatum to the effect herafter following viz. In primis he gave his soule to almighty
god esting by fayth only in Jesus Christ his blessed Redeemer to be saved. Item he
bequeathed his body to the earth to be buried at the discretion of his Executor hereafter
named. Item he bequeathed to Josias ffrith? preacher of god his rood in the parish of St.
Alphage in London in whose dwelling house he departed this transitoury life. Three
pounds of Lawfull money of England to buy him a ring mite(wite). Item he gave to the
poore of St. Alphage parish before mentoed (sic) ten shillngs. Item he gave to Richard
Eules___ cittizen and haberdasher of London a payr of harecold. silke garters and a
little short dagger Item he gave to Richard Banckes cittizen and Joyner of London a
sute of his apparrell being of a russett colored & Loly and Dewine ______ _______
______ [only available copy is blurred here] The residue of all his goods cattells chattels
leases lands in Wiestemple? otherwise to him any waye belonging or to be belonging,
debtes to him oweing of what nature s_e_ bondes bills and all other writings househould
stoffe and things. His debtes fyrst payd together with the legacies and his buriall
discharged, he bequeathed and gave unto Edmund Legingham cittizen and merchain
tailor of London his cosin germaine and to his heires forever. And he did appoint the
sayd Edmund Legingham to be the sole Executor of this his last will. In witness whereof
we have hereunto sett or handes this ___ daye of August Ao. Dm. One thousand six
hundred twenty and ffive. [signed:] Richard ulestong (his mark) and Richard Bannister
This will was probated Aug 1625 (London, Archdeaconary Court Wills, register 6[5], folio
154v [196]).
A burial index for London also lists the burial place for this James as St. Alphage. A full
reading of this parish register would be indicated, but no Bankses are noted in this
parish in a quick scan of the names in the International Genealogical Index (IGI). The
cousin germaine Edmund Legingham mentioned in the will is probably the Edmund
Ledgingham buried 1630 at St. Alphage (Boyd's Index to Burials).
Legingham/Ledgingham is a rare surname. The only Edmund of this surname listed in
the IGI is the Edmund christened to his father Henry on 4 Oct 1590 at Monks
Risborough, Buckinghamshire. No marriage or will has been located.
The reason this will causes confusion is that this James could be the one who
completed an apprenticeship in 1622. However, it seems more likely that this James of
St. Alphage completed an apprenticeship earlier or outside London. Also it was not a
requirement that one maintain an occupation consistent with the apprenticeship. Most of
the members of the Drapers Company in mid century, for example, were engaged in a
number of occupations, mostly clothing-related, however. The events to be discussed
below are most consistent with categorizing this James of the St. Alphage will as a
different person from the 1622 apprenticeship termination entry.
A James Bankes was living in Watling Street in London in the period 1629 through
1635. He could have been there earlier, but these are the only dates in the records.
Watling Street is just east of today's St. Paul's Cathedral in the heart of London and
runs only several blocks before ending. The christenings of his four children James,
Thomas, Nathaniel and Elizabeth all took place at St. Mary Aldemary in London during
these dates, and son Nathaniel was buried there. St. Mary Aldemary was inhabited
almost entirely by merchants and other tradesmen, based on occupations listed in the
parish register.
It was probably this James Banks who married Jane Johnson, 28 Dec 1628 at the
parish of St. Thomas the Apostle in London. (Publications of the Harleian Society, vol
VI, The Parish Register of St. Thomas the Apostle, London [1558-1764]) There is no
other marriage recorded in London for a James Bankes in the 25 years preceding the
birth of James that is otherwise available. This fact does not rule out the possibility
James was married to someone else in some other location. The Banks/Johnson entry
does not specify parishes or occupation of James, but it is likely that the parish would
have been noted if either were living outside London. This entry regarding the marriage
of James Bankes was the first Bankes entry since the parish was formed in 1558 so it
appears James was a sojourner there -- if he indeed ever lived there. (Publications of
the Harleian Society, vol VI, The Parish Register of St. Thomas the Apostle, London
[1558-1764])
The baptismal records from the parish church are listed here because they provide
information about James:
chr 22 Sep 1629, James, son of James Bankes, dwelling in Watlinge Street
chr 17 Apr 1631, Thomas, son of James Bankes, WOOLMAN, dwelling in Watling
Street
chr 19 Feb 1632/33, Nathaniel, son of James Bankes, dweller in Watling Street
chr 30 Dec 1634, Elizabeth, daughter of James Bankes, dwelling in Watling Street
[Publications of the Harleian Society, vol V., The Parish Register of St. Mary Aldemary,
London, Containing the Marriages, Baptisms and Burials from 1558-1754, ed by Joseph
Chester, 1880]
Among the lists of ship passengers for Virginia in the 1600s, is found the following: the
ship George, Jo: Severne, master, as processed through Gravesend [at the mouth of
the Thames downstream from London] Among the passengers: James Bankes, age 35,
Thomas Bankes, age 4, and Elizabeth Bankes, age 9 months. This ship sailed 21
August 1635 for Virginia. They were examined at Gravesend [the port city on the
Thames River] (Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1660 by Coldham, 1987) It would
appear that the wife of James Bankes was deceased since the infant daughter went
with James to Virginia, but neither Jane nor son James Bankes has a burial recorded at
St. Mary's. This entry leaves little doubt that James of Watling Street in London is the
James of the ship George. In the London poll tax for the year 1641, imposed on the
tradesmen to pay the army, no James Bankes is listed in this very detailed list,
somewhat confirmatory he is no longer in London. Rev. Johnson indicates there were
1427 freemen of the Drapers Company in 1642, 1390 in 1651.
In 1656, James Bankes, merchant formerly of London, was mentioned in Lower Norfolk
in a document there. Lower Norfolk became Princess Ann and Norfolk Cos. in southern
Virginia. It is unclear if this refers to this James or James Bankes the draper's
apprentice later in Virginia (abt 1629-1667 - see separate entry) An oral tradition in one
line of the families thought to descend from James who came in 1635, firmly holds that
they are descended from James Bankes of the northern neck of Virginia. This argues
that James the subject of this biography who came in 1635 was not the James in
Norfolk.
James may be the father of William Bankes of King & Queen Co., VA. (b. bef 1643)
and/or Adam Bankes of Stafford Co., VA (b. bef 1650). In possession of the family of
one line that seems to be descended from William Bankes is an old book bearing the
date of 1602 which has "James Banks" written on the flyleaf. This might indicate that the
James listed here was a son of a James Bankes of England who was an adult in 1602.
This family owning the book does not have a James Banks in the direct line back to
William Bankes. Both the Adam and William Bankes descendants have a tradition of
multiple brothers coming to America in the same period, which argues for a common
ancestor.
One of the emigrant brothers went North. For various reasons, this brother may be
Richard Bankes of York, Maine (b. abt 1607). Richard was earlier in Alkham, Kent. Like
some of this family in Virginia, Richard was receiving merchant shipments from
England, and he was also a tailor. The other brothers of James under this scenario
have not been firmly identified, but other Banks men were listed in 1635 as leaving for
Virginia. [The multiple brothers emigration traditions are outlined fully in the Adam
Bankes entry (b. bef 1650) -- see separate entry.
One of the Vriginia Banks families mentioned here has an oral tradition of descent from
James Banks of (Farnham Parish) of the northern neck. of Virginia. In addition to this
James Bankes, the James Banks of the northern neck might be two James Bankses
who have separate entries: James Bankes of Virginia in 1662 and James Banks of
Westmoreland Co. in 1699. It also cannot be ruled out that the James Bankes subject of
this biography here was the original patenter of the Bankes land in today's Stafford Co.
This "Green Bank" land was in the Adam Bankes family for over 150 years, and there is
no record of how it was acquired. Descendants of both William and Adam Bankes
families acquired land just upriver from Green Bank in the first half of the 1700s. They
acquired land near the point where the Rapidan and Rappahannock Rivers converge
and between the two.
Notes for JANE JOHNSON:
It was probably this James Banks who married Jane Johnson, 28 Dec 1628 at the
parish of St. Thomas the Apostle in London. (Publications of the Harleian Society, vol
VI, The Parish Register of St. Thomas the Apostle, London [1558-1764])
It would appear that Jane was deceased in 1635 when her husband sailed to Virginia
because the infant daughter went with James to Virginia, but neither Jane nor son
James Bankes has a burial recorded at St. Mary's Parish where the children were
baptized.
More About JAMES BANKES and JANE JOHNSON:
Marriage: December 28, 1628, St. Thomas the Apostle in London
More About JAMES BANKES and __________ __________:
Marriage: Aft. 1635
Children of JAMES BANKES and JANE JOHNSON are:
i. JAMES3 BANKES, b. Abt. 1629, England; d. Unknown.
More About JAMES BANKES:
Christening: September 22, 1629, London, England
ii. THOMAS BANKES, b. Abt. 1631, England; d. Unknown, Virginia.
More About THOMAS BANKES:
Christening: April 17, 1631, London, England
iii. NATHANIEL BANKES, b. Abt. 1632, England; d. Unknown.
More About NATHANIEL BANKES:
Christening: February 19, 1631/32, London, England
iv. ELIZABETH BANKES, b. Abt. 1634, England; d. Unknown,
Virginia.
More About ELIZABETH BANKES:
Christening: December 30, 1634, London, England
Children of JAMES BANKES and __________ __________ are:
2. v. WILLIAM3 BANKES, b. Abt. 1643, King and Queen, Virginia or
England; d. November 10, 1709, St. Stephens Parish, King and
Queen, Virginia.
vi. ADAM BANKES, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Descendants of James Bankes
Generation No. 2
2. W ILLIAM3 BANKES (JAMES2, __________1) was born Abt. 1643 in King and Queen,
Virginia or England, and died November 10, 1709 in St. Stephens Parish, King and
Queen, Virginia. He married MARY TUNSTALL 1680 in Bedford or Caroline County,
Virginia, daughter of RICHARD TUNSTALL and __________ SAVAGE. She was born 1663 in
King and Queen, Virginia, and died Unknown in Virginia.
Notes for W ILLIAM BANKES:
William may be a son of BANKES, James (b. abt 1600), earlier in Virginia.
Birth year was earliest William could have been born, considering a land grant to an
adult in 1660.
Assigning Wm. Bankes here as a son of James Bankes of Virginia is speculative and is
based on a number of indirect factors, especially the memories of multiple brother
emigrants in several branches of Bankses and the merchant occupations of many of the
suspected children of James. The multiple brothers emigration story was maintained in
the Orange Co., VA family whose descent from William is firmly proven by a series of
court documents. One genealogist (William Banks) has stated that William was a son of
Sir John Bankes, but there are problems with the evidence for such parentage as will be
explained.
NOTE: Much space is here devoted to tracing the property of William in King and
Queen Co., VA. This project was undertaken because genealogist William Banks has
proposed that the King & Queen property was being held for William because he was
the son of Sir John Bankes. As part of William's subterfuge, he executed a nuncupative
(oral) will in Italy. The information presented here cannot confirm such a scenario. In
fact, the property was obtained after the Royalists returned to power, and William would
have no need to hide his Royalist family ties so one is not prone to favor any direct ties
to Sir John based on this evidence.
William Banks is definitely associated with King & Queen Co., Virginia. However, this
county did not exist until 1691 when it was carved from New Kent Co., VA. Even earlier,
King and Queen Co. was in York Co. Consequently the following entries could refer to
the William under consideration here:
On 24 Jan 1660, at a court held in York Co., Virginia, a certificate was granted to
William Bankes for 150 acres land for importation of: William Ledfoote, Katherine Foulke
and Edward Choames into Virginia. (York County, Virginia Records, 1659-1662,
Weisinger, 1989) This 150-acre grant seems to match nicely a marginal note in Virginia
for the early 1660s for William Bankes, as will be discussed.
On 8 Apr 1668, William Fuzey was granted 1000 acres north of the Mattapony River in
New Kent Co., VA adjacent to the lands of Mr. John Duncombe, granted in return for
Fuzey's transport to Virginia of 20 persons, including Wm. Bankes. (Nell Nugent,
Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents, 1623-1800, Richmond,
1934, vol II, p 40...the original is Patent Book 6, p 150) Although there is no evidence
this is the William Bankes under consideration, this description places the property in
this grant in today's King and Queen Co. It was not unusual for early Virginia fathers
with adequate income to send their sons back to England for education or training, and
this could be the reason William was transported. The person obtaining the land grant
for transportation would not have necessarily paid the passage of those transported.
On 14 Apr 167_, Wm. Bancks was one of the jurors for the estate of Thomas Williams,
New Kent Co., VA and also for the estate of Wm. Moore. (Virginia Genealogist, vol 20,
1976)
In Malcolm Harris's book, Old Kent County: Some Account of The Planters, Plantations
and Places in King William County, St. John's Parish, vol II is listed a history of the land
in Mantpoyick. This land -- also identified by the more modern spelling, Mantapike -- is
the site of the residence of William Bankes of King and Queen Co. Philip Bruce in his
1935 book, Economic History of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century, indicates that
lands just north of the York River were not available for settlement until after 1648. He
also indicates that the basis for land grants in this area was by headrights for
importation of persons to Virginia. Occasionally the 50-acres-per-imported-person rule
was violated to give a much larger grant to a prominent person, such as a minister,
according to Bruce. In this general area of New Kent/King & Queen Co., the Indian King
of Mattapony in 1662 sold settlers 5000 acres there indicating it was being shared with
the Indians until 1662. Even today, there is an Indian reservation across the river from
the Mantapike site. Harris (p 413) lists the history of the Mantpoyick property as follows:
: Edward W. Digges, gent., 18 Apr 1653
: Thomas Baxter, bef 1656
: Adam Holland
: William Banks, 1683
: Geo. Brooke [who married a Banks] bought the plantation from Tunstall Banks when
Tunstall moved to King William Co. 1764.[Parts of it were also sold prior to that date]
....Harris does not list his sources for this history of the property.
On 18 Apr 1653, 700 acres of land on the north side of the Mattapony River, called
Mantpoyick granted to Edward Digges, Gent. for transport of 14 persons. The author
identifies Edward as the youngest son of Sir Dudley Digges and a future governor of
Virginia. It was also felt that Digges never lived there. The author undoubtedly was
quoting from the patent books of early Virginia in describing the grant to Digges.
(Genealogical Record of the Banks Family of Elbert County, Georgia.... edited by Sarah
B. Franklin, 3rd edition, 1972, p. 38-39)
One Thomas Baxter is listed in Nugent's Cavaliers and Pioneers as owning land in
Stafford Co., another site of Banks properties, but -- as will be explained -- there
probably is no relationship. No attempt has been made to completely trace this later
Thomas Baxter, but in one of the grants he is shown to have imported Wm. Bankes and
Jno Rowle per a 10 Oct 1670 grant. The land granted was on Occoquon River, which is
actually farther north than present-day Stafford Co. In 1677 Henry Walker was given
land in Stafford Co. adjacent to Thomas Baxter for importation of 59 persons, including
one Rowland [a variant of Rowley?] Banks. (Nugent, vol II p 23, 84...quoting Patent
Book 6, pages 618 & 324) The Baxter property was on Occoquon Riv which forms the
boundary of Prince William and Fairfax Counties. Both counties were not formed until
the 1700s and at the time of the grant would have been in the then very large Stafford
Co. This places the location about 20 miles from the Green Bank estate of the Adam
Bankes family, Stafford Co. The Baxter grant would be reached by the Potomac River.
Returning to the earlier Thomas Baxter who was involved in the King and Queen
County property, he is mentioned in this Virginia document:
In Tylers Quarterly, Series II, vol 5, p 208 is listed a bond dated 5 Nov 1657 as follows:
York County. Thomas Baxter's bond to Adam Holland. Be it known to all men &c that I
Thomas Baxter of Yorke County in Virginia Mrchant doe owe & acknowledge myselfe to
be iustly indebted to Adam Holland of the same place gentleman the full & iust some of
three score pds good & lawfull money of England to be paid unto ye said Holland his
heyres &c. within Thirty dayes after arrivall of ye first shipp at ye port of London from
Yorke Rover after ye date of these presents. For payment whereof I the said Thomas
Baxter hereby engage to charge home good bills of Exchange upon my loving brother
Mr Robert Baxter of London Grocer &c. In witness &c, &c this 5th day of November
1657.
A more specific entry related to the early sale of William Bankes's property is the
following:
Indenture of Bargaine & Sale, 5 Nov 1657 betw. Adam Holland of the one part &
Thomas Baxter now of York Co., in Va., Merchant, of the other part; Adam Holland for
35 cor pds (as in the ms.) Sterl. money of Eng. due to be paid to him by Thomas Baxter,
given, granted, sold, etc. to Thomas Baxter 700 Acres by me on the N. Side of
Mattapony Riv. in Va.; granted by Patent bearing date 18 April 1653 to Edward Diggs,
Esq. & by him assigned over to A.H., the assignment bearing date 17 Mar 1656;
bounded as followeth: running from a small creek, S.E. by S. & S.W. & by W. by marked
trees to the River. Further, the sd. Adam Holland sold to Col. Robert Abrall. [Col.
Abrahall is shown living adjacent to this property in a later description.] Witnesses were
John Hillier and Thomas Ballard. The indenture was recorded 16 Nov 1657. (Book III, p
6, York County, Book III. Wills, Deeds and Orders, 1657-1659. Virginia Colonial
Abstracts, Ser 2, vol 5, Lindsay Duvall compiler, Wharton Grove, VA, 1961)
Immediately below this entry in the York records is this entry:
Patent to Edward Diggs, Gent., 700 acres of land called Montpoqu--- (rubbed out),
situated in Glocester Co. on the N. side of Mattapony Riv., running from a small creek
up by the Riv., S.E. by E. -- (one word rubbed out) Mattapony Cr. & from the Riv. into
the Maine Woods, due N., due East & S.E. by S. & S.W. by marked trees to the River.
The land being due to Edward Diggs, Gent. by virtue of the trans. of 14 within
mentioned Patent to Adam Holland, 11 Mar 1656. Adam Holland assigns it to Thomas
Baxter, 6 April 1657. Witnesses were John Hillier and Thomas Ballard. Recorded 16
Nov 1657.
[Several notes: The rubbed out name may be a version of Mantapike, the eventual
name of the property. There seem to be several words omitted after "trans of 14."
Apparently Diggs received the grant in return for transporting 14 persons, which was
approximately the going rate for transportations. Also the county designation
(Gloucester) is probably several years behind the facts because Gloucester was formed
from York in 1651 and New Kent from York in 1654. This description which includes
Mattapony Creek as a landmark means the property as described is indeed the one
designated as Mantapike on detailed maps in today's King & Queen Co., VA at a bend
in the river across from the Mattaponi Indian Reservation.]
Thomas Baxter did not live to enjoy his new property.
On 26 Jan 1657/58, a coroner's jury of York Co. made its report into the death of a body
found on the shore with the mark T. B. on the shirt: "Mr. Thomas Baxter who was since
drowned near the ship in York River and cast on shore by the tide, the cause supposed
to be the oversetting of a small boat wherein he with Mr. Giles Mode and some others
were cast overboard." (Duvall, ibid, p 19)
As a result of this untimely death, the court on 25 Oct 1658 ordered the land and cattle
to be returned to Adam Holland due to nonpayment of the obligation. (Duvall, ibid, p 36)
Adam Holland was also granted 550 acres at the 23 Sep 1658 court for importing 10
persons. (Duvall, ibid, p 45) He also won a suit against Robert Chandler at the 6 Apr
1658 court. (ibid, p 28) On 31 Oct 1661 is noted that the orphan Dennis English under
the guardianship of Adam Holland petitioned to be put under the guardianship of Mr.
Joseph Chew since Adam Holland is "removed out of the govt.". (York County, Virginia
Records, 1659-1662, abstracted by Benjamin B. Weisinger, 1989, p 133) This same
Dennis English was listed in a bond 30 Dec 1662 as being due something from the
estate of Mr. Francis Holland who was contemporaneously in York Co. with Adam. (ibid,
p 183)
The reader should consult the booklet, Early Banks/Bankes Families of Virginia and
Maryland, 2nd ed., Ray Banks, 1994, for more information on the Holland families in
early Virginia.
Returning to the Mantapoyick property, at some point in the 1660s, William Bankes took
possession of the Mantapike property. The most detailed information about this transfer
of title from Adam Holland is contained in the old Virginia patent books in a transaction
dated 21 Apr 1690. (LDS reel 29325)
[Before presenting the text of this grant, it is important to point out that the early grants
were never entered into a book. Individual grants were apparently kept around the
governmental office and finally copied into book form starting in 1683. As shown by
comparison with county records in those few counties with surviving records from the
1600s, some of these grants were lost. They may have perished in the Indian massacre
of 1621/22, the warfare of Bacon's Rebellion in 1675-76 -- both of which impacted on
the Virginia capital city -- or they may have been lost in other now forgotten calamities.
In addition, the version of the earliest documents exist now only in a copied form. The
script is definitely chronologically later than that seen in the 1600s. Hopefully,
information was not altered when these documents were transcribed. (Information on
the history of these documents from, Nell Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers. Genealogical
Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1979. Ms. Nugent was the official custodian of these grants.)
On 21 Apr 1690 a grant was made to Mr. William Banks:...unto Mr. William Banks, New
Kent Co., St. Stephen's Parish, 1079 acres in ye foresaid county called and Anciently
knowne by ye name of Mantapike land, 700 acres thereof being granted by former
patent to Edward Digges, Gnt. dated 18th daye of April, 1653 and ye sd Diggs assigned
to Adam Holland and by ye said Holland assigned to Mr. William Banks and by a
resurvey of ye aforesaid pattent made by Major Geo. Morris it appearing that there was
contained within ye said pattent overplus more than ye said patent expressed aforesaid
together with some Kings land taken with ye said survey the quantity of 379 acres more
upon where the said Banks according to law entered rights and took out for ye whole
quantity of one thousand seventy & nine acres as by ye said pattent may appeare dated
of the 20th March 1660. [Other sources give a different date, but the text definitely says
1660 and Nugent also agrees that 1660 is the date shown in the text.] and was on a
survey made and fairly marked and bounded on all sides as followeth.....[mentions Col.
Robt. Abrahall's land as a boundary in the description of the boundaries that
follows]....(LDS reel 29325)
[Many conclusions can be inferred from this text. In addition, several questions are left
unanswered.
Philip Bruce in his Economic History of Virginia, states that is was common to have to
re-record land patents after fires and other losses to the elements. Also, it was the
practice to grant all the land anew when more parcels were added to the property. This
is a factor because William Banks added additional acreage to the Mantapoyick grant.
The Holland-Banks deed from the early 1660s is no longer extant. Nell Nugent in her
transcription of Patent Book 4, lists six persons on the blank pages for the early 1660s,
including the name William Banks with 861 acres next to it. Other blank pages for other
grantees are listed elsewhere in Book 4. It is difficult to determine exactly why these
grants were never entered. Perhaps they were too deteriorated. One copy of the grant
document was always given to the grantee. Perhaps these grantees never brought their
copies in for a later reconstruction of the originals. Other possibilities exist.]
In explanation of the total acreage involved, the original grant was for 700 acres. A
larger total of 861 acres was listed in the early 1660s, thus requiring a new grant -- and
incorporating 150 acres granted in 1660 for importing three persons. A still larger total of
1079 acres was indicated in 1690, thus requiring still another grant. In reviewing the
entries in the patent books, it seems to have been the custom to write out in the margin
the total number of acres granted to the grantee under the grantees name. The 1690
entry, for example, says in the margin, "William Banks, 1079 acres."
[One helpful piece of information would be provided by determining when Maj. George
Morris made his survey. Unfortunately, Morris was probably the most enduring of the
surveyors of the era. With James Cole, he surveyed the lands of the Chickahominy
Indians in 1660, and the land of present-day Tappahannock, VA in 1680. His name also
surfaces often in the 1670s as a surveyor. He was the primary surveyor of then New
Kent and Old Rappahannock Co., an area that embraces a half dozen modern counties,
including King & Queen Co. (Surveyors and Statesmen: Land Measurement in Colonial
Virginia. Sarah Hughes, Virginia Surveyors Foundation, 1979) Complete tracing of
Morris' career has not been attempted. However, he may have departed the area by
1688 because in that year Mr. Joshuah Story was granted 400 acres in New Kent Co.,
St. Stephen's Parish [probably now in King & Queen Co.]. This land was described as
deserted, but originally granted to Maj. George Morris. (Nugent, ibid, p 322) Morris was
never described with the title "Major" until after the early 1680s. He was granted
thousands of acres in this area of Virginia for importing dozens of persons into Virginia.]
How or why William Bankes came to acquire the final additional acreage is not clear.
Several authors describe the situation of settlers impinging on abandoned Indian land.
The Indian population was decimated by the late 1600s. And abt 1690 they moved
entirely out of the upper side of the Mattapony. (Program -- 250th Anniversary of the
Founding of King William County, Apr 1952, no author listed) Lt. Col. Abrahall -- whose
land adjoined William's -- was granted anew 1010 acres on the north side of the
Mattapony River in 1662. His prior grant was dated 1653. The 1662 patent to Abrahall
indicates his land adjoined Indian land. (Nugent, ibid, p 484) Other scenarios as to how
William acquired the additional acreage are possible. One author discussing the subject
of King & Queen Co. resurveys has written: "The admission that a survey revealed more
land than was originally claimed is not unusual. People with the power and status of
Diggs could usually win a legal dispute by saying their patent was s big as they wanted
and located where they wanted. Subsequent owners -- buyer beware -- would have to
straighten it out as best they could..." Referring specifically to Mantapike, the author
indicates the original patent to Diggs was vague as to boundaries, and the patent to the
adjacent property of John Broach states Broach's land contained Mantapike Swamp
which was also right in the middle of the Diggs/Banks patent. (Tidewater Virginia
Families: A Magazine of History and Genealogy, vol 7, no 3, 1998, p 160)
It should be noted that William was addressed in several places in the 1690 grant as
"Mr." William Banks. This term "Mr." was reserved in that period for persons of high
standing in the community, but usually for persons whose family belonged to the
armigerous gentry class. Later documents are not consistent in retaining this title for
William.
Regarding whether the transaction with Adam Holland could be considered (a) a sale or
(b) a gift or bequest from a relative, the evidence would seem to indicate that a sale was
involved. If the land were inherited, it normally was the custom to mention this fact so
that the trail of ownership would not be lost in establishing future rights to the property.
One final mystery involves the wording "as by ye said pattent may appeare dated of the
20th March 1660." Was William trying to sneak some extra Indian land into the patent of
the early 1660s which was probably then 861 acres? Was there simply an error in the
original survey? Is this just a quaint way of saying the original patient to William was
dated 1660? Whatever the reason, he definitely wanted the new total of 1079 acres
officially on the record. There is no mention of or explanation of any new parcels that
were being granted in 1690 so a reasonable person would be led to believe that this
grant was solely to legitimize Morris's survey which was probably completed before
1690. In addition, various political changes were occurring in the last years of the 1600s
that gave incentive to owners to protect and document ownership rights.
In May 1686 in the will of James Rand of St. Mary Colechurch, London, which was
probated in England, he mentions he is a creditor of William Bancks in Virginia. (The
Complete Book of Emigrants, 1661-1699, Colham) It is unclear whether this is the same
William as the William of King and Queen Co.
William of King and Queen Co. may also be the William Banks listed in a 4 Apr 1688
court order of [Old] Rappahannock Co., near to King & Queen Co. Judgment upon (nil
dicat) is granted to Robert Clarke as assignee of William Dougan, Administrator. Wm.
Banks for 450 lbs. of tobb. and caske upon a Bill to be paid with cost of suit. (p 60,
Rappahannock Co., VA, Order Bk, 1687-1689, as quoted in Virginia County Court
Records. Order Book Abstracts of (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia,1687-1689,
Sam & Ruth Sparacio, 1990)
Beginning in 1704, colonists in most counties had to pay the king a quit rent of one
shilling for each 50 acres owned. The quit rent roll of King and Queen Co. for 1704 lists
William Bankes for 1079 acres there. (The Quit Rents of Virginia, 1704. Annie Smith,
Genealogical Publishing Co., 1957)
On 10 Nov 1709, William Banks of St. Stephen's Parish, King & Queen Co., wrote his
will. He left 1200 acres to his eldest son Ralph Banks. This 1200 acres included land
owned in St. Margaret's Parish and St. John's Parishes in King William Co. (Hening's
Statutes, v, p 306; Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol 5) Unless William
had died intestate, there was no requirement that he leave all the estate to one son.
Several large landowners, like Fitzhugh and Carter, divided their estates. When a
person died without a will, by the law of primogeniture, the estate would then pass to the
eldest son.
In Hening's The Statutes at Large, vol VII, p 293, it is stated that the land in King &
Queen Co. was called by William Banks his Home Dividend, afterward Mantapike. In
the 1690 patent entry, the name Home Dividend is not mentioned and the land is
described as "anciently known by the name of Mantapike land..." (see above)
The property along the Mattapony was the subject of a description by William Hugh
Grove, an English genetleman who came to Virginia in 1732:
I sailed up the [Mattaponi] which divide[s] King and
Queen County from King William....The North side...is
Thick seated with gentry on its Banks with in a Mile or at
most 2 mile from Each other...Most of These have
pleasant Gardens and the Prospect of the River render
them very pleasant [and] equall to the Thames from
London to Richmond, supposing the Towns omitted.
(Rhys Isaac, The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790, p 35)
Timber from the original house at Mantapike was used to build another one in later
years. The original Bankes house was built in the "Dutch" style, presumably with the low
sloping roof of the day. There apparently was a large fishery there [the river makes a
sharp bend at Mantapike] and was at one time of some commercial importance being
located along a major road to Williamsburg and was a warehouse center for tobacco
shipments. (basic info from The Genealogical Record of the Banks Family of Elbert
County Georgia...., 3rd ed., edited by Sarah Banks Franklin, 1972, p 41. quoting
Bagby's History of King & Queen County (1908) ), [The tobacco warehouses did not
come into vogue until well into the 1700s, however. RHB]
This same book by Mrs. Franklin identifies William Bankes of Mantapike as a son of Sir
John Bankes of Dorsetshire in England. A discussion of problems with this attribution
and the research underpinning this conclution are more fully discussed in this compiler's
booklet, Early Bankes/Banks Families of Virginia and Maryland, 2nd ed. Ray Banks,
1994, available on LDS microfilm. In this booklet, I indicate there are quite a number of
potential parents of William Bankses in England and America. The link to Sir John
Bankes was not included in the earlier edition of the Franklin book and is based solely
on a genealogist's finding of a nuncupative will for a William Bankes that was executed
in Italy. This will does not mention Virginia. The will of William's 1669 death was filed in
1670 well after the Royalists returned to power in England. Sir John's family had sided
with the Royalists and had been hounded by the forces of Parliament after the loss to
the forces of Parliament in the Civil War. The genealogist argues that the will may have
been created to solve problems with the Bankes estate in England and to pave the way
for William to depart the English scene for America. Arguing against this: when the
Royalists were out of power, there were Royalists who fled to the colonies. But in the
1670s, these Royalists could openly transact business. If William's assent to a property
settlement was needed, he could simply sign an agreement with his family in this later
period. William was not the eldest son of Sir John and would not be entitled to special
rights. Documents between persons on both sides of the Atlantic were commonly found
in the Virginia records. Furthermore, the tradition of emigration of multiple brothers is a
major factor that has to be considered, and Sir John's other male children are
accounted for in England.
Death info from fact William's will was written in 1709 and Hening's The Statutes at
Large, vol VII, p 293 indicates he died soon after. Death location is only probable
information and unproven.
The paternity of William's son Ralph is proven by William's will, but paternity of other
listed children is tentative. There is suggestive evidence that the others may be sons of
William because of unusual names passed down in the family (Thomas) or family
traditions pointing to the relationship (William, Charles and James).
See also comments under James Bankes, 1629-1667, a possible relative based on use
of the given name Demaris in their families.
More About W ILLIAM BANKES:
Burial: Virginia (probable)
Notes for MARY TUNSTALL:
NOTES:
Mary is the daughter of Richard Tunstall, a descendent of Sir Brian Tunstall, the
Stainless Knight of the White Plume, hero of Flodden Field in 1513.
More About MARY TUNSTALL:
Burial: Virginia (probable)
More About W ILLIAM BANKES and MARY TUNSTALL:
Marriage: 1680, Bedford or Caroline County, Virginia
Children of W ILLIAM BANKES and MARY TUNSTALL are:
i. THOMAS4 BANKES, b. 1682, Bedford, Virginia; d. August 25,
1755, Bedford, Virginia; m. MARY DAVIS, Unknown, Bedford,
Virginia; b. Abt. 1717, Hanover, Virginia; d. Unknown, Virginia.
More About THOMAS BANKES and MARY DAVIS:
Marriage: Unknown, Bedford, Virginia
3. ii. JAMES BANKES, b. Bet. 1687 - 1688, either Prince George
County or St. Stephen's Parish, Virginia; d. 1733, Prince
George County, Virginia.
4. iii. RALPH BANKS, b. Bef. 1689, Virginia; d. Abt. 1735, King and
Queen, Virginia.
iv. WILLIAM BANKES II, b. Abt. 1689, Bedford or Caroline County,
Virginia; d. 1757, South Carolina; m. SARAH __________,
Unknown; b. Abt. 1710, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1730, Virginia.
More About W ILLIAM BANKES and SARAH __________:
Marriage: Unknown
Descendants of James Bankes
Generation No. 3
3. JAMES4 BANKES (WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born Bet. 1687 - 1688 in either
Prince George County or St. Stephen's Parish, Virginia, and died 1733 in Prince George
County, Virginia. He married MARY __________ Unknown. She was born 1692, and died
Unknown.
Notes for JAMES BANKES:
On 1 Feb 1712, an Elizabeth Banks joined Robert Blows in witnessing to Judith
Woodson's relinquishment of dower rights on the property sold by John Woodson of
Henrico Co., VA to John Pirant of New Kent Co. (Henrico Co., Virginia Deeds,
1706-1737, Benj. Weisiger, 1985, p 190) [see Robert Blows entries below. Is this
Elizabeth possibly an earlier wife of James Banks?]
On 24 Feb 1713, James Banks and other were witnesses to the deed of Edward
Matthews of Henrico Co., VA, carpenter, to Robert Blows of Henrico Co. (Henrico Co.,
Virginia Deeds, 1706-1737, Benj. Weisiger, 1985, p 193)
In 1715?, James Banks-Robert Blows suit, neither party appearing, was dismissed.
(Prince George Co., VA Order & Return Execution Book, 1714-1720, p. 64)
In 1715?, the action pending between Rachel Watkins exectrs. of Henry Watkins and
James Banks, neither party appearing, was dismissed. (Prince George Co., VA Order &
Return Execution Book, 1714-1720) [on next line, p 64]
Between 1716 & 1725, the births of children Charles, Priscilla and William were
recorded in Bristol Parish, Prince George Co. (Vestry Book and Register of Bristol
Parish, Virginia, 1720-89, by Chamberlayne, 1898) [lists parents as James & Mary]
On 30 Oct 1719, Prince George Co., to a survey for James Banks on both sides
Rowanly Branch 231 acres. (Deed Bk 1713-1728, Part I, Index but document in Part 3,
p 755)
On 5 Sep 1723, James Banks of Prince George Co., VA patented 231 acres on both
sides Rowanly Branch in said county. (Prince George Co., VA, S.L.O. Bk 11, p 213)
On 15 May 1726, James Banks being an oald man Veary poor and not able to work as
useal prayes he be acquitted from paying leavy tis granted. (Vestry Book and Register
of Bristol Parish, Virginia, 1720-89, by Chamberlayne, 1898) [in that period, the average
person only lived to about age 40]
On 10 Jun 1731, Prince George Co., VA, the property lines of James Bank (sic), John
Butler, Richard Cocke, William Toby & James Pitillo were listed as adjoining Richard
Stewart's 1200 acres on the north side of Moccosoneck Creek. (Executive Journals of
the Council of Colonial Virginia, vol IV, 1721-39)
On 30 Mar 1732, James Bankes wrote his will living Prince George's Co., VA, Bristol
Parish. He left son James Banks the land west of Main Branch and youngest son
William who will get the land if James does not live on it. Son Charles to get plantation
on east side of Main Branch, also a gun and Bible. James's wife to have privileges of
Charles's land during her life. Witnesses were John Watkins, Richard Fox and William
Irby. Executors to be James's wife & son James Banks. Will recorded 11 Sep 1733 by
Stephen Dewey on behalf of Charles Banks & on oaths of Richard Fox & William Irby.
(Prince George County, Virginia Records, 1733-1792, Benjamin B. Weisiger III, p 178)
Signed with a mark.
James' will refers to his wife as Martha and names Burwell (who married Mary Mason)
Susannah. James may have been born in Prince George County or St Stephen's
Parish, Virginia. The births of his 5 children are recorded in the Bristol Parish.
More About JAMES BANKES:
Burial: Virginia (probable)
Notes for MARY __________:
Name is mentioned as both Mary and Martha - have not found a record of last name as
of 3/2002. R Faulkner
On 30 Mar 1732, James Bankes wrote his will living in Prince George's Co., VA, Bristol
Parish. James's WIFE to have privileges of Charles's land during her life. Executors to
be James's WIFE & son James Banks. Will recorded 11 Sep 1733 by Stephen Dewey
on behalf of Charles Banks & on oaths of Richard Fox & William Irby. (Prince George
County, Virginia Records, 1733-1792, Benjamin B. Weisiger III, p 178)
More About MARY __________:
Burial: Virginia (probable)
More About JAMES BANKES and MARY __________:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of JAMES BANKES and MARY __________ are:
5. i. JAMES5 BANKS, b. Bef. 1715, Prince George, Virginia; d. 1758,
Sussex, Virginia.
6. ii. CHARLES BANKS, SR., b. September 18, 1716, Prince George,
VA, USA; d. Bet. 1792 - 1793, South Carolina.
iii. MARY BANKS, b. November 21, 1718, Prince George, Virginia;
d. Unknown.
iv. SARAH BANKS, b. November 10, 1721, Prince George, Virginia;
d. Unknown.
v. PRISCILLA BANKS, b. January 31, 1722/23, Prince George,
Virginia; d. Unknown.
vi. WILLIAM BANKS, b. April 17, 1725, Prince George, Virginia; d.
March 29, 1788, South Carolina.
Notes for W ILLIAM BANKS:
Received a Kings Land Grant for 400 acres of land on a spring branch, Waters of L
River, bounded on all sides by vacant land on 4 Oct 1768. (Kings Land Grants, SC
1778-1779 - Jury list from Between Turkey Creek and Savannah River. (The Jury L
1778-1779)
4. RALPH4 BANKS (WILLIAM3 BANKES, JAMES2, __________1) was born Bef. 1689 in
Virginia, and died Abt. 1735 in King and Queen, Virginia. He married __________
HENDERSON Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Notes for RALPH BANKS:
Ralph was mentioned in the 10 Nov 1709 will of his father William (will written this date
King and Queen Co.). He left Ralph 1200 acres, including the property called Mantapike
(1079 acres). William also owned smaller parcels in King William Co., VA. (The Statutes
at Large; being a Collection of all the Laws of Virginia...by William Waller Hening, 1818,
vol V p 306 & vol VII, p 293)
On 24 May 1712, a bond of this date obligated John Baylor of King and Queen Co., VA
to Ralph Banks of King and Queen. Baylor was obligated to convey 30 acres on
Mantapike Creek. The property was part of Mr. Stark's 200 acres.
These next two citations from Essex Co., VA may apply to Ralph of King and Queen
Co.
In Essex Co., VA [next to King and Queen Co.] on 20 Sep 1721, Mr. Ralph Banks, Capt
Richard Croshaw and Mr. John Hill Jr. were appointed to audit the accounts of the
estate of Thomas Pettit, decd. The executors, namely Rachel Pettit, Abram Wilson,
Geo. Braxton and James Taylor, were then being sued by Robert Baylor, Augt. Moore,
William Tood and James Garnett. (p 602, Eseex Co., VA Order Book, 1716-1723, in
Order Book Abstracts of Essex Co., VA, 1716-1723, Part III. Sam and Ruth Sparacio,
1990)
Likewise, on 20 Feb 1727, in Essex Co., the suit brought by Ralph Banks against
Adrianus Castles was dismissed. (p 214, Essex Co., VA Order Book, 1725-29, in Order
Book Abstracts of Essex Co., VA, 1725-29. Part II. Sam and Ruth Sparacio, 1989)
On 27 Sep 1734, 400 acres granted to Ralph Banks, St. Mark's Parish, Spotsylvania
Co., VA in the great fork of the Rappahannock River [this is now in Culpeper Co.] The
land was adjacent to William Banks [apparently Ralph's son]. (Cavaliers and Pioneers,
vol 4, 1732-1741, p 52)
THESE NEXT CITATIONS PROBABLY DO NOT REFER TO THE SAME RALPH
BANKS BUT MIGHT:
In the 25 Jan 1739 edition of the Virginia Gazette, it was reported that one of the ships
arriving from England in the York River was the Hatley, Ralph Banks, captain. Arrival
date: 10 Oct 1738.
In the 6 Apr 1739 edition of the Virginia Gazette, it was reported that the Hatley, Ralph
Banks, captain, recently arrived in Williamsburg after 14 weeks passage.
In Jun, 1739, edition of the Virginia Gazette, it was reported that the ship Hatley, Ralph
Banks, captain, was cleared in York River to London, carrying tobacco, staves and
deerskins.
In 24 Aug 1739 edition of the Virginia Gazette, it was reported that The Hatley arrived in
York River on 5 Apr with sundry European goods and five passengers, Ralph Banks,
captain.
Death info from Hening's Statutes V, p 306 indicates the death was abt 1735, but the
date would be after 1739 if the Virginia Gazette citations below refer to the same Ralph.
The latest death date would be 1742 when Ralph's son sold 420 acres of the family's
King and Queen Co., VA land (Tyler's Quarterly Magazine, vol 16 is source for 1742
date) Death location is only probable info.
[One of the possibilities for Ralph's wife was Elizabeth (Reynolds) Banks listed as
daughter of James Reynolds in his will dtd 8 Feb 1724 (Essex Co., VA Will Bk 4, p 59)
More About RALPH BANKS and __________ HENDERSON:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of RALPH BANKS and __________ HENDERSON are:
i. WILLIAM5 BANKS, b. Bef. 1707, King and Queen County,
Virginia; d. 1748, King and Queen County, Virginia.
Notes for W ILLIAM BANKS:
On 8 Jul 1728, in Spotsylvania Co., VA [but now in Culpeper Co.], William Banks o
acres on the south side of Robinson River in the first fork of the Rapidan River. Lat
selling the land specifically indicate William obtained this land for his father Ralph B
identity of William is not in question. (Spotsylvania L.O., Bk 13, p 264) Today this la
junction of Culpeper, Orange and Madison Cos., but apparently is at the southeast
Madison Co. since the area south of the Robinson River is in Madison Co.
*
On this same date in 1728 William also obtained 460 acres lying in the great fork o
Rappahannock. (Spotsylvania L.O., Bk 13, p 264) This term of "the great fork" was
to indicate any land between the Rapidan and Rappahannock Rivers, but later on
converge in that southeastern tail of Culpeper Co., downstream from the Robinson
*
On 10 Dec 1730, mention is made that William Banks's land in Spotsylvania Co. ab
granted to James Quarles. (Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia,
On 2 May 1733 in Spotsylvania Co., VA, William Banks sued William Murfey for 17
tobacco due by bill. Judgment was given to Banks, Murfey failing to appear. (Virgin
Records: Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 1730-1732, p 213
book. Antient Press, McLean,VA, 1991.) On 7 Aug 1733 there was an execution of
case (ibid, p 242 of the order book)
In 1741 one William Banks of Orange Co., VA recorded proof of importation of self
head right thus making him eligible for a land grant. (Scott, History of Orange Coun
Culpeper Co. was later formed from Orange Co., and Madison Co. from Culpeper
importation reference may apply to the William if he were born overseas or visited
not implausible as members of the family were engaged in navigation to England in
and education in England was the norm for families with the money to pay the tran
tuition. However, William was likely too old to be traveling just before 1741 for purp
obtaining education.
In 1742, William sold 420 acres of King and Queen Co., VA property -- as specified
document -- originally owned by his grandfather, William Banks. Sale was to Georg
Younger, Gent.. William stated in a petition to the court that he owned in fee simple
a grist mill in King William Co., VA and wanted the King William Co. property entail
sell part of the King and Queen property. (Mrs. P.W. Hiden, Tyler's Quarterly, vol 1
listed) [The later buyer of the main part of Mantapike, the ancestral King & Queen p
George Brooke according to an entry in A True Relation of the History of King and
in Virginia, p 18) In that same year -- 1744 -- per application to the General Assem
received permission to sell the 394 acres and a grist mill in St. John's Parish to Joh
of King William Co., VA, so stating William had a large number of children and not
to work the King and Queen Co. property; and therefore sold this King William land
on the King and Queen land. Apparently, 12 slaves were provided in payment for t
land. The King William Co. land had been purchased originally from Beverly Stand
(Hening's Statutes at Large, 1819, William W. Hening, vol V, p 306-8, and VII, p 29
On 10 Sep 1753, John Thomas of Culpeper Co. was granted 600 acres in Culpepe
Co., surveyed by Mr. G. Hume. This was on the Long Mtn., adjacent WILLIAM Ban
apparently then dead] and John Thomas. [Book M, 1762-65, grant to Joseph Towle
entry from Culpeper Co., VA Book H, p 408, as listed in Virginia Northern Neck Lan
1742-1775, Gertrude Gray, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1988)
In the 12 Sep 1757 edition of the Virginia Gazette, a notice stated that several slav
William Banks estate were to be sold at auction at the King and Queen Co., VA co
Death date from Hening's Statutes, VII, p 293. Death county only probable.
It is possible the tax lists entries for a William Banks estate in the 1780s and 1790s
Queen Co., VA are for this William, but they are listed with his son William.
7. ii. THOMAS BANKS, b. 1709, Virginia; d. June 23, 1789, Wilkes
County, Georgia.
Descendants of James Bankes
Generation No. 4
5. JAMES5 BANKS (JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born Bef. 1715 in
Prince George, Virginia, and died 1758 in Sussex, Virginia. He married M ARTHA
__________ Unknown. She was born Bef. 1725 in Sussex, Virginia, and died March 20,
1758.
More About JAMES BANKS and MARTHA __________:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of JAMES BANKS and MARTHA __________ is:
8. i. DAVID6 BANKS, b. Bef. 1732, Surry County, Virginia; d. 1785,
Chatham County, North Carolina.
6. CHARLES5 BANKS, SR. (JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
September 18, 1716 in Prince George, VA, USA (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.), and died
Bet. 1792 - 1793 in South Carolina. He married SUSANNA __________ Unknown in
Virginia. She was born 1720 in Prince George, Virginia, and died Aft. January 11, 1789
in South Carolina.
Notes for CHARLES BANKS, SR.:
Some researchers believe that Charles died in Craven County, North Carolina.
The burial place for CHARLES, SR. and Susanna has yet to be located. However, there
are unmarked graves in the CHARLES BANKS, Jr./Amos Banks Cemetery located at
Devils Backbone Road, north of Leesville, SC, so it is possible that they are buried
there.
Birth info from Bristol Parish Register
Mrs. Frances Storey of Newnan, GA indicates there is a tradition in her family this
CHARLES was named for Bonny Prince Charles.
1749-55, CHARLES BANKS listed as one of men enlisted by Capt. James Franklin for
his troop of rangers. (Expansion of South Carolina by Meriwether, p 119.)
In 1753, on 21 August, CHARLES BANKS was recipient of a land grant on the north
side of the Saluda River. [S. Carolina] (150 acres) (S.C. Archives, Colonial Plats, vol 5,
p 411)
"Becoming alarmed at Indian depredations such as murder of the settlers of Buffalo
Creek in November 1754", the inhabitants of Enoree and parts adjacent presented their
petition to Governor Glenn and the Council on February 4, 1755 asking for a troop of
rangers to protect them. Among those who signed was CHARLES BANKS. (History of
Newberry County in South Carolina, Vol 1, By Thomas Pope\
Either CHARLES, SR. or CHARLES, JR. was a Deputy Surveyor for the State of S.C
In 1769-70, CHARLES BANKS was recipient of a land grant in Granville Co., SC, 150
acres on Cloud's Creek, bounded by land of William West. [Apparently Granville Dist.
was the intended term.] (SC Archives, Colonial Plats, vol II, p 374) It is unclear why Mrs.
Storey uses the date of 1765 in her entry for this - the photographed document does not
have 1765.
It was probably this CHARLES or his son who supplied provisions to the militia, 1780-2.
(Stub Entries to Indents Issued in Payment of Claims against South Carolina Growing
out of the Revolution, book X, part 1)
On 15 Nov 1783, CHARLES BANKS was one of those who inventoried the estate of
John Hammond, dec'd. (Abstracts of Old 96, and Abbeville Wills and Bonds, p 146)
In 1784,CHARLES BANKS was granted 200 acres in Dist 96 on Horse Creek on the
waters of the Savannah River, (State Plats, vol 15, p 8) [Horse Creek today crosses the
Edgefield & Aiken Co. lines in S. Carolina, then swings south through Aiken Co. to the
Savannah River]
In 1786, CHARLES BANKS was granted 200 acres in 96 Dist near the Cherokee Ponds
(S. Carolina State Plat, vol 15, p 9)
In 1787,CHARLES BANKS was granted 150 acres in 96 Dist. on waters of Saluda
River, adjoining Levi Manning & Gasper Douglas. (S. Carolina State Plat 30 Apr 1787)
On 29 Mar 1788, Charles & Susana Banks sold to Abraham Richardson for 100 lbs a
tract of 275 acres left to Charles Banks, only heir of William Banks, on Stephens Creek
on a smaller creek, called Sweetwater. (Edgefield Co., SC Deed Bk 3, p 227) [William is
presumably Charles's brother] [Stevens Creek is in today's McCormick & Greenwood &
Edgefield Cos.] Frederick Glazier had sold the 275 acres to William on an unspecified
date. Witnesses were Isaac Davis, Mary Rogers, Richard Pond. [It cannot be ruled out
this William was a previously unknown son of Charles, rather than his brother]
On 14 Nov 1788, Charles and Susanna Banks sold 200 acres for the term of one year
to Robert Speer. Land on Horse Creek. Witnesses were George Winter and Matt
Dorton. (Conveyance Book 3, p 231)
Also on 14 Nov 1788, Charles and Susanna Banks sold Robert Speer 200 acres for one
year, land granted Banks on 5 Feb 1787, adjoining land of Benjamin Franklin.
Witnesses were George Winter & Matt Dorton. (Conveyance Bk 3, p 232)
On 11 Jan 1789, Charles and Susannah Banks of Edgefield Co., SC leased to Abraham
Richardson for one year for 5 lbs a tract of 200 acres near the Cherokee Ponds,
adjoining land of Charles Banks. Said land granted 5 Feb 1787. Witnesses were Joshua
Hammond, Frances Settle, & John Hammond. (Conveyance Bk 3, p 223)
On 21 Jul 1789, Charles Banks Sr. of Edgefield Co., SC sold Elisha Banks for 100 lbs a
tract of 150 acres on Clouds Creek, branch of Little Saluda River, bounded by William
West. (Conveyance Bk 1, p 253 [This may be his son. He is Elisha Fowler Banks, d.
Apr-May 1803])
On 14 Apr 1790, Charles Banks leased John Carter for 10 shillings a plot of 200 acres
on Nobles Creek. (Conveyance Bk 9, p 422-6)
In the early 1790s, Charles Banks listed as deputy surveyor on some surveys.
On 3 Dec 1792, Charles Banks was granted 361 acres on Horse Creek, waters of
Savannah River. (State Plat, vol 31, p 69)
On 20 Feb 1793, Charles Banks sold Joab Wootan for 5 lbs a tract of 200 acres in
Edgefield and Lexington on Horse Creek, waters of Savannah River, bounded by
Jonathan Richardson and Joab Wootan & John Herndon, all part of 361 acres granted
to Banks on 3 Dec 1792. Witnesses were Ezekiel McClendon, Jonathan E. Richardson
(Conveyance Bk 8, p 206-9)
On 14 Aug 1794, Charles Banks granted 248 acres, Edgefield Co. on Foxes Creek,
water of Savannah River. (State Plat, vol 32, p 93)
On 26 Aug 1794, Charles sold Joab Wootan the remainder of the acreage on Horse
Creek. (Conveyance Bk 11, p 342) Witness was Derrick Holsombake.
[Some of the latter items may actually belong to Charles Jr., but Charles was
continuously married in this period. The sudden absence of the name of a wife in sales
after 1789, suggests these were all those of Charles Sr. whose wife had died abt 1789.]
[Another son may be Elisha Fowler Banks who seems to be listed in one of the deeds
above. A Richardson was appointed guardian of his children. (see multiple Richardson
entries in the deeds just above) Also a Sarah Banks of Warren Co., GA in 1805 seems
to be selling Edgefield Co. SC land originally granted to Charles Banks. This could be
Elisha Fowler Banks's widow, Sarah Kirkland Banks. And the sale was occurring soon
after Elisha's death. Elijah Banks joined Elisha Banks in selling Edgefield Co. land and
may be another son of Charles.]
More About CHARLES BANKS, SR.:
Date born 2: September 18, 1716, Prince George, Virginia
Died 2: 1794 (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.)
Occupation: Deputy Surveyor
Notes for SUSANNA __________:
On 14 Nov 1788, Charles and SUSANNA Banks sold 200 acres for the term of one year
to Robert Speer. Land on Horse Creek. Witnesses were George Winter and Matt
Dorton. (Conveyance Book 3, p 231)
Also on 14 Nov 1788, Charles and SUSANNA Banks sold Robert Speer 200 acres for
one year, land granted Banks on 5 Feb 1787, adjoining land of Benjamin Franklin.
Witnesses were George Winter & Matt Dorton. (Conveyance Bk 3, p 232)
On 11 Jan 1789, Charles and SUSANNAH Banks of Edgefield Co., SC leased to
Abraham Richardson for one year for 5 lbs a tract of 200 acres near the Cherokee
Ponds, adjoining land of Charles Banks. Said land granted 5 Feb 1787. Witnesses were
Joshua Hammond, Frances Settle, & John Hammond. (Conveyance Bk 3, p 223)
Beginning in 1789, her husband seems to sell various tracts in South Carolina. She was
not mentioned in these, suggesting she died abt 1789.
Marriage 1 Charles Banks b: 18 SEP 1716 in Prince George Co., Virginia
The burial place of Susanna and Charles, Sr. is not known. However, there are
unmarked graves at the Banks Cemetery, north of Leesville, SC in Lexington County
(vic of Devil's Backbone). No will or estate settlement have been located. Land
exchanges with Elisha and Elijah Banks may indicate that these are at least 2 of their
children.
More About CHARLES BANKS and SUSANNA __________:
Marriage: Unknown, Virginia
Children of CHARLES BANKS and SUSANNA __________ are:
9. i. CHARLES6 BANKS, JR., ESQUIRE, b. June 10, 1747, Prince
George County, Virginia; d. January 26, 1830, Newberry
County, South Carolina.
ii. JAMES BANKS, b. Abt. 1750.
Notes for JAMES BANKS:
Child of Charles, Sr is not proven.
iii. ELISHA BANKS, b. Abt. 1765, South Carolina; d. Abt. 1796,
Georgia.
Notes for ELISHA BANKS:
Sibling of Charles not proven, but probable.
Middle name may have been 'Fowler'.
An Elisha Banks married Sarah Donaldson, born 1808. (Brannon Families in the H
Collection). This may or may not be the same Elisha.
iv. ELIJAH BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Notes for ELIJAH BANKS:
Child of Charles, Sr is not proven, but probable.
v. EPHRAIM BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Notes for EPHRAIM BANKS:
Child of Charles, Sr is not proven.
vi. SARAH BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Notes for SARAH BANKS:
Child of Charles, Sr is not proven. Sarah may be a daughter or a daughter-in-law.
Descendants of James Bankes
7. THOMAS5 BANKS (RALPH4, WILLIAM3 BANKES, JAMES2, __________1) was born 1709 in
Virginia, and died June 23, 1789 in Wilkes County, Georgia. He married S ARAH
CHANDLER Abt. 1743. She was born Bef. 1733, and died Bet. 1774 - 1786.
Notes for THOMAS BANKS:
[Note: it was common in this period for a "Jr" to be assigned to a man based on the fact
that another man had the same name in the community. It does not necessarily mean
the father had the same name Note also that the uncle of this Thomas, also named
Thomas Banks, was in Caroline Co., VA in the same period making it difficult to say with
assurance that all the Caroline Co. references below apply to this Thomas. To make the
situation more complicated, the elder Thomas also had a son Thomas who died
probably in Halifax Co., VA, 1773-75 and this latter Thomas could have been in
Caroline Co. in this period]
[Note also that there is no substantial proof that Thomas here was a son of Ralph
Bankes. The name Ralph was later used in the family, but this does not prove that
Thomas was son of Ralph. ]
Birth date from International Genealogical Index, batch 8523402, p 6.
In Jun 1747, Thomas Banks Junr. and Stephen Terry were securities for Robert
Williamson in suit brought by William Hunter, Gent., Caroline Co., VA (Caroline County,
Virginia, Order Book, 1740-1746, Part 1, Dorman)
In Jul 1748, Thomas Bankes the Younger and William Terrell were summoned to the
Caroline Co. court to answer the complaint of William Dyer, constable. That same
session William Chewing was ordered to pay Thomas Banks Junr. 50 pounds of
tobacco for two days attendance as an evidence for him against agt. Mickleburough.
(Caroline County Order Book, 1740-46, Part 1, Dorman).
In the Mar 1749 term of Caroline Co., VA court, Thomas Bankes Jr. and Lewis Turner
were listed as securities for James Southwart who was the defendant. The defendant
not appearing the trespass suit was granted to Robert Jinnings, Gent., agent for James
Southwart. (Caroline Co. Order Book, 1746-54, Part 2)
In Feb 1750, Thomas Bankes Jr and Lewis Turner as securities, the previous
judgement was confirmed, Caroline Co., VA. (Caroline Co. Order Book, 1746-54, Part
2)
It was possibly this Thomas Banks Jr. whose deed to Eliza. Banks and others, on 13
Feb 1755 in Caroline Co., VA was proved on the oaths of witnesses William Connor,
John Estes and Josias Samuel. (Caroline Co. Order Book, 1755-58, Part 1)
On 13 Feb 1755, Thomas Banks and others were appointed to appraise the estate of
Jacob Burrus, Caroline Co., VA. Likewise, in Apr 1755 Thomas and others were
assigned to appraise the estate of John Johnson. (Caroline Co. Order Book, 1755-58,
Part 1)
In May 1755, in Caroline Co., VA court Alexr. Aberdeen, Esqr. was awarded 41 pounds
in his suit against Thomas Banks. (Caroline Co. Order Book, 1755-58, Part 1)
In May 1756, in Caroline Co., Thomas Banks was one of the witnesses proving the
deed of Wm. Nealing to John Thilman. (Caroline Co. Order Book, 1755-58, Part 1)
In Jun 1756 in Caroline Co., Thos. Banks was ordered to pay John Almond 75 pounds
of tobacco for 3 days attendance as evidence for him against Pickett. (Caroline Co.
Order Book, 1755-58, Part 1)
In Nov 1756, Thomas was ordered paid 100 pounds of tobacco for 4 days attendance at
court as a witness. In Mar 1757, Thomas and others were ordered to appraise the
estate of Wm. Chewing. At the same term he was ordered to pay John Almon 100
pounds for four days attendance as evidence against Johnson. In Jul 1757 Thos.
Johnson, Gent. was ordered to pay Thos. Banks 50 pounds of tobacco for 2 days
attendance. (Caroline Co. Order Book, 1755-58, Part 2)
In 1762, Thomas Bankes was one of the executors of the estate of Thomas Cheadle.
(Colonial Caroline: A History of Caroline County, Virginia by T. E. Campbell. Dietz
Press, Richmond, 1954, p 477)
On 11 Aug 1762, Thomas Banks Jr. of St. Margaret's Parish, Caroline Co., VA was
deeded land in Quick Sand Creek on south side of Tar River in Granville Co., NC by
William Gray and wife Ann of St. John's Parish, Granville Co., NC. Witnesses were
Thomas Gain, John Plantt and Brise Parrish. (Granville Co., NC Deed Bk E, p 376)
[Quick Sand Creek is near the village of Wilton in southeastern Granville Co.] David
Melson of Granville Co. and Ann, his wife, gave Thomas a bond for the deed on 4 Aug
1762 for 500 pounds of Virginia money with condition to make deed to 250 acres for
land purchased by Melson from William Gray "where I late live[d]" on both sides of
Quicksand Creek, joining Ebenezer Wilson on south side of Tar River. Witnesses were
William Wilkerson and Ebenezer Wilson. (History and Genealogies of Old Granville
County, North Carolina: 1776-1820. Thomas M. Owen, Southern Historical Press, 1993,
quoting county records, 1762-65)
On 9 Feb 1763, the 253 acres on which Thomas Banks was living were deeded by
William and Anne Gray to William Wilkerson. The property was bounded by the land of
Richard Bradford. Witnesses were Francis and Richard Fowler. (Abstracts of the Early
Deeds of Granville County, North Carolina, 1746-1765. Zae H. Gwynn. Joseph Watson,
publ., Rocky Mount, NC, 1974)
On 22 Nov 1763, Thomas Banks bought 75 acres of land near Cannady's mill adjoining
his other tract in Granville Co., NC from Ebenezer Wilson for 5 pounds. Witnesses were
Thomas Banks Jr. and Simon Jones. (Granville Co., NC, Deed Book G, p 371)
In a deed dated 12 Mar 1765, Banks line on the south side of the Tar River was
mentioned. (Abstracts of the Early Deeds of Granville County, North Carolina,
1746-1765. Zae H. Gwynn. Joseph Watson, publ., Rocky Mount, NC, 1974)
From 1774-81, Thomas was a county justice of Granville Co., NC. (History and
Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina: 1776-1820. Thomas M. Owen,
Southern Historical Press, 1993)
On 25 Nov 1774, Thomas Banks, Richard Banks, John Dickerson and Joseph Blackwell
were purchasers at the estate sale of Thomas Banks, Jr., dec'd conducted by the sheriff
of Granville Co. (Abstracts of the Wills and Estate Records of Granville County, North
Carolina, 1746-1808. Zae H. Gwynn, Joseph Walston, publ. Rocky Mount, NC, 1973,
quoting Will Bk I, p 116)
On 7 Feb 1775, Thomas Banks was given permission to construct a grist mill "across
Tar River at a place where the fish Trap formerly was above the mouth of quick Sand
Creek." (History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina: 1776-1820.
Thomas M. Owen, Southern Historical Press, 1993, quoting county minute books.)
In Apr 1776, Thomas Banks of Granville Co., NC authorized to purchase firearms for
the troops and keep those taken from Tories. (State Records of North Carolina, vol. 10)
In 1776, Thomas was a trustee of a new seminary in Granville Co., NC. (State Records
of North Carolina, vol 13)*
In 1778, Thomas Banks was justice of the peace administering oaths to persons in
Granville Co., NC. His son Ralph was one of those taking the oaths (State Records of
North Carolina, vol 22)
On 6 May 1778, Thomas Banks, Esqr. was listed as justice of the new district in
Granville Co. called Beaverdam Dist. (History and Genealogies of Old Granville County,
North Carolina: 1776-1820. Thomas M. Owen, Southern Historical Press, 1993, quoting
county minute books.)
On 29 Nov 1778, Thomas Banks was one of those dividing the estate of Solomon
Alston. (Abstracts of the Wills and Estate Records of Granville County, North Carolina,
1746-1808. Zae H. Gwynn, Joseph Walston, publ. Rocky Mount, NC, 1973, quoting Will
Bk 1, p 220)
On 5 Aug 1779, a young slave woman owned by Thomas Banks was adjudged to be
infirm and exempt from the county property tax. (History and Genealogies of Old
Granville County, North Carolina: 1776-1820. Thomas M. Owen, Southern Historical
Press, 1993, quoting vol 5 of the county minute books.)
In the 9 Nov 1779 gift deed of Joseph Blackwell, Joseph's sons, Dunston and Banks
Blackwell were to receive 5 slaves when age 21. The Blackwell sons' grandfather,
THOMAS BANKS, had paid to Joseph 339 pounds, 4 sh. for these slaves. Witnesses
were John Rust, Ralph Banks, Thomas Bradford and John Champion Jr. (Granville Co.,
NC Will Book 1, p 299, as extracted in Abstracts of the Wills and Estate Records of
Granville County, North Carolina, 1746-1808. Zae H. Gwynn, Joseph Walston, publ.
Rocky Mount, NC, 1973) It is unclear why this was recorded in the will book.
On 1 May 1782, Thomas and Ralph Banks were witnesses to the will of Cade Blalock.
Blalock left all his estate to his daughter Elizabeth Blalock. (Abstracts of the Wills and
Estate Records of Granville County, North Carolina, 1746-1808. Zae H. Gwynn, Joseph
Walston, publ. Rocky Mount, NC, 1973, quoting Will Bk I, p 333)
On 6 Aug 1782, Thomas Banks, Esqr. was mentioned as having been collector in
Beaverdam and Fort Creek Districts for the year 1781. (History and Genealogies of Old
Granville County, North Carolina: 1776-1820. Thomas M. Owen, Southern Historical
Press, 1993, quoting vol 5 of the county minute books.)
On 31 Mar 1784, Thomas Banks deeded to George White -- both living Granville Co.,
NC -- for 326 pounds, 18 shillings Virginia money, 1,100 acres of land the place where
Thomas was then living [Descendants indicate this George White was brother of Betty
White. The Whites were both children of George White of Mecklenburg Co., VA
(Genealogical Record of the Banks Family, 3rd ed, Sarah B. Franklin, 1972) ]
Security for Thomas's 11 Mar 1786 marriage bond was provided by Thomas Banks and
Henry White. White signed with a mark. (reproduced on p. 284A, Genealogical Record
of the Banks Family, 3rd ed, Sarah B. Franklin, 1972.
On 20 Mar 1785, Thomas Banks of Wilkes Co., GA, but lately of Granville Co., NC,
deeded to Lewis Taylor of Granville Co. his 1500 acre tract of land in Granville Co.
(Granville Co., NC Deed Bk D, p 409)
In 1786, one Thomas Banks patented 800 acres in Franklin Co., GA. [This is not the
area where Thomas Banks of Granville Co., NC made his home, so it is unclear
whether this is the Thomas Banks under discussion here.] (Index to the Headright and
Bounty Grants of Georgia, 1756-1909. quoting Bk III, p 536 and 545. Georgia
Genealogical Reprints, Vidalia, GA, 1970)
On 11 Mar 1786, Granville Co., NC., Thomas married Susannah Priddy. (Genealogical
Record of the Banks Family..., 3rd ed., Sarah B. Franklin, ed., 1972, p 57. This unusual
marriage to the young Susannah was verified by an article in the Jul 1885 edition of an
unstated Georgia medical journal, stating that the aged Thomas Banks married the
youthful Susannah) [Speculation: the subject of this article was likely Dr. Richard Banks,
for whom Banks Co. GA is named.] Security for Thomas's 11 Mar 1786 marriage bond
was provided by Thomas Banks and Henry White. White signed with a mark.
(reproduced on p. 284A, Genealogical Record of the Banks Family, 3rd ed, Sarah B.
Franklin, 1972)
On 14 Mar 1786, Thomas Banks and Susannah, his wife, of the State of Georgia,
deeded 292 acres to Alexander Carter of Granville Co., NC [this would be 2 days after
the marriage to Susannah] for 116 pounds, 14 sh. This land adjoined Lewis Taylor,
William White and unstated others. The plot was part of larger tracts granted by the
State of North Carolina to William Champion and the said Thomas Banks. The land was
located on both sides of Miery branch and Packhoon? branch on the south side of Tar
River, with corners adjoining Alexander Carter, Thomas Banks, Valentine Mayfield,
Lewis Taylor, William White and James Jenkins. Thomas acknowledged this deed in
court and apparently did so in North Carolina. (Granville Co., NC Deed Book O, p 442)
In 1787, Thomas Banks was granted 250 acres, Wilkes Co., GA per Book PPP, p 78.
(Index to the Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia, 1756-1909. Georgia
Genealogical Reprints, Vidalia, GA, 1970) This referenced source also lists a grant in
Wilkes Co., GA for 600 acres to Thomas Banks at an unspecified date, quoting Bk III, p
567 and 581.
The will of Thomas Banks was apparently in the lost Bk DD, Wilkes Co., GA, 1779-92, p
198-200. There is no probate record for him in Granville Co., NC.
Death date from Genealogical Record of the Banks Family..., 3rd ed., Sarah B.Franklin,
ed., 1972, p 57.
Burial info from Genealogical Record of the Banks Family..., 3rd ed., Sarah B.Franklin,
ed., 1972, p 296.
More About THOMAS BANKS:
Burial: June 1789, Berry Priddy Cemetery, Granville County, North Carolina
More About THOMAS BANKS and SARAH CHANDLER:
Marriage: Abt. 1743
Child of THOMAS BANKS and SARAH CHANDLER is:
10. i. RALPH6 BANKS, b. October 21, 1757, Caroline County, Virginia;
d. October 24, 1823, Elbert County, Georgia.
Descendants of James Bankes
Generation No. 5
8. DAVID6 BANKS (JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born Bef.
1732 in Surry County, Virginia, and died 1785 in Chatham County, North Carolina. He
married ELIZABETH JONES MITCHELL Unknown. She was born Abt. 1720, and died
Unknown.
Notes for DAVID BANKS:
David's will was dated August 4, 1785. David was born in Virginia, probably in Surry,
Sussex or Brunswick County. His father, James, was known to have lived in Surry and
Sussex and possibly Brunswick.
In his will he names Sarah Jones to receive one heifer yearling. Matthew Jones and
Drewry Banks, executors.
1784 - Chatham County, NC. Deed Book C, p237. John and Amy Banks grantors to
John Ferrington, May 1784.
1786 - Chatham County, NC. Deed Book C, p420. James Banks sold to James
Underwood.
1793 - Matthew Jones leaves a will naming wife Elizabeth, Thomas, Polly, Robert, Mary
and brother John Jones. (Abstracts of NC wills 1760-1800)
FROM: GRANDPAP'S FAMILY by Frances Banks Storey:
James, Rivers and Drury Banks moved to the Old 96 District, County of Abbeville of
South Carolina. James and Rivers probably moved there first as both apparently saw
Revolutionary War service from South Carolina. Johnw went to Rowan County, North
Carolina. There were many Banks families in North Carolina, many living in the
northeastern section. Where they are related to our lines is not known.
From David onward our ancestors seem to still retain their pioneering blood. There were
schooled for the part by hard work. The saying, "you don't have to go to school to learn
how to plow a mule" fit many of them. Hardships made workers out to them. I have
never seen a lazy Banks man. Most will outwork everyone around him. There is an
inbred pride of family and love of home and country. They believe in right, honor,
fairplay, and are champions of the underdog. In part this was well put by one little 90
year-old lady, Maggie Banks Norrell, a Banks descendent in Abbeville, South Carolina
with whom I was talking by phone several years ago. We had never met, but did in
person that day. She said, "The Bankses I know all seem to have a certain heir about
them, not that they think they are better than anyone else. They just hold themselves
erect with their heads high and proud." That said it. The ones I knew were that way too.
In grandpap's apple orchard at his old homeplace north of Bowden in Carroll County,
Georgia grew, among his variety of apples, one he called "the Banks apple". The Banks
apple had been brought from England by the five brothers. This apple was also had by
William Hubbard Banks in Coweta County, Georgia. Unfortunately both families lost the
apples when the farms were sold by descendents. Not one sprout now exists at either
homeplace. After a period of over 300 years in America, our generation let them
become extinct. Perhaps somewhere another descendent has preserved them.
"Rivers Banks," said grandpap, "was born between two rivers." The names I cannot be
sure of. The names I recalled were in South Carolina and he was born in Virginia. Nellie
Kate Banks Moses also remembered the names. As near as can now be determined
this was where they lived in South Carolina between the Reedy and the Saludy. When I
asked why they him such as name as Rivers, grandpap said, "I guess they thought it
was as good as any'.
Ira Brantley Banks (grandfather to Frances Banks) told us time after time that we
descended from James Banks of the Northern neck of Virginia. This is also know by
Winford Grady Banks of Carrollton, Georgia through the Thomas Mercer Banks (son of
William of Coweta County, Georgia) branch of the family.
Grandpap spoke of some of the Bankses being poor and some being quite rich in land
and slaves. As a young child I asked this question " Grandpap why did some have so
much and the others have almost nothing?" His reply was almost angrily given
"because one of our ancestors back there gave everything he had to one son, that's
why". Our ancestor, William of King and Queen County, Virginia did just that and so did
the son to whom he left his property, But I had no recollection of the son's name.
Grandpap said, "All he Bankses in this country are kin". As we know from the Virginia
records, many Banks people came and they came to other areas.
On 26 Mar 1751, Upon the petition of David Banks (& 15 others) for a road running
between the Ridge between Taylor's Creek Maherrin River leading to plantation of Mr.
John Ingram. Approved. (Brunswick Co., VA Order Book 4, p 6. LDS reel 30663)
On 27 Mar 1751, on motion of David Banks, a witness for Stephen Morse vs. William
Lucas, Morse to pay him 100 lbs. tobacco for 4 days attendance at former court.
(Brunswick Co. VA Order Book 4, p 14. LDS reel 30663)
On 30 Jul 1752, case of Lewis Parham, Gent. vs. David Banks in debt. The defendant
not appearing, judgment for the plaintiff. Daniel Taylor was David's security binding
unless plaintiff shall appear at next court and answer to charge. (Brunswick Co., VA
Order Book 4, p 301)
On 26 Dec 1753, case of William Clinch vs. David Banks. Debt of Banks for 4 pounds,
14 shillings. Banks not appearing, debts and lawyer's fee awarded to Clinch (Brunswick
Co., VA, Bk 5, Nov court)
David's son Drury listed Brunswick Co., VA as his birthplace in Drury's pension
applicaton. Listed as born there in 1754, indicating father David probably there too.
In a deed, 9 Aug 1774, Chatham Co., NC Thomas West and Lucey his wife to Charles
Stewart, it was mentioned that the property on Robertson's Creek bounded that of David
Banks and the Meeting House. (Chatham Co., NC Deeds, 1771-1782, p 337,
Laird/Jackson)
On 14 May, 1777 in Chatham County Court, David Banks was one of the residents
assigned to the road section overseen by Matthew Jones (Chatham Co., NC Court
Minutes, Vol I, p 38)
In Feb, 1778, in Chatham County Court, David Banks was one of the residents
assigned to the road section overseen now by Joseph Hackney (Chatham Co., NC
Court Minutes, Vol I, p 176)
On 4 Aug 1785, David Banks of Chatham Co., NC wrote his will, "low state of health."
He left furniture to daughter Mary Gunter; to each of the following children 20 shillings:
James Banks, John Banks, Rivers Banks and Keziah Gunter and Martha Bratehon
(Bratcher). To Sarah Jones he left a calf. To his wife Elizabeth he left furniture and corn.
Son Drewry Banks to have rest of estate. Executors were to be Drewry Banks and
Matthew Jones. Witnesses were Sarah Petty and Deretha Dillard. (Grandpap's Family,
Frances Storey, 1984, p 92-3, no page number in Chatham Co. Will Book cited) [Signed
with X...note that David's son James was assigned to the road section of William Dillard
in 1778 and William Petty in 1774]
Notes for ELIZABETH JONES MITCHELL:
Possible last name - Jones or Mitchell.
More About DAVID BANKS and ELIZABETH MITCHELL:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of DAVID BANKS and ELIZABETH MITCHELL are:
11. i. JAMES7 BANKS, b. Bef. 1746, Virginia; d. 1794, Abbeville
County, South Carolina (Old 96 District).
12. ii. DRURY BANKS, b. 1754, Brunswick County, Virginia; d. Abt.
May 1834, Coweta County, Georgia.
13. iii. JOHN BANKS, b. Bef. 1763, Virginia or North Carolina; d. Aft.
1819.
14. iv. KEZIAH BANKS, b. Bef. 1765, Virginia or North Carolina; d. Aft.
1805, Lexington County, South Carolina.
v. RIVERS BANKS, b. Bef. 1767, Virginia; d. 1800, Abbeville
County, South Carolina (Old 96 District); m. MARY __________,
Unknown; b. Bef. 1767; d. Aft. December 1800.
Notes for RIVERS BANKS:
Rivers Banks was on the jury list for Dist 96, SC in 1779. (Jury Lists of South Caro
In Nov 1783, Rivers Banks was one of those inventorying the estate of James Can
Co., SC [no longer in existence], (Box 21, pack 486, as quoted in Grandpap's Fam
Storey, 1984, p 114)
On 3 Jan 1785, Rivers Banks was issued 4 pounds, 17 shillings for military duty in
Capt. Cowan's pay bill. 6 shillings interest also applied. (Bk 1, SC Archives, as quo
B. Storey in Grandpap's Family, 1984, p 114)
In his father's Aug 1785 will, he left son Rivers Banks 20 shillings. (Quoted in Gran
Frances B. Storey, 1984, p 93, no source for the will cited)
On 3 Aug 1789, Rivers Banks was granted 100 acres in Abbeville Co. for 2 pounds
Little River. Bounded by Benjamin Tutt and Westcoat. (vol 23 and 25 (duplicates),
Frances B. Storey, Grandpap's Family, 1984, p 114)
1790 census Abbeville Co., SC. Rivers Banks head of household.
White males: (1) 16 yrs or older, (3) less than 16 yrs
White females: (3)
On 11 Apr 1800, living Abbeville Dist [Co]. SC, Rivers Banks made his will. He stat
sick and weak." He left his wife Mary the land on which he was then living, his cattl
household goods -- all during her widowhood, then to be equally divided among his
also left to sons James and George the land on which they were then living. Execu
wife Mary and son James. Witnesses were Richard Tutt, Jr and Stephen Smith. On
these witnesses appeared in court in Abbeville Dist. to attest to the will. (Abbeville
257, Box 10, pack 192, proven 19 Nov 1800, recorded 13 Jul 1801, as quoted in G
Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984, p 114-115) The inventory of goods in 1801 amou
$308.25.
More About RIVERS BANKS and MARY __________:
Marriage: Unknown
vi. MARTHA BANKS, b. Unknown, Virginia or North Carolina; d. Aft.
July 1785; m. MOSES BRADSHER, Unknown; b. Unknown; d.
Abt. 1808, North Carolina.
Notes for MOSES BRADSHER:
Last name may have been Bratehon or Bratcher.
More About MOSES BRADSHER and MARTHA BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
vii. MARY BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. __________
GUNTER; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
9. CHARLES6 BANKS, JR., ESQUIRE (CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born June 10, 1747 in Prince George County, Virginia, and died
January 26, 1830 in Newberry County, South Carolina. He married MARY GIBSON April
05, 1770. She was born Bef. 1757 in South Carolina, and died April 06, 1817 (Source:
OneWorldTreeSM.).
Notes for CHARLES BANKS, JR., ESQUIRE:
Some researchers believe that Charles was born in Craven County, North Carolina.
Also, some researchers believe that Charles' children were all born in Craven County,
North Carolina.
Either this Charles or his father Charles supplied provisions for the militia, from 1780 -
1782. (Stub entries to Indents Issued in Payment of Claims against South Carolina
growing out of the Revolution, Book X, Part 1)
1790 Census, Edgefield County, SC. Charles Banks, head of household. White Males:
1 - 16 years or older; White Females: 3
On May 4, 1797, as a result of suit of Samuel Willison vs Charles Banks and Abraham
Richardson, the Sheriff sold Richard Tutt 1000 acres on Good Spring Branch of Big
Horse Creek for $52.00. Land was adjacent to land of Charles Banks, John Hampton
and George Gregory. (Edgefield County, SC Deed Book 15, p 429-31.)
1800 Census, Newberry District, SC. (p 66). Charles Banks, Head of Household. White
Males: 1 less than 10 years of age; 1 10-16 years of age; 1 16-26 years of age; 1 45
years or older; White Females: 1 less than 10 years of age; 1 10-26 years of age;
Slaves: 5
1810 Census, Newberry District, SC. (p 106). Charles Banks, Head of Household.
White Males: 1 10-16 years of age; 1 45 years or older; White Females: 1 16-26 years
of age; 1 45 years or older; Slaves: 9
There are two Charles Banks listed in Austin's Regiment of South Carolina Militia in the
War of 1812 - one was a sergeant and one was a captain. No additional details
available. Index to South Carolina Soldiers in the War of 1812. (LDS Reel 882812).
There is also another Charles Banks listed as a Captain in Tucker's Regiment of South
Carolina Militia (LDS Reel 882812). It is unknown whether this is the same Charles or a
different one.
1820 Census, Newberry District, SC. (p 147). Charles Banks, Head of Household.
White Males: 1 45 years or older; White Females: 1 45 years or older; Slaves: 2
More About CHARLES BANKS, JR., ESQUIRE:
Date born 2: June 19, 1747, VA, USA (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.)
Died 2: January 26, 1830 (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.)
Burial: January 1830, Banks Cemetery (Lick Creek), Lexington, South Carolina
Military service: 1812, Sergeant, Austin's Regiment of the South Carolina Militia (see
additional notes below)
Notes for MARY GIBSON:
In 1790 census Edgefield Co., SC. Mary probably with her husband
White females: (3)
*
In 1800 census Newberry Co., SC. (p 66) Mary probably with her husband
White females (1) 26-45
*
In 1810 census Newberry Co., SC. (p 106) Mary probably with her husband
White females: (1) 45 yrs & older
Marriage 1 Charles Banks b: 10 JUN 1747 in Virginia
Married: 5 APR 1770
More About MARY GIBSON:
Date born 2: 1758, SC, USA (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.)
Burial: April 1817, Possibly buried at Banks Cemetery at Lick Creek
More About CHARLES BANKS and MARY GIBSON:
Marriage: April 05, 1770
Children of CHARLES BANKS and MARY GIBSON are:
15. i. CHARLES7 BANKS III, b. October 10, 1772, South Carolina; d.
September 24, 1835, Newton County, Georgia.
16. ii. DAVID BANKS, b. March 03, 1775, South Carolina; d. February
05, 1838.
17. iii. AMOS BANKS, b. May 11, 1777, Lexington District, South
Carolina; d. February 06, 1843, Lexington District, South
Carolina.
iv. SARA BANKS, b. October 09, 1779, South Carolina; d.
Unknown.
v. CYNTHIA BANKS (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.), b. October 07,
1781, South Carolina (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.); d.
Unknown.
vi. MARY BANKS, b. July 24, 1783; d. Unknown.
Notes for MARY BANKS:
Child of Charles, Jr. is not proven.
18. vii. ELIZABETH BANKS, b. August 04, 1785, Lexington County,
South Carolina; d. 1856, Coweta County, Georgia.
Descendants of James Bankes
10. RALPH6 BANKS (THOMAS5, RALPH4, WILLIAM3 BANKES, JAMES2, __________1) was born
October 21, 1757 in Caroline County, Virginia, and died October 24, 1823 in Elbert
County, Georgia. He married RACHEL ALSTON JONES November 27, 1788 in North
Carolina. She was born May 06, 1769 in Wake County, North Carolina, and died July
11, 1851 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
Notes for RALPH BANKS:
Birth info from Genealogical Record of the Banks Family..., 3rd ed., Sarah B. Franklin,
ed, 1972, p 61, quoting the Ralph Banks bible.
Ralph took an oath in Granville Co., NC in 1778. (State Records of N. Carolina, vol 22,
p 174)
On 5 Feb 1778, Ralph Banks appointed ensign in Capt. Rust's Co., Granville Co., NC.
(History and Genealogy of Old Granville County, North Carolina, 1746-1820, by Thomas
M. Owen, Southern H. Press, 1993, vol 5)
On 27 Nov 1788, North Carolina, Ralph Banks married Rachel Jones. (Genealogical
Record of the Banks Family..., 3rd ed., Sarah B. Franklin, ed, 1972, p 61, quoting the
Ralph Banks bible)
On 20 Jul 1789, Ralph Banks listed as justice of the peace when Samuel and Mary
Baker registered sale to Moses Hunt of 150 acres on Coldwater Creek [later in Elbert,
then Hart Co., GA] (Wilkes Co., GA Deed Bk DD, p 158)
In 1790, Elbert Co., GA was created from Wilkes Co.
From 1790-1805, Ralph was a justice of the peace in Elbert Co., GA.
Between 1789 & 1813, Ralph's children were born in present-day Elbert Co., GA.
From Oct 1797 to Feb 1797, Ralph Banks was a justice of the inferior court, Elbert Co.,
GA.
The 1800 and 1810 censuses of Georgia no longer exist.
Methodist Bishop Francis Asbury reported that he frequently went to the home of Ralph
Banks. (The History of Georgia Methodism, 1786-1866, by Rev. George C. Smith, 1913,
as quoted in History of Banks County, Georgia, p 40)
In 1807, Ralph patented land in Elbert Co. GA.
1820 census Elbert Co., GA. (p 172) Ralph Banks head of household.
White males: (1) less than 10 yrs, (2) 10-16, (1) 18-26 (1) 45 yrs & older
White females: (1) 16-26, (1) 45 yrs & older.
Slaves: (70)
(25) in household engaged in agriculture
(1) in household engaged in commerce
In Nov 1823, the 24 Oct 1823 will of Ralph Banks of Elbert Co., GA proved there. Left
57 slaves, total evaluation of estate $50,000.
Death/burial info from Genealogical Record of the Banks Family..., 3rd ed., Sarah B.
Franklin, ed, 1972, p 61, quoting the Ralph Banks bible for date.
More About RALPH BANKS:
Burial: October 1823, Coldwater Methodist Church Cemetery, Elbert County, Georgia
More About RACHEL ALSTON JONES:
Burial: July 1851, Greenwood Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
More About RALPH BANKS and RACHEL JONES:
Marriage: November 27, 1788, North Carolina
Child of RALPH BANKS and RACHEL JONES is:
19. i. RALPH7 BANKS, b. April 06, 1796, Elbert County, Georgia; d.
June 02, 1871.
Descendants of James Bankes
Generation No. 6
11. JAMES7 BANKS (DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was
born Bef. 1746 in Virginia, and died 1794 in Abbeville County, South Carolina (Old 96
District). He married __________ __________ Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died
Unknown.
Notes for JAMES BANKS:
Arrived in Old 96 District (Abbeville County, SC) prior to 1782
1790 Census shows 1 free white male over sixteen; 2 free white females. - Probably a
wife and daughter, but ages of females were not recorded in the 1790 census.
James was born in Virginia - possibly Brunswick, Essex, Surry, Sussex, Prince George
or King and Queen Counties.
The children of James are unknown. Two sons were probably THOMAS and LEVI who
made purchases when his estate was sold. THOMAS, as next of kin, was made
Administrator of his estate. One THOMAS BANKS of Edgefield County., SC died in
1800-1801. A LEVI BANKS married Elizabeth Alexander on December 31, 1807 in
Franklin County, Georgia which is just across the river from Abbeville County, South
Carolina.
1775 - Received 31 July 1775 from John Lewis Gervais twenty five pounds currency for
bringing down an express from Ft Charlotte - (25 pounds currency). Signed and
endorsed "JAMES BANKS" (papers of the General Committee of the Revolutionary
Party; Vol 9, pp 69, SC Historical & Genealogical Magazine.
1775 - 26 August - JAMES BANKS, Patrick Forbes and George Pattersons's names
found on two bills dated 2 Aug to 26 Aug 1775 and 26 Aug to 26 Sep 1775. Shown
under the command of Captain John Caldwell and his bills paid. Captain Caldwell's
Company was in a regiment of Rangers commanded by William Thomson. Also on this
list are ROGER MCKINNIE and TIMOTHY MCKINNIE from 26 Aug to 26 Sep 1775 (pp
12-13 & 14 of SC Historical & Genealogical Magazine, 1901, VOL 2, No. 1)
1776-1780 - American Revolution Roster, Fort Sullivan, 1776-1780, JAMES BANKS,
R.R. Private - 1 Company (Worley's or Warley's) 3 S.C. 2 Apr 1777 - 1 Sep 1777 - 1
Feb; Drew 5 pounds - no shillings - 8 pence (First Council of Safety of the Revolutionary
Party)
1779 - James Banks also listed as # 4 on payroll of the 3rd Regiment, Aug, Sep, Oct
1779
(VOL 5, SC Historical & Genealogical Magazine) James Banks received $44.60 pay as
a Private in Captain Felix Warley's Company from Aug, Sep, Oct 1779.
1784 - 1800 - SC Land Grants. James had four land grants in 1785.
1786 - February. James sells to James Underwood land granted him in 1762. (Deed
Book C, page 420, Chatham County, NC listed in Land Grants of NC Book.
1787 - James Banks signs for Revolutionary pay due him. "I do hereby authorize and
impower Mr. Peter Gibert to draw and receive from the publick treasury all the indents
that may be due me together with the interest due thereon - for Militia duty in Captain
John Cowens Company, Colonel Anderson's Regiment - agreeable to a return made tot
he auditor's office by Col. Anderson. Given under my hand this 26th July 1787. Signed:
JAMES BANKS. (Revolutionary War account audited of JAMES BANKS - SC Archives,
Records of the Comptroller General, AA 272-B)
1790 - Census, Old 96 District, Abbeville District. JAMES BANKS, self and two females.
1794 - Abbeville County, SC. JAMES BANKS died before 25th of March. THOMAS
BANKS as next of kin, applied to the court for letter of Administration. Court to be held
second Monday in June. Order given by J.A. Wardlaw, D.C.C.
1794 - June 9, 1794. THOMAS BANKS, George Patterson and John Cowan - planters
bound themselves to the court for 500 lbs sterling - THOMAS BANKS granted lett of
Administration of JAMES BANKS.
"State of South Carolina, Abbeville County. To Wit: Know all men by these presents that
we THOMAS BANKS, George Patterson and John Cowan of the county aforesaid,
planters are held and firmly bound unto the judges of Abbeville County Court and their
successors in office in the just and full sum of five hundred pounds sterling to be paid to
the said Judges or their successors in office to which payment will and truly be made
and done we bind ourselves our heirs and executors and administrators jointly and
severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated the ninth day of June
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four and of the
Independence of the United States of North America the eighteenth.
The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Thomas Banks,
administrator of the goods chattels and credits of James Banks deceased do make a
true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said
deceased which have or shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge of said
Thomas Banks --- or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for
him and the same so made do exhibit into the said court of Abbeville County when he
shall be thereunto required and such goods, chattels and credits do well and truly
administer according to law and do make a just and true account of his actings and
doings therein when required by the said court and all the rest of the said goods chattels
and credits which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said administration
the same being first allowed by the said court shall deliver and pay unto shuch persons
respecfully _________? are entitled ____________? by law and if it shall
______________________? was made by the said deceased and the same be proved
in court and the executors obtain a verification render and deliver up the said letters
force-sealed and delivered in presence of J.A. Wardlaw. Signed Thomas Banks (seal),
George Patterson (seal), John Cowan (seal). (Administration Bond, Thomas Banks,
______? The Estate of James Banks, Deceased - recorded in Will Book #1, p 113.
Surveyed 15 Sep 1784, now for payment in excess of 2 pounds, James Banks was
granted 100 acres in Old Dist 96 [not yet divided into counties], land adjoining
Alexander Noble and George Whitfield. Date of grant was 21 Jan 1784. (photocopy
shown on p. 98, Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984))
Certified 22 Mar 1785, James Banks was granted 100 acres in Dist 96 on Abels' Branch
Waters of Savannah River, SC for payment of 2 pounds, six shillings. Date of grant was
5 Jun 1786. (photocopy shown on p. 98, Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984))
In his father's Aug 1785 will, he left son James Banks 20 shillings. (Quoted in
Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984, p 93, no source for the will cited)
In Feb 1786, James Banks sold to James Underwood land granted him in 1762
apparently in Chatham Co., NC (Chatham Co., NC, Book C, p 420, Land Grants of
North Carolina, quoted in Grandpap's Family, Frances Storey, 1984, p 99)
On 14 Feb 1786, James Banks sold to John Wilkson 380 acres on the waters of Brush
Creek -- joins Cobbs line and Henry Bray -- for 100 pounds. Witnesses were James
Scurlock and James Stewart (Chatham Co., NC Deeds, 1783-1788, p 74,
Laird/Jackson) [original reviewed in LDS reel 259407, Deed Bk D, and info all correct;
James signed with an "X")
On 26 Jul 1787, James Banks signed for Revolutionary pay due him, authorizing Peter
Gibert (sic) to receive money for service in Capt. John Cowens Co. (Revolutionary War
account, audited, of James Banks, SC Archives, Records of Comptroller Gen -- AA
272-B-, as quoted in Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984, p 99)
1790 census Abbeville Co. James Banks head of household.
He was in one of two entries (perhaps both if one entry is a duplication)
White males: (1) 16 yrs and older, (3) less than 16 yrs
White females: (2)
AND/OR
White males: (1) 16 yrs and older, (0) less than 16 yrs
White females: (2)
More About JAMES BANKS and __________ __________:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of JAMES BANKS and __________ __________ is:
i. THOMAS8 BANKS, b. Unknown; d. 1801.
Notes for THOMAS BANKS:
A Thomas Banks was administrator of James Banks' estate in Abbeville County, S
was possibly this Thomas.
1790 Census, Thomas Banks, males: 1 over 16, 1 under 16; females - 5 - no age l
96 District, Edgefield, South Carolina.
1800 - Census, Edgefield County, South Carolina: Thomas Banks - males: 1 10/16
over 45; females - 4 under 10, 2 26/45, 1 over 45; 5 slaves.
26 Jan 1800 - Thomas Banks makes his will. Recorded Book A, p. 500. Wife Ann "
children", Recorded 22 Oct 1801, Box 33, Pack 1205.
1810 - No Banks listed in census index.
12. DRURY7 BANKS (DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1)
was born 1754 in Brunswick County, Virginia, and died Abt. May 1834 in Coweta
County, Georgia. He married MARY ELIZABETH GEORGE Unknown, daughter of JAMES
GEORGE and JUDITH __________. She was born Bet. 1750 - 1760, and died Unknown.
Notes for DRURY BANKS:
Died without a will, leaving 202 1/2 acres in Fayette County, Georgia to his two sons,
Joseph Newton and Wiseman.
It is thought that Drury moved to the Old 96 District (Abbeville County, SC) from North
Carolina around 1782.
Name may have been spelled Drewry.
bur. White Oak Grove Church Cemetery, Coweta Co., GA
Birth info from book Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984, quoting date from his
Revolutionary pension application, reproduced on p 122B.
By Aug 1774, Drury's father, David Banks, was in the records of Chatham Co., NC so
presumably Drury had moved there with him by that date.
In May 1779, "Drewry Banks, an inhabitant of this County, motioned to have the
following entry made, he having had a fight lately with one James roe had the
misfortune in this engagement to have his right ear bit off by the said Roe, therefore the
same be admitted to the record of this court." (Chatham County, North Carolina Court
Minutes, 1774-1779, Laird/Jackson, vol I, p 203)
On 1 Oct 1780, Drury Banks volunteered for a troop of horses (a military unit) for three
months (Capt. William Cage, Col. Litteral). He was then living in Chatham Co., NC.
(American Revolution Pension Application, # R475, p 122A of Grandpap's Family,
Frances B. Storey, 1984)
According to this same application -- because Drury was married with family -- John
Thompson entered service as a substitute for Drury (probably) in Jan 1782, Chatham
Co., NC.
According to Drury's great grandson, Ira Brantley Banks, Drury moved to Old Dist 96
[NW corner of South Carolina] in 1782, the year son William was born (Grandpap's
Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984, p 122)
On 31 Oct 1783, Voucher #5771, Drury Banks was paid from Hillsborough auditor's
office, 13 pounds, 13 shillings by Sanders Lee. (The Settlement of Pay Accounts, NC
Continental Line...quoted p 122, Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984)
In his father's Aug 1785 will, he left son Drewry Banks rest of the estate. (Quoted in
Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984, p 93, no source for the will cited) [Drewry
was also named one of the executors] His father David Banks was living in Chatham
Co., NC at the time the will was written in 1785.
1790 census Abbeville Co., SC. Drury Banks head of household.
White males: (4) less than 16 yrs (1) 16 and older
White females: (4)
By family tradition, Drury moved to Warren Co., GA in 1795 (Grandpap's Family,
Frances B. Storey, 1984, p 122)
In an estate settlement mentioned on p 122 of Grandpap's Family, Drury is mentioned in
an estate settlement, Warren Co., GA, from "Book E". The last date in the
difficult-to-read papers is 1799. Most of the parties have the surname of George, and
Mrs. Storey speculates that Drury's wife had the surname of George. One person
signing the document was Lemuel Pruitt, later the first two names of one of Drury's
grandsons by son William. Drury seems to be acting on behalf of his wife in these
documents according to Mrs. Storey.
1801 tax list Warren Co., GA. Drury Banks owned 132.5 acres on Middle Creek
adjoining Henry Harden...Capt. Breed's Dist...sold to Drury Banks by Thomas Young.
On 26 Feb 1804, Drury Banks and John Bayne were witnesses to deed of Gideon
George and wife Tabitha for 113 acres on Middle Creek, Warren Co., GA to Hugh
Armstrong (quoted in Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984, p 122, no source
cited)
The 1810 census of Georgia no longer exists.
1818 tax list Warren Co., GA. Drury Banks...132.5 acres on Middle Creek, adjoining
Gibson and 1 poll for his son Joseph Banks on Fishing Creek.
1820 census Warren Co., GA (p 269) Drury Banks head of household.
White males: (1) 45 yrs+
White females: (1) 16-26, (1) 45 yrs+
(1) in household engaged in agriculture
In 1826, Warren Co., GA, Wilder's Militia Dist., Drury Banks resident there, drew lot #
21, 5th Dist of Henry Co., GA [Although Fayette Co., GA had been formed by 1821,
partially from Henry Co, Mrs. Storey proves this land was later reassigned to Fayette
Co.] In Aug 1826, Drury Banks deeded this land by gift to son Joseph
Banks...specifically stating it was half of 202.5 acres drawn in the land lottery. Both
documents are reproduced on p 126A-126B, Gr
More About DRURY BANKS and MARY GEORGE:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of DRURY BANKS and MARY GEORGE are:
20. i. WILLIAM8 BANKS, b. 1782, Abbeville County, South Carolina; d.
Abt. 1868, Coweta County, Georgia.
21. ii. JOSEPH NEWTON BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iii. WISEMAN BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Descendants of James Bankes
13. JOHN7 BANKS (DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was
born Bef. 1763 in Virginia or North Carolina, and died Aft. 1819. He married A MY
__________ Unknown. She was born Bef. 1765, and died Unknown.
Notes for JOHN BANKS:
All children are possible - not proven.
Birth info based on latest he could have been born and still be old enough to receive a
land grant in 1780. This age is confirmed by the census entries. *
In 1780, John Banks, wife Amy, received land grant, Chatham Co., NC (Land Grants of
NC, as quoted in Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984, p 104)
In 1784, John and Amy Banks sold the grant of 1780 to John Ferrington (Chatham Co.,
NC, Deed Book C, p 327, as quoted in Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984, p
104; listed as "J. Banks to John Ferrington", Bk C, p 327 in Chatham Co., NC Genl.
Index to Deeds, LDS reel 18452)
In his father's Aug 1785 will, he left son John Banks 20 shillings. (Quoted in Grandpap's
Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984, p 93, no source for the Chatham Co. will cited)
1790 census Rowan Co., NC. John Banks head of household.
White males: (3) les than 16 yrs, (1) 16 yrs and older
White females: (5)
1800 census Rowan Co., NC (p 421) John Banks head of household.
White males: (2) less than 10 yrs, (1) 16-26, (1) 26-45
White females: (2) 16-26, (2) 26-45, (1) 45 yrs & older
1810 census Rowan Co., NC (p 64) John Banks head of household.
White males: (1) less 10 yrs, (1) 10-16, (1) 45 & older
White females: (1) 16-26, (1) 26-45, (1) 45 & older
1820 census Rowan Co., NC (p 390) John Banks head of household.
White males: (2) 18-26, (1) 45 and older
White females: (1) 10-16, (1) 26-45, (1) 45 and older
(3) in household engaged in agriculture
It is not certain that John Banks of Chatham Co. is the same as John Banks of Rowan
Co., but John had a brother Rivers Banks, and John also had a grandson named
Ransom Rivers Banks. The rare use of this Rivers given name among Bankses
suggests that John of Rowan Co. is indeed the John of Chatham Co.
John probably died in Rowan of Stokes County, North Carolina. Rowan County was
formed from Davis County.
A John Banks made his will on 3 Jun 1808 in Stokes County, North Carolina naming
wife Aggie (Amy?) and mentions "my surviving children". The Rowan and Stokes
County Banks may be descendents of the above John Banks family.
1771 - Rowan County, NC: Robert and Peter Banks signed a petition to divide the
records. (NC Colonial Records)
1780 - Rowan County, NC: Elijah Banks married Effy Gordon on 15 Mar 1780. William
McKay bondsman.
1780 - Chatham County, NC: A John Banks and wife Amy received a land grant rom the
Governor of NC. (Land Grants of NC)
1784 - Chatham County, NC: John and Amy Banks sell grant of 1780 to John
Ferrington. (Chatham County, NC Deed Book C, p. 327)
1790 - Census, Rowan County, NC, Salisbury District, John Banks, head of household,
3 sons under age of 16 and 5 females.
1790 - Census, Stokes County, NC, Salisbury District, John Banks, 1 male over 16 and
5 females.
1790 - Census, Stokes County, NC, Salisbury District, Samuel Banks, 1 male over 16
and 1 under 16; 3 females.
1790 - Census, Stokes County, NC, Salisbury District, Joel Banks, 2 males under 10, 1
16/26, 1 26/45, 1 over 45; no females.
1800 - Census Index - a John Banks on Stokes County; a John Banks in Rowan
County; a Harris Banks in Stokes County; a Samuel Banks in Stokes County; a
Soloman Banks in Rowan County.
1802 - Rowan County - Tabitha Banks marries John Williams
1802 - Stokes County - Samuel Banks marries __________ __________ on 19 Aug.
John Banks is a witness.
1805 - Rowan County - Joel Banks marries Rachel Hendrix (b:bet 1780-84) on 12 Feb.
Her brother Daniel was in Dyer County, TN in 1835. Solomon Banks surety for this
marriage.
More About JOHN BANKS and AMY __________:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of JOHN BANKS and AMY __________ are:
i. HARRIS8 BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ii. ROBERT BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iii. PETER BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iv. SAMUEL BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. __________
__________, August 19, 1802; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About SAMUEL BANKS and __________ __________:
Marriage: August 19, 1802
v. JOEL BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. RACHEL HENDRIX,
February 12, 1805; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About JOEL BANKS and RACHEL HENDRIX:
Marriage: February 12, 1805
vi. ELIJAH BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. EFFIE GORDON,
March 15, 1780; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About ELIJAH BANKS and EFFIE GORDON:
Marriage: March 15, 1780
vii. SOLOMON BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. __________
__________, August 19, 1802, Stokes County, North Carolina; b.
Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About SOLOMON BANKS and __________ __________:
Marriage: August 19, 1802, Stokes County, North Carolina
viii. LUCY BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM
THOMPSON, 1810; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About W ILLIAM THOMPSON and LUCY BANKS:
Marriage: 1810
ix. TABITHA BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. JOHN W ILLIAMS,
1802; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About JOHN W ILLIAMS and TABITHA BANKS:
Marriage: 1802
14. KEZIAH7 BANKS (DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1)
was born Bef. 1765 in Virginia or North Carolina, and died Aft. 1805 in Lexington
County, South Carolina. She married JOSHUA GUNTER Unknown, son of JOHN GUNTER
and _________ __________. He was born Abt. 1750 in Virginia, and died 1833 in South
Carolina.
Notes for KEZIAH BANKS:
Some researcher place Keziah's date of birth was between 1755 and 1774.
More About JOSHUA GUNTER and KEZIAH BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of KEZIAH BANKS and JOSHUA GUNTER are:
i. RUSSELL8 GUNTER, b. 1778; d. January 08, 1876.
ii. BALAAM GUNTER, b. 1780; d. Unknown.
22. iii. RIVERS GUNTER, b. 1782; d. Aft. 1869.
23. iv. BANKS GUNTER, b. Abt. 1795; d. Abt. 1855.
v. ABLE GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
vi. ABRAHAM GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
vii. BENJAMIN GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
viii. WILLIAM GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Descendants of James Bankes
15. CHARLES7 BANKS III (CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born October 10, 1772 in South Carolina, and died September 24,
1835 in Newton County, Georgia. He married ELIZABETH KING Unknown, daughter of
ETHELRED KING and __________ __________. She was born 1776 in South Carolina, and
died Unknown.
More About CHARLES BANKS and ELIZABETH KING:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of CHARLES BANKS and ELIZABETH KING are:
i. REV. ALBERT GEORGE8 BANKS, b. October 02, 1815, South
Carolina; d. February 17, 1888, Starrsville, Newton County,
Georgia; m. SARAH A. FRANKLIN, February 05, 1854; b.
Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About ALBERT BANKS and SARAH FRANKLIN:
Marriage: February 05, 1854
ii. CHARLES A. BANKS, b. Abt. 1821, South Carolina or Georgia; d.
Unknown.
iii. MARY ELIZABETH BANKS, b. Abt. 1823, South Carolina; d.
February 16, 1912, Parker County, Texas; m. ALFRED E.
COFFEE, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About ALFRED COFFEE and MARY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
16. DAVID7 BANKS (CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born March 03, 1775 in South Carolina, and died February 05, 1838.
He married RUTH LANGFORD Unknown. She was born April 11, 1783 in South Carolina,
and died June 04, 1837 (Source: Banks, David (Family Bible).).
Notes for DAVID BANKS:
Some sources show date of birth as May 3, 1775.
More About DAVID BANKS:
Military service: Bet. December 10, 1813 - January 10, 1814, Private, Company B,
Youngblood's Regiment, War of 1812, Commanded by Samuel Perrin, SC Militia.
More About DAVID BANKS and RUTH LANGFORD:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of DAVID BANKS and RUTH LANGFORD are:
i. ANN8 BANKS, b. March 23, 1805, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
ii. MARY BANKS, b. December 06, 1806, South Carolina; d.
Unknown.
iii. DOLLY BANKS, b. March 09, 1808, South Carolina; d.
September 1823.
24. iv. JULIUS BANKS, b. June 11, 1811, South Carolina; d. January
04, 1887.
v. JAMES DAVID BANKS, b. June 25, 1814, South Carolina; d.
September 1818.
25. vi. SAMUEL BANKS, SR., b. November 08, 1816, Edgefield County,
South Carolina; d. April 04, 1855, Edgefield County, South
Carolina.
26. vii. THOMAS C. BANKS, b. July 24, 1820, South Carolina; d.
November 29, 1869.
viii. SUSANNA BANKS, b. November 12, 1822; d. Unknown.
ix. RUTHA BANKS, b. June 01, 1825, Edgefield, South Carolina; d.
1879; m. PHILLIP JENNINGS, 1853, Edgefield, South Carolina; b.
February 22, 1827, Edgefield, South Carolina; d. March 03,
1888, Edgefield, South Carolina.
More About PHILLIP JENNINGS and RUTHA BANKS:
Marriage: 1853, Edgefield, South Carolina
17. AMOS7 BANKS (CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.) was born May 11, 1777 in Lexington District,
South Carolina (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.), and died February 06, 1843 in Lexington
District, South Carolina (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.). He married (1) CATHARINE LONG
January 11, 1811 in Lexington County, South Carolina, daughter of GEORGE LONG and
CATHERINE BOWERS. She was born May 23, 1771 in Crim's Creek, Newberry District,
South Carolina, and died March 25, 1823 in South Carolina. He married (2) E VE
MARGARET RIDLEHOOVER January 25, 1824 in Unknown (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.).
She was born January 17, 1801 in South Carolina (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.), and
died June 12, 1843 in South Carolina (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.).
Notes for AMOS BANKS:
Some researchers believe that Amos was born in Craven County, North Carolina
On 25 Jan 1824, Amos Banks, married Eve Riddlehoover. (info from DAR application of
Mattie (Banks) Smoke)
1830 census Lexington Co., SC. (p 48) Amos Banks head of household. White males:
(1) less than 10 yrs, (1) 26-45, White females: (2) less than 10 yrs, (1) 26-45 Slaves: (1)
(2) in household engaged in agriculture
It is suspected this next entry is also for Amos's property, the man listed being an
overseer: [no Amos of this age located otherwise] 1830 census Lexington Co., SC. (p
58) Amos Banks head of household White males: (1) 20-30 Slaves: (15)
1840 census Edgefield Co., SC. (p 137) Amos Banks head of household White male:
(1) less than 5 yrs, (2) 5-10, (1) 10-15, (1) 15-20, (2) 20-30, (1) 60-70 White females: (1)
less than 5 yrs, (1) 5-10, (1) 10-15, (1) 20-30, (1) 30-40 Slaves: (11) (7) in household
engaged in agriculture.
On 6 Dec 1841, Amos Banks of Edgefield Dist.,SC deeded by gift 194 acres Lexington
Dist. to son George Long Banks. Wife Eva Margaret relinquished dower rights. (deed
book citation not listed but described in Grandpap's Family, Frances Storey, 1984, p
506)
On 12 Apr 1842, Amos Banks of Edgefield Dist. wrote his will. It was probated 17 Feb
1843 with Jacob Long appointed administrator. He left wife "Eave Margarett" 1/3 of his
lands, one slave, some livestock and also furniture. At her death, the items to be divided
among children. The other 2/3 of the estate to be divided among his children. In addition
son Thomas Chappell Banks was left $600 and son Charles Banks $400. He wants a
guardian appointed for Charles due to his weak mind. No executor listed in the will.
(reprinted in Grandpap's Family, p 507, citing it as being an item of evidence in case of
George Banks, vs. Charles Banks et al. This suit brought to allow partition of the estate
because Eva Banks had died soon after her husband.) The lawsuit indicated Amos
Banks owned (1) 1.5 acres straddling Lexington & Edgefield Dists. (2) 200 acres
straddling Lexington & Edgefield Dists. (Hughes tract) (3) abt 273 acres in Edgefield
Dist. (the Mitchell tract). (4) 1000 acres in Lexington Dist. (Roberts tract) (5) ____ acres
in Lexington Dist. (Spillers Tract) (Grandpap's Family, p 507-11 -- reference in Edgefield
Co. records unclear but appears to be probate packets 2048 & 652)
Frances B. Storey, 1984, quoting Charles Banks bible. He was deceased by hand of
James Fulmer. [Amos had been sheriff of Lexington Co. for many years]
The following are excepts from the book Random Recollections of a Long Life that is
located in the Research Room of the South Carolina Department of Archives and
History in the Lexington County shelved material:
...." As to their superstition, every one could give instances of witchcraft, apparitions and
the fulfillment of dreams and signs. The Bible was their authority for the existence of
witches, and they believed in the one as firmly as in the other. No neighborhood was
without its witches - commonly a poor old deserted woman, who deserved pity rather
than the fear and loathing that was her portion. If a cow ceased to give her usual
quantity of milk, the remedy was to put a silver coin into the piggin or bucket before
milking. If a man was ridden by the witches at night - such things never occurred in the
day time - he had but to set up an image of his tormentor and shoot it with a silver
bullet, the result being that the witch was wounded in that place where the picture was
hit by the ball. Conner, the blacksmith, made many a half dollar by moulding bullets for
those thus afflicted, who brought their silver coin to be melted and moulded by him,
which he put in the crucible and subjected to the heat generated by blowing his bellows
till it came near the melting point, when the bewitched person was called out of the shop
long enough for the coin to be abstracted and its place filled with pewter and tin, the
mixture being poured into the mold and coming out a white, shining ball, that never
failed to wound or kill the witch and relieve the patient.
John Drenan told Manuel Seastrunk another way to get rid of witches that had plagued
him for months. He advised him to bore a hole six inches deep, with an inch and a half
auger, in a big post oak that stood some distance East of his house, and then to stop
the hole with a hickory plug that fitted it tight, having a tube bored lengthwise through
the plug with a gimlet, and, after ramming it down on a quarter pound of powder, to fill
the tube with a fuse and touch it off while he stood directly in front to see the witch
blown out. Seastrunk said he tried it, and the plug flew out close to his head, but he saw
no witch. This poor ignorant creature, as recommended by Amos Banks, Sheriff,
actually walked fifteen miles with a letter to Cage Martin's, who Banks said had the book
containing a sure receipt for curing witches, and being told by Martin that Colonel Lee
had just borrowed the book, he went three miles further, when Lee informed him that
the volume was then in the possession of John Meetze at the Court House. At the
village he learnt that Meetze was in the woods, near Congaree Creek, cutting logs for
his mill, and thither he proceeded, relating to Meetze his misfortunes and begging him
for help. But the latter had no relish for such sport, if it deserved the name, and he
advised Seastrunk to go home and attend to his crop, but he thought the adviser a
hard-hearted, unfeeling man, who had no sympathy for those in distress." (pp 99-100)
"CHAPTER XXI. Amos Banks, the Humorist.....
Amos Banks, preceded and succeeded Mr. Haltiwanger as Sheriff, and lived in the jail,
Squire Fort having removed to his new house on the brow of the hill below. Banks was
an inveterate humorist, whose main object in life seemed to be making fun. His face
was serious to solemnity even when telling and enjoying a joke, enabling him to impose
the most improbable stories on his hearers as actual facts. He attributed his slight
lameness to his having stolen a bag of shot when a youth an concealing it in his
breeches pocket, which drew him to one side. Being asked the news on his way from
Columbia (SC) during a session of the Legislature, he reported that two members of the
House, whom he named, had got into a quarrel and fight in the Representative hall, in
which their friends joined, and that the Assembly had broken up in confusion, the
members all going home, without passing the bills to raise supplies or make
appropriations, and that consequently no taxes would be collected the next year. Then
he left his hearer, who repeated the news to his neighbors. One night he hired hands to
take the wheels from a wagon that stood in the street and hang them on the limbs of a
tree in front of Meetze's store, and then charged the act upon West Caughman and
James Kennerly, two of the most quiet and orderly old citizens in the country round.
He never saw John Bayles, the well digger, commonly called Buckeye, without telling of
his fall into Squire Fort's Well while digging it. The well was forty or fifty deep when
Buckeye got into the bucket to be let down by the windlass, and his assistant who held
the handle let it slip, precipitating bucket, Buckeye and all to the bottom, he crying out
as he fell, "Lord have mercy upon me, and that quick." While he lay there senseless,
Fort descended with a rope to bring him out, and as he tied it around Bayle's neck, he
said: "Ah, Buckeye, this ought to have been done twenty years ago." Then they
windlassed him up, and, taking off the rope, laid him on the grass, where he came to in
an hour or so. Bayles always joined in the laugh at the story, which was true as to his
fall and recovery.
Some young men of the village had been stealing chickens, which they cooked and eat
in the woods at night. Among them was a fellow from Edgefield named Whitman, a
striker in Pardee's blacksmith shop, whom Banks disliked and determined to run off. So
he arrested Whitman and John Drenan on a pretended warrant for petty larceny in
stealing fowls and lodged them in jail, Drenan understanding that it was all a joke. Just
before dark he had Jesse Owens to hail the prisoners from the outside and tell them
that Banks was drunk and that he Owens would steal the keys and release them soon
after supper, if they would be ready to make their escape. This they agreed to do, and
when Owens appeared, pulling off their shoes, they crept silently down stairs, which
landed in Banks' bed room, where he lay apparently asleep. But just then he woke up,
called on them to stop and fired a pistol. They broke for the outer door, and, reaching
the street, made for the woods, pursued by a dozen or more boys whooping and
hallooing. Drenan soon dropped behind and Whitman was chased quite a distance by
the boys. Next morning, report said that he had passed Leesville in a trot, bareheaded
and barefooted, but he never returned to Lexington, and Pardee saved the week's
wages that were due him. (pp 118-119)\\
A youth of the Crout family, Banks always called collards, declaring his name should be
neither krout, cabbage, nor kale, because he said, when dining at old Mrs. Crout's one
day, this boy kept sauntering about till ordered out, and it then appeared he had been
reconnoitering the dinner table, as he was overheard telling the other children in an
adjacent room, "De meat's all gone, but I reckon dere'll be some collards left."
Certain old topers who kept no spirits at home got dead drunk every time they came to
the village. Then, as one lay in the street, Banks would hire some of the boys to black
his face and cover him with an empty crate loaded down with heavy weights, which,
when he woke up, prevented his escape from the cage without help, or he would scatter
corn around the prostrate body and call the hogs to root and roll it over and over.
Banks was very successful in giving nicknames which he expressed the characters of
the parties and stuck to them. Thus, a conceited, visionary old man was "the chaff bag,"
and a stupid blank-looking fellow he called cuffee, while another, with a hook nose and
a very harsh voice, was the jackdaw. Lexington village he dubbed Pompey town, after
an old horse that he brought there named Pompey,and the name adhered to the place
for many years. Getting drunk, he styled fighting the Devil, and after a night's hard
drinking he would say, "I ave the Devil hell last night."
A local versifier, who might have been better employed, indited the following rhymes on
the village and some of its celebrities:
Oh, Pompey Town, thou art a glorious place,
Replete with learning, virtue, wit and grace;
Thy very air is something more than common -
Soft, sweet and balmy, like the kiss of woman;
Great men of ancient days here live together,
Secure from all attacks of wind and weather.
AND
Here Adam (Mayer) far from Paradise doth dwell,
Who understands the game of marbles well;
Who plays the fiddle like a man in France,
And, sooner than deny his friends, will dance;
Here Alexander (Stewart, the tailor) famed for many an action,
Who was almost as brave as General Jackson,
Remote from wars and tumults, doth reside,
To cut his neighbor's cloth his greatest pride;
Here Amos (Banks) once a prophet staunch and stable,
Has found the prophet's trade unprofitable,
And now is daily seen committing evil,
Telling long tales and fighting with the Devil.
More About AMOS BANKS:
Burial: February 1843, Banks Cemetery (Lick Creek), Leesville, Lexington County,
South Carolina
Occupation: Sheriff in Lexington County
Will: Book D, 239-34 Edgefield, SC State Archives
Notes for CATHARINE LONG:
This is her 2nd marriage - first marriage to a Hallman.
Some sources show name and date of birth as: Emeline Catherine LONG, b: May 13,
1788; d: Mar 25, 1823.
A birth date of 1788 is more likely based on the fact that Catherine's mother would have
only been 11 years of age at the time of her birth.
More About CATHARINE LONG:
Burial: March 1823, Banks Cemetery (Lick Creek), Leesville, Lexington County, South
Carolina
More About AMOS BANKS and CATHARINE LONG:
Marriage: January 11, 1811, Lexington County, South Carolina
Notes for EVE MARGARET RIDLEHOOVER:
1830 Census, Lexington Co., SC. (p 48) Eve probably with husband: White females: (1)
age 26-45
1840 Census, Edgefield Co., SC. (p137) Eve probably with husband: White females: (1)
30-40
On April 12, 1842, Amos Banks of Edgefield District wrote his will. It was probated
February 17, 1843 with Jacob Long appointed administrator. He left wife "Eave
Margarett" 1/3 of his lands, one slave, some livestock and also funeral. At her death, the
items to be divided among children.
More About EVE MARGARET RIDLEHOOVER:
Name 2: Eve Margaret Reitlehover (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.)
Burial: June 1843, Banks Cemetery (Lick Creek), Leesville, Lexington County, South
Carolina
More About AMOS BANKS and EVE RIDLEHOOVER:
Marriage: January 25, 1824, Unknown (Source: OneWorldTreeSM.)
Children of AMOS BANKS and CATHARINE LONG are:
i. MARY ANN8 BANKS, b. January 21, 1812, South Carolina; d.
February 22, 1826, South Carolina.
Notes for MARY ANN BANKS:
Tombstone Inscription:
MARY ANN BANKS
Mary Ann Banks daughter of Amos Banks, Esqr.,
who departed this life on the night of 22nd February 1826,
age 14 years, 1 month and 1 day.
Mary rest in peace.
So Mary sleeps and cease to groan
When sin and death have done their worst.
More About MARY ANN BANKS:
Burial: February 1826, Banks Cemetery, Lexington County,
South Carolina
27. ii. LOUISA BANKS, b. August 30, 1816, South Carolina; d. Bef.
January 1888.
iii. CHARLES BANKS, b. March 23, 1819, Lexington County, South
Carolina; d. January 01, 1888.
Notes for CHARLES BANKS:
1850 Census, Edgefield County, SC (p 176), The Dist. Charles Banks, WM, 32, b S
Uriah Inhorit (sic) family.
1860 Census, Lexington County, SC (p 421) Vicinity of Leesville. Charles Banks, W
Lexington Co., idiotic. Living with Uriah Crout family.
1870 Census, Lexington County, SC (p340) Gilbert Hollow. Charles Banks, WM 57
Lexington, idiotic. Living w/ Uriah Crouch family.
1880 Census, Lexington County, SC (p409) Leesville. Charles Banks, WM 60, b S
SC. Living in household of Uriah and Elizabeth Crout.
In his father's will, Charles was described as weak-minded.
28. iv. GEORGE LONG BANKS, b. August 15, 1821, South Carolina; d.
September 26, 1889, South Carolina.
29. v. REV MARTIN LUTHER BANKS, b. March 18, 1823, South
Carolina; d. December 17, 1901, St Matthews, South Carolina.
Children of AMOS BANKS and EVE RIDLEHOOVER are:
30. vi. THOMAS CHAPPELL8 BANKS, b. February 05, 1824, South
Carolina; d. August 28, 1888, South Carolina.
31. vii. SARAH GOVEN BANKS, b. October 10, 1826, South Carolina; d.
Unknown.
32. viii. AMOS OVERSTREET BANKS, b. December 07, 1829, South
Carolina; d. 1911, Lexington County, South Carolina.
ix. JANE TAYLOR BANKS, b. August 18, 1830, South Carolina; d.
June 05, 1891, South Carolina; m. EDWARD M. MOBLEY, July
03, 1851, Edgefield, South Carolina; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Notes for JANE TAYLOR BANKS:
On July 3, 1851, Edgefield County, SC, Janet T. Banks of Leesville, SC married Ed
Mobley of Chester District. Minister was Reverend S. Bouknight.
More About JANE TAYLOR BANKS:
Burial: June 1891, Graniteville Town Cemetery, Granitville,
South Carolina
More About EDWARD MOBLEY and JANE BANKS:
Marriage: July 03, 1851, Edgefield, South Carolina
x. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BANKS, b. November 23, 1832,
South Carolina; d. July 24, 1861, Culpeper County, Virginia.
Notes for CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BANKS:
[Ray Banks] On April 8, 1861, PVT C. C. Banks enlisted at Columbia, SC in Co A,
Carolina Infantry Regiment at the age of 28. The unit was initially sent to the Yorkto
during the first weeks of the war.
Banks, C. C., enrolled at Columbia, April 8, 1861, for State duty; mustered into Con
service, May 22, 1861, reported on muster roll of June 30, 1861, at Culpeper, Va.,
fever; not on any subsequent available muster roll. Rivers's Roll of Honor says he d
1861, of wounds received at Manassas [Compiled Service Records of Confederate
South Carolina. LDS Reel 1447228]
1850 Census, Edgefield County, SC (p175) The Dist. Columbus Banks, WM 18, b.
household of Bluford T. Yarborough.
1860 Census, Richland County, SC (p58) Columbia. Christopher Banks, WM 26, c
other boarders.
More About CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BANKS:
Military service: May 22, 1861, Company A, 2nd Regiment, SC
Volunteer Infrantry (Governor's Guards)
33. xi. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BANKS, b. Bet. January 26, 1834 - 1835,
South Carolina; d. January 31, 1889, Leesville, Lexington
County, South Carolina.
xii. ANN ELIZABETH BANKS, b. August 05, 1837, South Carolina; d.
Unknown; m. JOHN W ILLIAM W ISE, 1870, Newberry County,
South Carolina; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Notes for ANN ELIZABETH BANKS:
1850 Census, Edgefield Co., SC (p53) The Dist. Ann Banks, WF 11, b. SC, Living
S. J. Porter.
In 1870, Newberry Co., SC, Elizabeth Banks married William Wise. (Intl. Genealog
batch 8029603, p52)
Notes for JOHN W ILLIAM W ISE:
Some sources show the spelling of the last name as "WYSE".
More About JOHN W ISE and ANN BANKS:
Marriage: 1870, Newberry County, South Carolina
34. xiii. CAPTAIN JOHN FELDER BANKS, b. December 05, 1839,
Edgefield County, South Carolina; d. December 20, 1904,
Newberry County, South Carolina.
xiv. DAVID JEFFERSON BANKS, b. May 03, 1843, Edgefield County,
South Carolina; d. Bef. 1847, South Carolina.
Notes for DAVID JEFFERSON BANKS:
Cannot determine at this time if the reference to the Banks Cemetery is a reference
Cemetery North of Leesville or South of Leesville. (RKF, 2002)
Died as infant.
More About DAVID JEFFERSON BANKS:
Burial: Abt. 1847, Banks Cemetery (South), Lexington County,
South Carolina
Descendants of James Bankes
18. ELIZABETH7 BANKS (CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born August 04, 1785 in Lexington County, South Carolina, and died
1856 in Coweta County, Georgia. She married W ILLIAM BANKS Abt. 1802 in South
Carolina (Source: Storey, Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A Banks
Family Genealogy - Descendents of James Banks of the Northern Neck of Virginia,
(Published 1984. Reprinted 1991).), son of DRURY BANKS and MARY GEORGE. He was
born 1782 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, and died Abt. 1868 in Coweta County,
Georgia.
Notes for W ILLIAM BANKS:
William's father, Drury, is believed to have moved to Abbeville County, South Carolina,
Old 96 District in 1782 and William was born there that year. Elizabeth Banks was born
in either Newberry, Lexington or Edgefield County, South Carolina. William, Elizabeth.
Levi and Lucinda Banks, Drury and his wife, Sarah (Drury's daughter) and Abram
Carmichael and two of Levi's infant boys are buried at White Oak Grove Presbyterian
Church Cemetery, Coweta County, Georgia.
More About W ILLIAM BANKS and ELIZABETH BANKS:
Marriage: Abt. 1802, South Carolina (Source: Storey, Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's
Family - Vol I: A Banks Family Genealogy - Descendents of James Banks of the
Northern Neck of Virginia, (Published 1984. Reprinted 1991).)
Children of ELIZABETH BANKS and W ILLIAM BANKS are:
35. i. LEVI8 BANKS, b. November 13, 1804, Warren County, Georgia
or Abbeville County, South Carolina; d. 1868, Coweta County,
Georgia.
ii. LEMUEL PRUET BANKS, b. 1806; d. April 08, 1851; m. MATILDA
ALLEN, July 13, 1834; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About LEMUEL BANKS and MATILDA ALLEN:
Marriage: July 13, 1834
iii. SINGLETON BANKS, b. 1806; d. Bet. 1850 - 1860, Abbeville
County, South Carolina; m. ELIZABETH __________, Unknown; b.
Unknown; d. Unknown.
Notes for ELIZABETH __________:
Elizabeth could either be a Yeager or Benton.
More About SINGLETON BANKS and ELIZABETH __________:
Marriage: Unknown
iv. HARRIETT BANKS, b. Abt. 1808; d. Aft. 1871; m. ZEMRI
ROBERTS, August 28, 1833; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About ZEMRI ROBERTS and HARRIETT BANKS:
Marriage: August 28, 1833
v. WILLIAM BANKS, b. 1810; d. Aft. 1900; m. MALVINA __________,
Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Notes for W ILLIAM BANKS:
Year of birth may be 1824.
More About W ILLIAM BANKS and MALVINA __________:
Marriage: Unknown
vi. FRANCES BANKS, b. Bet. 1810 - 1812; d. Unknown; m. HENRY
W. BARRETT, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About HENRY BARRETT and FRANCES BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
vii. EPSEY BANKS, b. 1814; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS STERLING,
Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About THOMAS STERLING and EPSEY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
viii. SARAH ANN BANKS, b. Bet. 1816 - 1821; d. Unknown; m.
THOMAS J. YEAGER, 1844; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About THOMAS YEAGER and SARAH BANKS:
Marriage: 1844
ix. EZEKIEL M. BANKS, b. February 11, 1818; d. 1873, Wood
County, Texas; m. THURSA BENTON, October 06, 1842; b.
Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About EZEKIEL BANKS and THURSA BENTON:
Marriage: October 06, 1842
x. MARY BANKS, b. 1822; d. December 21, 1873; m. JOHN
WESLEY GORDON, Abt. 1842; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About JOHN GORDON and MARY BANKS:
Marriage: Abt. 1842
xi. THOMAS MERCER BANKS, b. July 06, 1828; d. February 19,
1912; m. SARAH C. CHAMBERS, April 04, 1850; b. Unknown; d.
Unknown.
More About THOMAS BANKS and SARAH CHAMBERS:
Marriage: April 04, 1850
19. RALPH7 BANKS (RALPH6, THOMAS5, RALPH4, WILLIAM3 BANKES, JAMES2, __________1)
was born April 06, 1796 in Elbert County, Georgia, and died June 02, 1871. He married
ELIZABETH MAXWELL December 22, 1818 in Elbert County, Georgia. She was born Abt.
1801 in Elbert County, Georgia, and died January 13, 1840 in Habersham County,
Georgia.
Notes for RALPH BANKS:
Birth date from Bible of Ralph Banks, quoted in Genealogical Record of the Banks
Family..., 3rd ed., Sarah B. Franklin, ed., 1972, p 62. Location provided by this book.
On 22 Dec 1818, Elbert Co., GA, Ralph Jr. married Elizabeth Maxwell. (Elbert Co., GA
Marriage Bk, 1816-1824, p 261)
1820 census Habersham Co., GA (p 116) Ralph Banks head of household.
White males: (1) less than 10 yrs, (1) 18-26
White females: (1) 16-26
Slaves: (1)
(2) in household engaged in agriculture
1830 census Habersham Co., GA (p 34) Ralph Banks head of household.
White males: (1) 10-15, (1) 20-30
White females: (2) less than 5 yrs, (1) 5-10, (1) 20-30
Slaves: (4)
1840 census Habersham Co., GA (p 142) Ralph Banks head of household
White males: (1) 5-10, (1) 20-30, (1) 40-50
White females: (1) 10-15, (1) 15-20
Slaves: (9)
(5) in household engaged in agriculture
On 16 Nov 1848, Ralph married Sarah Shackleford in Franklin County, Georgia. (book,
Franklin County Georgia Early Marriages)
1850 census Habersham Co., GA (p 303) Dist 14. Ralph Banks, WM 54, farmer, real
estate $9700, b. GA. Living w/him: wife Sarah and son M.
1860 census Habersham Co., GA (p 925) Ralph Banks, WM 64, farmer, real estate
$4000, personal estate $8000, b. GA. Living w/him: wife Sarah.
1870 census Habersham Co., GA. (p 168) Currahee Dist. Ralph Banks, WM 74, farmer,
real estate $2200, personal estate $500, b. GA. Living w/him: wife Sarah.
Death date from Genealogical Record of the Banks Family..., 3rd ed., Sarah B. Franklin,
ed., 1972, p 128.
More About RALPH BANKS and ELIZABETH MAXWELL:
Marriage: December 22, 1818, Elbert County, Georgia
Child of RALPH BANKS and ELIZABETH MAXWELL is:
36. i. RUSSELL8 BANKS, b. Abt. 1819, Habersham County, Georgia;
d. March 27, 1864, Kingston, Bartow County, Georgia.
Descendants of James Bankes
Generation No. 7
20. W ILLIAM8 BANKS (DRURY7, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born 1782 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, and died Abt. 1868 in
Coweta County, Georgia. He married (1) ELIZABETH BANKS Abt. 1802 in South Carolina
(Source: Storey, Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A Banks Family
Genealogy - Descendents of James Banks of the Northern Neck of Virginia, (Published
1984. Reprinted 1991).), daughter of CHARLES BANKS and MARY GIBSON. She was born
August 04, 1785 in Lexington County, South Carolina, and died 1856 in Coweta County,
Georgia. He married (2) ELIZABETH FRANCES YEAGER July 30, 1857 in Coweta County,
Georgia. She was born Abt. 1837, and died Unknown.
Notes for W ILLIAM BANKS:
William's father, Drury, is believed to have moved to Abbeville County, South Carolina,
Old 96 District in 1782 and William was born there that year. Elizabeth Banks was born
in either Newberry, Lexington or Edgefield County, South Carolina. William, Elizabeth.
Levi and Lucinda Banks, Drury and his wife, Sarah (Drury's daughter) and Abram
Carmichael and two of Levi's infant boys are buried at White Oak Grove Presbyterian
Church Cemetery, Coweta County, Georgia.
More About W ILLIAM BANKS and ELIZABETH BANKS:
Marriage: Abt. 1802, South Carolina (Source: Storey, Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's
Family - Vol I: A Banks Family Genealogy - Descendents of James Banks of the
Northern Neck of Virginia, (Published 1984. Reprinted 1991).)
More About W ILLIAM BANKS and ELIZABETH YEAGER:
Marriage: July 30, 1857, Coweta County, Georgia
Children are listed above under (18) Elizabeth Banks.
Child of W ILLIAM BANKS and ELIZABETH YEAGER is:
i. JAMES9 BANKS, b. 1868; d. Aft. 1880.
21. JOSEPH NEWTON8 BANKS (DRURY7, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born Unknown, and died Unknown. He married NANCY
DRAPER Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
More About JOSEPH BANKS and NANCY DRAPER:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of JOSEPH BANKS and NANCY DRAPER is:
i. MALINDA9 BANKS, b. Abt. 1823, South Carolina; d. December
07, 1903, Fayette County, Georgia; m. MOSES T. TURNER, JR.,
Unknown; b. May 1813, South Carolina; d. October 04, 1903,
Fayette County, Georgia.
More About MALINDA BANKS:
Burial: December 1903, Inman Cemetary Fayette County,
Georgia
More About MOSES T. TURNER, JR.:
Burial: October 1903, Inman Cemetary Fayette County,
Georgia
More About MOSES TURNER and MALINDA BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
22. RIVERS8 GUNTER (KEZIAH7 BANKS, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born 1782, and died Aft. 1869. He married PRISCILLA HARTLEY
Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died 1847.
More About RIVERS GUNTER and PRISCILLA HARTLEY:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of RIVERS GUNTER and PRISCILLA HARTLEY are:
37. i. LEWIS F.9 GUNTER, b. 1803; d. 1875.
38. ii. JOSHUA W . GUNTER, b. Abt. 1824; d. Unknown.
23. BANKS8 GUNTER (KEZIAH7 BANKS, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born Abt. 1795, and died Abt. 1855. He married NANCY
TILLMAN Unknown. She was born Abt. 1795, and died Abt. 1860.
More About BANKS GUNTER and NANCY TILLMAN:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of BANKS GUNTER and NANCY TILLMAN are:
39. i. JOSIAH9 GUNTER, b. 1820, South Carolina; d. 1907.
40. ii. JOSHUA GUNTER, b. Abt. 1835, Lexington County, South
Carolina; d. Abt. 1895, Georgia.
24. JULIUS8 BANKS (DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born June 11, 1811 in South Carolina, and died January 04, 1887. He
married ELIZABETH MINICK Unknown. She was born September 10, 1819 in Edgefield
County, South Carolina, and died Unknown.
More About JULIUS BANKS and ELIZABETH MINICK:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of JULIUS BANKS and ELIZABETH MINICK are:
i. MARY TYNOCLEA9 BANKS, b. November 14, 1855, Edgefield
County, South Carolina; d. Unknown; m. JOSEPH A. ATTAWAY,
Unknown; b. January 04, 1852, Edgefield County, South
Carolina; d. Unknown.
More About JOSEPH ATTAWAY and MARY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
ii. VIRGINIA FAIRFAX BANKS, b. September 17, 1859, Edgefield
County, South Carolina; d. Unknown; m. BENJAMIN LEWIS,
Unknown; b. November 05, 1850, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
More About BENJAMIN LEWIS and VIRGINIA BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
25. SAMUEL8 BANKS, SR. (DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born November 08, 1816 in Edgefield County, South Carolina,
and died April 04, 1855 in Edgefield County, South Carolina. He married (1) M ARY JANE
SUDDATH March 03, 1844. She was born August 10, 1823 in South Carolina, and died
December 01, 1848 in South Carolina. He married (2) HARRIET CORLEY July 11, 1850,
daughter of ADKIN CORLEY and DELILA DUNKIN. She was born December 1827 in
Edgefield County, South Carolina, and died September 21, 1911 in Saluda County,
South Carolina.
More About SAMUEL BANKS, SR.:
Burial: April 1855, Merchant-SuddathCemetery, Saluda County, South Carolina
Notes for MARY JANE SUDDATH:
More About MARY JANE SUDDATH:
Burial: December 1848, Merchant-Cemetery, Saluda County, South Carolina
More About SAMUEL BANKS and MARY SUDDATH:
Marriage: March 03, 1844
More About HARRIET CORLEY:
Burial: September 1911, Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Saluda County, South
Carolina
Occupation: Knitting
More About SAMUEL BANKS and HARRIET CORLEY:
Marriage: July 11, 1850
Children of SAMUEL BANKS and MARY SUDDATH are:
i. WILLIAM HENRY9 BANKS, b. January 07, 1845, Edgefield
County, South Carolina; d. June 18, 1862, Enterprise, Clarke
County, Mississippi.
More About W ILLIAM HENRY BANKS:
Burial: June 1862, Suddath Cemetery, Edgefield County, South
Carolina
ii. SAMUEL BANKS, JR., b. June 07, 1846, Edgefield County, South
Carolina; d. June 07, 1846, Edgefield County, South Carolina.
More About SAMUEL BANKS, JR.:
Burial: June 1846, Suddath Cemetery, Edgefield County, South
Carolina
41. iii. JOHN HANDCOCK BANKS, b. June 04, 1847, Edgefield County,
South Carolina; d. November 25, 1930, Saluda County, South
Carolina.
Children of SAMUEL BANKS and HARRIET CORLEY are:
42. iv. JACOB ADKIN9 BANKS, b. May 05, 1851, Edgefield County,
South Carolina; d. December 16, 1933, Leesville, Lexington
County, South Carolina.
v. MARY JANE BANKS, b. September 26, 1852, South Carolina; d.
Unknown.
vi. MATURAH ELLEN BANKS, b. February 19, 1854, South Carolina;
d. Unknown; m. MICHAEL W ATSON, Unknown; b. Unknown; d.
Unknown.
More About MICHAEL WATSON and MATURAH BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
43. vii. LAURA ANN BANKS, b. October 21, 1855, South Carolina; d. Aft.
1909.
26. THOMAS C.8 BANKS (DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born July 24, 1820 in South Carolina, and died November 29,
1869. He married MARTHA E_________ Unknown. She was born Abt. 1829, and died
Unknown.
Notes for THOMAS C. BANKS:
Some sources show this Thomas C. as being the Thomas Chappell, son of Amos and
Eve Margaret Riddlehoover,or possibly Amos' first wife, Catherine.
I believe it more likely that he is the son of David, who was a brother to Amos for the
following reasons:
It appears that the children of Amos stayed around the Leesville area for the better part
of their lives. The T.C. Banks that married Sallie Gunter is buried just south of Leesville,
less than 10 miles from the Amos Banks' home place and cemetery. The graves of
David have not been located, but it appears that many of his children migrated into
Edgefield and Saluda Counties, while the offspring of Amos, once they began to move
out of the area, tended to migrate towards Columbia, South Carolina and the coast and
into Newberry and Laurens Counties.
David had another son, Samuel. In the time-frame of these births it was common to
name children after a sibling. If this Thomas was a son of David, with a brother named
Samuel, it is highly probable that he would have named a son after his older sibling.
This would also have been a way of honoring his older brother, since Samuel (the
brother) died in April of 1855 and Samuel (the son) was born in December of 1855.
I have found two spellings for this person: Thomas Chappel, b: July 24, 1820 and
Thomas Chappell b: January 5, 1825. I have opted to use the Thomas Chappel spelling
and birth date as this is the spelling that was used by Pierce Butler Banks, Sr in the
naming of one of his children.
Sources also show that date of birth may have been January 5, 1825. From DAR
application of Mattie (Banks) Smoke.
1850 Census, Edgefield Co., SC (p170) The Dist. Thomas Banks, WM 28, mechanic, b.
SC. Living w/him: wife Marth E. and children Josiah W. and Mary H.
1860 Census, Edgefield Co., SC (p 184) P.O. Mountwilling. Thomas Banks, WM 38,
farmer, real estate $5000, personal estate $22370, b. SC. Living w/him: wife M.E. Their
children were in separate household for unknown reason.
It is unclear if this next entry is for this Thomas or another Thomas C. Banks. Sources
show what appear to be at least two Thomas C. Banks being born in Edgefield County -
One on January 5, 1825 and one on July 24, 1820 and a T. C. Banks (who is buried in
the Banks Family Cemetery, south of Leesville, South Carolina) who was born on
February 5, 1824. It appears from the cemetery marker that T. C. Banks died on August
28, 1888. The other two both have the same date of death, November 29, 1869.
On August 10, 1861, Pvt. Thomas C. Banks was enrolled at Camp Butler in Co. D, 14th
S. Carolina Infantry Rgt. Most of the 1861-1862 records of this company are missing. At
the end of February 1862 the unit was at Tornotley, SC. On August 14, 1862, Thomas
was admitted to Lovington Hospital in Winchester, VA and returned to duty on August
22, 1862. On December 19, 1862 he was admitted to the general hospital in Richmond,
VA. At the end of February 1863 the unit was at Camp Gregg. On June 30, 1863 and
August 31, 1863 he was with the unit near Orange Court House, VA. The 14th
participated in the battles of Chancellorsville (May 1863) and Gettysburg (July 1863).
On October 31, 1863 he was with the unit near Brandy Station, VA and on December
21, 1863 and February 29, 1864 he was present with the unit near Orange Court, VA. In
August 31, 1864 the company was near Petersburg, VA and he was with them on
October 31, 1864. (Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - South
Carolina. LDS reel 1447345.)
More About THOMAS BANKS and MARTHA E_________:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of THOMAS BANKS and MARTHA E_________ are:
i. JOSEPH W .9 BANKS, b. Abt. 1845, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
ii. MARY BANKS, b. Abt. 1847, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
44. iii. SAMUEL GOOD BANKS, b. December 27, 1855, Edgefield
County, South Carolina; d. December 09, 1919, South
Carolina.
iv. G. FRANK BANKS, b. Abt. 1858, Edgefield County, South
Carolina; d. Unknown.
v. ELLEN BANKS, b. Abt. 1867, Edgefield County, South Carolina;
d. Unknown.
Descendants of James Bankes
27. LOUISA8 BANKS (AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born August 30, 1816 in South Carolina, and died Bef. January 1888.
She married URIAH INABINET November 19, 1833 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.
He was born 1806, and died August 06, 1855.
Notes for URIAH INABINET:
Some records show last name is spelled Inabnet.
Some records show date of birth as 1808 in Colleton County, South Carolina.
More About URIAH INABINET and LOUISA BANKS:
Marriage: November 19, 1833, Edgefield County, South Carolina
Children of LOUISA BANKS and URIAH INABINET are:
i. JOEL9 INABINET, b. Unknown.
ii. CAROLINE G. INABINET, b. Unknown.
iii. SUSAN INABINET, b. Abt. 1834.
iv. MARY INABINET, b. Abt. 1836; m. LEVI SHEALY, Unknown; b.
Unknown.
More About LEVI SHEALY and MARY INABINET:
Marriage: Unknown
v. SOPHRONIA INABINET, b. Abt. 1838.
vi. JOHN INABINET, b. Abt. 1840.
vii. AMOS INABINET, b. Abt. 1842.
viii. ELIZA INABINET, b. Abt. 1845.
Notes for ELIZA INABINET:
Name may be Jane Eliza or Eliza Jane.
ix. URIAH INABINET, b. Abt. 1848.
28. GEORGE LONG8 BANKS (AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born August 15, 1821 in South Carolina, and died September
26, 1889 in South Carolina. He married (1) JULIA ANN SHEALY Abt. 1880 in Unknown,
daughter of JOHN SHEALY and ELIZABETH JACKSON. She was born Abt. 1827 in
Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown. He married (2) LEAH R HUFF (Source:
OneWorldTreeSM.) Unknown, daughter of JAMES HUFF and ANN JACKSON. She was
born August 15, 1819 in Lexington County, South Carolina (Source:
OneWorldTreeSM.), and died January 21, 1879 in South Carolina (Source:
OneWorldTreeSM.).
Notes for GEORGE LONG BANKS:
Some sources show name as George F. Banks.
Some sources show date of birth as August 15, 1819.
On December 6, 1841, Amos Banks of Edgefield District, SC deeded by gift, 194 acres
in Lexington District to son George Long Banks. Wife Eva Margaret relinquished dower
rights.
1850 Census, Edgefield County, SC (p184). The Dist. George Banks, WM 35, farmer, b.
SC. Living with him: wife Lear (sic) and children Louisa, Catharine and Jacob L.
1860 Census, Edgefield County, SC (p176). Saluda Rgt. G.L. Banks, WM 39, overseer,
real estate $400.00, personal estate $100.00, b. SC. Living with him: wife Leah and
children Louisa, Catharine, Jacob, G.A. and Butter(sic)
1870 Census, Lexington County, SC (p362). Gilbert Hollow Township. G. L. Banks, WM
50, farmer, real estate $90.00, personal estate $135.00, b. Lexington County, SC. Living
with him: wife Leah and son Prince (sic) B.
1880 Census, Edgefield County, SC, ED 50, p23. Germanville. George Bank (sic), WM
60, farmer, married within yr, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with him wife Julia. Also
present: the Shealy family.
More About GEORGE LONG BANKS:
Burial: September 1889, Union Cemetery, Lexington, South Carolina
Namesake: Maternal Grandfather - George Long, Sr
More About GEORGE BANKS and JULIA SHEALY:
Marriage: Abt. 1880, Unknown
Notes for LEAH R HUFF:
1850 Census, Edgefield County, SC (p184). The Dist Lear (sic) banks, WF 30, b. SC.
Living with husband and 3 children.
1860 Census, Edgefield County, SC (p176). Saluda Rgt. Leah Banks, WF 39, b. SC.
Living with husband and 3 children.
1870 Census, Lexington County, SC (p362). Gilbert Hollow Township. Leah R. Banks,
WF 50, keeping house, b. Lexington. Living with husband and one son.
More About LEAH R HUFF:
Name 2: Leah Huff
Burial: January 1879, Huff Cemetery, Lexington County, South Carolina
More About GEORGE BANKS and LEAH HUFF:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of GEORGE BANKS and LEAH HUFF are:
45. i. MARY LOUISA9 BANKS, b. December 10, 1843, South Carolina;
d. May 11, 1914, South Carolina.
ii. NANCY CATHERINE BANKS, b. July 30, 1847, South Carolina; d.
December 20, 1888; m. CALVIN PRICE, Unknown; b. Unknown.
Notes for NANCY CATHERINE BANKS:
1850 Census, Edgefield Co., SC. (p184) The Dist. Catharine (sic) Banks, WF 3, b.
w/parents.
1860 Census, Edgefield Co., SC. (p176) Saluda Rgt. Catharine Banks, WF 13, b. S
w/parents.
More About CALVIN PRICE and NANCY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
46. iii. JACOB L. BANKS, b. Abt. 1848, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
iv. GEORGIANNA BANKS, b. 1850, South Carolina; d. 1932; m.
LEMUEL OSWALD, Unknown; b. July 25, 1846; d. February 27,
1926.
More About LEMUEL OSWALD:
Burial: February 1926, Pisgan Cemetery, Lexington, South
Carolina
More About LEMUEL OSWALD and GEORGIANNA BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
47. v. PIERCE BUTLER BANKS, SR., b. 1853, Lexington County, South
Carolina; d. June 26, 1913, Newberry, South Carolina.
29. REV MARTIN LUTHER8 BANKS (AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born March 18, 1823 in South Carolina, and died
December 17, 1901 in St Matthews, South Carolina. He married A NNA AMELIA SKINNER
November 08, 1854 in Edgefield, South Carolina. She was born June 16, 1828 in South
Carolina, and died Unknown.
Notes for REV MARTIN LUTHER BANKS:
NOTES:
1860 Census, Colleton Co., SC (p 267) St Bartholomew's Parish. M. L. Banks, WM 37,
b SC, Methodist Ministr., personal estate $5000. Living w/him: wife A. H. and children
Ella, William and James.
1870 Census, Marlborough Co., SC (p 349), Bennettsville Twp. M. L. Banks, WM 50, b
SC, farmer, personal estate $300. Living w/him: wife Martha and children Willie, Lou,
Milton, Albert and Maggie (this census entry is suspect as the wife and children do not
appear to match)
1880 Census, Laurens Co., SC ED 105 p 9. Sullivan Twp. Rev. Martin Banks, itinerant
preacher, M.E.E., b SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife Ann M., children Albert Sid.,
Martha J. and Martin L. There is also a Mary E. Banks who was absent in the 1870
census.
1900 Census, Orangeburg Co., SC. ED 48, p 6. St. Matthews. Martin L. Banks, WM 77,
b. Mar 1823, m'd 45 yrs, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife Annie M. Also present:
Willie E. Skinner, WM, 68, b. FL.
Catharine may not have been the mother of Martin Luther - she would have been over
50 years at his birth. Amos was also married to Eve Margaret, and this may be the true
parentage. RKF 2002
More About REV MARTIN LUTHER BANKS:
Burial: December 1901, St. Paul's Methodist Church Cemetery, Calhoun, South
Carolina
Occupation: Methodist Minister
More About MARTIN BANKS and ANNA SKINNER:
Marriage: November 08, 1854, Edgefield, South Carolina
Children of MARTIN BANKS and ANNA SKINNER are:
i. ELLA LOUSIA9 BANKS, b. December 25, 1855, South Carolina;
d. Unknown.
ii. WILLIAM FRANK BANKS, b. December 24, 1857, South Carolina;
d. Unknown.
iii. JAMES ARTHUR BANKS, b. October 06, 1859, South Carolina; d.
Unknown.
iv. ALBERT SIDNEY BANKS, b. October 18, 1862, South Carolina; d.
Unknown.
v. MARY ELIZABETH BANKS, b. November 08, 1864, Unknown; d.
Unknown.
vi. MARTHA JANE BANKS, b. May 08, 1867, South Carolina; d.
Unknown.
vii. MARTIN LUTHER BANKS, b. December 03, 1869, South
Carolina; d. Unknown.
Descendants of James Bankes
30. THOMAS CHAPPELL8 BANKS (AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born February 05, 1824 in South Carolina, and died
August 28, 1888 in South Carolina. He married SALLIE C. GUNTER Unknown in
Unknown, daughter of JOSHUA GUNTER and LOUISA QUATTLEBAUM. She was born April
04, 1848 in Unknown, and died July 20, 1923 in South Carolina.
Notes for THOMAS CHAPPELL BANKS:
NOTES:
I have not been able to determine if Thomas' mother was Catharine or Eve Margaret. In
all probability, his mother was Eve, since Catharine would have been almost 50 years of
age at his birth. However, if the birth date is correct, then Thomas would have to be the
child of Eve and Amos since Catharine (1st wife of Amos) died prior to Thomas' birth.
RKF - 2002.
Some researchers believe that this Thomas Banks is not the son of Amos Banks;
however, research by the Gunter family supports this researcher's belief that this
Thomas is the Thomas Chappell, son of Amos Banks.
Information from the Gunter researchers indicate that Thomas was called 'Joe'.
More About THOMAS CHAPPELL BANKS:
Burial: August 1888, Banks Cemetery (South), Lexington County, South Carolina
Notes for SALLIE C. GUNTER:
Some sources show name as Sarah.
Some sources show that Sallie was born in 1846 and died in 1928. The dates listed for
her are copied from her cemetery marker.
More About SALLIE C. GUNTER:
Burial: July 1923, Banks Cemetery (South), Lexington County, South Carolina
More About THOMAS BANKS and SALLIE GUNTER:
Marriage: Unknown, Unknown
Children of THOMAS BANKS and SALLIE GUNTER are:
i. DEAN F.9 BANKS, b. October 30, 1868, Lexington County, South
Carolina; d. October 18, 1870.
ii. WILLIE E. BANKS, b. September 06, 1870, Lexington County,
South Carolina; d. April 26, 1894, South Carolina.
More About W ILLIE E. BANKS:
Burial: April 1894, Banks Cemetery (South), Lexington County,
South Carolina
iii. EFFIE BANKS, b. 1876, Lexington County, South Carolina; d.
Unknown.
iv. MINNIE BANKS, b. 1876, Lexington County, South Carolina; d.
1970; m. __________ CRAPS, Unknown; b. Unknown; d.
Unknown.
More About MINNIE BANKS:
Burial: Banks Cemetery (South), Leesville, Lexington County,
South Carolina
More About __________ CRAPS and MINNIE BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
v. AMOS BANKS, b. Abt. January 1880, Lexington County, South
Carolina; d. Unknown; m. ADA __________, Unknown; b. Abt.
1886, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
More About AMOS BANKS and ADA __________:
Marriage: Unknown
48. vi. JOHN W ALTER BANKS, b. September 28, 1887, Leesville,
Lexington County, South Carolina; d. November 10, 1963,
South Carolina.
vii. MILTON W ALKER BANKS, b. September 28, 1887, Leesville,
Lexington County, South Carolina; d. July 27, 1935.
More About MILTON WALKER BANKS:
Burial: July 1935, Banks Cemetery (South), Lexington County,
South Carolina
31. SARAH GOVEN8 BANKS (AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born October 10, 1826 in South Carolina, and died Unknown.
She married ALLEN GRIFFITH January 24, 1843 in Edgefield, South Carolina. He was
born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Notes for SARAH GOVEN BANKS:
Some sources show name as Sarah E. Banks.
Marriage Notes for SARAH BANKS and ALLEN GRIFFITH:
Marriage information from International Genealogical Index, Batch 7205514, p 11).
More About ALLEN GRIFFITH and SARAH BANKS:
Marriage: January 24, 1843, Edgefield, South Carolina
Children of SARAH BANKS and ALLEN GRIFFITH are:
i. FRANCES9 GRIFFITH, b. Unknown.
ii. EMMA GRIFFITH, b. Unknown.
iii. FRANK GRIFFITH, b. Unknown.
iv. JOHN GRIFFITH, b. Unknown.
v. DAVID JEFFERSON GRIFFITH, b. December 31, 1844, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. August 03, 1926, Columbia,
Richland County, South Carolina.
More About DAVID JEFFERSON GRIFFITH:
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina
Military service: Captain, CSA
32. AMOS OVERSTREET8 BANKS (AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born December 07, 1829 in South Carolina (Source:
Cemetery Marker.), and died 1911 in Lexington County, South Carolina. He married
ANNIE C. CAUGHMAN Unknown. She was born 1827 in South Carolina, and died 1865 in
Lexington County, South Carolina (Source: Cemetery Marker.).
Notes for AMOS OVERSTREET BANKS:
1850 Census, Edgefield Co., SC (p 177) The Dist. Amos O. Banks, WM 21, farmer, b
SC. Living alone.
1860 Census, Edgefield Co., SC (p 436) Vicinity of Lexington. A. O. Banks, WM 30, b
Edgefield Co., farmer, real estate $3000. Living w/him: wife Ann C. and children
Elziabeth and A. O. Also present: brother John Banks.
On December 18, 1861, Corporal Amos O. Banks enlisted in Co. C, 14th Battalion, S.
Carolina Cavalry at Lexington Courthouse, SC. He was listed as age 30. The company
was at Camp Hampton near Columbia, SC on December 28, 1861. He was promoted to
1st Lieutenant on May 31, 1862. On June 30, 1862, the company was at
McPhersonville, SC. He was present with them on August 31, 1862 at this location. He
was captured on October 22, 1862 while on picket at Cuthberts. The company had an
engagement that day at Pocotaligo, SC. On December 28, 1862 he began a 15-day
furlough. (Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - S. Carolina, LDS reel
1447126) There is a prisoner of war listing that apparently incorrectly lists Amos as a
member of Co. C, 3rd S. Carolina Cavalry. It says he was captured at Cuthbert House,
SC on October 22, 1862. He was received from Hilton Head, SC on November 2, 1862.
He was sent from Ft. Columbus, New York harbor to Ft. Delaware on November 21,
1862. He was paroled at Fortress Monroe, VA on December 15, 1862. The engagement
was described as "the affair with abolitionists at Pocotaligo and Yemsassee, SC".
This next entry apparently belongs to the 14th Battalion:
In Co. F, 5th S. Carolina Cavalry Rgt. is listed 1st Lt. Amos O. Banks. There is no
enrollment date recorded, but he was listed as a resident of Lexington Co. His first entry
was a mention of his horse being killed by Union pickets on 22 Oct 1862. He was
present with them 28 Feb 1863 at Pocotaligo, SC. On 29 Apr 1863 the regiment arrived
at McClellanville, SC and was there again on 30 Jun 1863. However, it does not
indicate whether he was with the unit. Beginning on 26 Jun 1863, he was absent on
detached service pursuing deserters. On 6 Aug 1863, his company moved to James
Island, SC and was listed as present there on 31 Aug, 31 Oct, and 31 Dec 1863. On 20
Feb 1864, he began a 12-day furlough. On 26 Jul 1864, he was admitted to Richmond,
VA Hospital No. 4 after being wounded in thigh and arm on the previous day. His right
forearm was amputated. He was absent on furlough until 24 Oct 1864. The last entry for
the company was that they were present in Virginia on 31 Oct 1864. (Compiled service
records of Confederate soldiers - South Carolina. LDS reel 1447107)
Records of the 5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment: Captured at Cuthbert House, near
Pocotaligo, SC, 22 Oct 1862. Retired to Invalid Corps, 24 Oct 1864.
1870 Census, Lexington Co., SC (p368) Lexington Twp. A. O. Banks, WM 40, b.
Lexington, overseer. Living alone.
In 1873, Amos O. Banks bought 314 acres Lexington Co., SC from the sheriff.
(Lexington Co., SC Deeds, Bk Z, p53)
1900 Census, Lexington Co., SC. ED 41, p13. Hollow Creek Twp. Amos O. Banks, WM
71, b. Dec 1828, single, farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC.
Amos was originally buried at the Caughman Family Cemetery in Lexington, South
Carolina. This cemetery was moved sometime in 2001/2002 to make room for a Kohls
Store. Amos and his family members were subsequently moved to the Pilgrim Lutheran
Church outside of Lexington, South Carolina on Highway 6.
More About AMOS OVERSTREET BANKS:
Burial: 1911, Pilgrim Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington County, South Carolina
Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1865, Company C, 14th South Carolina Volunteer
Regiment, Confederate States of America
More About ANNIE C. CAUGHMAN:
Burial: 1865, Pilgrim Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington County, South Carolina
More About AMOS BANKS and ANNIE CAUGHMAN:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of AMOS BANKS and ANNIE CAUGHMAN are:
i. ELIZABETH9 BANKS, b. Abt. 1858, Lexington County, South
Carolina; d. Unknown.
ii. AMOS COLUMBUS BANKS, b. January 11, 1860, Lexington
County, South Carolina (Source: Cemetery Marker.); d. March
01, 1862, Lexington County, South Carolina (Source:
Cemetery Marker.).
More About AMOS COLUMBUS BANKS:
Burial: March 1862, Pilgrim Lutheran Church Cemetery,
Lexington County, South Carolinan
33. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN8 BANKS (AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born Bet. January 26, 1834 - 1835 in South
Carolina, and died January 31, 1889 in Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. He
married (1) ADRIANNA SHEALY January 1870, daughter of DAVID SHEALY and NANCY
WOOLLEY. She was born May 26, 1848 in Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina,
and died Unknown. He married (2) AMANDA LEONORA SHEALY Unknown, daughter of
DAVID SHEALY and NANCY W OOLLEY. She was born July 11, 1836 in Leesville,
Lexington County, South Carolina, and died Unknown.
Notes for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BANKS:
BANKS CEMETERY - LEESVILLE: On Highway 1 from Batesburg to Leesville, SC, go
past Shealy's BBQ. After second signal light, start looking for the water tower that is off
to the right above and behind the trees. Now start looking for Granite Road on your
right. Turn right on Granite Road. The cemetery is on the property of the 2nd house on
the left after making the turn. It is located at the back right hand side of the property
behind a fence. N: 33.54.9762 by W: 81.30.4971
1850 Census, Lexington County, SC: (p395) Lexington District, Franklin Banks, WM,
16, b. SC. Living w/ Elias Banknight Family.
On June 26, 1861, Private Benjamin F. Banks enlisted in Company A, 2nd South
Carolina Cavalry Regiment. Most of the 1816 record is missing, only noting that he was
present on Jul 31, 1861. In early March of 1861, the unit was pulled back from
northeastern Virginia and sent to the Yorktown peninsula in southeastern Virginia which
was being invaded by the forces of Major General George B. McClellan. Benjamin was
with them on April 30, 1862. In May of 1862 the unit was near Richmond, Virginia. On
August 31, 1862 he was present with them at Winchester, Virginia. At the end of
October he was with them at Stevensburg, Virginia. Benjamin was with them on
December 31, 1862 at Raccoons Ford. The history for early 1863 is missing, but he was
listed as sent to the hospital on August 4, 1863. He was present with the unit at the end
of October and December 1863. At the end of October 1863, they were at Stevensburg,
Virginia. On December 31, 1863 and at the end of February 1864, the 2nd Regiment
was near Hamiltons Crossing. In March of 1864 there was no information on Company
A, but Companies C and D were at Columbia, South Carolina. Benjamin was present on
Jun 30, 1864 but was on sick furlough on August 31, 1864. (Compile Service Records
of Confederate Soldiers - South Carolina, LDS Reel 1447085).
1870 Census, Lexington County, SC: (p293) B. F. Banks, WM 30, b. Lexington, b. May,
married Jan. Living w/him wife Addie and son John.
1880 Census, Lexington County, SC: ED 130, p34., Gilbert Hollow Twp., Frank Banks.
WM 45, b. SC, parents b. SC., farmer. Living w/him: wife Adriana and children Lee and
Mary.
More About BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BANKS:
Burial: February 1889, Banks Family Cemetery, Granite Street, Leesville, Lexington
County, South Carolina
Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1865, Company A, 2nd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry
Regiment
Notes for ADRIANNA SHEALY:
Birth info from 1870 census.
1870 census Lexington Co., SC (p 293) Addie Banks, WF 20, housekeeper, b.
Lexington, married in January. Living w/husband and one son.
1880 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 130 p 34. Gilbert Hollow Twp. Adriana Banks, WF
31, keeping house, farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/husband and 2 children.
1900 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 40, p 1. Gilbert Hollow # 40. Adriane Banks, WF
52, b. May 1848, widow, 2 children/2 living, farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/her:
children J. Lee, Fannie E. and Troy F.
More About BENJAMIN BANKS and ADRIANNA SHEALY:
Marriage: January 1870
Notes for AMANDA LEONORA SHEALY:
Some records show that this spouse's name may be Amanda and that her date of birth
may be around 1849.
Birth info from 1870 census. *
*
1870 census Lexington Co., SC (p 293) Addie Banks, WF 20, housekeeper, b.
Lexington, married in January. Living w/husband and one son.
*
1880 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 130 p 34. Gilbert Hollow Twp. Adriana Banks, WF
31, keeping house, farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/husband and 2 children.
*
1900 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 40, p 1. Gilbert Hollow # 40. Adriane Banks, WF
52, b. May 1848, widow, 2 children/2 living, farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/her:
children J. Lee, Fannie E. and Troy F.
Father: David C. Shealy b: 1802
Marriage 1 Benjamin Franklin Banks b: 26 JAN 1835 in South Carolina
Married: MAY 1870
More About AMANDA LEONORA SHEALY:
Burial: Unknown
More About BENJAMIN BANKS and AMANDA SHEALY:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of BENJAMIN BANKS and ADRIANNA SHEALY are:
49. i. JOHN LEE9 BANKS, b. March 12, 1870, Lexington County, South
Carolina; d. December 14, 1941, Leesville, Lexington County,
South Carolina.
ii. MARY BANKS, b. Abt. 1872, Lexington County, South Carolina;
d. Unknown.
Descendants of James Bankes
34. CAPTAIN JOHN FELDER8 BANKS (AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born December 05, 1839 in Edgefield County, South
Carolina, and died December 20, 1904 in Newberry County, South Carolina. He married
TEXANNA REBECCA COUNTS March 06, 1872 in Newberry County, South Carolina. She
was born June 06, 1852 in Newberry County, South Carolina, and died Unknown.
Notes for CAPTAIN JOHN FELDER BANKS:
Some sources show middle name as Feldon.
1850 Census, Edgefield County, SC: (p53) The Dist. John F. Banks, WM 10, b. SC
Living in household of Abram Jones.
1860 Census, Lexington County, SC: (p436) Vicinity of Lexington. John Banks, WM 20,
farm laborer, b. Edgefield Co., SC. Living w/ brother A. O. Banks.
On August 26, 1861, 2nd Lt. John F. Banks enrolled in Co G., 13th South Carolina
Infantry Regiment at Frog Level Depot, Newberry District, SC. He was listed as age 21.
At the end of September and November 1861 the unit was listed at Lightwood Spring,
SC, but John was listed as absent. On the record of July 20, 1862, he was listed as sick
in hospital in Richmond, VA due to typhoid fever. This is suggestive that he missed the
regiment's engagements at Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run and Antietam in the
following months. At the end of November 1862, the unit was at Camp Gregg, Virginia,
but John was listed as absent on furlough. He probably missed the Battle of
Fredericksburg that took place in December. At some point he was promoted to First
Lieutenant and Captain. The records are unclear as to when he rejoined the unit. The
unit participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia in the Spring of 1863. John
was with the unit at the Battle of Gettysburg, PA. He was reported captured on July 3,
1863. He was sent to the officers' prison at Sandusky, Ohio. One of the records
describes a wound in the upper third of the left leg entering 2 inches below the head of
the fibula and exiting. This may have occurred at the Battle of Gettysburg or possibly at
some smaller skirmish that the unit may have engaged in. He was transferred to City
Point, Virginia on February 24, 1865. Records show that in October of 1863 he was at
the prison at Point Lookout, Maryland having been transferred from Chester,
Pennsylvania, so it is like the Ohio incarceration likely occurred at a later date.
(Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, South Carolina, LDS Reel
1447337)
Promotion to Captain appears to be supported as the cemetery marker on son
Bernard's grave reads, " s/o Cap. John F. and Texanna Banks".
1870 Census, Newberry County, SC: (p593) Hillus Noll Twp. Jno F. Banks, WM, 30,
teaching school, b. SC. Living in household of J. W. Folk.
1880 Census, Newberry County, SC: ED 177, p77. Stony Battery Twp. John F. Banks,
WM, 40, farms and teaches, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife, Texanna R. and
children Rufia C., Eugenia F., Eunice F. and Harriet J.
1900 Census, Newberry County, SC: ED 102, p2. Hellers #11. John F. Banks, WM, 69,
b. December 1841, farmer, m'd 30 yrs, b. SC. parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife, Anna
and children Floy U., Freddie U., Hattie, Bernard S., Sarah G., Ida A., and Cleo V.
1910 Census of Newberry County, John's wife listed as a widow.
More About CAPTAIN JOHN FELDER BANKS:
Burial: December 1904, Newberry County, South Carolina
Elected: 1890, South Carolina State Legislature
Military service: August 26, 1861, Enrolled in Co G, 13th South Carolina Volunteer
Regiment - Infantry as a 2LT
Occupation: Teacher
More About JOHN BANKS and TEXANNA COUNTS:
Marriage: March 06, 1872, Newberry County, South Carolina
Children of JOHN BANKS and TEXANNA COUNTS are:
50. i. RUFUS CLIFFORD9 BANKS, b. January 25, 1874, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. Unknown, Kansas City, Missouri
(unproven).
51. ii. EUGENIA FLOY BANKS, b. November 21, 1875, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. November 07, 1950, Newberry
County, South Carolina.
iii. EUNICE FREDERICA BANKS, b. October 31, 1877, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. December 28, 1962, Newberry
County, South Carolina; m. DUNCAN VANCE KNIGHT, Unknown;
b. September 01, 1872, Gray Court, South Carolina; d.
February 23, 1961, Newberry County, South Carolina.
More About EUNICE FREDERICA BANKS:
Burial: December 1962, Newberry County, South Carolina
More About DUNCAN VANCE KNIGHT:
Burial: February 1961, Newberry County, South Carolina
More About DUNCAN KNIGHT and EUNICE BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
52. iv. HARRIET ISABEL BANKS, b. December 12, 1879, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. December 21, 1963, Newberry
County, South Carolina.
v. BERNARD CLYDE BANKS, b. November 28, 1881, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. March 24, 1964, South Carolina.
Notes for BERNARD CLYDE BANKS:
Some records show his date of birth as 1882.
More About BERNARD CLYDE BANKS:
Burial: March 1964, Newberry County, South Carolina
vi. SARAH GOVAN BANKS, b. March 27, 1884, Newberry County,
South Carolina; d. November 18, 1946, Newberry County,
South Carolina.
Notes for SARAH GOVAN BANKS:
Records tend to indicate that Sarah never married. There is also some indication th
have been blind since family information shows that she attended the School for th
Springs, completing the course in 1911 and then taught there for a number of year
More About SARAH GOVAN BANKS:
Burial: November 1946, Newberry County, South Carolina
Occupation: Teacher at the School for the Blind at Cedar
Springs
53. vii. IDA ANTOINETTE BANKS, b. April 17, 1886, Newberry County,
South Carolina; d. December 23, 1915, Newberry County,
South Carolina.
54. viii. CLEO VIVIAN BANKS, b. August 26, 1888, Newberry County,
South Carolina; d. October 27, 1974, Newberry County, South
Carolina.
35. LEVI8 BANKS (WILLIAM8, DRURY7, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born November 13, 1804 in Warren County, Georgia or Abbeville
County, South Carolina, and died 1868 in Coweta County, Georgia. He married
LUCINDA ROBERTS December 19, 1832 in Coweta County, Georgia, daughter of W ILLIAM
ROBERTS and HANA VANSANT. She was born March 04, 1810 (Source: (1) Storey, Mary
Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A Banks Family Genealogy - Descendents of
James Banks of the Northern Neck of Virginia, (Published 1984. Reprinted 1991)., (2)
Storey, Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A Banks Family Genealogy -
Descendents of James Banks of the Northern Neck of Virginia, (Published 1984.
Reprinted 1991), p. 132.), and died 1905 in Coweta County, Georgia.
Notes for LEVI BANKS:
Levi, Lucinda and two infant children are buried in a row with William and Elizabeth,
Drury Banks and his wife and Sarah (Banks) and Abram Carmichael at White Oak
Grove Presbyterian Church, Gordon Road, Coweta County, Georgia. They were
Methodist. This cemetery was originally the church cemetery for the Old Smyrna
Methodist Church.
Levi was either born in Warren County, Georgia or Abbeville County, South Carolina.
Levi apparently did not own land prior to 1866, when his father William sold him 75
acres. Until this time, he was probably farming the land with his father since census
records show them living adjoining each other.
More About LUCINDA ROBERTS:
Burial: 1905, White Oak Presbyterian Church, formerly Old Smyrna Methodist Church,
Coweta County, Georgia
More About LEVI BANKS and LUCINDA ROBERTS:
Marriage: December 19, 1832, Coweta County, Georgia
Children of LEVI BANKS and LUCINDA ROBERTS are:
55. i. WILLIAM HUBBARD9 BANKS, b. December 29, 1833, Cowetta
County, Georgia; d. October 27, 1921, Cowetta County,
Georgia.
56. ii. JACOB BERRY BANKS, b. September 09, 1838, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. July 26, 1863.
iii. DAVID A. BANKS, b. Abt. 1839; d. January 11, 1863.
Notes for DAVID A. BANKS:
Nickname: Davy
Never married.
More About DAVID A. BANKS:
Burial: January 1863, G. H. Howards Grove, Richmond,
Virginia
57. iv. LEANDER ROLLIN BANKS, b. May 08, 1843, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. September 03, 1921.
58. v. IRA BRANTLEY BANKS, b. March 21, 1845, Near Turin, Coweta
County, Georgia; d. November 02, 1938, Son Eugene's home
in Indian Creek Community, north of Bowden, Carroll County,
Georgia.
vi. NANCY C. BANKS, b. Bet. 1847 - 1848; d. Aft. 1880; m. ISAAC
SKINNER, November 27, 1870; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About ISAAC SKINNER and NANCY BANKS:
Marriage: November 27, 1870
vii. MALISSA A. BANKS, b. 1851; d. Abt. 1882; m. JOHN W ILL
DUNCAN, May 25, 1870; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About JOHN DUNCAN and MALISSA BANKS:
Marriage: May 25, 1870
viii. INFANT BOY BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ix. INFANT BOY BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
36. RUSSELL8 BANKS (RALPH7, RALPH6, THOMAS5, RALPH4, WILLIAM3 BANKES, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born Abt. 1819 in Habersham County, Georgia, and died March 27,
1864 in Kingston, Bartow County, Georgia. He married MARY YARBAROUGH April 12,
1848 in Franklin County, Georgia. She was born 1825 in Georgia, and died 1902.
Notes for RUSSELL BANKS:
Birth date from 1850 census. Birth county only probable.
Russell was probably living with father Ralph Banks in the 1820 census of Habersham
Co., GA (1) white male less than 10 yrs (p 116). He was probably with his father again
in the 1830 census of Habersham Co., GA (1) white male 10-15 (p 34). Likewise he was
probably with him again in the 1840 census of Habersham Co., GA (1) white male 20-30
(p 142).
On 12 Jan 1848, Franklin Co., GA, Russell Banks married Martha (sic) Yarber (sic).
(book, Franklin County Georgia Early Marriages)
1850 census Habersham Co., GA (p 303) Dist 14. Russell Banks, WM 31, farmer, real
estate $1200, b. GA. Living w/him: wife Mary and son W. W. Banks.
1860 census Habersham Co., GA (p 924) P.O. Clarksville. Russell Banks, WM 40,
farmer, real estate $3000, personal estate $7101, b. GA. Living w/him in his household:
wife Mary and children Emily Jane, Sarah E., and Nancy. Also present: Harriet M.
Belamy, WF 14, b. GA.
On 29 Aug 1863, Pvt. Russel Banks enrolled in Co. G, 4th Battalion Georgia Infantry
(State Guards) at Dry Pond for 6 months. No history. (Compiled Service Records of
Confederate Soldiers - Georgia. LDS reel 1499255) [There is no certainty this is the
same Russell, but it was acceptable for men in militia units (as here) to leave the militia
and enlist in a regular infantry unit which seems to have occurred]
On 1 Sep 1863, Pvt. Russell Banks enlisted in Co. I, 66th Georgia Infantry in Athens,
GA. He was present with the unit at the musters at the end of October and December
1863 near Dalton, GA [During this period, most of the Confederate army in the area was
engaged at the Battle of Chickamauga then at the Battle of Chattanooga, but the 66th's
history is incomplete.] The remaining unit history and Russell's history are missing. In
his file is an affidavit from Mary Banks in Habersham Co., GA in which she indicated
she was his widow and that Russell had four surviving children. (Compiled Service
Records of Confederate Soldiers - Georgia. LDS reel 1499638)
Death info from Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - Georgia. LDS reel
1499638
Notes for MARY YARBAROUGH:
Birth state from 1850 census. Birth date from History of Stephens Co., Georgia.
On 12 Jan 1848, Franklin Co., GA, Russell Banks married Martha (sic) Yarber (sic).
(book, Franklin County Georgia Early Marriages)
1850 census Habersham Co., GA (p 303) Dist 14. Mary Banks, WF 25, b. --. Living
w/husband and one son.
1860 census Habersham Co., GA (p 924) P.O. Clarksville. Mary Banks, WF 36,
housekeeper, b. GA. Living w/husband and 3 children.
1870 census Habersham Co., GA. (p 167) Currahee Dist. Mary Banks, WF 45, farming,
real estate $1500, personal estate $500, b. GA. Living w/her: children Sarah W., Nancy
C. and Thomas M. and the family of son-in-law Lewis Terrell.
1880 census Habersham Co., GA. (p 690) Currahee. Mary Banks, WF 53, farming,
widow or divorced, b. GA, parents b. SC. Living w/her: son Thomas.
Death/burial info from History of Stephens Co., Georgia
More About MARY YARBAROUGH:
Burial: Banks Cemetery, Stephens County, Georgia
More About RUSSELL BANKS and MARY YARBAROUGH:
Marriage: April 12, 1848, Franklin County, Georgia
Child of RUSSELL BANKS and MARY YARBAROUGH is:
59. i. THOMAS MARION9 BANKS, b. September 06, 1862, Habersham
County, Georgia; d. Unknown.
Descendants of James Bankes
Generation No. 8
37. LEWIS F.9 GUNTER (RIVERS8, KEZIAH7 BANKS, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born 1803, and died 1875. He married SARAH ANN
HITE Unknown. She was born 1806, and died 1892.
More About LEWIS GUNTER and SARAH HITE:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of LEWIS GUNTER and SARAH HITE is:
i. DORCAS10 GUNTER, b. Abt. 1848; d. Unknown.
38. JOSHUA W .9 GUNTER (RIVERS8, KEZIAH7 BANKS, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born Abt. 1824, and died Unknown. He married
LOUISA CATHERINE QUATTLEBAUM Unknown. She was born September 14, 1828, and
died February 18, 1893.
More About JOSHUA GUNTER and LOUISA QUATTLEBAUM:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of JOSHUA GUNTER and LOUISA QUATTLEBAUM is:
60. i. SALLIE C.10 GUNTER, b. April 04, 1848, Unknown; d. July 20,
1923, South Carolina.
39. JOSIAH9 GUNTER (BANKS8, KEZIAH7 BANKS, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born 1820 in South Carolina, and died 1907. He
married LOUISA CAROLINE RIDLEHOOVER 1848. She was born 1832, and died 1902.
More About JOSIAH GUNTER and LOUISA RIDLEHOOVER:
Marriage: 1848
Child of JOSIAH GUNTER and LOUISA RIDLEHOOVER is:
i. POLLY10 GUNTER, b. Abt. 1855, Lexington County, South
Carolina.
40. JOSHUA9 GUNTER (BANKS8, KEZIAH7 BANKS, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born Abt. 1835 in Lexington County, South Carolina,
and died Abt. 1895 in Georgia. He married MARY M. HALLMAN Unknown. She was born
1842, and died Unknown.
Notes for JOSHUA GUNTER:
Living in Lexington County, South Carolina during 1850, 1860 Census.
More About JOSHUA GUNTER:
Occupation: Farmer
More About JOSHUA GUNTER and MARY HALLMAN:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of JOSHUA GUNTER and MARY HALLMAN are:
61. i. AMOS BANKS10 GUNTER, b. 1874, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
ii. NANCY M. GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iii. ALICE ELLEN GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iv. JACOB FRANKLIN GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
v. JOSHUA EDWARD GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
vi. MARY ANNIE GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
vii. MILEY GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
viii. TILLMAN HERBERT GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ix. NEWTON RANDOLPH GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
x. RUFUS W . GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
xi. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
xii. FRANCES DRAYTON GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
xiii. CORNELIA GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
xiv. MATTIE GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
41. JOHN HANDCOCK9 BANKS (SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born June 04, 1847 in Edgefield County, South
Carolina, and died November 25, 1930 in Saluda County, South Carolina. He married
(1) FRANCES AMALIA ATTAWAY November 30, 1869 (Source: Storey, Mary Frances
Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A Banks Family Genealogy - Descendents of James
Banks of the Northern Neck of Virginia, (Published 1984. Reprinted 1991).), daughter of
CHESLEY ATTAWAY and ELIZABETH MAYNARD. She was born April 30, 1850 in Edgefield
County, South Carolina, and died October 29, 1906 in Edgefield County, South
Carolina. He married (2) HENRIETTA __________ 1910 in Saluda, Saluda County, South
Carolina. She was born October 07, 1862 in South Carolina, and died February 07,
1943 in South Carolina.
Notes for JOHN HANDCOCK BANKS:
Birth info from Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984, p. 498.
1850 census Edgefield Co., SC. (p 174) The Dist. John H. Banks, WM 3, b. SC. Living
w/father.
On 30 Nov 1869, John Banks married Frances Attaway. (info from Grandpap's Family,
Frances B. Storey, 1984)
1870 census Edgefield Co., SC. (p 42) Saluda Div. John Banks, WM 22, farm laborer,
personal estate $125, b. SC. Living w/him: wife Fanny.
1880 census Edgefield Co., SC. ED 48, p 43. Coleman Twp. John Banks, WM 33,
farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife Fannie and children Mary, L___,
Emma, William, Samuel and an infant.
1900 census Saluda Co., SC. ED 108, p 31. Twp 6. John Banks, WM 52, b. Jun 1847,
m'd 31 yrs, farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife Fannie and children Willie,
Julias, Grady, Sallie, Annie M. and Lamar. Also present: grandson Andrew Griffith.
1910 census Saluda Co., SC. ED 118, p 12. Twp 6. John H. Banks, WM 62, merchant,
genl. store and farmer, 2nd marriage, m'd 0 yrs, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife
Henrietta and children Annie M. and Simon. [Simon is otherwise unknown -- so
surname may be different]
1920 census Saluda Co., SC. ED 123, p 8. Saluda. S. Jefferson St. J. H. Banks, WM
72, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him:
wife H. E.
Death/burial info from Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984.
More About JOHN HANDCOCK BANKS:
Burial: November 1930, Red Bank Baptist Church Cemetery, Saluda County, South
Carolina (Source: Storey, Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A Banks
Family Genealogy - Descendents of James Banks of the Northern Neck of Virginia,
(Published 1984. Reprinted 1991).)
Notes for FRANCES AMALIA ATTAWAY:
All info from Grandpap's Family, by Frances Storey, 1984, p 498.
On 30 Nov 1869, John Banks married Frances Attaway. (info from Grandpap's Family,
Frances B. Storey, 1984)
1870 census Edgefield Co., SC. (p 42) Saluda Div. Fanny Banks, WF 19, keeps house,
b. SC. Living w/husband.
1880 census Edgefield Co., SC. ED 48, p 43. Coleman Twp. Fannie Banks, WF 3_,
house keeper, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/husband and 6 children.
1900 census Saluda Co., SC. ED 108, p 31. Twp 6. Fannie Banks, WF 50, b. Apr 1850,
m'd 31 yrs, 12 children/9 living, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/husband and 6 children.
More About JOHN BANKS and FRANCES ATTAWAY:
Marriage: November 30, 1869 (Source: Storey, Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's
Family - Vol I: A Banks Family Genealogy - Descendents of James Banks of the
Northern Neck of Virginia, (Published 1984. Reprinted 1991).)
Notes for HENRIETTA __________:
Some sources list Henrietta's marriage to John Handcock Banks as his first marriage.
This is unlikely since he married Frances Amalia Attaway in 1869. If Henrietta's year of
birth (1862) is correct, then for them to have been married prior to John and Frances'
marriage, Henrietta would have been less that 10 years of age. The other possibility is
that Henrietta's year of birth is incorrect, but census data tends to disprove this.. Census
of 1910 shows marriage as 0 years, so it can be assumed that Henrietta was John's
second wife.
Some sources show last name of Henrietta as Holland. This may or may not be her
maiden name.
1910 Census: Saluda County, SC. ED 118, p 12. Twp 6. Henrietta Banks, WF 48, 1st
marriage, md 0 years, 0 children, b. SC, parents b: SC. Living with husband and 2
children.
1920 Census: Saluda County, SC. ED 123, p 8. Saluda, S. Jefferson Street, H.E.
Banks, WF, 56, b: SC, parents b: SC. Living with husband.
More About JOHN BANKS and HENRIETTA __________:
Marriage: 1910, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina
Children of JOHN BANKS and FRANCES ATTAWAY are:
62. i. MARY ELIZABETH10 BANKS, b. August 21, 1870, South Carolina;
d. October 23, 1897.
63. ii. LENA BELL BANKS, b. June 18, 1872, South Carolina; d. Abt.
September 1957, Laurens County, South Carolina.
iii. EMMA MATILDA BANKS, b. May 26, 1874, South Carolina; d.
Unknown; m. SAMUEL SAMPLE, Unknown; b. Unknown; d.
Unknown.
Notes for EMMA MATILDA BANKS:
1880 Census, Edgefield County, SC, ED 48, p 43. Coleman Twp. Emma Banks, W
parents b: SC. Living with parents.
More About SAMUEL SAMPLE and EMMA BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
64. iv. JAMES W ILLIAM BANKS, b. June 18, 1876, Edgefield County,
South Carolina; d. December 10, 1960, Saluda, Saluda
County, South Carolina.
v. SAMUEL LEWIS BANKS, b. May 20, 1878, South Carolina
(Source: Draft Registration Card. LDS 1877680.); d. Unknown;
m. LULA __________, Abt. 1902, South Carolina; b. Abt. 1873,
South Carolina; d. Unknown.
Notes for SAMUEL LEWIS BANKS:
1900 Census, Saluda County, SC. ED 108, P 38. Twp 6. Sam banks, WM 22, b: M
Farm Laborer, b: SC, parents b: SC. Boarding with Tom Attaway.
1910 Census, Saluda County, SC. ED 118, p 15. Twp 6, Sam L. Banks, WM 30, fa
marriage, married 8 yrs, b: SC, parents b: SC. Living with him: wife Luker and 3 ch
On September 12, 1918, Samuel Lewis Banks completed a draft registration card i
County, South Carolina. He indicated that he was living at RFD 3, Saluda, SC and
Wife: Lulla Banks, RFD 3, Saluda, SC. Description: tall, slender, brown eyes, black
1920 Census, Saluda County, SC. ED 123, 17. Twp 4, G. L. Banks, WM 41, farmin
parents b: SC. Living with him: wife Lula and 6 children. Also present: brother Lam
More About SAMUEL BANKS and LULA __________:
Marriage: Abt. 1902, South Carolina
vi. JOHNNIE BURTON BANKS, b. May 20, 1880, South Carolina
(Source: Storey, Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol
I: A Banks Family Genealogy - Descendents of James Banks
of the Northern Neck of Virginia, (Published 1984. Reprinted
1991).); d. June 16, 1891, South Carolina (Source: Storey,
Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A Banks
Family Genealogy - Descendents of James Banks of the
Northern Neck of Virginia, (Published 1984. Reprinted 1991).).
65. vii. JULIAN THOMAS BANKS, b. August 07, 1882, South Carolina; d.
September 27, 1938, South Carolina.
viii. HENRY GRADY BANKS, b. September 24, 1884, South Carolina
(Source: Draft Registration Card.); d. Unknown; m. PET DORN,
Unknown; b. Abt. 1887, South Carolina.
Notes for HENRY GRADY BANKS:
1920 Census shows 2 sons, but I have not been able to locate any additional inform
children. RKF 2003
More About HENRY GRADY BANKS:
Occupation 1: 1910, Farmer (Source: Census, Saluda County.)
Occupation 2: 1918, Car repairer, Southern Railways (Source:
Draft Registration Card.)
Occupation 3: 1920, Carpenter (Source: Census, Saluda
County.)
More About PET DORN:
Occupation: 1910, Housekeeper (Source: Census, Saluda
County.)
More About HENRY BANKS and PET DORN:
Marriage: Unknown
66. ix. SALLIE LOU BANKS, b. March 28, 1887, South Carolina; d.
February 16, 1974, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina.
x. ANNIE MAE BANKS, b. February 26, 1889, South Carolina
(Source: Social Security Death Index.); d. April 11, 1982, South
Carolina (Source: Social Security Death Index.); m. MARION
BOYD CAMAK, Unknown; b. September 04, 1888, South
Carolina (Source: Social Security Death Index.); d. Abt.
October 1962, South Carolina (Source: Social Security Death
Index.).
More About MARION CAMAK and ANNIE BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
67. xi. ALBERT LAMAR BANKS, b. November 13, 1890, Edgefield
County, South Carolina; d. May 29, 1953, Saluda, Saluda
County, South Carolina.
xii. MYRTLE BANKS, b. May 30, 1892, South Carolina; d. December
03, 1892, South Carolina.
More About MYRTLE BANKS:
Burial: December 1892, Red Bank Baptist Church Cemetery,
Saluda County, South Carolina
Descendants of James Bankes
42. JACOB ADKIN9 BANKS (SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born May 05, 1851 in Edgefield County, South
Carolina, and died December 16, 1933 in Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina.
He married MARY ELLEN W ERTS February 12, 1880, daughter of JACOB W ERTS and
REBECCA __________. She was born August 19, 1857 in Pickens County, South
Carolina, and died December 22, 1899 in South Carolina.
More About JACOB ADKIN BANKS:
Burial: December 17, 1933, Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Saluda County, South
Carolina
More About JACOB BANKS and MARY W ERTS:
Marriage: February 12, 1880
Children of JACOB BANKS and MARY W ERTS are:
i. BEULAH J.10 BANKS, b. March 22, 1881, South Carolina; d.
February 27, 1962, South Carolina.
More About BEULAH J. BANKS:
Burial: February 1962, Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery,
Saluda County, South Carolina
68. ii. NOAH SAMUEL BANKS, b. August 03, 1882, South Carolina; d.
Unknown.
69. iii. WILLIE JEFFERSON BANKS, b. December 26, 1883, South
Carolina; d. Unknown.
iv. M. GEORGE BANKS, b. January 22, 1885, South Carolina; d.
August 1971, Hayward, California.
More About M. GEORGE BANKS:
Military service: World War I Veteran
Occupation 1: 1918, Engineer, John McCormack
Occupation 2: 1920, Dock Engineer
70. v. DAISY LENORA BANKS, b. February 1888, South Carolina; d.
May 05, 1971.
71. vi. JACOB MARVIN BANKS, b. June 01, 1890, Saluda County, South
Carolina; d. June 08, 1967, Charleston, South Carolina.
vii. STUGEON BURNETT BANKS, b. January 27, 1892, South
Carolina; d. August 14, 1967, South Carolina.
More About STUGEON BURNETT BANKS:
Burial: August 1967, Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Saluda
County, South Carolina
viii. JOHN W ESTLY BANKS, b. September 06, 1893, Batesburg,
Lexington County, South Carolina; d. January 1979, Norfolk.
Virginia.
More About JOHN W ESTLY BANKS:
Occupation 1: 1917, Farm laborer, E.G. Marck
Occupation 2: 1920, Gas and electric worker.
Occupation 3: Aft. 1920, Railroad
Residence: 1917, Lake Basin, Montana
ix. MARY ELLA BANKS, b. May 1895, South Carolina; d. Unknown;
m. REVEREND JOHNNIE BUZHARDT, Unknown; b. 1897, South
Carolina; d. Unknown.
More About REVEREND JOHNNIE BUZHARDT:
Occupation: 1920, Farmer
More About JOHNNIE BUZHARDT and MARY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
x. DAVID W ERTS BANKS, b. August 01, 1897, South Carolina; d.
Aft. 1920, Conneticut.
More About DAVID W ERTS BANKS:
Military service: World War I Veteran
43. LAURA ANN9 BANKS (SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born October 21, 1855 in South Carolina, and died
Aft. 1909. She married JOEL LANDRUM MINICK 1875. He was born 1841, and died Aft.
1909.
More About JOEL LANDRUM MINICK:
Occupation: Farmer
More About JOEL MINICK and LAURA BANKS:
Marriage: 1875
Children of LAURA BANKS and JOEL MINICK are:
i. MILLIE10 MINICK, b. 1886, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1909.
ii. BESSIE MINICK, b. 1888, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1909.
iii. JEFFERSON MINICK, b. 1889, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1909.
iv. HARRIET MINICK, b. 1892, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1909.
v. GERTRUDE MINICK, b. 1894, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1909.
44. SAMUEL GOOD9 BANKS (THOMAS C.8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born December 27, 1855 in Edgefield County, South
Carolina, and died December 09, 1919 in South Carolina. He married (1) R ACHEL ANN
ELVIRA MERCHANT 1882, daughter of W ILLIAM MERCHANT and ELVIRA SUDDUTH. She
was born November 17, 1856 in South Carolina, and died October 06, 1890. He married
(2) ELIZABETH CAROLINE ROGERS 1900. She was born February 1873, and died
December 15, 1960 in Newberry County, South Carolina.
More About SAMUEL GOOD BANKS:
Burial: December 1919, Merchant-Suddath Cemetery, Saluda County, South Carolina
More About SAMUEL BANKS and RACHEL MERCHANT:
Marriage: 1882
More About ELIZABETH CAROLINE ROGERS:
Burial: December 1960, Newberry Memorial Gardens, Newberry County, South
Carolina
More About SAMUEL BANKS and ELIZABETH ROGERS:
Marriage: 1900
Children of SAMUEL BANKS and RACHEL MERCHANT are:
i. THOMAS W .10 BANKS, b. Abt. March 1876, Edgefield County,
South Carolina; d. Unknown.
ii. MATTHEW S. BANKS, b. May 22, 1878, Edgefield County, South
Carolina; d. February 10, 1934, South Carolina; m. BETTY
PALMER, Unknown; b. July 03, 1883, South Carolina; d. April
30, 1946.
More About MATTHEW BANKS and BETTY PALMER:
Marriage: Unknown
72. iii. ELVIRA JEMIMA BANKS, b. November 02, 1880, Edgefield
County, South Carolina; d. February 25, 1966, Saluda, Saluda
County, South Carolina.
iv. HENRY JOSEPH BANKS, b. July 03, 1883, South Carolina; d.
April 30, 1946; m. (1) CARRIE __________, Unknown; b. Abt.
1886, South Carolina; d. Unknown; m. (2) LOTTIE NEAL,
Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About HENRY BANKS and CARRIE __________:
Marriage: Unknown
More About HENRY BANKS and LOTTIE NEAL:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of SAMUEL BANKS and ELIZABETH ROGERS are:
v. ROBERT LEE10 BANKS, b. September 23, 1893, Saluda County,
South Carolina; d. July 29, 1988; m. RUTH NICHOLSON,
Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About ROBERT BANKS and RUTH NICHOLSON:
Marriage: Unknown
vi. ROSA E. BANKS, b. Abt. August 1896, Saluda County, South
Carolina; d. 1975, South Carolina; m. BUNYAN JOHNSON,
Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About BUNYAN JOHNSON and ROSA BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
vii. RUTH ANN BANKS, b. November 24, 1900, Saluda County,
South Carolina; d. March 23, 1985; m. (1) JOHN COBOSCO,
Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) W ALTER
MCCARTHA, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (3) T OM
GILSTRAP, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About JOHN COBOSCO and RUTH BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
More About W ALTER MCCARTHA and RUTH BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
More About TOM GILSTRAP and RUTH BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
viii. OTIS JACK BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Notes for OTIS JACK BANKS:
Some sources show that Otis was married to Thelma Wehunt. It should be noted th
Wehunt was married to John Frank Banks, Jr. and is buried with him at Newberry M
Gardens. It is possible that Thelma was married to both of these men, but without d
am not inclined to assign her as a spouse of Otis. (RKF, 2002)
ix. SAMUEL JOSEPH BANKS, b. February 26, 1903, Saluda County,
South Carolina; d. July 18, 1987, Newberry County, South
Carolina; m. LULA BELLE GEIGER, January 28, 1928; b. July 10,
1906, Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolin; d. Unknown.
More About SAMUEL JOSEPH BANKS:
Burial: July 1987, Newberry Memorial Gardens, Newberry
County, South Carolina
More About SAMUEL BANKS and LULA GEIGER:
Marriage: January 28, 1928
x. FRANK ALLEN BANKS, b. July 10, 1905; d. January 23, 1983; m.
PEARL SMITH, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About FRANK BANKS and PEARL SMITH:
Marriage: Unknown
xi. HUGH EDGAR BANKS, b. July 23, 1906; d. July 02, 1967.
xii. GRACE LOIS BANKS, b. February 14, 1909, Saluda County,
South Carolina; d. Unknown; m. LAMON W ILSON RUFF,
December 13, 1924, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina;
b. January 31, 1905; d. April 29, 1985.
More About LAMON RUFF and GRACE BANKS:
Marriage: December 13, 1924, Saluda, Saluda County, South
Carolina
xiii. MARTHA ALICE BANKS, b. May 27, 1913; d. June 14, 1976,
Newberry County, South Carolina; m. HERMAN NOBLES,
Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About MARTHA ALICE BANKS:
Burial: June 1976, Newberry County, South Carolina
More About HERMAN NOBLES and MARTHA BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Descendants of James Bankes
45. MARY LOUISA9 BANKS (GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born December 10, 1843 in South
Carolina, and died May 11, 1914 in South Carolina. She married L EWIS J. LANGFORD
Unknown. He was born December 26, 1848, and died 1937.
Notes for MARY LOUISA BANKS:
Birth date provided by Travis Goodman.
1850 Census, Edgefield County, SC (p184). The Dist. Louisa Banks, WF 6, b. SC.
Living with parents.
1860 Census, Edgefield County, SC (p176). Saluda Rgt. Louisa Banks, WF 15, b. SC.
Living with parents.
Death information from Travis Goodman.
More About LEWIS LANGFORD and MARY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of MARY BANKS and LEWIS LANGFORD are:
i. LIZZIE10 LANGFORD, b. 1870; d. 1942; m. W ILLIAM L. TAYLOR,
Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About W ILLIAM TAYLOR and LIZZIE LANGFORD:
Marriage: Unknown
ii. ESTELLE LANGFORD, b. 1872; d. 1935; m. LINDSEY BOOZER,
Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About LINDSEY BOOZER and ESTELLE LANGFORD:
Marriage: Unknown
iii. JOHN LEWIS LANGFORD, b. 1876; d. 1940; m. VIOLA W ALLACE,
Unknown; b. Unknown, NC.
More About JOHN LANGFORD and VIOLA W ALLACE:
Marriage: Unknown
iv. SUSIE LANGFORD, b. 1877; d. Unknown; m. DAN J. TAYLOR,
Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About DAN TAYLOR and SUSIE LANGFORD:
Marriage: Unknown
v. DAISY LANGFORD, b. 1879; d. 1898.
vi. HARRY LEE LANGFORD, b. 1882; d. Unknown; m. EULA
DERRICK, Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About HARRY LANGFORD and EULA DERRICK:
Marriage: Unknown
vii. MAUDE LANGFORD, b. 1883; d. Unknown; m. ED GEORGE,
Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About ED GEORGE and MAUDE LANGFORD:
Marriage: Unknown
viii. FRANK LANGFORD, b. 1888; d. Unknown; m. LUCY DOMINECK,
Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About FRANK LANGFORD and LUCY DOMINECK:
Marriage: Unknown
46. JACOB L.9 BANKS (GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born Abt. 1848 in South Carolina, and died
Unknown. He married ROSA REED Unknown. She was born Abt. 1852 in South
Carolina, and died Unknown.
Notes for JACOB L. BANKS:
Birth Information from 1850 Census.
1850 Census, Edgefield County, SC (p184) The Dist. Jacob L. Banks, WM 2, b. SC.
Living with parents.
1860 Census, Edgefield County, SC (p176) Saluda Rgt. Jacob Banks, WM 11, b. SC.
Living with parents.
1880 Census, Barnwell County, SC ED 27, p26. Blackville Township, Jacob Banks, WM
30, farmer, b. SC. parents b. SC. Living with him: wife Rosa and children Frederick and
George.
1900 Census - wife Rosa listed alone. She may have been a widow at this point.
1910 Census - wife Rosa listed as widow.
More About JACOB BANKS and ROSA REED:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of JACOB BANKS and ROSA REED are:
i. JOSEPH FREDERICK10 BANKS, b. September 24, 1877, South
Carolina; d. Unknown; m. FLORENCE __________, Unknown; b.
Abt. 1875; d. Unknown.
Notes for JOSEPH FREDERICK BANKS:
Birth date from draft card, Orangeburg, SC. LDS reel 1877677.
1880 Census, Barnwell County, SC, ED 27, p26. Blackville Township. Frederick Ba
SC,, parents b. SC. Living with parents.
1900 Census, Orangeburg County, SC, ED 59, p1. Liberty Township. Frederick Ba
Sep 1878, b. SC. Living with mother.
On unspecified date (possibly September 12, 1918), Joseph Fred Banks complete
registration card in Orangeburg County, SC. He indicated he was living in Neeses,
farmer. Nearest living relative: Electrical Florence Banks, Neese, SC. Description:
stout, blue eyes, dark hair. LDS reel 1877677.
1920 Census, Orangeburg County, SC, ED 60, p2. Goodland Township, Hollman B
Joseph F. Banks, WM 42, farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with him: wife Flore
children. Also in home, three Caughman stepchildren.
More About JOSEPH BANKS and FLORENCE __________:
Marriage: Unknown
ii. GEORGE BANKS, b. Abt. 1879, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
Notes for GEORGE BANKS:
Birth information from 1880 census.
1880 Census, Barnwell County, SC, ED 27, p26. Blackville Township. George Ban
months, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with parents.
iii. NORWOOD BANKS, b. July 1880, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
Notes for NORWOOD BANKS:
Birth information from 1900 census. His draft card, Orangeburg County, SC, LDS r
has birth date of July 28, 1878, but this is not consistent with his absence in the 18
with the 1900 census information.
1900 Census, Orangeburg County, SC, ED 59, p1. Liberty Township. Norwood Ba
Jul 1880, b. SC. Living with mother.
1910 Census, Orangeburg County, SC, ED 54, p5. Liberty Township. Norwood Ba
single, farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with mother.
On September 12, 1918, Norwood Banks completed a draft registration card in Ora
County, SC. He indicated he was living in Neeses, SC and was farming. Nearest li
Raymond Banks, Neese, SC. Description: medium height, stout, blue eyes, dark h
1877677.
1920 Census, Orangeburg County, SC, ED 65, p 5. Liberty. Norwood Banks, WM 4
farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC.
73. iv. RAYMOND JACOB BANKS, b. December 12, 1882, South
Carolina; d. Unknown.
47. PIERCE BUTLER9 BANKS, SR. (GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born 1853 in Lexington County, South
Carolina, and died June 26, 1913 in Newberry, South Carolina. He married (1) F RANCES
FANNIE DICKERT Bef. 1877, daughter of W ILLIAM DICKERT and GEORGIANA W HEELER.
She was born August 11, 1856 in South Carolina, and died May 27, 1895 in South
Carolina. He married (2) MARY JANE W ICKER Abt. 1897, daughter of CHRISTIAN W ICKER
and MARY KIBLER. She was born July 22, 1859 in Newberry County, South Carolina,
and died July 11, 1925 in Newberry County, South Carolina.
Notes for PIERCE BUTLER BANKS, SR.:
FROM Nancy Minick:
I was told as a child the story of Pierce Butler, Sr. He was a wealthy man and when he
went riding in his buggy he would crack people with his whip if they did not do as he
wanted. He apparently ran his buggy off a bridge one day and he died. Many wondered
if it was an accident or murder...
FROM Randy Faulkner:
Tthere is a belief that Pierce Butler, Sr. fathered at least 3 of the children born to his
second wife, Mary Jane Wicker, were in fact fathered by him prior to the death of his
first wife, Frances Fannie Dickert. While this is not beyond belief, I have yet to find any
birth certificates or other legal documentation proving that he was in fact their father.
While some of the descendents of the Wicker family believe this to be a fact, the actual
facts are that each of the children were given the surname 'Wicker'. Census data does
list at least some of the children as living with their father and mother after Pierce
married Mary Jane, but at least one census shows them living with their father and
step-mother, which is improbable since their name is Wicker and Pierce's surname was
Banks. Therefore, without any further proof, we must conclude that: (1) Mary Jane was
married prior to her marriage to Pierce (even though one census shows this as her first
marriage), (2) the children are illegitimate with a father unknown, or (3) Pierce Butler,
Sr. had two families prior to the death of his first wife.
1860 Census, Edgefield County, SC (p176) Saluda Rgt. Butter (sic) Banks, WM 6, b.
SC. Living with parents.
1870 Census, Lexington County, SC (p362), Gilbert Hollow Township, Prince (sic) B.
Banks, WM 16, b. Lexington [Co], SC. Living with parents.
1880 Census, Edgefield County, SC, ED 50, p16. Germanville. P. Buttle (sic) Banks,
WM 26, farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with him: wife Fanny and children Jacob H.
L., George F. and P. Buttle (sic).
1900 Census, Newberry County, SC, ED 101, p22. Cannon Township. Butler B. Banks,
WM 48, b. August 1851, m'd 3 yrs, farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with him: M.
Jane and children Forrest, John and Margaret.
More About PIERCE BUTLER BANKS, SR.:
Burial: June 1913, Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery, Prosperity, Newbery County,
South Carolina
Cause of Death: Died of injuries received when his horse-drawn buggy overturned
Comment 1: Cemetery marker is small, nearest woodline at top of hill
Comment 2: Cemetery is located near Prosperity, SC
Notes for FRANCES FANNIE DICKERT:
1880 Census, Edgefield County, SC, ED 50, p16. Germanville. Fanny Banks, WF 23,
keeping house, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with husband and 3 children.
On May 14, 1894, Francis S. Banks (signed with a mark) entered into an agreement
with the Dickert family members to sell 50 acres in Lexington, SC (Lexington County,
SC Deeds, BK NN, p. 199-200).
NOTE: Fannie may be what Frances was known as - her middle name may have
started with "S".
More About FRANCES FANNIE DICKERT:
Burial: May 1895, Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery, Prosperity, Newberry County,
South Carolina
Comment: Cemetery marker is small, nearest woodline at top of hill
More About PIERCE BANKS and FRANCES DICKERT:
Marriage: Bef. 1877
Notes for MARY JANE WICKER:
1900 Census, Newberry County, SC, ED 101, p22. Cannon Township. Mary J. Banks,
WF 39, b. Jun 1860, m'd 3 yrs, farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with husband and 6
children.
1910 Census, Newberry County, SC, ED 118, p11. Cannon Township. M. Jane Banks,
WF 50, 1st marriage, m'd 13 years, 3 children/3 living, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with
husband and 3 children.
1920 Census, Newberry County, SC, ED 104, p11. Newberry #1. Jane Banks, WF 60,
b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with daughter Maggie in household of son-in-law Ship
Sutton. (probably Sheppard Sulton, husband to Maggie Lena).
More About MARY JANE W ICKER:
Burial: July 1925, Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About PIERCE BANKS and MARY W ICKER:
Marriage: Abt. 1897
Children of PIERCE BANKS and FRANCES DICKERT are:
i. JACOB H.L.10 BANKS, b. July 11, 1877, South Carolina; d.
February 17, 1900, South Carolina.
Notes for JACOB H.L. BANKS:
1880 Census, Edgefield County, SC, ED 50, p16. Germanville. Jacob H. L. Banks,
parents b. SC. Living with parents.
Jacob is buried to the right of his father and mother. There is what appears to be a
between his grave and that of his mother. This space may be empty or it may actu
family member whose marker is missing. Marker reads J.H.L. Banks (RKF, 2002)
More About JACOB H.L. BANKS:
Burial: February 1900, Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery,
Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina
ii. GEORGE FRANKLIN BANKS, b. August 14, 1878, South Carolina;
d. January 24, 1891, South Carolina.
Notes for GEORGE FRANKLIN BANKS:
1880 Census, Edgefield Co., SC. ED 50, p16. Germanville. George F. Banks, WM
parents b. SC. Living w/parents.
More About GEORGE FRANKLIN BANKS:
Burial: January 1891, Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery,
Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina
74. iii. PIERCE BUTLER BANKS, JR., b. January 10, 1880, Edgefield,
South Carolina; d. July 15, 1946, Newberry County, South
Carolina.
75. iv. THOMAS CHAPPEL BANKS, b. January 20, 1881, South Carolina;
d. June 20, 1954, South Carolina.
76. v. EARNEST LEE BANKS, b. February 01, 1882; d. March 17, 1945.
77. vi. ELIZABETH BANKS, b. March 1887, Newberry County, South
Carolina; d. Unknown.
78. vii. MINNIE LEE BANKS, b. February 14, 1891, South Carolina; d.
June 03, 1950, Newberry County, South Carolina.
79. viii. JOHN FRANK BANKS, SR, b. March 11, 1893, Newberry County,
South Carolina; d. May 28, 1959.
ix. NELLIE BANKS, b. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN W ESSINGER,
Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About NELLIE BANKS:
Comment: Use to live in Augusta, Georgia
More About UNKNOWN W ESSINGER and NELLIE BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of PIERCE BANKS and MARY W ICKER are:
x. GEORGE JEFFERSON10 WICKER, b. February 1880, South
Carolina; d. Bef. 1887.
Notes for GEORGE JEFFERSON W ICKER:
March 2002: I have found no documentation proving that Pierce Butler was the fath
as purported by some sources. In the book "Christian's Children" which is about th
Family, it states that Mary Jane Wicker did in fact marry Pierce Butler, but never st
the father of the children. In fact, it lists the surnames for all of her children as Wick
Died of Measles.
80. xi. CLARA BELL W ICKER, b. March 12, 1887, South Carolina; d.
February 15, 1971.
xii. FORREST CHRISTIAN WICKER, b. February 19, 1894, South
Carolina; d. January 26, 1949, South Carolina; m. ESSIE ALICE
LONG, April 18, 1915; b. March 10, 1894, Newberry County,
South Carolina; d. February 07, 1973, South Carolina.
Notes for FORREST CHRISTIAN W ICKER:
March 2002: I have found no documentation proving that Pierce Butler was the fath
as purported by some sources. In the book "Christian's Children" which is about th
Family, it states that Mary Jane Wicker did in fact marry Pierce Butler, but never st
the father of the children. In fact, it lists the surnames for all of her children as Wick
More About FORREST CHRISTIAN W ICKER:
Burial: January 1949, Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church
Cemetery, Prosperity, South Carolina
More About ESSIE ALICE LONG:
Burial: February 1973, Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church
Cemetery, Prosperity, South Carolina
More About FORREST WICKER and ESSIE LONG:
Marriage: April 18, 1915
xiii. MAGGIE LENA W ICKER, b. September 13, 1897, South Carolina;
d. December 28, 1953, Clinton, South Carolina; m. SHEPPARD
GORDON SULTON, Unknown; b. November 09, 1898, Lexington
County, South Carolina; d. June 26, 1973, Clinton, South
Carolina.
Notes for MAGGIE LENA W ICKER:
March 2002: I have found no documentation proving that Pierce Butler was the fath
as purported by some sources. In the book "Christian's Children" which is about th
Family, it states that Mary Jane Wicker did in fact marry Pierce Butler, but never st
the father of the children. In fact, it lists the surnames for all of her children as Wick
1910 Census, Newberry Co., SC. ED 118, p11. Cannon Twp. Margaret Banks, WF
laborer, b. SC, parents b. SC, Living w/father and stepmother. (It is difficult to deter
census really belongs to Maggie. While the age matches, she is listed as Margaret
have been her given name, or was suppose to be her given name, but all records t
that her given name was Maggie; she was in fact living with both her mother and fa
appears that she was the illegitimate daughter of Pierce Butler Banks, Sr. and Mar
lastly, there is no indication that once Pierce married Mary Jane that he adopted M
siblings or that they ever went by the Banks surname. If fact, records indicate that
married, she listed her maiden name as Wicker.
1920 Census, Newberry Co., SC. ED 104, p11. Newberry #1, Maggie Banks, WF 3
SC, parents b. SC. Living w/mother in household of brother-in-law Ship Sutton. (M
married to Shep Sutton; the age here is wrong; and other documents indicate that
mother resided with her and her husband - so the census appears to have misstate
was really Mary Jane, Maggie's mother was residing with her son-in-law Shep Sutt
daughter Maggie.)
More About MAGGIE LENA W ICKER:
Burial: December 1953, Rosemont Cemetery, Clinton, South
Carolina
More About SHEPPARD GORDON SULTON:
Burial: June 1973, Rosemont Cemetery, Clinton, South
Carolina
More About SHEPPARD SULTON and MAGGIE WICKER:
Marriage: Unknown
xiv. ANNA W ICKER, b. Unknown, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
Notes for ANNA W ICKER:
March 2002: I have found no documentation proving that Pierce Butler was the fath
as purported by some sources. In the book "Christian's Children" which is about th
Family, it states that Mary Jane Wicker did in fact marry Pierce Butler, but never st
the father of the children. In fact, it lists the surnames for all of her children as Wick
Died of Measles
More About ANNA W ICKER:
Burial: Unknown
Descendants of James Bankes
48. JOHN W ALTER9 BANKS (THOMAS CHAPPELL8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born September 28, 1887 in Leesville,
Lexington County, South Carolina, and died November 10, 1963 in South Carolina. He
married DESSIE REE POOL Unknown in Unknown. She was born May 01, 1907 in
Lexington County, South Carolina, and died July 29, 1973 in South Carolina.
More About JOHN W ALTER BANKS:
Burial: November 1963, Wittenberg Lutheran Church Cemetery, Leesville, South
Carolina
Military service: Veteran, World War I - Seaman, US Navy
More About DESSIE REE POOL:
Burial: July 1973, Wittenberg Luteran Church Cemetery, Leesville, South Carolina
More About JOHN BANKS and DESSIE POOL:
Marriage: Unknown, Unknown
Child of JOHN BANKS and DESSIE POOL is:
i. JOHN W YMAN10 BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
49. JOHN LEE9 BANKS (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born March 12, 1870 in Lexington County,
South Carolina, and died December 14, 1941 in Leesville, Lexington County, South
Carolina. He married FANNIE SHEALY Unknown. She was born October 21, 1869 in
South Carolina, and died April 04, 1945 in Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina.
Notes for JOHN LEE BANKS:
Birth date from 1870 census. Birth county only probable. *
*
1870 census Lexington Co., SC (p 293) John Banks, WM 6 mos, b. Apr, b. Lexington.
Living w/parents.
*
1880 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 130 p 34. Gilbert Hollow Twp. Lee Banks, WM 10,
b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/parents.
*
1900 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 40, p 1. Gilbert Hollow # 40. J. Lee Banks, WM 30,
b. Mar 1870, farm laborer, m'd 9 yrs, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/wife Fannie E. and
son Troy F. in household of his mother Adriane Banks.
*
1910 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 37, p 6. Gilbert Hollow Twp. J. Lee Banks, WM 39,
farmer, 1st marriage, m'd 19 yrs, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife Fannie and
son Troy and his mother Addie Banks.
*
1920 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 36, p 24. Gilbert Hollow. J. Lee Banks, WM 48,
farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife Fannie and son Troy and mother
Adrianna.
More About JOHN LEE BANKS:
Burial: December 1941, Wittenburg Lutheran Church Cemetery, Leesville, South
Carolina
Notes for FANNIE SHEALY:
Birth info from 1900 census. *
*
1900 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 40, p 1. Gilbert Hollow # 40. Fannie E. Banks, WF
29, b. Dec 1870, m'd 9 yrs, 1 child/1 living, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/husband and
one son in household of his mother.
*
1910 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 37, p 6. Gilbert Hollow Twp. Fannie Banks, WF 39,
1st marriage, 1 child/1 living, farm laborer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/husband and
2 children.
*
1920 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 36, p 24. Gilbert Hollow. Fannie Banks, WF 49,
farm laborer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/husband and 2 children.
Marriage 1 John Lee Banks b: ABT. APR 1870 in Lexington Co., South Carolina
Children
Troy Franklin Banks b: 26 JAN 1892 in Leesville, Lexington Co., South Carolina
More About FANNIE SHEALY:
Burial: April 1945, Wittenburg Lutheran Church Cemetery, Leesville, South Carolina
More About JOHN BANKS and FANNIE SHEALY:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of JOHN BANKS and FANNIE SHEALY is:
81. i. TROY FRANKLIN10 BANKS, b. January 26, 1892, Leesville,
Lexington County, South Carolina; d. March 10, 1962, South
Carolina.
50. RUFUS CLIFFORD9 BANKS (JOHN FELDER8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born January 25, 1874 in Newberry
County, South Carolina, and died Unknown in Kansas City, Missouri (unproven). He
married JESSIE ODEL Unknown in Missouri. She was born Unknown in Kansas City,
Missouri, and died Unknown.
Notes for RUFUS CLIFFORD BANKS:
1989 Newberry County History, p99, notes that Rufus graduated from Newberry College
in 1897. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he established the Banks Inspection
Service.
More About RUFUS CLIFFORD BANKS:
Education: 1897, Newberry College
More About RUFUS BANKS and JESSIE ODEL:
Marriage: Unknown, Missouri
Children of RUFUS BANKS and JESSIE ODEL are:
i. EDITH MARIE10 BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ii. ROLAND CLIFFORD BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
51. EUGENIA FLOY9 BANKS (JOHN FELDER8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born November 21, 1875 in Newberry
County, South Carolina, and died November 07, 1950 in Newberry County, South
Carolina. She married JAMES LANGDON RUFF December 23, 1900 in St. Philip's
Lutheran Church. He was born April 18, 1872, and died February 19, 1934 in South
Carolina.
More About EUGENIA FLOY BANKS:
Burial: November 1950, Newberry County, South Carolina
More About JAMES LANGDON RUFF:
Burial: February 1934, Newberry County, South Carolina
More About JAMES RUFF and EUGENIA BANKS:
Marriage: December 23, 1900, St. Philip's Lutheran Church
Children of EUGENIA BANKS and JAMES RUFF are:
i. HENRY CLYDE10 RUFF, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ii. DAVID FELDON RUFF, b. November 26, 1904; d. February 28,
1947.
iii. RAY LANGDON RUFF, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iv. RAHN F. RUFF, b. January 15, 1908; d. Unknown.
v. BONNY H. RUFF, b. October 24, 1909; d. Unknown.
vi. JAMES RUFF, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
52. HARRIET ISABEL9 BANKS (JOHN FELDER8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born December 12, 1879 in Newberry
County, South Carolina, and died December 21, 1963 in Newberry County, South
Carolina. She married EDWIN ENLOW October 03, 1909 in St. Philip's Lutheran Church.
He was born May 21, 1883 in Unknown, and died May 31, 1956 in South Carolina.
More About HARRIET ISABEL BANKS:
Burial: December 1963, Newberry County, South Carolina
More About EDWIN ENLOW :
Burial: June 1956, Newberry County, South Carolina
More About EDWIN ENLOW and HARRIET BANKS:
Marriage: October 03, 1909, St. Philip's Lutheran Church
Children of HARRIET BANKS and EDWIN ENLOW are:
i. BANKS FREDERICK10 ENLOW , b. October 30, 1910, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
ii. EDNA PEARL ENLOW , b. March 16, 1912; d. Unknown.
iii. SALOME IRIS ENLOW , b. October 01, 1913; d. Unknown.
iv. SARAH HAZEINEL ENLOW, b. September 20, 1916; d. Unknown.
53. IDA ANTOINETTE9 BANKS (JOHN FELDER8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born April 17, 1886 in Newberry County,
South Carolina, and died December 23, 1915 in Newberry County, South Carolina. She
married KEMPER AMBROSE KIBLER January 24, 1909 in St. Philip's Lutheran Church. He
was born January 06, 1887 in Newberry County, South Carolina, and died October 23,
1915 in Newberry County, South Carolina.
More About IDA ANTOINETTE BANKS:
Burial: December 1915, Newberry County, South Carolina
More About KEMPER AMBROSE KIBLER:
Burial: October 1915, Newberry County, South Carolina
More About KEMPER KIBLER and IDA BANKS:
Marriage: January 24, 1909, St. Philip's Lutheran Church
Children of IDA BANKS and KEMPER KIBLER are:
i. LULA REBECCA10 KIBLER, b. December 03, 1909, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
ii. NELLIE CHRISTINE KIBLER, b. December 14, 1911, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
iii. SARAH CATHERINE KIBLER, b. October 23, 1912; d. Unknown.
iv. AMBROSE COUNTS KIBLER, b. May 06, 1915; d. Unknown.
Descendants of James Bankes
54. CLEO VIVIAN9 BANKS (JOHN FELDER8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born August 26, 1888 in Newberry County, South
Carolina, and died October 27, 1974 in Newberry County, South Carolina. She married
JOHN W ILBUR TAYLOR, SR August 03, 1913 in St. Philip's Lutheran Church. He was born
August 03, 1891 in Newberry County, South Carolina, and died May 22, 1965 in
Newberry County, South Carolina.
More About CLEO VIVIAN BANKS:
Burial: October 1974, Newberry County, South Carolina
More About JOHN W ILBUR TAYLOR, SR:
Burial: May 1965, Newberry County, South Carolina
More About JOHN TAYLOR and CLEO BANKS:
Marriage: August 03, 1913, St. Philip's Lutheran Church
Children of CLEO BANKS and JOHN TAYLOR are:
i. MIRIAM ESTHER10 TAYLOR, b. May 16, 1914, Newberry County,
South Carolina; d. October 10, 1915, South Carolina.
More About MIRIAM ESTHER TAYLOR:
Burial: Unknown
ii. CLEO VIVIAN TAYLOR, b. August 26, 1917, Newberry County,
South Carolina; d. Unknown; m. C. O. PARKS, July 12, 1940,
South Carolina; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About CLEO VIVIAN TAYLOR:
Burial: Unknown
More About C. PARKS and CLEO TAYLOR:
Marriage: July 12, 1940, South Carolina
iii. JOHN W ILBUR TAYLOR, JR, b. July 12, 1919, Newberry County,
South Carolina; d. Unknown.
More About JOHN W ILBUR TAYLOR, JR:
Burial: Unknown
55. W ILLIAM HUBBARD9 BANKS (LEVI9, WILLIAM8, DRURY7, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born December 29, 1833 in Cowetta
County, Georgia, and died October 27, 1921 in Cowetta County, Georgia. He married
ELMINA ANN MCCOLLUM July 13, 1857 in Coweta County, Georgia. She was born
October 15, 1831 in South Carolina, and died January 31, 1917 in Coweta County,
Georgia.
Notes for W ILLIAM HUBBARD BANKS:
Nickname: Billy
More About W ILLIAM HUBBARD BANKS:
Burial: October 1921, Mount Gilead Methodist Church, Raymond, Georgia
More About ELMINA ANN MCCOLLUM:
Burial: February 1917, Mount Gilead Methodist Church, Raymond, Georgia
More About W ILLIAM BANKS and ELMINA MCCOLLUM:
Marriage: July 13, 1857, Coweta County, Georgia
Children of W ILLIAM BANKS and ELMINA MCCOLLUM are:
i. ADA LUCINDA10 BANKS, b. June 04, 1858, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. August 04, 1892, Coweta County, Georgia; m.
WILLIAM ASA HINES, December 26, 1882, Coweta County,
Georgia; b. Bet. January 13 - 31, 1863; d. January 11, 1929,
Georgia.
Notes for ADA LUCINDA BANKS:
Lucinda died from tuberculosis. She was travelling to Carroll County and she is sai
too proud to wear her old coat. She didn't have a new one, so she just didn't wear
a cold and developed tuberculosis. She is buried towards the woods next to her pa
Gilead Methodist Church near Raymond, Georgia. William "Acie" died of prostate c
buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan, Georgia with his second wife Annie Lizzie
He was a farmer and textile worker at East Newnan Cotton Mills.
More About ADA LUCINDA BANKS:
Burial: August 1892, Mount Gilead Methodist Church,
Raymond, Georgia
More About W ILLIAM ASA HINES:
Burial: January 1929, Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Georgia
Occupation: Farmer and textile worker, East Newnan Cotton
Mills, Newnan, Georgia
More About W ILLIAM HINES and ADA BANKS:
Marriage: December 26, 1882, Coweta County, Georgia
ii. JOHN ROBERT BANKS, b. February 28, 1860, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. December 18, 1935.
iii. WILLIAM DAVID BANKS, b. March 03, 1862, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. December 29, 1945.
iv. LEVI BRANTLEY BANKS, b. May 27, 1866, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. June 21, 1929.
v. ELIZABETH SUSAN BANKS, b. March 16, 1868, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. 1942.
vi. ALMEDA ANN BANKS, b. June 23, 1870, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. November 14, 1923; m. RICHARD HOWARD
OZMORE, February 12, 1890, Coweta County, Georgia; b.
March 12, 1869; d. March 18, 1950.
More About RICHARD OZMORE and ALMEDA BANKS:
Marriage: February 12, 1890, Coweta County, Georgia
vii. EZEKIEL SMITH BANKS, b. November 01, 1872, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. November 11, 1955.
56. JACOB BERRY9 BANKS (LEVI9, WILLIAM8, DRURY7, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born September 09, 1838 in Coweta County,
Georgia, and died July 26, 1863. He married ELIZA MCCOLLUM 1859. She was born July
22, 1833 in South Carolina, and died October 20, 1891.
Notes for JACOB BERRY BANKS:
Nickname: Jake
More About JACOB BANKS and ELIZA MCCOLLUM:
Marriage: 1859
Children of JACOB BANKS and ELIZA MCCOLLUM are:
i. MARY ANN JANE10 BANKS, b. October 25, 1860, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. October 16, 1950, Carroll County, Georgia.
ii. FRANCES BARTOW BANKS, b. Abt. 1863, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. 1951.
iii. SARAH ELLEN BANKS, b. August 23, 1863, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. April 19, 1942; m. ELAM W ILLIAMS, December 16,
1903, Coweta County, Georgia; b. June 13, 1857; d. December
12, 1940.
More About ELAM W ILLIAMS and SARAH BANKS:
Marriage: December 16, 1903, Coweta County, Georgia
57. LEANDER ROLLIN9 BANKS (LEVI9, WILLIAM8, DRURY7, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born May 08, 1843 in Coweta County, Georgia, and
died September 03, 1921. He married FRANCES MATILDA CARMICHAEL March 11, 1866
in Coweta County, Georgia. She was born January 27, 1844 in Coweta County,
Georgia, and died December 16, 1903.
Notes for LEANDER ROLLIN BANKS:
Nickname: Lee
More About LEANDER BANKS and FRANCES CARMICHAEL:
Marriage: March 11, 1866, Coweta County, Georgia
Children of LEANDER BANKS and FRANCES CARMICHAEL are:
i. HENRY LEANDER10 BANKS, b. December 21, 1866, Coweta
County, Georgia; d. June 23, 1908, Sargent, Coweta County,
Georgia.
ii. ROSA TEXAS BANKS, b. August 24, 1868, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. May 21, 1953; m. MARK FRANK LANDRUM, August
12, 1908, Fayette County, Georgia; b. September 14, 1870; d.
Unknown.
More About MARK LANDRUM and ROSA BANKS:
Marriage: August 12, 1908, Fayette County, Georgia
iii. GEORGIA ELIZABETH BANKS, b. April 30, 1871, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. May 11, 1922.
iv. JAMES W ALTER BANKS, b. May 13, 1873, Coweta County,
Georgia; d. January 22, 1956.
58. IRA BRANTLEY9 BANKS (LEVI9, WILLIAM8, DRURY7, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born March 21, 1845 in Near Turin, Coweta County,
Georgia, and died November 02, 1938 in Son Eugene's home in Indian Creek
Community, north of Bowden, Carroll County, Georgia. He married (1) E MILY M.
SPRATLIN October 05, 1870. She was born Unknown, and died Bef. 1874 in Wood
County, Texas. He married (2) MARTHA ELLEN CRUCE December 24, 1882. She was
born March 30, 1862 in Coweta County, Georgia, and died June 18, 1927 in Son
Eugene's home in Indian Creek Community, north of Bowden, Carroll County, Georgia.
Notes for IRA BRANTLEY BANKS:
Nickname: Doc
From "Grandpap's Family: A Banks Family Genealogy" by Frances Storey Banks,
reprint 1991, p 132.
Ira Brantley said that he was the 7th son.
More About IRA BRANTLEY BANKS:
Burial: November 1938, Indian Creek Baptist Church,
Notes for EMILY M. SPRATLIN:
E. M. was either Emily or Elizabeth.
More About IRA BANKS and EMILY SPRATLIN:
Marriage: October 05, 1870
More About MARTHA ELLEN CRUCE:
Burial: June 1927, Indian Creek Baptist Church,
More About IRA BANKS and MARTHA CRUCE:
Marriage: December 24, 1882
Child of IRA BANKS and EMILY SPRATLIN is:
i. ELIZABETH10 BANKS, b. Unknown.
Child of IRA BANKS and MARTHA CRUCE is:
82. ii. ALVA NEAL10 BANKS, b. January 12, 1892, Bowdon County,
Georgia; d. April 04, 1973, LaGrange Georgia, Troup County.
Descendants of James Bankes
59. THOMAS MARION9 BANKS (RUSSELL8, RALPH7, RALPH6, THOMAS5, RALPH4, WILLIAM3
BANKES, JAMES2, __________1) was born September 06, 1862 in Habersham County,
Georgia, and died Unknown. He married GEORGIA DELURA ACREE September 03, 1884
in Georgia. She was born 1865 in Georgia, and died 1908 in Georgia.
Notes for THOMAS MARION BANKS:
Birth date from Genealogical Record of the Banks Family.. 3rd ed., Sarah B. Franklin,
ed., 1972, p 139. Birth county only probable
1870 census Habersham Co., GA. (p 167) Currahee Dist. Thomas M. Banks, WM 8, b.
GA. Living w/mother.
1880 census Habersham Co., GA. (p 690) Currahee. Thomas Banks, WM 17, works on
farm, b. GA, parents b. GA. Living w/mother.
On 28 Sep 1884, Thomas Banks married Georgia Acree. (History of Banks County,
Georgia, p 232)
Thomas was postmaster of Leatherwood, Habersham Co., GA, 1895-98. He was a
trustee of Cannon's School and an early clerk of Currahoe Baptist Church in Stephens
Co., GA. (Genealogical Record of the Banks Family.. 3rd ed., Sarah B. Franklin, ed.,
1972, p 139)
1900 census Habersham Co., GA. ED 63, p 2. Broad River Dist. Tom M. Banks, WM
37, b. Sep 1862, farmer, m'd 37 yrs, b. GA, parents b. GA. Living w/him: wife G. D. and
children Mary O., William G., Vid_or, James A., Marion, Andrew J., H. L. and Mary A.
On 30 Dec 1904, Thomas Banks married Sara Aderholt. (Genealogical Record of the
Banks Family.. 3rd ed., Sarah B. Franklin, ed., 1972, p 139)
In 1905, Stephens Co. was created from Habersham & Franklin Cos.
1910 census Stephens Co., GA. ED 141, p 5. Broad River Dist. Thomas M. Banks, WM
48, farmer, 2nd marriage, m'd 6 yrs, b. GA, parents b. GA. Living w/him: wife Sarah J.
and daughter Bertie.
1920 census Stephens Co., GA. ED 159, p 6. Broad River Dist. Thomas N. (sic) Bank
(sic), WM 57, farmer, b. GA, parents b. GA. Living w/him: wife Sarah J. and children
Viola, H. Lee, Martha B., Gertrude and Bertie.
He was also called "Bud"
Notes for GEORGIA DELURA ACREE:
Birth state from 1900 census. Birth date from History of Stephens County, Georgia
On 28 Sep 1884, Thomas Banks married Georgia Acree. (History of Banks County,
Georgia, p 232)
1900 census Habersham Co., GA. ED 63, p 2. Broad River Dist. G. D. Banks, WF 35, b.
Apr 1865, m'd 35 yrs, 8 children/8 living, b. GA, parents b. GA. Living w/husband and 8
children.
Death/burial info from History of Stephens County, Georgia.
More About GEORGIA DELURA ACREE:
Burial: 1908, Banks Cemetery, Stephens County, Georgia
More About THOMAS BANKS and GEORGIA ACREE:
Marriage: September 03, 1884, Georgia
Child of THOMAS BANKS and GEORGIA ACREE is:
83. i. HENRY LEE10 BANKS, b. February 03, 1898, Habersham
County, Georgia; d. March 1969, Georgia.
Descendants of James Bankes
Generation No. 9
60. SALLIE C.10 GUNTER (JOSHUA W.9, RIVERS8, KEZIAH7 BANKS, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born April 04, 1848 in Unknown, and died
July 20, 1923 in South Carolina. She married THOMAS CHAPPELL BANKS Unknown in
Unknown, son of AMOS BANKS and EVE RIDLEHOOVER. He was born February 05, 1824
in South Carolina, and died August 28, 1888 in South Carolina.
Notes for SALLIE C. GUNTER:
Some sources show name as Sarah.
Some sources show that Sallie was born in 1846 and died in 1928. The dates listed for
her are copied from her cemetery marker.
More About SALLIE C. GUNTER:
Burial: July 1923, Banks Cemetery (South), Lexington County, South Carolina
Notes for THOMAS CHAPPELL BANKS:
NOTES:
I have not been able to determine if Thomas' mother was Catharine or Eve Margaret. In
all probability, his mother was Eve, since Catharine would have been almost 50 years of
age at his birth. However, if the birth date is correct, then Thomas would have to be the
child of Eve and Amos since Catharine (1st wife of Amos) died prior to Thomas' birth.
RKF - 2002.
Some researchers believe that this Thomas Banks is not the son of Amos Banks;
however, research by the Gunter family supports this researcher's belief that this
Thomas is the Thomas Chappell, son of Amos Banks.
Information from the Gunter researchers indicate that Thomas was called 'Joe'.
More About THOMAS CHAPPELL BANKS:
Burial: August 1888, Banks Cemetery (South), Lexington County, South Carolina
More About THOMAS BANKS and SALLIE GUNTER:
Marriage: Unknown, Unknown
Children are listed above under (30) Thomas Chappell Banks.
61. AMOS BANKS10 GUNTER (JOSHUA9, BANKS8, KEZIAH7 BANKS, DAVID6, JAMES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born 1874 in South Carolina, and died
Unknown. He married LULA __________ Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died
Unknown.
Notes for AMOS BANKS GUNTER:
Amos Banks Gunter is listed in the Aiken County Census of 1920.
More About AMOS GUNTER and LULA __________:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of AMOS GUNTER and LULA __________ are:
i. WALTER11 GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ii. ALMA GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iii. MATTIE GUNTER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
62. MARY ELIZABETH10 BANKS (JOHN HANDCOCK9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6,
CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born August 21, 1870 in
South Carolina (Source: Storey, Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A
Banks Family Genealogy - Descendents of James Banks of the Northern Neck of
Virginia, (Published 1984. Reprinted 1991).), and died October 23, 1897 (Source:
Storey, Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A Banks Family Genealogy -
Descendents of James Banks of the Northern Neck of Virginia, (Published 1984.
Reprinted 1991).). She married JOHN ED GRIFFITH Unknown. He was born Unknown,
and died Unknown.
Notes for MARY ELIZABETH BANKS:
1880 Census, Edgefield, SC. ED 48, p 43. Coleman Twp. Mary Banks, WF 10, b: SC,
parents b: SC. Living with parents.
More About JOHN GRIFFITH and MARY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of MARY BANKS and JOHN GRIFFITH is:
i. ANDREW 11 GRIFFITH, b. November 13, 1890; d. Unknown.
63. LENA BELL10 BANKS (JOHN HANDCOCK9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born June 18, 1872 in South
Carolina, and died Abt. September 1957 in Laurens County, South Carolina. She
married JOSEPH FRANKLIN W ATES January 28, 1898 in Saluda, Saluda County, South
Carolina (Source: Storey, Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A Banks
Family Genealogy - Descendents of James Banks of the Northern Neck of Virginia,
(Published 1984. Reprinted 1991).). He was born Abt. December 18, 1875 in South
Carolina.
Notes for LENA BELL BANKS:
1880 Census Edgefield County, SC. ED 48, p 43. Coleman Twp., L____ Banks, WF 8,
b: SC, parents b: SC. Living with parents.
On January 28, 1898, Saluda County, SC, Lena Banks married Joseph Wates.
More About JOSEPH WATES and LENA BANKS:
Marriage: January 28, 1898, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina (Source: Storey,
Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A Banks Family Genealogy -
Descendents of James Banks of the Northern Neck of Virginia, (Published 1984.
Reprinted 1991).)
Children of LENA BANKS and JOSEPH W ATES are:
i. JAMES TILLAR11 W ATES, b. December 30, 1898, South Carolina
(Source: Social Security Death Index.); d. Abt. September
1981, South Carolina (Source: (1) Social Security Death
Index., (2) Social Security Death Index.).
ii. FANNIE MAY W ATES (Source: Social Security Death Index.), b.
November 20, 1900, South Carolina (Source: Social Security
Death Index.); d. February 1990, South Carolina (Source:
Social Security Death Index.).
Notes for FANNIE MAY WATES:
Lived near Greenwood, South Carolina at the time of her death.
iii. WILLIE FRANK W ATES, b. June 29, 1909, South Carolina
(Source: Social Security Death Index.); d. Abt. January 1979,
South Carolina (Source: Social Security Death Index.).
iv. IDELL W ATES, b. September 05, 1911, South Carolina (Source:
Social Security Death Index.); d. Abt. November 1996, South
Carolina (Source: Social Security Death Index.).
Notes for IDELL W ATES:
At time of death, Idell was living in the vicinity of Donalds, South Carolina.
64. JAMES W ILLIAM10 BANKS (JOHN HANDCOCK9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born June 18, 1876 in Edgefield
County, South Carolina (Source: Draft Registration Card. LDS 1877680), and died
December 10, 1960 in Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina. He married ANTOINETTE
GREEN December 24, 1902 in Edgefield County, South Carolina. She was born
November 1878 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, and died Abt. September 16,
1941 in Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina.
Notes for JAMES W ILLIAM BANKS:
1880 Census Edgefield County, SC. ED 48, p 43. Coleman Twp. William Banks, WM 4,
b: SC, parents b: SC. Living with parents.
On September 1918, James William Banks completed a draft registration card in
Saluda, SC. He indicated he was living at RFD 3, Saluda, SC and was farming. Wife:
Nettie Banks, RFD 3, Saluda, SC. Description: medium height, brown eyes, black hair.
More About JAMES W ILLIAM BANKS:
Burial: December 1960, Red Bank Baptist Church Cemetery, Saluda County, South
Carolina
More About ANTOINETTE GREEN:
Burial: September 1941, Red Bank Baptist Church Cemetery, Saluda County, South
Carolina
More About JAMES BANKS and ANTOINETTE GREEN:
Marriage: December 24, 1902, Edgefield County, South Carolina
Children of JAMES BANKS and ANTOINETTE GREEN are:
i. EDITH AMALIA11 BANKS, b. November 13, 1903, Saluda, Saluda
County, South Carolina (Source: Social Security Death Index.);
d. April 05, 1996, South Carolina; m. FRED WILLIAM DERRICK,
December 24, 1927, South Carolina (Source: Storey, Mary
Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A Banks Family
Genealogy - Descendents of James Banks of the Northern
Neck of Virginia, (Published 1984. Reprinted 1991).); b. July
13, 1906, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
More About FRED DERRICK and EDITH BANKS:
Marriage: December 24, 1927, South Carolina (Source: Storey,
Mary Frances Banks, Grandpap's Family - Vol I: A Banks
Family Genealogy - Descendents of James Banks of the
Northern Neck of Virginia, (Published 1984. Reprinted 1991).)
ii. WILLIAM BAILEY BANKS, b. April 25, 1911, Saluda, Saluda
County, South Carolina (Source: Social Security Death Index.);
d. November 11, 1993, South Carolina (Source: Social Security
Death Index.).
Notes for W ILLIAM BAILEY BANKS:
Living near Columbia, South Carolina at time of death.
65. JULIAN THOMAS10 BANKS (JOHN HANDCOCK9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born August 07, 1882 in South
Carolina (Source: Draft Registration Card.), and died September 27, 1938 in South
Carolina. He married ELLA IRENE DORN December 30, 1908 in South Carolina, daughter
of PETER DORN and PINNIE STEVENS. She was born Abt. 1889 in South Carolina, and
died Unknown.
Notes for JULIAN THOMAS BANKS:
The 1920 census shows children Conrad and Gladys and 2 other children.
Obituary of son Malcolm Ray shows name as Julian. Other researchers show name as
Julius.
More About JULIAN BANKS and ELLA DORN:
Marriage: December 30, 1908, South Carolina
Children of JULIAN BANKS and ELLA DORN are:
i. CONRAD EUGENE11 BANKS, b. August 06, 1911, South Carolina
(Source: Social Security Death Index.); d. Abt. March 1972,
Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina (Source: Social
Security Death Index.).
ii. GLADYS OWENE BANKS, b. April 12, 1913, Saluda, Saluda
County, South Carolina (Source: Social Security Death Index.);
d. December 18, 1995, South Carolina (Source: Social Security
Death Index.).
84. iii. MALCOLM RAY BANKS, b. Abt. 1921, South Carolina; d. January
24, 2001, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina.
iv. JULIAN THOMAS BANKS, JR., b. Unknown.
66. SALLIE LOU10 BANKS (JOHN HANDCOCK9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born March 28, 1887 in South
Carolina (Source: Social Security Death Index.), and died February 16, 1974 in Saluda,
Saluda County, South Carolina. She married ALBERT NATHANIEL GREEN December 27,
1905 in Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina. He was born August 19, 1883 in
Edgefield County, South Carolina, and died February 01, 1958 in Saluda, Saluda
County, South Carolina.
More About SALLIE LOU BANKS:
Burial: February 1974, Red Bank Baptist Church Cemetery, Saluda County, South
Carolina
More About ALBERT GREEN and SALLIE BANKS:
Marriage: December 27, 1905, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina
Child of SALLIE BANKS and ALBERT GREEN is:
i. FRANCES AMALIA11 GREEN, b. September 08, 1907, South
Carolina (Source: Social Security Death Index.); d. Abt. April
1991, South Carolina (Source: Social Security Death Index.).
Descendants of James Bankes
67. ALBERT LAMAR10 BANKS (JOHN HANDCOCK9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born November 13, 1890 in
Edgefield County, South Carolina, and died May 29, 1953 in Saluda, Saluda County,
South Carolina. He married (1) RUTH MORGAN Bef. 1918. She was born November 19,
1890 in South Carolina, and died November 11, 1918 in South Carolina. He married (2)
SARAH PEARL PAYSINGER Aft. 1918. She was born September 19, 1895 in South
Carolina, and died April 21, 1934 in South Carolina.
Notes for ALBERT LAMAR BANKS:
The part of Edgefield County that Lamar was born in is now in Saluda County.
Birth info from Grandpap's Family, by Frances B. Storey, 1984, p 502.
1900 census Saluda Co., SC. ED 108, p 31. Twp 6. Lamar Banks, WM 9, b. Nov 1890,
b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/parents.
1910 census Saluda Co., SC. ED 118, p 12. Twp. 6. Simon (sic) Banks, WM 18, farm
laborer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/father and stepmother.
1920 census Saluda Co., SC. ED 123, p 17. Twp 4. Lamar Banks, WM 32, m'd, farmer,
b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/brother G. L. Banks (Samuel L.)
Death/burial info from Grandpap's Family, Frances B. Storey, 1984, p 502.
More About ALBERT LAMAR BANKS:
Burial: May 1953, Gassaway Methodist Church, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina
More About RUTH MORGAN:
Burial: November 1918, Red Bank Baptist Church, Saluda County, South Carolina
More About ALBERT BANKS and RUTH MORGAN:
Marriage: Bef. 1918
More About SARAH PEARL PAYSINGER:
Burial: April 1934, Red Bank Baptist Church, Saluda County, South Carolina
More About ALBERT BANKS and SARAH PAYSINGER:
Marriage: Aft. 1918
Children of ALBERT BANKS and RUTH MORGAN are:
i. ROBERT LAMAR11 BANKS, b. June 16, 1913, Edgefield County,
South Carolina; d. Unknown, South Carolina; m. ELIZABETH
HICIE, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. 2002, South Carolina.
More About ROBERT BANKS and ELIZABETH HICIE:
Marriage: Unknown
85. ii. JOHN RHETT BANKS, b. July 29, 1915, Edgefield County, South
Carolina; d. June 1984, Lexington County, South Carolina.
86. iii. ANNIE RUTH BANKS, b. October 26, 1917, Edgefield County,
South Carolina.
68. NOAH SAMUEL10 BANKS (JACOB ADKIN9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born August 03, 1882 in South
Carolina, and died Unknown. He married CALLIE IDONIA W HITTLE Unknown. She was
born August 04, 1892 in South Carolina, and died Unknown.
More About NOAH BANKS and CALLIE W HITTLE:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of NOAH BANKS and CALLIE W HITTLE are:
i. COHEN11 BANKS, b. 1915, Georgia; d. Unknown.
ii. FREIDA BANKS, b. 1917, Georgia.
69. W ILLIE JEFFERSON10 BANKS (JACOB ADKIN9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born December 26, 1883 in South
Carolina, and died Unknown. He married FLOY S. TROTTER Unknown. She was born
1890 in South Carolina.
More About W ILLIE JEFFERSON BANKS:
Military service: WWI, draft card, dtd September 12, 1918, Leesville, Lexington County,
South Carolina
Occupation: 1918, Farmer
More About FLOY S. TROTTER:
Occupation: 1920, Dressmaker
More About W ILLIE BANKS and FLOY TROTTER:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of W ILLIE BANKS and FLOY TROTTER are:
i. WILLIE W RIGHT11 BANKS, b. May 1919, South Carolina.
ii. FRANK RAY BANKS, b. August 1926, South Carolina.
70. DAISY LENORA10 BANKS (JACOB ADKIN9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born February 1888 in South
Carolina, and died May 05, 1971. She married JAMES A. ADDY Unknown. He was born
1896 in South Carolina.
More About JAMES A. ADDY:
Occupation: 1920, Farmer (from 1920 census)
More About JAMES ADDY and DAISY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of DAISY BANKS and JAMES ADDY are:
i. MARGURITE11 ADDY, b. 1913, Saluda County, South Carolina.
ii. JAMES O. ADDY, b. 1916, Saluda County, South Carolina.
71. JACOB MARVIN10 BANKS (JACOB ADKIN9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born June 01, 1890 in Saluda
County, South Carolina, and died June 08, 1967 in Charleston, South Carolina. He
married MARY CECELIA BELLINGER June 03, 1917 in Charleston, South Carolian,
daughter of LUCIEN BELLINGER and SARAH __________. She was born May 28, 1886 in
Walterboro, South Carolina, and died November 19, 1974 in Charleston, South
Carolina.
More About JACOB MARVIN BANKS:
Burial: June 1967, Riverview Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina
Cause of Death: Cirrhosis of the liver.
Education: Baillys Miltary Academy
Occupation 1: 1917, Railway Expressman, S. Express Co.
Occupation 2: 1930, Fireman, Steam Railroad
Occupation 3: Aft. 1930, Engineer, Southern Railroad
Residence: 1917, Charleston, South Carolina
More About MARY CECELIA BELLINGER:
Burial: November 1974, Riverview Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina
Cause of Death: Stroke
Medical Information: Hypertension
Occupation: 1910, Stenographer, Rail Road Office
Residence: 1910, Walterboro, South Carolina
More About JACOB BANKS and MARY BELLINGER:
Marriage: June 03, 1917, Charleston, South Carolian
Children of JACOB BANKS and MARY BELLINGER are:
87. i. MARY CECILIA11 BANKS, b. January 19, 1919, Charleston, South
Carolina; d. June 1992, Charleston, South Carolina.
88. ii. MARGARET SUSANNAH BANKS, b. January 01, 1922,
Charleston, South Carolina.
72. ELVIRA JEMIMA10 BANKS (SAMUEL GOOD9, THOMAS C.8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born November 02, 1880 in
Edgefield County, South Carolina, and died February 25, 1966 in Saluda, Saluda
County, South Carolina. She married ERNEST LEE CORLEY, SR. November 26, 1905 in
Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina. He was born December 13, 1877 in Edgefield
County, South Carolina, and died April 18, 1960 in Saluda, Saluda County, South
Carolina.
More About ERNEST CORLEY and ELVIRA BANKS:
Marriage: November 26, 1905, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina
Children of ELVIRA BANKS and ERNEST CORLEY are:
i. JAMES SUDDATH11 CORLEY, b. Unknown.
ii. WALLACE THURMOND CORLEY, b. Unknown.
iii. RACHEL ELVIRA CORLEY, b. Unknown.
iv. DORCAS ELIZABETH CORLEY, b. Unknown.
v. JESSIE EARLE CORLEY, b. Unknown.
vi. VIRGIL ROMEO CORLEY, b. Unknown.
vii. MARY EMELINE CORLEY, b. Unknown.
viii. ERNEST LEE CORLEY, JR., b. Unknown.
73. RAYMOND JACOB10 BANKS (JACOB L.9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born December 12, 1882 in South
Carolina, and died Unknown. He married SALLIE __________ Unknown. She was born
Abt. 1887 in South Carolina, and died Unknown.
Notes for RAYMOND JACOB BANKS:
Birth date from his draft card, Orangeburg County, SC. LDS reel 1877677. Birth state
from census.
1900 Census, Orangeburg County, SC, ED 59, p1. Liberty Township, Jacob R. Banks,
WM 16, b. Dec 1883 (?), b. SC. Living with mother.
1910 Census, Orangeburg County, SC, ED 54, p5. Liberty Township, Jacob R. Bank
(sic), WM 27, farmer, 1st marriage, married 4 years, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with
him: wife Salley and one daughter.
On September 12, 1918, Raymond Jacob Banks completed a draft registration card in
Orangeburg County, SC. He indicated that he was living in Neese, SC and was farming.
Nearest living relative: Stellie (sp?) Banks, Neeses, SC. Description medium height,
gray eyes, light hair. LDS reel 1877677.
1920 Census, Orangeburg County, SC, ED 65, p5. Liberty. Raymond Banks, WM 37,
farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with him: wife Sallie, son Jacob and 3 other
children.
More About RAYMOND BANKS and SALLIE __________:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of RAYMOND BANKS and SALLIE __________ is:
i. JACOB11 BANKS, b. January 25, 1913, Orangeburg County,
South Carolina; d. April 1984, Harleyville, South Carolina.
Notes for JACOB BANKS:
Birth date from Social Security Death Index, therefore, birth county is only probable
1920 Census, Orangeburg County, SC, ED 65, p5. Liberty. Jacob Banks, WM 8, b
SC. Living with parents.
Death date from Social Security Death Index. Card was issued in SC and living in t
Harleyville, SC in the year of his death.
Descendants of James Bankes
74. PIERCE BUTLER10 BANKS, JR. (PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6,
CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born January 10, 1880
in Edgefield, South Carolina, and died July 15, 1946 in Newberry County, South
Carolina. He married (1) EDNA IOLA ALEWINE October 23, 1900 in South Carolina,
daughter of JAMES ALEWINE and MARY BALLENTINE. She was born January 17, 1886 in
Newberry County, South Carolina, and died May 31, 1938 in Newberry County, South
Carolina. He married (2) SOPHIE HAZEL Aft. 1938 in Newberry County, South Carolina.
She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Notes for PIERCE BUTLER BANKS, JR.:
FROM Nancy Minick:
Pierce Butler was a dark haired man with dark eyes and beautiful olive skin. One thing
that I remember is that he told me to hide in the ditches along the road leading by the
farm if there was a tornado. The Banks Family (Pierce) lost a lot of money in the stock
market crash of 1929 and the depression, but he still had all of the land. The bank was
going to foreclose on his home on Jolly Street Road in Prosperity. With my sister Peggy
with him, he 'torched' the house and burned it to the ground rather than let the bank
have it.
He also told his son Horace to never sell his land or he would die. Horace sold part of
the land to the Ruff family and within a couple of months he had died in a bizarre
accident on a Merchant Marine ship. He drowned in about 2 inches of water.
***********
Pierce Butler Banks, along with at least one brother, owned several hundred acres of
land and at least 2 lumber mills. All of this was lost during the depression. The story
goes that the Banks homeplace was to be taken back by the bank - either for the
mortgage that could not be paid or for tax liens. Pierce came up to the home of his
daughter Ruby and took her to the homeplace where he burned it to the ground - saying
this place was built from trees off of Banks land, it was made into lumber in the Banks
mills and it was built by Banks hands and if a Banks cannot live in it, I'll be damned if
anybody else is going to live in it!
Another story, told to me by Bill Minick, was of Pierce's still, It seems that the Newberry
County Sheriff would come by and he and Pierce and a few others from the surrounding
area would go into the barn to drink the 'home brew' and play cards. One day, a deputy
came looking for the sheriff and Billy informed him that he was not around. After the
deputy left, Billy went and got the sheriff. The sheriff drives off and comes back later
with a black boy in tow - telling him that he was being paid to mind the still, not go into
town and get caught stealing chickens... and if he ever did that again, they would hang
him.
Birth date from his draft card, Newberry Co., SC. LDS reel 1877675. Birth county only
probable.
1880 census Edgefield Co., SC. ED 50, p 16. Germanville. P. Buttle Banks, WM 3 mos,
b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/parents.
1900 census Newberry Co., SC. ED 101, p 22. Cannon Twp. Pierce Banks, WM 20, b.
Feb 1880, farm laborer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/parents.
1910 census Newberry Co., SC. ED 118, p 1. Cannon Twp. P. B. Banks, WM 31,
farmer, 1st marriage, m'd 10 yrs, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife Ola and 3
children.
On 12 Sep 1918, Pierce Butler Banks completed a draft registration card in Newberry
Co. He indicated he was living RFD 5, Newberry, SC and was a farmer. Nearest
relative: Edna J. Banks, RFD 5, Newberry, SC. Description: short, stout, brown eyes,
black hair. LDS reel 1877675.
1920 census Newberry Co., SC. ED 104, p 7. Newberry # 1. Pierce Bunks (sic), WM 39,
farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife Edna and 6 children.
More About PIERCE BUTLER BANKS, JR.:
Burial: July 1946, Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, Newberry
County, South Carolina
Residence: 1880, Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina (Source: 1880 United States
Federal Census.)
Notes for EDNA IOLA ALEWINE:
1910 census Newberry Co., SC. ED 118, p 1. Cannon Twp. Ola Banks, WF 25, 1st
marriage, m'd 10 yrs, 3 children/3 living, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/husband and 3
children.
1920 census Newberry Co., SC. ED 104, p 7. Newberry # 1. Edna Bunks (sic), WF 33,
b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/husband and children 8 Banks children -- not all her
children.
More About EDNA IOLA ALEWINE:
Burial: June 1938, Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery,Prosperity, Newberry
County, South Carolina
Cause of Death: Byletitis Uremia
Death Certificate: Volume 18, Certificate Number 7697, Newberry County
Medical Information: Kidney disease.
More About PIERCE BANKS and EDNA ALEWINE:
Marriage: October 23, 1900, South Carolina
More About PIERCE BANKS and SOPHIE HAZEL:
Marriage: Aft. 1938, Newberry County, South Carolina
Children of PIERCE BANKS and EDNA ALEWINE are:
89. i. LILLIE MAE11 BANKS, b. March 01, 1902, Newberry, South
Carolina; d. May 14, 1970, Greenwood, South Carolina.
ii. MARY ANNIE FRANCES BANKS, b. August 26, 1905; d. May 26,
1948; m. (1) OLLIE BOYD SLIGH, Unknown; b. August 11, 1904;
d. April 27, 1942; m. (2) RALPH W HITMIRE, Unknown; b.
Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About MARY ANNIE FRANCES BANKS:
Burial: Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
Buried at: Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity,
SC
More About OLLIE BOYD SLIGH:
Burial: Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
Buried at: Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity,
SC
More About OLLIE SLIGH and MARY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
More About RALPH W HITMIRE and MARY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
90. iii. JOHN RAYMOND BANKS, SR., b. February 09, 1908, Prosperity,
South Carolina; d. June 11, 1947, Anderson, South Carolina.
91. iv. RUBY EUNICE BANKS, b. April 22, 1911, Newberry County,
South Carolina; d. May 11, 1955, Newberry County Hospital,
Newberry, South Carolina.
v. JAMES HORACE BANKS, b. November 10, 1913; d. September
06, 1949; m. EILEEN WARREN, Unknown; b. Unknown; d.
Unknown.
More About JAMES HORACE BANKS:
Burial: Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Newberry, SC
More About EILEEN WARREN:
Burial: San Francisco, California
More About JAMES BANKS and EILEEN W ARREN:
Marriage: Unknown
92. vi. MINNIE ELIZABETH BANKS, b. November 15, 1916, Prosperity,
Newberry County, South Carolina; d. February 05, 1997,
Carriage Hill Nursing Home, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
vii. PIERCE EUGENE BANKS, b. October 03, 1919, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. February 07, 1920, Newberry
County, South Carolina.
More About PIERCE EUGENE BANKS:
Burial: February 1920, Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery,
Prosperity, SC
93. viii. MARGARET VIRGINIA BANKS, b. May 29, 1921, Prosperity,
Newberry County, South Carolina; d. November 22, 2000,
Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina.
94. ix. BOYCE MCCOWAN BANKS, SR., b. May 07, 1925, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. November 25, 1966, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
75. THOMAS CHAPPEL10 BANKS (PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6,
CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born January 20, 1881
in South Carolina, and died June 20, 1954 in South Carolina. He married (1) B ERTHA
LEE HENDRICKS Abt. 1911. She was born February 09, 1890 in South Carolina, and died
September 08, 1927 in South Carolina. He married (2) SUSIE KIRBY Unknown. She was
born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Notes for THOMAS CHAPPEL BANKS:
1900 Census, Newberry Co., SC. ED 101, p22. Cannon Twp. Thomas Banks, WM 17,
b. Aug 1882, b. SC, parents b. SC, Living w/parents. (Date of birth on cemetery marker
shows 1881 and this date is verified from his draft card, Newberry County, SC. LDS reel
1877675.)
1910 Census, Newberry Co., SC. ED 118, p1. Cannon Twp. Thomas Banks, WM 28,
farmer, 1st marriage, m'd 3 yrs, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife Bertha and one
son.
On 12 Sep 1918, Thomas Chappel Banks completed a draft registration card in
Newberry County. He indicated he was living RFD 5, Newberry, SC and was farming for
John C. Neal. Wife: Bertha Lee Banks, RFD 5, Newberry, SC. Description: medium
height, gray eyes, brown hair. LDS reel 1877675.
1920 Census, Newberry Co., SC. ED 104, p7. Newberry #1. Tom Bonks (sic), WM 37,
farmer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: Wife Bertha and 4 children.
More About THOMAS CHAPPEL BANKS:
Burial: June 1954, Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About BERTHA LEE HENDRICKS:
Burial: September 1927, Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About THOMAS BANKS and BERTHA HENDRICKS:
Marriage: Abt. 1911
More About THOMAS BANKS and SUSIE KIRBY:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of THOMAS BANKS and BERTHA HENDRICKS are:
i. MINNIE BELL11 BANKS, b. April 11, 1911; d. April 15, 1920.
95. ii. VIRGINIA BANKS, b. May 13, 1927; d. November 24, 1973.
96. iii. THOMAS EDGAR BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
97. iv. PIERCE BUTLER BANKS III, b. July 23, 1917, Newberry County,
South Carolina; d. December 20, 1990, Glennville, Tattnall
County, Georgia.
98. v. FRANCES LUCILLE BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
vi. BERTHA IRENE BANKS, b. Unknown; m. W ALTER DUDLEY
NOBLES, Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About W ALTER NOBLES and BERTHA BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
99. vii. RUTHEY MAE BANKS, b. 1924, Newberry County, South
Carolina; d. December 09, 2001, Greer, Greenville County,
South Carolina.
Descendants of James Bankes
76. EARNEST LEE10 BANKS (PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6,
CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born February 01, 1882,
and died March 17, 1945. He married CLARA BELL W ICKER Unknown, daughter of
PIERCE BANKS and MARY W ICKER. She was born March 12, 1887 in South Carolina,
and died February 15, 1971.
More About EARNEST LEE BANKS:
Burial: March 1945, Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
Notes for CLARA BELL WICKER:
Clara Bell is listed in some sources as the daughter of Pierce Butler Banks, Sr. and his
second wife, Mary Jane Wicker. That would make her not only Earnest's wife, it would
make her his 1/2 sister.
At the time of her birth, all indications are that Pierce Butler Banks, Sr. was still married
to first wife, Frances Fannie Dickert.
March 2002: I have found no documentation proving that Pierce Butler was the father of
this child as purported by some sources. In the book "Christian's Children" which is
about the Wicker Family, it states that Mary Jane Wicker did in fact marry Pierce Butler,
but never states that he is the father of the children. In fact, it lists the surnames for all
of her children as Wicker.
More About CLARA BELL W ICKER:
Burial: February 1971, Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About EARNEST BANKS and CLARA W ICKER:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of EARNEST BANKS and CLARA W ICKER are:
100. i. VEDA I.11 BANKS, b. February 05, 1908; d. March 27, 1923.
101. ii. ZEDA BANKS, b. February 05, 1908; d. Unknown.
102. iii. MARY BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
103. iv. LILLIAN BANKS, b. Unknown.
104. v. E. L. BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
105. vi. IRENE BANKS, b. Unknown.
77. ELIZABETH10 BANKS (PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born March 1887 in Newberry
County, South Carolina, and died Unknown. She married __________ GARNER Unknown.
He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Notes for ELIZABETH BANKS:
1900 Census, Newberry County, SC, ED 101, p22. Cannon Township. Lizzie Banks,
WF 13, b. Mar 1887, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living with parents.
More About __________ GARNER and ELIZABETH BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of ELIZABETH BANKS and __________ GARNER is:
i. EULA11 BANKS, b. Unknown.
78. MINNIE LEE10 BANKS (PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6,
CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born February 14, 1891
in South Carolina, and died June 03, 1950 in Newberry County, South Carolina. She
married GEORGE NOLAN LONG December 13, 1908 in Newberry County, South
Carolina. He was born March 25, 1885 in Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina,
and died May 01, 1968 in Newberry County, South Carolina.
Notes for MINNIE LEE BANKS:
1900 Census, Newberry Co., SC Ed 101, p22. Cannon Twp. Minnie Banks, WF 11, b.
Sep 1888, b. SC, parents b. SC Living w/ father and stepmother.
More About MINNIE LEE BANKS:
Burial: June 1950, Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery
More About GEORGE NOLAN LONG:
Burial: May 1968, Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery
More About GEORGE LONG and MINNIE BANKS:
Marriage: December 13, 1908, Newberry County, South Carolina
Children of MINNIE BANKS and GEORGE LONG are:
106. i. NOLAN EDWARD11 LONG, b. March 07, 1910; d. May 09, 1985.
ii. MARVIN LEE LONG, b. December 05, 1911; d. January 01,
1912.
107. iii. WILLIAM EARL LONG, b. April 14, 1913.
108. iv. VERA OFEILA LONG, b. July 11, 1915.
109. v. JAMES HASKELL LONG, b. December 07, 1916; d. September
1986, South Carolina.
110. vi. LEE ROY LONG, b. May 13, 1918, Newberry, Newberry County,
South Carolina; d. June 09, 1992, Newberry, Newberry County,
South Carolina.
111. vii. FRANCES ALICE LONG, b. September 14, 1919, Newberry,
Newberry County, South Carolina; d. February 19, 1997,
Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina.
112. viii. MINNIE VIOLA LONG, b. November 29, 1920.
ix. PAUL BANKS LONG, b. March 20, 1922, South Carolina; d. April
1984, Illinois.
Notes for PAUL BANKS LONG:
Social Security records show that Paul was living in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois
his death.
113. x. EVA ROSALYN LONG, b. March 26, 1924, Prosperity, Newberry
County, South Carolina.
xi. LIZZIE CATHERINE LONG, b. November 28, 1926.
xii. GEORGE RALPH LONG, b. June 13, 1928; d. Unknown.
114. xiii. ANNIE LAURA LONG, b. January 02, 1930.
xiv. UNAMED INFANT LONG, b. November 10, 1932; d. November
10, 1932.
79. JOHN FRANK10 BANKS, SR (PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6,
CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born March 11, 1893 in
Newberry County, South Carolina, and died May 28, 1959. He married L UCILE AGNES
LONG Unknown. She was born May 15, 1898 in South Carolina, and died November 29,
1952 in South Carolina.
Notes for JOHN FRANK BANKS, SR:
1900 Census, Newberry Co., SC. ED 101, p22. Cannon Twp. John Banks, WM 8, b.
Apr 1892, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/ father and stepmother. (Birth date appears to
be in error, since both draft card and cemetery marker show 1893.)
1910 Census, Newberry Co., SC. ED 118, p11. Cannon Twp. John Banks, WM 19, farm
laborer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/father and stepmother.
On 5 Jun 1917, John Frank Banks completed a draft registration card in Newberry Co.,
SC. He indicated he was living RFD 5, Newberry, SC and was a farm renter. He was
supporting a wife and child. Description: medium height, gray eyes, light hair. LDS reel
1877675.
1920 Census, Newberry Co., SC. ED 105, p1. Twp 1. John F. Banks, WM 26, farmer, b.
SC, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife Lucile and 2 children.
More About JOHN FRANK BANKS, SR:
Burial: May 1959, Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
Notes for LUCILE AGNES LONG:
1920 Census, Newberry Co., SC. ED 105, p1. Twp 1. Lucile Banks, WF 20, b. SC,
parents b. SC. Living w/husband and 2 children.
More About LUCILE AGNES LONG:
Burial: November 1952, Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About JOHN BANKS and LUCILE LONG:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of JOHN BANKS and LUCILE LONG are:
115. i. LIZZIE ROSENE11 BANKS, b. March 11, 1915, South Carolina; d.
January 15, 1961, South Carolina.
ii. UNNAMED INFANT BANKS, b. January 23, 1918; d. January 23,
1918.
More About UNNAMED INFANT BANKS:
Burial: Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
116. iii. JOHN FRANK BANKS, JR, b. May 29, 1919; d. July 27, 1979.
iv. PFC CAROL EUGENE BANKS, b. May 19, 1923; d. February 01,
1945.
More About PFC CAROL EUGENE BANKS:
Burial: Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
Military service: 142nd Infantry, Company E, 36th Division.
Killed in action in France - WWII.
117. v. WILLIE MAE BANKS, b. August 08, 1929.
80. CLARA BELL10 W ICKER (PIERCE BUTLER9 BANKS, SR., GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born March
12, 1887 in South Carolina, and died February 15, 1971. She married E ARNEST LEE
BANKS Unknown, son of PIERCE BANKS and FRANCES DICKERT. He was born February
01, 1882, and died March 17, 1945.
Notes for CLARA BELL WICKER:
Clara Bell is listed in some sources as the daughter of Pierce Butler Banks, Sr. and his
second wife, Mary Jane Wicker. That would make her not only Earnest's wife, it would
make her his 1/2 sister.
At the time of her birth, all indications are that Pierce Butler Banks, Sr. was still married
to first wife, Frances Fannie Dickert.
March 2002: I have found no documentation proving that Pierce Butler was the father of
this child as purported by some sources. In the book "Christian's Children" which is
about the Wicker Family, it states that Mary Jane Wicker did in fact marry Pierce Butler,
but never states that he is the father of the children. In fact, it lists the surnames for all
of her children as Wicker.
More About CLARA BELL W ICKER:
Burial: February 1971, Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About EARNEST LEE BANKS:
Burial: March 1945, Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About EARNEST BANKS and CLARA W ICKER:
Marriage: Unknown
Children are listed above under (76) Earnest Lee Banks.
Descendants of James Bankes
81. TROY FRANKLIN10 BANKS (JOHN LEE9, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN8, AMOS7, CHARLES6,
CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born January 26, 1892
in Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina, and died March 10, 1962 in South
Carolina. He married MOLLIE ANDERSON Unknown. She was born July 08, 1909 in
South Carolina, and died May 03, 1961 in Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina.
Notes for TROY FRANKLIN BANKS:
Birth info from his draft card, Lexington Co., SC. LDS reel 1877673 and cemetery
marker.
*
1900 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 40, p 1. Gilbert Hollow # 40. Troy F. Banks, WM 8,
b. Jan 1892, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/parents in household of his grandmother
Adriane Banks.
*
1910 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 37, p 6. Gilbert Hollow Twp. Troy Banks, WF 18,
farm laborer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/parents.
*
On 5 Jun 1917, "Troy Frankling Banks" completed a draft registration card in Lexington
Co., SC. He indicated he was living Leesville, SC and was a farmer. Unmarried. He
indicated he had [unspecified] leg problem. Description: tall, slender, blue eyes, light
hair. LDS reel 1877673.
*
1920 census Lexington Co., SC. ED 36, p 24. Gilbert Hollow. Troy Banks, WM 24,
single, farm laborer, b. SC, parents b. SC. Living w/parents.
More About TROY FRANKLIN BANKS:
Burial: March 1962, Wittenburg Lutheran Church Cemetery, Leesville, South Carolina
More About MOLLIE ANDERSON:
Burial: May 1961, Wittenburg Lutheran Church Cemetery, Leesville, South Carolina
More About TROY BANKS and MOLLIE ANDERSON:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of TROY BANKS and MOLLIE ANDERSON are:
118. i. BETTY LOUISE11 BANKS, b. May 05, 1929, Leesville, Lexington
County, South Carolina.
ii. FRANCIS IRENE BANKS, b. September 21, 1931, Leesville,
Lexington County, South Carolina; m. ERNEST TILLMAN
PADGETT, Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About ERNEST PADGETT and FRANCIS BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
82. ALVA NEAL10 BANKS (IRA BRANTLEY10, LEVI9, WILLIAM8, DRURY7, DAVID6, JAMES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born January 12, 1892 in Bowdon
County, Georgia, and died April 04, 1973 in LaGrange Georgia, Troup County. He
married MAE HUDDLESTON December 05, 1915. She was born May 17, 1897, and died
February 21, 1969 in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia.
More About ALVA NEAL BANKS:
Burial: Shadow Lawn Cemetery, LaGrange, Georgia
More About MAE HUDDLESTON:
Burial: Oakhill City Cemetery, Newnan, Georgia
More About ALVA BANKS and MAE HUDDLESTON:
Marriage: December 05, 1915
Child of ALVA BANKS and MAE HUDDLESTON is:
i. MARY FRANCES11 BANKS, b. November 15, 1926, Near
Graham, Randolph County, Alabama; m. W ILLIAM RANFORD
STOREY, December 27, 1943, Hertferd, Perquimans County,
North Carolina; b. December 01, 1921, Buckeye, Mt Carmel
Community, Coweta County, Georgia; d. November 06, 1996,
Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia.
More About W ILLIAM STOREY and MARY BANKS:
Marriage: December 27, 1943, Hertferd, Perquimans County,
North Carolina
83. HENRY LEE10 BANKS (THOMAS MARION9, RUSSELL8, RALPH7, RALPH6, THOMAS5,
RALPH4, WILLIAM3 BANKES, JAMES2, __________1) was born February 03, 1898 in
Habersham County, Georgia, and died March 1969 in Georgia. He married A LICE
SCOTT Unknown. She was born March 04, 1904, and died February 1969 in Georgia.
Notes for HENRY LEE BANKS:
Birth date from Social Security Death Index. Date confirmed by his draft card. *
1900 census Habersham Co., GA. ED 63, p 2. Broad River Dist. 1473. H.L. Banks, WM
2, b. Feb 1898, b. GA, parents b. GA. Living w/parents.
On 20 Mar 1913, Henry Banks married Alice Scott. (Genealogical Record of the Banks
Family..., 3rd ed. Sarah B. Franklin, ed., 1972, p 142) [This date is suspect! Probably
1931 was intended.]
On 12 Sep 1918, Henry Lee Banks completed a draft registration card in Stephens Co.,
GA. He indicated he was living in Toccoa, GA and was a fireman for Southern Railroad,
Greenville, SC. Nearest relative: T. M. Banks, Ayersville, GA. Description: medium
height, brown eyes, black hair. LDS reel 1558567.
1920 census Stephens Co., GA. ED 159, p 6. Broad River Dist. H. Lee Bank (sic), WM
21, single, occupation: none, b. GA, parents b. GA. Living w/father & stepmother.
Death date from Social Security Death. This source indicates his card was issued in
Georgia and was living in Augusta, GA in the year of his death.
Notes for ALICE SCOTT:
All dates from Social Security Death Index. This source indicates her card was issued in
Georgia and that she was living in Augusta, GA in the year of her death.
More About HENRY BANKS and ALICE SCOTT:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of HENRY BANKS and ALICE SCOTT are:
i. ROBERT L.11 BANKS, b. Unknown.
119. ii. JAMES DOYLE BANKS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Descendants of James Bankes
Generation No. 10
84. MALCOLM RAY11 BANKS (JULIAN THOMAS10, JOHN HANDCOCK9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born Abt.
1921 in South Carolina, and died January 24, 2001 in Saluda, Saluda County, South
Carolina (Source: Obituary.). He married ADA BLEDSOE Unknown. She was born
Unknown.
More About MALCOLM RAY BANKS:
Burial: January 2001, Travis Park Cemetery, Saluda County, South Carolina
Membership: Vounteer Fireman, Saluda Fire Department - 45 years
Occupation 1: Owner, Banks Supermarket, Saluda, South Carolina
Occupation 2: Deputy Sheriff, Saluda County, South Carolina
Religion: Saluda Baptist Church; church treasurer for 25 years; Deacon
More About MALCOLM BANKS and ADA BLEDSOE:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of MALCOLM BANKS and ADA BLEDSOE are:
i. RONNIE12 BANKS, b. Unknown.
ii. JACKIE BANKS, b. Unknown; m. __________ INSALACO,
Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About __________ INSALACO and JACKIE BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
iii. MADELYN BANKS, b. Unknown; m. __________ BROWN,
Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About __________ BROWN and MADELYN BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
85. JOHN RHETT11 BANKS (ALBERT LAMAR10, JOHN HANDCOCK9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born July 29,
1915 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, and died June 1984 in Lexington County,
South Carolina. He married MAE RUTH W INGARD Unknown. She was born February 06,
1920 in Lexington County, South Carolina.
More About JOHN BANKS and MAE W INGARD:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of JOHN BANKS and MAE W INGARD is:
i. JANE12 BANKS, b. Unknown; m. __________ PARK, Unknown; b.
Unknown.
More About __________ PARK and JANE BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
86. ANNIE RUTH11 BANKS (ALBERT LAMAR10, JOHN HANDCOCK9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born October
26, 1917 in Edgefield County, South Carolina. She married FLOYD LEWIS QUATTLEBAUM
1936 in Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina. He was born 1913 in South Carolina,
and died 1979 in South Carolina.
More About FLOYD QUATTLEBAUM and ANNIE BANKS:
Marriage: 1936, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina
Children of ANNIE BANKS and FLOYD QUATTLEBAUM are:
i. ANNIE LEWIS12 QUATTLEBAUM, b. Unknown.
ii. FLOYD LAMAR QUATTLEBAUM, b. Unknown.
iii. REBECCA GAYLE QUATTLEBAUM, b. Unknown.
iv. JACK DONALD QUATTLEBAUM, b. Unknown.
87. MARY CECILIA11 BANKS (JACOB MARVIN10, JACOB ADKIN9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born January
19, 1919 in Charleston, South Carolina, and died June 1992 in Charleston, South
Carolina. She married HAMILTON BOYKIN HUGHES, SR. January 19, 1945. He was born
October 17, 1916, and died October 2002.
More About MARY CECILIA BANKS:
Occupation: Private Nurse
More About HAMILTON HUGHES and MARY BANKS:
Marriage: January 19, 1945
Child of MARY BANKS and HAMILTON HUGHES is:
i. HAMILTON BOYKIN12 HUGHES, JR., b. February 01, 1946, South
Carolina.
88. MARGARET SUSANNAH11 BANKS (JACOB MARVIN10, JACOB ADKIN9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born January
01, 1922 in Charleston, South Carolina. She married MILTON HURTES December 06,
1941 in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. He was born August 14, 1917 in Brooklyn,
New York.
More About MARGARET SUSANNAH BANKS:
Education: Attended College of Charleston
More About MILTON HURTES:
Education: 1944, First veteran to attend the Citadel as a non-cadet.
Military service: Lieutenant, veteran, World War II
Occupation: Builder/Developer, Charleston, South Carolina
More About MILTON HURTES and MARGARET BANKS:
Marriage: December 06, 1941, Moncks Corner, South Carolina
Children of MARGARET BANKS and MILTON HURTES are:
120. i. VIRGINIA SUSAN12 HURTES, b. December 14, 1942, Charleston,
South Carolina.
121. ii. WILLIAM EDMUND HURTES, b. June 07, 1945, Charleston, South
Carolina.
89. LILLIE MAE11 BANKS (PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born March
01, 1902 in Newberry, South Carolina, and died May 14, 1970 in Greenwood, South
Carolina. She married SAMUEL BLAIR GRIFFIN, SR. September 26, 1922 in Anderson,
South Carolina, son of ELIJAH GRIFFIN and EUDOCIA BLAIR. He was born January 31,
1904 in Union County, South Carolina, and died October 31, 1966 in Anderson, South
Carolina.
More About LILLIE MAE BANKS:
Burial: May 16, 1970, Silverbrook Cemetery, Anderson, SC
More About SAMUEL BLAIR GRIFFIN, SR.:
Burial: November 03, 1966, Silverbrook Cemetery, Anderson, SC
More About SAMUEL GRIFFIN and LILLIE BANKS:
Marriage: September 26, 1922, Anderson, South Carolina
Children of LILLIE BANKS and SAMUEL GRIFFIN are:
122. i. SAMUEL BLAIR12 GRIFFIN, JR., b. January 21, 1924, Anderson,
South Carolina; d. March 30, 1998, Greenville, South Carolina.
123. ii. MARION RALPH GRIFFIN, SR., b. September 07, 1926,
Anderson, South Carolina.
90. JOHN RAYMOND11 BANKS, SR. (PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
February 09, 1908 in Prosperity, South Carolina, and died June 11, 1947 in Anderson,
South Carolina. He married MABEL ALENE LOWERY February 09, 1929 in Newberry,
South Carolina. She was born September 08, 1911 in Edgefield, South Carolina, and
died May 31, 1989 in Edgefield, South Carolina.
More About JOHN RAYMOND BANKS, SR.:
Burial: June 1947, Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About MABEL ALENE LOWERY:
Burial: June 1989, Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About JOHN BANKS and MABEL LOWERY:
Marriage: February 09, 1929, Newberry, South Carolina
Children of JOHN BANKS and MABEL LOWERY are:
124. i. RALPH EUGENE12 BANKS, SR., b. 1931, Greenwood, Greenwood
County, South Carolina; d. May 09, 1967, Columbia Hospital,
Columbia, South Carolina.
125. ii. BETTY ANN BANKS, b. October 22, 1933, Ninety Six,
Greenwood County, South Carolina; d. March 11, 1997,
Greenwood, South Carolina.
126. iii. JOHN RAYMOND BANKS, JR., b. March 17, 1935, Greenwood
County, South Carolina; d. June 17, 1982, South Carolina.
91. RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS (PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born April
22, 1911 in Newberry County, South Carolina, and died May 11, 1955 in Newberry
County Hospital, Newberry, South Carolina. She married GEORGE S. MINICK Unknown.
He was born February 08, 1909, and died March 03, 1972.
More About RUBY EUNICE BANKS:
Burial: May 1955, Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Newberry, SC
More About GEORGE S. MINICK:
Burial: March 1972, Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Newberry, SC
More About GEORGE MINICK and RUBY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of RUBY BANKS and GEORGE MINICK are:
127. i. BILLY BOYD12 MINICK, b. September 11, 1931, Newberry,
Newberry County, South Carolina.
128. ii. BOBBY LOWELL MINICK, b. June 01, 1933, Newberry, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. June 27, 1999, Brunswick, Georgia.
129. iii. PEGGY NELL MINICK, b. October 14, 1934, Newberry, Newberry
County, South Carolina; d. July 29, 1983, Brunswick, Georgia.
130. iv. EMMA JOYCE MINICK, b. October 04, 1936, Newberry,
Newberry County, South Carolina.
131. v. JAMES SIMPSON MINICK, SR., b. January 20, 1939, Newberry,
Newberry County, South Carolina.
132. vi. NANCY JEAN MINICK, b. July 03, 1941, Newberry, South
Carolina.
Descendants of James Bankes
92. MINNIE ELIZABETH11 BANKS (PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
November 15, 1916 in Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina, and died February
05, 1997 in Carriage Hill Nursing Home, Fredericksburg, Virginia. She married EVERETT
WALTON KIRBY November 02, 1946 in Maryland. He was born August 13, 1911 in
Palmyra, Virginia, and died April 04, 2002 in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Notes for MINNIE ELIZABETH BANKS:
MILITARY SERVICE:
N27091 [service number] B, Newberry SC 15 Nov [19]17, HA Newberry, Newberry, SC
EAD [entered active duty] ANC [Army Nurses Corps] 16 Mar [19]42. OS ETO [Overseas
European Theater Operations] 15 Nov [19]43 - 3 Apr [19]45. AWD [awarded] ACM
[American Campaign Medal], EAMECM[European African Middle Eastern Theater
Campaign Medal], WWII VM [Victory Medal], Hon Sep AD 1LT Walter Reed GH
[General Hospital], 29 Jan [19]46.
More About MINNIE ELIZABETH BANKS:
Burial: February 1997, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Military service: Army Nurses Corps; WWII, 3/42-2/45
Occupation: Registered Nurse
Religion: Tabernacle United Methodist Church
More About EVERETT WALTON KIRBY:
Burial: May 10, 2002, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
More About EVERETT KIRBY and MINNIE BANKS:
Marriage: November 02, 1946, Maryland
Child of MINNIE BANKS and EVERETT KIRBY is:
i. EDNA SANDRA12 KIRBY, b. January 19, 1949, Washington, DC;
m. PHILLIP EDWARD PARK, 1968; b. March 01, 1948,
Washington, DC.
More About PHILLIP EDWARD PARK:
Military service 1: US Navy, 5/1968 - 2-1972 (USS America)
Military service 2: Airwing VA86, Cecil Field, FL (A-7E jets)
More About PHILLIP PARK and EDNA KIRBY:
Marriage: 1968
93. MARGARET VIRGINIA11 BANKS (PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
May 29, 1921 in Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina (Source: Faulkner,
James Robert Jr..), and died November 22, 2000 in Greenwood, Greenwood County,
South Carolina. She married (1) JAMES ROBERT FAULKNER, SR. December 17, 1938 in
Newberry County, South Carolina, son of JAMES FAULKNER and NANNIE W HITEFORD. He
was born October 31, 1918 in Ninety Six, Greenwood County, South Carolina, and died
May 02, 1989 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina. She married (2) E LBY
HOYT Aft. 1989 in First Presbyterian Church, Greenwood, South Carolina. He was born
Unknown in Unknown.
Notes for MARGARET VIRGINIA BANKS:
For years mother believed her name to be Margaret Virginia Banks; however, once she
obtained her birth certificate, Virginia was not listed as her name and she stopped using
it. When I started this research, I scanned a photo of mother as an infant. Once I
enlarged it it was apparent that somebody had written something in the upper left hand
corner. Once I was able to clean up the photo, I was able to determine that it read
Margaret Virginia Banks, ? months.... Based on this, it was apparent that mother's
parents intended for her to be named Virginia and that this fact did not make if onto the
birth certificate. I list her here as Margaret Virginia as intended by her parents.
More About MARGARET VIRGINIA BANKS:
Burial: November 25, 2000, Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Greenwood, South
Carolina
Cause of Death: Stroke
Medical Information: Cadiac disease; Stroke; Heart bypass surgery
Medical Issues: Heart Disease; Stroke
Religion: Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Residence: 202 Kaye Drive, Greenwood, SC 29649
Notes for JAMES ROBERT FAULKNER, SR.:
MILITARY SERVICE:
James R. Faulkner 34892675 [service number] b. Ninety Six, SC 31 Oct 1918, HA
[Home Address] Newberry Co, SC EAD [entered active duty] Army 22 Oct [19]43 OS
[Overseas] EAMET [European African Middle Eastern Theater 15 Sep [19]44 to 6 Jul
[19]45, APT [Asiatic Pacific Theater] 7 Jul [19]45 to 11 Jan [19]46. AWD [awarded]
GCMDL [Good Conduct Medal], ACM [American Campaign Medal], EAMECM
[European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal], Ardennes Rhineland ACM
[American Campaign Medal], WWII VM [Victory Medal], Honorable Disc PFC, Co B. 726
MP [Military Police] Battalion, 21 Jan [19]46.
More About JAMES ROBERT FAULKNER, SR.:
Burial: May 1989, Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Greenwood, South Carolina
Cause of Death: Blood clot
Medical Information: High blood pressure.
Medical Issues: High Blood Pressure
Military service: Bet. 1940 - 1945, Military Police, World War II, entered service at Camp
Gordon, Georgia
Occupation: Owner, Faulkner's Texaco, Greenwood, SC
Religion: Associate Reformed Presbyterian
More About JAMES FAULKNER and MARGARET BANKS:
Death of one spouse: May 02, 1989, James Robert Faulkner, Sr.'s death
Marriage: December 17, 1938, Newberry County, South Carolina
More About ELBY HOYT and MARGARET BANKS:
Marriage: Aft. 1989, First Presbyterian Church, Greenwood, South Carolina
Children of MARGARET BANKS and JAMES FAULKNER are:
i. PHILLIP EUGENE12 FAULKNER, b. November 06, 1939,
Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina; d. November
06, 1939, Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina.
Notes for PHILLIP EUGENE FAULKNER:
Phillip was stillborn. He was initially buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Ninety Six but
moved to Greenwood Memorial Gardens after the death of James Robert Faulkner
More About PHILLIP EUGENE FAULKNER:
Burial: Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Greenwood, South
Carolina
Cause of Death: Stillborn.
133. ii. ELIZABETH ANN FAULKNER, b. July 20, 1943, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
iii. JAMES ROBERT FAULKNER, JR., b. June 04, 1948, Greenwood
Hospital, Greenwood, South Carolina; d. March 20, 1975,
Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; m. PATRICIA
ANN MANSFIELD, April 08, 1972, St Martin's-in-the-Fields
Episcopal Church, Columbia, South Carolina; b. November 27,
1947, Charleston, West Virginia.
More About JAMES ROBERT FAULKNER, JR.:
Burial: March 22, 1975, Greenwood Memorial Gardens,
Greenwood, South Carolina
Cause of Death: Leukemia
Degree: 1970, Bachelor of Science, Recreation and Parks
Administration, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
Medical Information: Leukemia - diagnosed in 1974; death less
than one year later at Bowman-Gray Hospital.
Medical Issues: Leukemia
Membership: Bet. 1967 - 1970, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity,
Clemson University
Occupation 1: Director, Bennettsville Parks and Recreation
Occupation 2: July 01, 1973, Director, Parks and Recreation
Department, Bennettsville, South Carolina
Religion: Presbyterian
More About PATRICIA ANN MANSFIELD:
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Secondary Education, Clemson
University, Clemson, South Carolina
More About JAMES FAULKNER and PATRICIA MANSFIELD:
Death of one spouse: March 20, 1975, Jimmy died at
Bowman-Gray Hospital
Marriage: April 08, 1972, St Martin's-in-the-Fields Episcopal
Church, Columbia, South Carolina
134. iv. DONALD BANKS FAULKNER, SR., b. May 20, 1954, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
v. MAJ RANDALL KEITH FAULKNER, b. November 16, 1955,
Greenwood, South Carolina; m. (1) LYNN MARIE MCCLELLAN,
August 18, 1979, Greenwood, South Carolina; b. June 01,
1960, Washington, DC; m. (2) RACHEL ARDITH FITZPATRICK,
August 01, 1994, John de la Howe School, McCormick,
McCormick County, South Carolina; b. November 06, 1968,
Greenwood, South Carolina.
Notes for MAJ RANDALL KEITH FAULKNER:
MILITARY SERVICE:
1981 - 1986 - US Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon, Augusta, GA; 4th Battalion
Training Brigade, S-1; Platoon Leader, Microwave Platoon, C Company, 67th Sign
Directorate of Combat Developments, Project Officer for NAVSTAR GPS, PLRS an
programs;
1986 - 1989 - Communications-Electronics Staff Officer, 3rd Battalion, 35th Field A
Brigade, Peden Barracks, Wertheim, West Germany
1989 - 1992 - US Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon - 366th Signal Battalion, S-
HQ&A Company, 366th Signal Battalion, 15th Signal Brigade; Instructor and Techn
Signal Leadership Department.
1992 - 1996 - USAR, assigned to J-6, US Central Command, MacDill Air Force Ba
1997 - 1997 - Activated for Operation Joint Guard, served as DCSIM for USAREUR
Taszar, Hungary
1998 - 2002 - USAR assigned to J-6 Special Operations Component, Southern Co
(SOCSOUTH)
01 Sep 2002 - Retired at the rank of MAJOR / O-4.
More About MAJ RANDALL KEITH FAULKNER:
Address1: January 05, 1998, PO Box 8114, Greenwood, SC
29649
Address2: Bet. 1996 - 1997, Darien, GA
Address3: Bet. 1998 - 2004, 151 Lawrence Lane, Chesnee, SC
29323
Address4: Bet. 2005 - 2006, 272 Crystal Peak Drive,
Graniteville, SC
Cellular Phone: 706-836-0260
Degree 1: December 1978, Bachelor of Arts -
Psychology/Sociology, Clemson University
Degree 2: May 1984, Masters of Education - Student Services,
Clemson University
Military service: Bet. September 13, 1981 - September 01,
2002, US Army, Signal Corps; Operation Joint Guard, Taszar,
Hungary (1997)
Occupation 1: Bet. January - October 1997, Deputy Chief of
Staff, Information Management, U.S. National Support
Element, Taszar, Hungary
Occupation 2: Bet. January 01, 1998 - May 2001, Registrar,
Spartanburg Technical College, Spartanburg, SC
Occupation 3: Aft. June 2001, Training and Warfighter
Developer, US Army Signal Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia
Personality/Intrst: Photography, Astronomy, History,
Genealogy
Religion: Presbyterian
Social Security Number: 251-04-9307
More About LYNN MARIE MCCLELLAN:
Ethnicity/Relig.: Baptist
Occupation 1: Assistant Tumor Registrar, Eisenhower Medical
Center, Augusta, Georgia
Occupation 2: Tumor Registrar, Eisenhower Army Medical
Center, Augusta, Georgia
More About RANDALL FAULKNER and LYNN MCCLELLAN:
Divorce: August 1994, Richmond County, Georgia
Marriage: August 18, 1979, Greenwood, South Carolina
More About RANDALL FAULKNER and RACHEL FITZPATRICK:
Partners: August 01, 1994, John de la Howe School,
McCormick, McCormick County, South Carolina
135. vi. JENNIE LYNN FAULKNER, b. November 26, 1958, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
Descendants of James Bankes
94. BOYCE MCCOWAN11 BANKS, SR. (PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE
LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1)
was born May 07, 1925 in Newberry County, South Carolina, and died November 25,
1966 in Greenwood, South Carolina. He married RACHEL MAGDALENE ENLOE November
01, 1942 in Greenwood, South Carolina, daughter of CHARLES ENLOE and DAISY
HUGHES. She was born July 22, 1927 in Winnsboro, South Carolina.
More About BOYCE MCCOWAN BANKS, SR.:
Burial: November 1966, Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Greenwood, South Carolina
Cause of Death: Heart Failure/Kidney
Medical Issues: Kidney Disease; Heart Disease
More About BOYCE BANKS and RACHEL ENLOE:
Marriage: November 01, 1942, Greenwood, South Carolina
Children of BOYCE BANKS and RACHEL ENLOE are:
136. i. BOYCE MCCOWAN12 BANKS, JR., b. December 14, 1944,
Greenwood, South Carolina.
137. ii. JAMES RONALD BANKS, b. April 05, 1950, Greenwood, South
Carolina.
138. iii. RICHARD NATHAN BANKS, SR., b. October 12, 1952,
Greenwood, South Carolina; d. October 14, 1974, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
95. VIRGINIA11 BANKS (THOMAS CHAPPEL10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born May 13,
1927, and died November 24, 1973. She married HUGH O. SHEALY Unknown. He was
born Unknown, and died Unknown.
More About HUGH SHEALY and VIRGINIA BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of VIRGINIA BANKS and HUGH SHEALY are:
139. i. EDDIE HUGH12 SHEALY, b. August 26, 1947; d. Unknown.
140. ii. LINDA SHEALY, b. October 15, 1954.
iii. TRACY OSBORNE SHEALY, b. September 21, 1960.
141. iv. BERTHA SHEALY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
96. THOMAS EDGAR11 BANKS (THOMAS CHAPPEL10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
Unknown, and died Unknown. He married TRANNIE BOUKNIGHT Unknown. She was
born Unknown, and died Unknown.
More About THOMAS BANKS and TRANNIE BOUKNIGHT:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of THOMAS BANKS and TRANNIE BOUKNIGHT are:
i. ROLAND12 BANKS, b. Unknown.
ii. EDNA BANKS, b. Unknown.
97. PIERCE BUTLER11 BANKS III (THOMAS CHAPPEL10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
July 23, 1917 in Newberry County, South Carolina, and died December 20, 1990 in
Glennville, Tattnall County, Georgia. He married DRUCY ESTELLE CROMER January 09,
1937, daughter of W ILLIAM CROMER and MARY BOLAND. She was born June 20, 1915 in
Newberry County, South Carolina, and died June 23, 1955 in SC State Park.
More About PIERCE BUTLER BANKS III:
Burial: December 1990, Glennville, Georgia
More About PIERCE BANKS and DRUCY CROMER:
Marriage: January 09, 1937
Children of PIERCE BANKS and DRUCY CROMER are:
i. MARY NELLE12 BANKS, b. Unknown.
ii. RUBY ESTELLE BANKS, b. Unknown.
iii. HEYWOOD BANKS, b. Unknown.
Notes for HEYWOOD BANKS:
Name may be Heyward vs Heywood... listed both ways.
iv. MARION BANKS, b. Unknown.
98. FRANCES LUCILLE11 BANKS (THOMAS CHAPPEL10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
Unknown, and died Unknown.
Child of FRANCES LUCILLE BANKS is:
i. JOHN EARL12 BANKS, b. Unknown.
99. RUTHEY MAE11 BANKS (THOMAS CHAPPEL10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
1924 in Newberry County, South Carolina, and died December 09, 2001 in Greer,
Greenville County, South Carolina. She married HOWARD HOMER CLARY Unknown. He
was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Notes for RUTHEY MAE BANKS:
Obituary for Ruthey Banks Clary:
Ruthey Clary
GREENWOOD — Ruthey Mae Banks Clary, 77, of 406 Lowell St., widow of Homer
Howard Clary, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001, at her daughter’s home in Greer.
Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Banks. She
was a homemaker and attended West Side Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Thomas H. Clary and James D. Clary, both of Greenwood
and Donald Eugene Clary of Killeen, Texas; a daughter, Norma Clary Knight of Greer; a
sister, Irene B. Noble of Newberry; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services are at 3:30 today in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, conducted by
the Rev. Hal Lane.
Pallbearers are Mike Clary, Jim Clary Jr., Jeff Clary, Jason Knight, Brad Willingham, J.
T. Falls, John Falls, Keith Ashley, and Steve Hunter. Visitation is from 2-3 today at
Harley Funeral Home.
The family is at the home and at the home of a son, James D. Clary, 725 Deadfall Road
E. Memorials may be made to Visa Care Hospice, 4006 E. North St., Greenville, S.C.
29615.
Harley Funeral Home is in charge.
More About RUTHEY MAE BANKS:
Burial: December 11, 2001, Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Greenwood, South
Carolina
More About HOWARD CLARY and RUTHEY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of RUTHEY BANKS and HOWARD CLARY are:
i. THOMAS H.12 CLARY, b. Unknown.
ii. JAMES D. CLARY, b. Unknown.
iii. DONALD EUGENE CLARY, b. Unknown.
iv. NORMA CLARY, b. Unknown; m. __________ KNIGHT, Unknown;
b. Unknown.
More About __________ KNIGHT and NORMA CLARY:
Marriage: Unknown
100. VEDA I.11 BANKS (EARNEST LEE10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
February 05, 1908, and died March 27, 1923. She married L ELAND O. SUMMERS
Unknown. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
More About VEDA I. BANKS:
Burial: March 1923, Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About LELAND SUMMERS and VEDA BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of VEDA BANKS and LELAND SUMMERS is:
i. DOROTHY12 SUMMERS, b. Unknown; m. JOE ROBERT KOON,
Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About JOE KOON and DOROTHY SUMMERS:
Marriage: Unknown
101. ZEDA11 BANKS (EARNEST LEE10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
February 05, 1908, and died Unknown. She married HENRY BICKLEY Unknown. He was
born August 24, 1906, and died May 03, 1966.
More About ZEDA BANKS:
Burial: Newberry Memorial Gardens (Chime Tower 1)
More About HENRY BICKLEY:
Burial: May 1966, Newberry Memorial Gardens (Chime Tower 1)
More About HENRY BICKLEY and ZEDA BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of ZEDA BANKS and HENRY BICKLEY are:
i. LESTER E.12 BICKLEY, b. 1924; d. 1924.
More About LESTER E. BICKLEY:
Burial: 1924, Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery,
Newberry, SC
142. ii. ERNESTINE BICKLEY, b. 1926, Newberry County, South
Carolina; d. December 31, 2002, Newberry County, South
Carolina.
iii. EARL BICKLEY, b. Unknown.
iv. ROY BICKLEY, b. Unknown.
v. LANETTA BICKLEY, b. Unknown.
Descendants of James Bankes
102. MARY11 BANKS (EARNEST LEE10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
Unknown, and died Unknown. She married HARVEY SUTTON Unknown. He was born
Unknown, and died Unknown.
More About MARY BANKS:
Burial: Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About HARVEY SUTTON and MARY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of MARY BANKS and HARVEY SUTTON are:
i. J. D.12 SUTTON, b. Unknown.
ii. HARVEY SUTTON, JR, b. Unknown.
iii. RUFUS SUTTON, b. Unknown.
103. LILLIAN11 BANKS (EARNEST LEE10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
Unknown. She married CLARENCE JOHNSON Unknown. He was born Unknown.
More About CLARENCE JOHNSON and LILLIAN BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of LILLIAN BANKS and CLARENCE JOHNSON are:
i. CALVIN12 JOHNSON, b. Unknown.
ii. DERRILL JOHNSON, b. Unknown.
iii. KEITH JOHNSON, b. Unknown.
iv. ERNEST JOHNSON, b. Unknown.
v. JIMMY JOHNSON, b. Unknown.
vi. BOBBY JOHNSON, b. Unknown.
vii. GERALD JOHNSON, b. Unknown.
104. E. L.11 BANKS (EARNEST LEE10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6,
CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born Unknown, and
died Unknown. She married JOHNNY W ADDELL Unknown. He was born Unknown.
More About JOHNNY WADDELL and E. BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of E. BANKS and JOHNNY W ADDELL are:
i. CEREATHA12 W ADDELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ii. BILLY RAY W ADELL, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
105. IRENE11 BANKS (EARNEST LEE10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
Unknown. She married JOHN F. BENNETT Unknown. He was born Unknown.
More About JOHN BENNETT and IRENE BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of IRENE BANKS and JOHN BENNETT are:
i. JACKIE FELDER12 BENNETT, b. February 09, 1939; d. February
11, 1939.
ii. ELAINE BENNETT, b. Unknown.
iii. TERRY BENNETT, b. Unknown.
106. NOLAN EDWARD11 LONG (MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
March 07, 1910, and died May 09, 1985. He married FRANCES EMMA SHEALY Unknown,
daughter of JOHN SHEALY and MARY MAYER. She was born Unknown, and died
Unknown.
More About NOLAN EDWARD LONG:
Burial: Unknown
More About NOLAN LONG and FRANCES SHEALY:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of NOLAN LONG and FRANCES SHEALY are:
143. i. JOY FRANCES12 LONG, b. March 31, 1936.
144. ii. BETTY JEAN LONG, b. March 16, 1939.
107. W ILLIAM EARL11 LONG (MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
April 14, 1913. He married LILLIAN DAVENPORT Unknown. She was born Unknown, and
died Unknown.
More About W ILLIAM LONG and LILLIAN DAVENPORT:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of W ILLIAM LONG and LILLIAN DAVENPORT are:
i. KENNETH EARL12 LONG, b. June 06, 1943.
145. ii. WILLIAM STEVEN LONG, SR., b. July 29, 1944.
iii. JANICE LONG, b. June 30, 1948; m. JOSEPH RANDOLPH ODELL,
Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About JOSEPH ODELL and JANICE LONG:
Marriage: Unknown
108. VERA OFEILA11 LONG (MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
July 11, 1915. She married FRANK ALLEN LONGSHORE Unknown. He was born
Unknown.
More About FRANK LONGSHORE and VERA LONG:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of VERA LONG and FRANK LONGSHORE are:
146. i. GEORGE HENRY12 LONGSHORE, b. January 09, 1935, Newberry,
Newberry County, South Carolina.
147. ii. JAMES ALLEN LONGSHORE, SR., b. November 04, 1937.
109. JAMES HASKELL11 LONG (MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
December 07, 1916, and died September 1986 in South Carolina. He married A NNIE
LAURA BLACK Unknown. She was born Unknown.
More About JAMES LONG and ANNIE BLACK:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of JAMES LONG and ANNIE BLACK are:
i. ERNEST HASKELL12 LONG, b. July 13, 1942, Saluda County,
South Carolina; d. Unknown, Saluda County, South Carolina.
ii. JAMES ODELL LONG, b. November 20, 1944, Saluda County,
South Carolina.
iii. GEORGE NOLAN LONG, b. May 03, 1947, Saluda County, South
Carolina.
iv. MARJORIE ANNE LONG, b. March 25, 1952.
v. IDA ELIZABETH LONG, b. July 03, 1953.
vi. MINNIE FRANCES LONG, b. September 21, 1957.
110. LEE ROY11 LONG (MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born May 13,
1918 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, and died June 09, 1992 in
Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. He married DORIS HUFFSTETLER
Unknown. She was born Unknown.
Notes for LEE ROY LONG:
All dates from Social Security Death Index. Card issued in SC and living in the vicinity of
Newberry, SC at time of death.
More About LEE LONG and DORIS HUFFSTETLER:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of LEE LONG and DORIS HUFFSTETLER are:
i. SANDRA KAYE12 LONG, b. October 29, 1946.
ii. RICKEY LEE LONG, SR., b. September 29, 1949.
iii. ROY MICHAEL LONG, b. August 30, 1950.
iv. DEBRA ANN LONG, b. Unknown.
111. FRANCES ALICE11 LONG (MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
September 14, 1919 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, and died February
19, 1997 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. She married R ICHARD
EDWARD NEEL Unknown, son of BERT NEEL and NANNIE CLARK. He was born Unknown.
More About RICHARD NEEL and FRANCES LONG:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of FRANCES LONG and RICHARD NEEL are:
i. RACHEL ANN12 NEEL, b. October 21, 1945; d. October 21, 1945.
ii. SHELBY JEAN NEEL, b. November 10, 1950.
iii. TINA FRANCES NEEL, b. July 18, 1960; d. July 21, 1960.
Descendants of James Bankes
112. MINNIE VIOLA11 LONG (MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
November 29, 1920. She married LARRY JONAS BOUKNIGHT Unknown. He was born
Unknown.
More About LARRY BOUKNIGHT and MINNIE LONG:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of MINNIE LONG and LARRY BOUKNIGHT are:
i. PEGGY12 BOUKNIGHT, b. June 18, 1939.
ii. MARVIN RICHARD BOUKNIGHT, b. May 05, 1941.
iii. MARNY BOUKNIGHT, b. June 27, 1943.
iv. KATHY BOUKNIGHT, b. July 17, 1946.
v. GAYLE BOUKNIGHT, b. September 25, 1949.
113. EVA ROSALYN11 LONG (MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
March 26, 1924 in Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina. She married H ENRY
COLIE W OODWARD, JR. August 18, 1941 in Newberry County, South Carolina, son of
HENRY W OODWARD and LILLIE FULMER. He was born Unknown.
More About HENRY WOODWARD and EVA LONG:
Marriage: August 18, 1941, Newberry County, South Carolina
Children of EVA LONG and HENRY W OODWARD are:
i. TERRY W AYNE12 W OODWARD, b. April 08, 1943, Newberry,
Newberry County, South Carolina.
ii. EVA JUDITH W OODWARD, b. March 20, 1945, Newberry County,
South Carolina.
iii. DONNA SUE W OODWARD, b. November 23, 1950, Newberry
County, South Carolina.
iv. VICKI LYNN W OODWARD, b. April 25, 1954, Newberry County,
South Carolina.
114. ANNIE LAURA11 LONG (MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
January 02, 1930. She married VERNON MAYES BERRY Unknown. He was born
Unknown, and died Unknown.
More About VERNON BERRY and ANNIE LONG:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of ANNIE LONG and VERNON BERRY are:
i. ROGER DEAN12 BERRY, SR., b. May 17, 1949.
ii. VERNON RANDALL BERRY, b. September 23, 1951.
iii. DONALD RALPH BERRY, b. October 30, 1954.
iv. RONALD RAY BERRY, b. October 30, 1954; m. MARY TURNER,
Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About RONALD BERRY and MARY TURNER:
Marriage: Unknown
115. LIZZIE ROSENE11 BANKS (JOHN FRANK10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born March
11, 1915 in South Carolina, and died January 15, 1961 in South Carolina. She married
JESSE W ILLARD Unknown. He was born August 01, 1915, and died May 23, 1982 in
South Carolina.
More About LIZZIE ROSENE BANKS:
Burial: January 1961, Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About JESSE W ILLARD:
Burial: May 1982, Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
More About JESSE W ILLARD and LIZZIE BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of LIZZIE BANKS and JESSE W ILLARD are:
148. i. PATRICIA ANN12 W ILLARD, b. August 17, 1934; d. June 12,
2002.
149. ii. YOUNG MANCEL W ILLARD, b. March 22, 1936; d. March 31,
2004.
150. iii. JESSE FRANK W ILLARD, b. February 26, 1941; d. July 22, 1997.
iv. FRANCES LUCILLE W ILLARD, b. March 15, 1945.
116. JOHN FRANK11 BANKS, JR (JOHN FRANK10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born May 29,
1919, and died July 27, 1979. He married THELMA W EHUNT Unknown. She was born
Unknown, and died Unknown.
Notes for JOHN FRANK BANKS, JR:
MILITARY SERVICE:
Service Number: 34399456, B: Newberry, SC 29 May (19)19. HA (Home Address)
Newberry, Newberry, SC., EAD (Entered Active Duty) 23 Oct (19)42. OS APT 1 Aug
(19)44 - 20 Dec (19)45. AWD (Awards) GCMDL (Good Conduct Medal), ACM (Army
Commendation Medal), APCM (Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal) 1 Bz/AHD (with one
bronze arrowhead), 5 Philippines KYUKYUS PLR (Phillipine Liberation Ribbon), WWII
VM (Victory Medal), Hon Disc (Honorable Discharge), T5, H&S Co, 170 Engr CBT
(Engineer Combat) Bn (Battalion), 10 Jan (19)46.
More About JOHN FRANK BANKS, JR:
Burial: Newberry Memorial Gardens
More About THELMA WEHUNT:
Burial: Newberry Memorial Gardens
More About JOHN BANKS and THELMA W EHUNT:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of JOHN BANKS and THELMA W EHUNT are:
151. i. LINDA12 BANKS, b. February 22, 1952.
152. ii. JOHN FRANK BANKS III, b. November 28, 1954.
117. W ILLIE MAE11 BANKS (JOHN FRANK10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born August
08, 1929. She married (1) THOMAS BENSON GRIFFIN January 10, 1947. He was born
March 17, 1920, and died September 10, 1983. She married (2) E UGENE LIPSCOMB
October 09, 1989. He was born Unknown.
More About THOMAS BENSON GRIFFIN:
Burial: Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
Military service: US Army, WWII
More About THOMAS GRIFFIN and W ILLIE BANKS:
Marriage: January 10, 1947
More About EUGENE LIPSCOMB and W ILLIE BANKS:
Marriage: October 09, 1989
Children of W ILLIE BANKS and THOMAS GRIFFIN are:
153. i. RODNEY SHERON12 GRIFFIN, b. March 12, 1948.
154. ii. CARROL W ESLEY GRIFFIN, b. December 22, 1949.
iii. JON REGINALD GRIFFIN, b. September 19, 1954; d. June 10,
2002.
118. BETTY LOUISE11 BANKS (TROY FRANKLIN10, JOHN LEE9, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN8, AMOS7,
CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born May 05,
1929 in Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. She married ARCHIE N.
BEDENBAUGH Unknown. He was born March 18, 1921 in Georgia, and died April 16,
1974 in South Carolina.
More About ARCHIE N. BEDENBAUGH:
Burial: April 1974, Wittenburg Lutheran Church Cemetery, Leesville, South Carolina
Military service 1: Veteran, World War II
Military service 2: Sergeant First Class, US Army
Military service 3: Veteran, Korean Conflict
More About ARCHIE BEDENBAUGH and BETTY BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of BETTY BANKS and ARCHIE BEDENBAUGH are:
i. WANDA ELIZABETH12 BEDENBAUGH, b. Unknown.
ii. THOMAS FRANKLIN BEDENBAUGH, b. Unknown.
iii. TWANNA MARIE BEDENBAUGH, b. Unknown.
iv. TERRY LANE BEDENBAUGH, b. Unknown.
119. JAMES DOYLE11 BANKS (HENRY LEE10, THOMAS MARION9, RUSSELL8, RALPH7,
RALPH6, THOMAS5, RALPH4, WILLIAM3 BANKES, JAMES2, __________1) was born Unknown,
and died Unknown. He married _________ _________ Unknown. She was born Unknown.
More About JAMES BANKS and _________ _________:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of JAMES BANKS and _________ _________ is:
i. LEE C.12 BANKS, b. Unknown.
Descendants of James Bankes
Generation No. 11
120. VIRGINIA SUSAN12 HURTES (MARGARET SUSANNAH11 BANKS, JACOB MARVIN10,
JACOB ADKIN9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born December 14, 1942 in Charleston, South Carolina. She
married JAMES RICHARD ROUSE June 12, 1965 in Charleston, South Carolian. He was
born September 29, 1943 in Atmore, Alabama.
More About VIRGINIA SUSAN HURTES:
Education 1: 1965, Bachelor of Arts in Music, Converse College, Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Education 2: 1961, Graduate, St. Andrews High School, Charleston, South Carolina
Education 3: Bet. 1963 - 1964, Summer student at the Citadel, Charleston, South
Carolina
Education 4: Bet. 1990 - 1992, Attended Northern Virginia Community College
Hobby: Concert pianist at age of 13
Occupation: 1999, Investor
More About JAMES RICHARD ROUSE:
Education 1: 1989, Graduate, George Washington University School of Law
Education 2: Masters of Business Administration
Education 3: June 1965, Bachelor of Science, History, US Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Maryland,
Military service: June 1979, Captain, USS Hado, SSN 604
Occupation: 1989, Corporate lawyer, California
More About JAMES ROUSE and VIRGINIA HURTES:
Divorce: June 14, 1990, Arlington, Virginia
Marriage: June 12, 1965, Charleston, South Carolian
Children of VIRGINIA HURTES and JAMES ROUSE are:
i. DR. RICHARD PRESCOTT13 ROUSE, b. April 22, 1966, Idaho
Falls, Idaho; m. DR. TAMMY NORIKO TSUCHIDA, June 28, 1992,
Alexandria, Virginia; b. February 02, 1968, Honolulu, Hawaii.
More About DR. RICHARD PRESCOTT ROUSE:
Education 1: August 23, 1996, PhD, Physics, Stoney Brook,
New York
Education 2: 1989, Undergraduate degree, University of
California at San Diego
Occupation 1: June 1996, Design Engineer, IBM
Occupation 2: Bet. June 1997 - 1998, ADM, Silicon Valley,
California
Occupation 3: Bet. 1998 - 2002, Senior engineer, Sun Micro
Systems, Silicon Valley, California
More About DR. TAMMY NORIKO TSUCHIDA:
Education 1: May 21, 1997, MD-PhD, Columbia University,
New York
Education 2: 1989, Undergraduate degree, University of
California at San Diego
More About RICHARD ROUSE and TAMMY TSUCHIDA:
Divorce: Unknown
Marriage: June 28, 1992, Alexandria, Virginia
155. ii. MARK ANDREW ROUSE, b. June 05, 1967, Charleston, South
Carolina.
156. iii. HEATHER MICHELLE ROUSE, b. September 13, 1969, Fairfield,
California.
iv. RYAN RANDAL ROUSE, b. November 30, 1979, Hampton,
Virginia.
More About RYAN RANDAL ROUSE:
Education: Bet. September 21, 1997 - 2001, University of
California at Santa Barbara
v. TAMARA RENEE ROUSE, b. November 17, 1982, San Francisco,
California.
121. W ILLIAM EDMUND12 HURTES (MARGARET SUSANNAH11 BANKS, JACOB MARVIN10,
JACOB ADKIN9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born June 07, 1945 in Charleston, South Carolina. He married
ELEANOR KATHERINE WALLACE December 28, 1968 in St. Peter's by the Sea Episcopal
Church, Charleston, South Carolina. She was born April 22, 1947 in Chesterfield, South
Carolina.
More About W ILLIAM EDMUND HURTES:
Occupation: 1980, Real Estate Appraiser
More About ELEANOR KATHERINE W ALLACE:
Occupation: Bet. 1977 - 2000, Teacher
More About W ILLIAM HURTES and ELEANOR WALLACE:
Marriage: December 28, 1968, St. Peter's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Charleston,
South Carolina
Children of W ILLIAM HURTES and ELEANOR WALLACE are:
i. WILLIAM MATTHEW 13 HURTES, b. Unknown; m. KAREN PATRICIA
PAISLEY, August 19, 1998, Avondale, Pennsylvania; b.
Unknown.
More About W ILLIAM HURTES and KAREN PAISLEY:
Divorce: 2001, Divorced in Georgia
Marriage: August 19, 1998, Avondale, Pennsylvania
ii. MARGARET ELIZABETH HURTES, b. August 03, 1969; m.
STEPHEN MICHAEL SCHOOLS, April 04, 1998, Bethel Methodist
Church, Charleston, South Carolina; b. May 06, 1968,
Charleston, South Carolina.
More About STEPHEN SCHOOLS and MARGARET HURTES:
Divorce: 2000, Charleston, South Carolina
Marriage: April 04, 1998, Bethel Methodist Church, Charleston,
South Carolina
122. SAMUEL BLAIR12 GRIFFIN, JR. (LILLIE MAE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE
BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born January 21, 1924 in Anderson, South Carolina, and died
March 30, 1998 in Greenville, South Carolina. He married BETTY BROWNING August 28,
1954 in Trinity Methodist Church, Charleston, South Carolina, daughter of G EORGE
BROWNING and GARNETT CHASE. She was born August 19, 1929 in Elloree, South
Carolina, and died March 29, 1989 in Greenville, South Carolina.
More About SAMUEL BLAIR GRIFFIN, JR.:
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Christening: December 20, 1925, Anderson County, South Carolina
Commissioned, Military: September 10, 1950, 2LT, US Air Force Reserves
Discharged, Military: February 22, 1946, Honorable, Rank of Sergeant
Enlisted, Military 1: December 15, 1942, US Army Air Corps
Enlisted, Military 2: June 01, 1948, US Army Air Corps Reserves - Sergeant
Military service: 1965, Retired, US Air Force Reserves, Rank of Major
More About BETTY BROWNING:
Burial: April 10, 1989, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
More About SAMUEL GRIFFIN and BETTY BROWNING:
Marriage: August 28, 1954, Trinity Methodist Church, Charleston, South Carolina
Children of SAMUEL GRIFFIN and BETTY BROWNING are:
157. i. JANICE BLAIR13 GRIFFIN, b. July 11, 1956, Spartanburg, South
Carolina.
158. ii. NANCY ANN GRIFFIN, b. August 01, 1960, Spartanburg, South
Carolina.
123. MARION RALPH12 GRIFFIN, SR. (LILLIE MAE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE
BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born September 07, 1926 in Anderson, South Carolina. He
married JEANETTE R. MCKAY August 31, 1948 in Danielsville, Georgia, daughter of
DEW IT MCCAY and EVA THOMPSON. She was born August 18, 1921 in Danielsville,
Madison County, Georgia, and died September 10, 1993 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, South Carolina.
More About MARION GRIFFIN and JEANETTE MCKAY:
Marriage: August 31, 1948, Danielsville, Georgia
Children of MARION GRIFFIN and JEANETTE MCKAY are:
159. i. DR. SUZANNE JEANETTE13 GRIFFIN, b. July 08, 1951,
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
160. ii. MARION RALPH GRIFFIN, JR, b. June 07, 1953, Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
161. iii. PATRICIA GRIFFIN, b. May 31, 1955, Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, South Carolina.
iv. STEPHEN R. GRIFFIN, b. January 20, 1961, Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina; m. DANA SHIRLEY, June
30, 1984; b. Unknown.
More About STEPHEN R. GRIFFIN:
Education: 1978, Graduate, University of South Carolina,
Columbia, South Carolina
More About STEPHEN GRIFFIN and DANA SHIRLEY:
Marriage: June 30, 1984
124. RALPH EUGENE12 BANKS, SR. (JOHN RAYMOND11, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE
BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born 1931 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina,
and died May 09, 1967 in Columbia Hospital, Columbia, South Carolina. He married
ELLA JEAN W ILLIAMSON Unknown. She was born October 20, 1935.
More About RALPH EUGENE BANKS, SR.:
Burial: May 1967, Salem Church Cemetery, Ninety Six, Greenwood County, South
Carolina
Cause of Death: Heart Failure
Membership: Mason
Occupation: Salesman, Miller Tire Company
Religion: Central Baptist Church
More About RALPH BANKS and ELLA W ILLIAMSON:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of RALPH BANKS and ELLA W ILLIAMSON are:
162. i. RALPH EUGENE13 BANKS, JR., b. May 03, 1955, Columbia,
South Carolina.
163. ii. SHELBY JEAN BANKS, b. September 05, 1956, Columbia, South
Carolina.
iii. KATHY LENORE BANKS, b. April 20, 1964, Columbia, South
Carolina.
Descendants of James Bankes
125. BETTY ANN12 BANKS (JOHN RAYMOND11, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born October 22, 1933 in Ninety Six, Greenwood County, South
Carolina, and died March 11, 1997 in Greenwood, South Carolina. She married (1)
GENE FLOYD Bef. 1950. He was born Unknown in Unknown. She married (2) CHARLIE
NICK STROM December 20, 1963 in Ninety Six, South Carolina. He was born December
13, 1935 in Noonan, Georgia.
More About BETTY ANN BANKS:
Education: Ninety Six High School, Ninety Six, South Carolina
Religion: West Side Baptist Church, Greenwood, South Carolina
More About GENE FLOYD and BETTY BANKS:
Marriage: Bef. 1950
More About CHARLIE STROM and BETTY BANKS:
Marriage: December 20, 1963, Ninety Six, South Carolina
Children of BETTY BANKS and GENE FLOYD are:
164. i. LINDA DIANE13 FLOYD, b. October 22, 1950, Greenwood, South
Carolina; d. August 27, 1978, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
165. ii. TIMOTHY BANKS STROM, b. November 23, 1953, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
126. JOHN RAYMOND12 BANKS, JR. (JOHN RAYMOND11, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE
BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born March 17, 1935 in Greenwood County, South Carolina,
and died June 17, 1982 in South Carolina. He married REBECCA ANN MCKITTRICK
Unknown. She was born January 01, 1941.
More About JOHN RAYMOND BANKS, JR.:
Burial: Cannon's Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
Cause of Death: Kidney disease
Military service: US Air Force; TSGT; Served in Vietnam Conflict
More About JOHN BANKS and REBECCA MCKITTRICK:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of JOHN BANKS and REBECCA MCKITTRICK are:
166. i. CHARLES DAVID MERZ13 BANKS, b. December 10, 1966,
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
167. ii. TARA NATASHA BANKS, b. December 08, 1969, Sumter, South
Carolina.
127. BILLY BOYD12 MINICK (RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born September 11, 1931 in Newberry, Newberry County, South
Carolina. He married GLENDA SHERYL COX February 16, 1954 in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
She was born January 04, 1936.
More About BILLY BOYD MINICK:
Email: minickdallas@attbi.com
More About BILLY MINICK and GLENDA COX:
Marriage: February 16, 1954, Ardmore, Oklahoma
Children of BILLY MINICK and GLENDA COX are:
168. i. STEVEN ALEX13 MINICK, b. October 23, 1954, Denton, Texas.
ii. PHILLIP ALAN MINICK, b. May 01, 1959, Kansas City, Missouri.
More About PHILLIP ALAN MINICK:
Email: Minickp@aol.com
Residence: Southern California
128. BOBBY LOWELL12 MINICK (RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE
BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born June 01, 1933 in Newberry, Newberry County, South
Carolina, and died June 27, 1999 in Brunswick, Georgia. He married ANN __________
April 1957. She was born January 30, 1939 in Woodruff, South Carolina.
More About BOBBY LOWELL MINICK:
Burial: June 1999, Cannon Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Newberry, SC
Cause of Death: Cancer of the throat.
Military service: US Air Force
More About BOBBY MINICK and ANN __________:
Divorce: Unknown
Marriage: April 1957
Children of BOBBY MINICK and ANN __________ are:
169. i. MICHAEL13 MINICK, b. November 29, 1957.
170. ii. MICHELLE MINICK, b. October 10, 1960, Winston-Salem, North
Carolina.
129. PEGGY NELL12 MINICK (RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born October 14, 1934 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina,
and died July 29, 1983 in Brunswick, Georgia. She married CHARLES M. MIDDLETON
December 17, 1960 in Brunswick, Georgia. He was born 1934, and died December 09,
1986 in Brunswick, Georgia.
More About PEGGY NELL MINICK:
Cause of Death: Angiocarcinoma
Medical Information: This is a very rare cancer of the blood vessels.
More About CHARLES MIDDLETON and PEGGY MINICK:
Marriage: December 17, 1960, Brunswick, Georgia
Children of PEGGY MINICK and CHARLES MIDDLETON are:
171. i. MARK13 MIDDLETON, b. February 22, 1962, Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
ii. KEITH MIDDLETON, b. March 21, 1965; m. TONI __________,
December 10, 1994, St. Simons Island, Georgia; b. November
09, 1965.
More About KEITH MIDDLETON:
Email: ktmidssi@aol.com
Medical Information: Diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney
Disease in 2004. This is the first known case of PKD in a
female lineage from Edna Iola Alewine.
More About KEITH MIDDLETON and TONI __________:
Marriage: December 10, 1994, St. Simons Island, Georgia
130. EMMA JOYCE12 MINICK (RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born October 04, 1936 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina.
She married DR. HAROLD HUDSON May 29, 1958 in Newberry County, South Carolina.
He was born September 17, 1933 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
More About EMMA JOYCE MINICK:
Email: TheBlood@worldnet.att.net
More About HAROLD HUDSON and EMMA MINICK:
Marriage: May 29, 1958, Newberry County, South Carolina
Child of EMMA MINICK and HAROLD HUDSON is:
172. i. ELIZABETH MIA13 HUDSON, b. August 19, 1966.
131. JAMES SIMPSON12 MINICK, SR. (RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE
BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born January 20, 1939 in Newberry, Newberry County, South
Carolina. He married BRENDA MESSER April 21, 1961. She was born Unknown.
More About JAMES MINICK and BRENDA MESSER:
Marriage: April 21, 1961
Children of JAMES MINICK and BRENDA MESSER are:
173. i. JAMES SIMPSON13 MINICK, JR., b. May 04, 1964, Macon, Bibb
County, Georgia.
174. ii. RHONDA JANE MINICK, b. July 05, 1967, Columbus, Georgia.
132. NANCY JEAN12 MINICK (RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born July 03, 1941 in Newberry, South Carolina. She married (1)
ROBERT HARVEY YARNALL February 14, 1958. He was born October 26, 1937 in
Chester, Pennsylvania, and died September 26, 2003. She married (2) E RNEST
KENNETH RUTLEDGE April 22, 1983. He was born November 03, 1940.
More About NANCY JEAN MINICK:
Email: rutledn1@aol.com
Medical Information: Cornea dystrophy - new cornea in one eye - hereditary disease
from Edna Iola Alewine side of family.
More About ROBERT YARNALL and NANCY MINICK:
Divorce: October 14, 1979
Marriage: February 14, 1958
More About ERNEST RUTLEDGE and NANCY MINICK:
Marriage: April 22, 1983
Children of NANCY MINICK and ROBERT YARNALL are:
175. i. SUSAN KIM13 YARNALL, b. December 10, 1958, Prosperity,
South Carolina; d. September 18, 1999, Atlanta, Dekalb
County, Georgia.
176. ii. KATHARINE RENEE YARNALL, b. June 17, 1961, Chester,
Pennsylvania.
177. iii. ROBERT HARVEY YARNALL, JR., b. March 06, 1970, Atlanta,
Dekalb County, Georgia.
133. ELIZABETH ANN12 FAULKNER (MARGARET VIRGINIA11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born July 20, 1943 in Greenwood, South Carolina.
She married (1) DONALD LEE HENDERSON, SR. September 12, 1964 in Elberton,
Georgia, son of HOWARD HENDERSON and THELMA RHODES. He was born July 29, 1941
in Greenwood, South Carolina. She married (2) DOYLE PRUITT January 09, 1988 in
Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was born June 06, 1938 in Atlanta, Georgia.
More About ELIZABETH ANN FAULKNER:
Work Phone: 800-822-2651
More About DONALD HENDERSON and ELIZABETH FAULKNER:
Marriage: September 12, 1964, Elberton, Georgia
More About DOYLE PRUITT and ELIZABETH FAULKNER:
Marriage: January 09, 1988, Stone Mountain, Georgia
Children of ELIZABETH FAULKNER and DONALD HENDERSON are:
178. i. DONALD LEE13 HENDERSON, JR., b. May 08, 1966, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
179. ii. ALLISON ANN HENDERSON, b. August 07, 1967, Concord, North
Carolina.
Descendants of James Bankes
134. DONALD BANKS12 FAULKNER, SR. (MARGARET VIRGINIA11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born May 20, 1954 in Greenwood, South Carolina.
He married MARGARET BROOKS Unknown in Saluda, South Carolina. She was born May
19, 1954 in Saluda, South Carolina.
More About DONALD FAULKNER and MARGARET BROOKS:
Divorce: 2001, Richland County, South Carolina
Marriage: Unknown, Saluda, South Carolina
Children of DONALD FAULKNER and MARGARET BROOKS are:
i. DONALD BANKS13 FAULKNER, JR., b. November 23, 1980, South
Carolina.
ii. ASHLEY BROOKE FAULKNER, b. June 25, 1983, South Carolina.
135. JENNIE LYNN12 FAULKNER (MARGARET VIRGINIA11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE
BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born November 26, 1958 in Greenwood, South Carolina. She
married MICHAEL LYNN HORNE July 29, 1978 in First Presbyterian Church, Greenwood,
South Carolina, son of W ILLIAM HORNE and MARY THOMPSON. He was born September
17, 1955 in Greenwood, South Carolina.
More About JENNIE LYNN FAULKNER:
Religion: Associate Reformed Presbyterian
More About MICHAEL LYNN HORNE:
Ethnicity/Relig.: Associate Reformed Presbyterian
More About MICHAEL HORNE and JENNIE FAULKNER:
Marriage: July 29, 1978, First Presbyterian Church, Greenwood, South Carolina
Children of JENNIE FAULKNER and MICHAEL HORNE are:
i. CHRISTINA LYNN13 HORNE, b. August 31, 1982, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
ii. LESLIE MICHELLE HORNE, b. August 05, 1986, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
136. BOYCE MCCOWAN12 BANKS, JR. (BOYCE MCCOWAN11, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE
BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born December 14, 1944 in Greenwood, South Carolina. He
married EDITH ELIZABETH ANDERSON June 12, 1964 in Greenwood, South Carolina,
daughter of JOHN ANDERSON and EFFIE HOLMES. She was born November 29, 1945 in
Greenwood, South Carolina.
Notes for BOYCE MCCOWAN BANKS, JR.:
Diagnosed with Polysistic Kidney disease at age 16 years.
1st kidney transplant - July 11, 1990 - Rachel Enloe Banks Dobbs, mother, was donor.
2nd kidney transplant - February 19, 1997 - Richard Wayne Dobbs, stepfather, was
donor.
More About BOYCE MCCOWAN BANKS, JR.:
Education: Degree from National Radio Institute
Event 1: November 07, 1990, Kidney Transplant
Medical Information: Diagnosed with Polysistic Kidney Disease. See Notes:
More About BOYCE BANKS and EDITH ANDERSON:
Marriage: June 12, 1964, Greenwood, South Carolina
Children of BOYCE BANKS and EDITH ANDERSON are:
180. i. JEFFREY ALAN13 BANKS, b. April 13, 1965.
181. ii. KIMBERLY ANN BANKS, b. December 18, 1966, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
182. iii. BRENT ANDREW BANKS, b. August 06, 1970, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
137. JAMES RONALD12 BANKS (BOYCE MCCOWAN11, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born April 05, 1950 in Greenwood, South Carolina. He married
CHARLEEN MARCIA GANTT August 09, 1968 in Laurel Baptist Church, Greenwood, South
Carolina, daughter of CHARLES GANTT and MARGARET BLANK. She was born February
02, 1949.
Notes for JAMES RONALD BANKS:
Attended Leslie Elementary School, Greenwood, SC, 1st through the 5th grades;
Merrywood Elementary School, Greenwood, SC, for the 6th grade; Southside Junior
High School, Greenwood, SC, 7th through 9th grades; and Greenwood High School.
Graduated June 3, 1968.
RON - March 2002: I started dating Marcia my junior year in high school. We were
married on August, 9, 1968. We both worked at Monsanto (Greenwood, SC) when we
were married. I've had various jobs over the last 32 years and I'm now employed by Fuji
Film, Inc. (Greenwood, SC).
More About JAMES RONALD BANKS:
Education: June 03, 1968, Graduated from Greenwood High School
Medical Information: Polycystic Kidney Disease
Namesake: Uncle, James Horace Banks
Notes for CHARLEEN MARCIA GANTT:
MARCIA - March 2002: Ron and I had a mutual friend, a girl who lived 2 doors up from
him in Spring Valley Subdivision. We use to play music and go to the movies together.
In my senior year in high school (1966-67), I was Ron's school bus driver. He later told
me he'd sit in the back of the bus and watch me in the rear view mirror. I asked him to
my prom (now he was 14 months younger that I was) and we have dated ever since.
While he was a senior, I was attending the University of South Carolina. We got married
the summer after he graduated from high school. We had a lovely ceremony at Laurel
Baptist Church in Greenwood, SC. The reception was at my parents' home.
MARCIA - March 2002:
My dad, Charles, was born in Pickens, SC on October 18, 1925. He enlisted in the Navy
and was stationed in Trinidad, British West Indies for two years. During his stay there,
they helped establish a naval base and built a church for the locals. Well, it wasn't all
work, he loved to dance and have a good time. He used to go to the USO Club where
he met my mom, Margaret. She was born in British Guiana, South America on August
18, 1928. They told me once they won the jitterbug contest. After my dad came back to
the States, he and my mom wrote letters to each other. In one of these letters, he asked
her to come to the U.S. He met her in Miami, Florida. She lived with my dad's brother
and his wife until they were married. They rented a new duplex apartment at 901
Reynolds Avenue in Greenwood, SC. Two years later I was born. They both worked at
Abney Mills on Pelzer Street. My dad was an electrician and my mom worked in the
'cloth room'. I was an only child. Mama couldn't carry another baby full term. One baby
was born after only 5 months. We named him David Christopher Gantt. My mom's
mother was a nurse in Trinidad, and also after she moved to Sacramento, California. My
mom's father was a dentist, He usually got a chicken for payment. He also used to work
in the diamond mines, but didn't get any wealth there. He died shortly after my mom
was born.
I've always been interested in science and had dreams of being a doctor. Well, I really
wasn't the studious type. I went a year to Nursing School at the University of South
Carolina in Columbia. Ron and I were sweethearts during my senior year of high school
and we really wanted to get married. So on August 9, 1968 we were married at Laurel
Baptist Church.
After having several job, one of which was as a nursing assistant, and two children, I
started working as a dental assistant and office manager in 1983. After 12 years with
the dentist, I became a surgical dental assistant with a periodontist. As of this date, I am
still there. So I guess the 'medical' side of it was in my genes.
As far as my religious background goes, my mom was Catholic and my dad was
Methodist. This in itself caused much unrest in the household. Mama made sure I went
to church with her, even though I went a few times with my dad. I grew up Catholic, but
when I was 29 years old, on Valentine's Day, I was saved. Two visitors from Laurel
Baptist visited me, answered all my questions by showing me Scripture. The Lord knew
when I needed Him as my Savior, because a year and 1/2 later Angela would be born
and then taken 'Home'.
As of this date, my parents are celebrating their 56th anniversary. Ron and I will be
married 34 years. Our son, Tony, is married with a stepson, Trey and a daughter,
Mallory. Jenny is also married with a son, Drew.
More About JAMES BANKS and CHARLEEN GANTT:
Marriage: August 09, 1968, Laurel Baptist Church, Greenwood, South Carolina
Children of JAMES BANKS and CHARLEEN GANTT are:
183. i. PHILIP ANTHONY13 BANKS, b. April 26, 1969, Greenwood, South
Carolina.
184. ii. JENNIFER LEIGH BANKS, b. October 09, 1971, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
iii. ANGELA BANKS, b. June 23, 1980, Greenwood, South Carolina;
d. June 24, 1980, Greenwood, South Carolina.
Notes for ANGELA BANKS:
MARCIA, March 2002:
Angela was a surprise pregnancy. I had to go into the hospital at 7 months. Three
June 23, 1980, this beautiful baby was born by C-Section and admitted into the pre
the nursery. I was not in a condition that the hospital staff could take me to the nurs
went to see her as often as he could. Even so tiny, he said she would hold his little
long, dark hair like her brother and sister had. The next day she passed away. I as
I could see her, They brought her into my room and Ron and I held this tiny baby. T
we named her, and I just said, "Angela", with no other name, because she was our
the Lord needed her and knew what was best for all of us. I'm looking forward to th
my "Angel" and she'll hold me also.
138. RICHARD NATHAN12 BANKS, SR. (BOYCE MCCOWAN11, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE
BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born October 12, 1952 in Greenwood, South Carolina, and
died October 14, 1974 in Greenwood, South Carolina. He married LINDA GAIL
ANDERSON April 14, 1971 in Greenwood, South Carolina, daughter of J AMES ANDERSON
and BETTY DAVIS. She was born August 18, 1952 in Greenwood, South Carolina.
More About RICHARD NATHAN BANKS, SR.:
Burial: October 1974, Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Greenwood, SC
More About LINDA GAIL ANDERSON:
Email: lindaa@greenwood.net
Marriage 1: April 14, 1971, Richard Nathan Banks, Sr.
Marriage 2: Aft. 1974, Gerald L. Sherbert
More About RICHARD BANKS and LINDA ANDERSON:
Marriage: April 14, 1971, Greenwood, South Carolina
Children of RICHARD BANKS and LINDA ANDERSON are:
185. i. RACHEL ANN13 BANKS, b. August 30, 1971, Unknown.
ii. RICHARD NATHAN BANKS, JR., b. June 18, 1973.
139. EDDIE HUGH12 SHEALY (VIRGINIA11 BANKS, THOMAS CHAPPEL10, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born August 26, 1947, and died Unknown. He married __________
__________ Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
More About EDDIE SHEALY and __________ __________:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of EDDIE SHEALY and __________ __________ are:
i. TONYA13 SHEALY, b. Unknown.
ii. PASCAL SHEALY, b. Unknown.
140. LINDA12 SHEALY (VIRGINIA11 BANKS, THOMAS CHAPPEL10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE
LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1)
was born October 15, 1954. She married UNKNOWN ROBINSON Unknown. He was born
Unknown.
More About UNKNOWN ROBINSON and LINDA SHEALY:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of LINDA SHEALY and UNKNOWN ROBINSON are:
i. JODIE13 ROBINSON, b. Unknown.
ii. JENNIE ROBINSON, b. Unknown.
141. BERTHA12 SHEALY (VIRGINIA11 BANKS, THOMAS CHAPPEL10, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born Unknown, and died Unknown. She married W ILLIAM ABLE
Unknown. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
More About W ILLIAM ABLE and BERTHA SHEALY:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of BERTHA SHEALY and W ILLIAM ABLE is:
i. ANNA RUTH13 ABLE, b. October 15, 1954; m. __________
DILLARD, Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About __________ DILLARD and ANNA ABLE:
Marriage: Unknown
Descendants of James Bankes
142. ERNESTINE12 BICKLEY (ZEDA11 BANKS, EARNEST LEE10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE
LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1)
was born 1926 in Newberry County, South Carolina, and died December 31, 2002 in
Newberry County, South Carolina. She married CARL DAVIS ENLOW Unknown. He was
born Unknown.
Notes for ERNESTINE BICKLEY:
Obituary for Ernestine Bickley:
Ernestine B. Enlow
NEWBERRY — Ernestine Bickley Enlow, 76, of 923 Cline St., wife of Carl Davis Enlow,
died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Zeda Banks Bickley. She
was a retired employee of Damon International and attended Calvary Pentecostal
Holiness Church.
Survivors include her husband; three sons, Roger Enlow of Chappells, Wallace Enlow
of Greenwood and Mikel Enlow of Newberry; three grandsons and six
great-grandchildren.
Graveside services are 10:00 a.m. Friday at Newberry Memorial Gardens, conducted by
the Revs. Charlie Clinton and Carroll Andrews. Visitation is from 6–8 tonight at
McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. The family is at the home of Roger Enlow, 210 Long
Sumpit Road, Chappells. Memorials may be made to Calvary Pentecostal Holiness
Church. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge.
More About ERNESTINE BICKLEY:
Burial: January 03, 2003, Newberry Memorial Gardens, Newberry County, South
Carolina
Occupation: Retired from Damon International
Religion: Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church
More About CARL ENLOW and ERNESTINE BICKLEY:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of ERNESTINE BICKLEY and CARL ENLOW are:
i. ROGER13 ENLOW , b. Unknown.
ii. WALLACE ENLOW , b. Unknown.
iii. MIKEL ENLOW , b. Unknown.
143. JOY FRANCES12 LONG (NOLAN EDWARD11, MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born March 31, 1936. She married LYMAN EARL JOHNSON Unknown,
son of JESSE JOHNSTONE and RUTH JORDAN. He was born Unknown.
More About LYMAN JOHNSON and JOY LONG:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of JOY LONG and LYMAN JOHNSON are:
i. KEITH EARL13 JOHNSON, b. August 14, 1962.
ii. STANLEY TODD JOHNSON, b. April 19, 1964.
144. BETTY JEAN12 LONG (NOLAN EDWARD11, MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born March 16, 1939. She married HAROLD LEE DOMINICK Unknown,
son of OTIS DOMINICK and MARIE FRAZIER. He was born Unknown.
More About HAROLD DOMINICK and BETTY LONG:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of BETTY LONG and HAROLD DOMINICK are:
i. CRAIG HAROLD13 DOMINICK, b. April 20, 1968.
ii. MARC EDWARD DOMINICK, b. August 10, 1973.
145. W ILLIAM STEVEN12 LONG, SR. (WILLIAM EARL11, MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE
BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born July 29, 1944. He married BRENDA TAYLOR Unknown.
She was born Unknown.
More About W ILLIAM LONG and BRENDA TAYLOR:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of W ILLIAM LONG and BRENDA TAYLOR are:
i. WILLIAM STEVEN13 LONG, JR., b. June 07, 1967.
ii. BOBBY JOE LONG, b. 1973.
146. GEORGE HENRY12 LONGSHORE (VERA OFEILA11 LONG, MINNIE LEE10 BANKS, PIERCE
BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) was born January 09, 1935 in Newberry, Newberry County, South
Carolina. He married SHIRLEY LAWSON Unknown. She was born Unknown.
More About GEORGE LONGSHORE and SHIRLEY LAWSON:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of GEORGE LONGSHORE and SHIRLEY LAWSON are:
i. RICKY13 LONGSHORE, b. December 11, 1959, Newberry,
Newberry County, South Carolina.
ii. TERRY BOYCE LONGSHORE, b. July 24, 1962, Newberry,
Newberry County, South Carolina.
iii. SHEILA LYNN LONGSHORE, b. August 28, 1965, Newberry,
Newberry County, South Carolina.
iv. STANLEY GLENN LONGSHORE, b. August 28, 1965, Newberry,
Newberry County, South Carolina.
147. JAMES ALLEN12 LONGSHORE, SR. (VERA OFEILA11 LONG, MINNIE LEE10 BANKS,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born November 04, 1937. He married MAMIE W EST
Unknown. She was born Unknown.
More About JAMES LONGSHORE and MAMIE WEST:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of JAMES LONGSHORE and MAMIE WEST are:
i. SHERRIE JULIETTE13 LONGSHORE, b. December 20, 1963.
ii. JAMES ALLEN LONGSHORE, b. September 14, 1966.
iii. DAVID LONGSHORE, b. 1970; m. SHANNON SMITH, Unknown; b.
Unknown.
More About DAVID LONGSHORE and SHANNON SMITH:
Marriage: Unknown
148. PATRICIA ANN12 WILLARD (LIZZIE ROSENE11 BANKS, JOHN FRANK10, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born August 17, 1934, and died June 12, 2002. She married G RADY
FRANK RIKARD Unknown. He was born January 22.
More About GRADY RIKARD and PATRICIA W ILLARD:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of PATRICIA WILLARD and GRADY RIKARD are:
186. i. GLORIA JEAN13 RIKARD, b. May 24, 1960.
ii. LIZZIE ANN RIKARD, b. February 22, 1964; m. DAVID
BROTHERTON, Unknown; b. Unknown.
More About DAVID BROTHERTON and LIZZIE RIKARD:
Marriage: Unknown
149. YOUNG MANCEL12 WILLARD (LIZZIE ROSENE11 BANKS, JOHN FRANK10, PIERCE
BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3,
JAMES2, __________1) (Source: Frances Diane Willard - Correspondence.) was born
March 22, 1936, and died March 31, 2004. He married JOANN KUNKLE May 21, 1960.
She was born May 28, 1940.
More About YOUNG W ILLARD and JOANN KUNKLE:
Marriage: May 21, 1960
Children of YOUNG W ILLARD and JOANN KUNKLE are:
187. i. DEBRA ANN13 W ILLARD, b. September 17, 1969.
188. ii. FRANCES DIANE W ILLARD, b. June 08, 1970.
iii. MICHAEL YOUNG W ILLARD, b. July 15, 1972; m. LISA ANN
HAMILTON, June 22, 1985; b. May 24, 1958.
More About MICHAEL WILLARD and LISA HAMILTON:
Marriage: June 22, 1985
150. JESSE FRANK12 W ILLARD (LIZZIE ROSENE11 BANKS, JOHN FRANK10, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born February 26, 1941, and died July 22, 1997. He married G AIL
ABNEY January 30, 1971. She was born October 01, 1946.
More About JESSE W ILLARD and GAIL ABNEY:
Marriage: January 30, 1971
Children of JESSE W ILLARD and GAIL ABNEY are:
i. KEVIN FRANK13 W ILLARD, b. February 21, 1981.
ii. ANGELA GAIL W ILLARD, b. October 05, 1982.
151. LINDA12 BANKS (JOHN FRANK11, JOHN FRANK10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8,
AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born
February 22, 1952. She married JIMMY BROOME Unknown. He was born Unknown, and
died Unknown.
More About JIMMY BROOME and LINDA BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of LINDA BANKS and JIMMY BROOME are:
i. MISTY MICHELE13 BROOME, b. Unknown.
ii. JIMMIE BROOME, b. Unknown.
Descendants of James Bankes
152. JOHN FRANK12 BANKS III (JOHN FRANK11, JOHN FRANK10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE
LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1)
was born November 28, 1954. He married SUSAN __________ Unknown. She was born
Unknown, and died Unknown.
More About JOHN BANKS and SUSAN __________:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of JOHN BANKS and SUSAN __________ is:
i. JOHN FRANK13 BANKS IV, b. Unknown.
153. RODNEY SHERON12 GRIFFIN (WILLIE MAE11 BANKS, JOHN FRANK10, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born March 12, 1948. He married (1) LINDA FAYE COOK December 24,
1973. She was born 1940, and died June 24, 2000. He married (2) MARSHA ANN
SCHUMPERT Unknown. She was born Unknown.
More About RODNEY SHERON GRIFFIN:
Military service 1: 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Vietnam, 1967-1968.
Military service 2: Bet. 1967 - 1968, Veteran, Vietnam War, Southeast Asia
More About RODNEY GRIFFIN and LINDA COOK:
Marriage: December 24, 1973
More About RODNEY GRIFFIN and MARSHA SCHUMPERT:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of RODNEY GRIFFIN and LINDA COOK are:
i. SUSAN JILL13 GRIFFIN, b. November 25, 1975.
ii. SHARON MELISSA GRIFFIN, b. August 16, 1978.
Child of RODNEY GRIFFIN and MARSHA SCHUMPERT is:
189. iii. TAMMY ANN13 GRIFFIN, b. June 30, 1970.
154. CARROL W ESLEY12 GRIFFIN (WILLIE MAE11 BANKS, JOHN FRANK10, PIERCE BUTLER9,
GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2,
1
__________ ) was born December 22, 1949. He married HELEN AIME MCELRATH
December 28, 1976. She was born November 29, 1954.
More About CARROL GRIFFIN and HELEN MCELRATH:
Marriage: December 28, 1976
Child of CARROL GRIFFIN and HELEN MCELRATH is:
i. JAMES BENSON13 GRIFFIN, b. July 21, 1979; d. September 01,
2003.
Descendants of James Bankes
Generation No. 12
155. MARK ANDREW 13 ROUSE (VIRGINIA SUSAN12 HURTES, MARGARET SUSANNAH11
BANKS, JACOB MARVIN10, JACOB ADKIN9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born June 05, 1967 in Charleston, South
Carolina. He married MARY VIRGINIA FROM October 03, 1998 in St. Mary's Episcopal
Church, Annapolis, Maryland. She was born July 22, 1970 in Washington, DC.
More About MARK ROUSE and MARY FROM:
Marriage: October 03, 1998, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Annapolis, Maryland
Child of MARK ROUSE and MARY FROM is:
i. ELIZABETH VIRGINIA14 ROUSE, b. August 31, 2001, Coatsville,
Pennsylvania.
156. HEATHER MICHELLE13 ROUSE (VIRGINIA SUSAN12 HURTES, MARGARET SUSANNAH11
BANKS, JACOB MARVIN10, JACOB ADKIN9, SAMUEL8, DAVID7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born September 13, 1969 in Fairfield,
California. She married JOHN EDWARD BECKER July 25, 1998 in Christ Church,
Alexandria, Virginia. He was born October 28, 1969 in Mexico City, Mexico.
More About HEATHER MICHELLE ROUSE:
Education: May 09, 1991, Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern California
More About JOHN BECKER and HEATHER ROUSE:
Marriage: July 25, 1998, Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia
Child of HEATHER ROUSE and JOHN BECKER is:
i. JACK STRATTON14 BECKER II, b. March 20, 2004.
157. JANICE BLAIR13 GRIFFIN (SAMUEL BLAIR12, LILLIE MAE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born July 11, 1956 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
She married TIMOTHY CRAIG AGAZIO June 08, 1991 in Fort Meade, Maryland, son of
LOUIE AGAZIO and MARY ZARING. He was born April 02, 1957 in Denver, Colorado.
More About JANICE BLAIR GRIFFIN:
Christening: December 12, 1956, Greenville, South Carolina
Email: JaniceBGA@aol.com
Work Phone: (301) 295-1004 (DSN: 295)
More About TIMOTHY AGAZIO and JANICE GRIFFIN:
Marriage: June 08, 1991, Fort Meade, Maryland
Children of JANICE GRIFFIN and TIMOTHY AGAZIO are:
i. MARIANNA ELIZABETH14 AGAZIO, b. October 06, 1996,
Bethesda, Maryland.
ii. CHRISTOPHER AGAZIO, b. October 06, 1996, Bethesda,
Maryland.
158. NANCY ANN13 GRIFFIN (SAMUEL BLAIR12, LILLIE MAE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born August 01, 1960 in Spartanburg, South
Carolina. She married (1) RONALD LEE BOUCHILLON June 16, 1984. He was born
Unknown. She married (2) CHARLES ALLAN GRAHAM, JR. June 29, 2002. He was born
August 06, 1949 in South Carolina.
More About NANCY ANN GRIFFIN:
Education 1: Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, Winthrop University, Rock
Hill, South Carolina
Education 2: Master of Arts, Elementary Education, Furman University, Greenville
County, South Carolina
Occupation: Teacher, 6th grade, Berea Middle School, Berea, South Carolina
More About RONALD BOUCHILLON and NANCY GRIFFIN:
Divorce: March 1996, South Carolina
Marriage: June 16, 1984
More About CHARLES ALLAN GRAHAM, JR.:
Education: Bachelor of Architecture, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
Occupation: Principal architect, Fluor, Inc.
More About CHARLES GRAHAM and NANCY GRIFFIN:
Marriage: June 29, 2002
Children of NANCY GRIFFIN and RONALD BOUCHILLON are:
i. AMANDA MICHELLE14 BOUCHILLON, b. August 28, 1987.
ii. ELIZABETH BLAIR BOUCHILLON, b. July 23, 1989.
Children of NANCY GRIFFIN and CHARLES GRAHAM are:
iii. CHARLES ALLAN14 GRAHAM III, b. April 17, 1974, Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina; Stepchild.
iv. BENJAMIN HOYT GRAHAM, b. November 15, 1977, Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina; Stepchild.
v. GRIFFIN LEIGH GRAHAM, b. November 15, 1977, Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina; Stepchild.
159. DR. SUZANNE JEANETTE13 GRIFFIN (MARION RALPH12, LILLIE MAE11 BANKS, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born July 08, 1951 in Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina. She married DAVID BERMAN 1986. He was born
Unknown.
Notes for DR. SUZANNE JEANETTE GRIFFIN:
Suzanne has been in private medical practice in Bethesda, Maryland since 1984. (2002,
information provided by her father)
More About DR. SUZANNE JEANETTE GRIFFIN:
Cellular Phone: 2002, 240-498-5401
Education 1: 1973, Graduate, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Education 2: 1977, Graduate, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South
Carolina
Email: 2002, sjgriffinmd@earthlink.net
Work Phone: 2002, 301-986-1481
More About DAVID BERMAN and SUZANNE GRIFFIN:
Divorce: 1992
Marriage: 1986
Children of SUZANNE GRIFFIN and DAVID BERMAN are:
i. NOEL14 BERMAN, b. September 25, 1986, Chevy Chase,
Maryland.
ii. NATHANIEL BERMAN, b. November 13, 1988, Chevy Chase,
Maryland.
160. MARION RALPH13 GRIFFIN, JR (MARION RALPH12, LILLIE MAE11 BANKS, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born June 07, 1953 in Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He married CAROL RUSSELL August 21, 1980 in
South Carolina. She was born Unknown.
More About MARION RALPH GRIFFIN, JR:
Education: 1971, Graduate, Master's Degree, Clemson University, Clemson, South
Carolina
Email: mrgco@teleplex.net
Occupation: 1971, President, Marion R. Griffin, Inc (Real estate)
Work Address: PO Box 2366, Spartanburg, SC 29304
Work Phone: 864-585-2459
More About MARION GRIFFIN and CAROL RUSSELL:
Divorce: 1996
Marriage: August 21, 1980, South Carolina
Children of MARION GRIFFIN and CAROL RUSSELL are:
i. MYLES RUSSELL14 GRIFFIN, b. June 15, 1984, Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
ii. CAMERON BLAIR GRIFFIN, b. July 14, 1986, Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
iii. ALEXANDER W YATT GRIFFIN, b. August 25, 1987, Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
161. PATRICIA13 GRIFFIN (MARION RALPH12, LILLIE MAE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born May 31, 1955 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg
County, South Carolina. She married BENJAMIN EUGENE W OMACK Unknown. He was
born Unknown.
More About PATRICIA GRIFFIN:
Education 1: Graduate, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Education 2: 1989, Graduate, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South
Carolina
More About BENJAMIN WOMACK and PATRICIA GRIFFIN:
Divorce: Unknown
Marriage: Unknown
Child of PATRICIA GRIFFIN and BENJAMIN W OMACK is:
i. BEJAMIN EUGENE14 W OMACK, b. January 05, 1980.
162. RALPH EUGENE13 BANKS, JR. (RALPH EUGENE12, JOHN RAYMOND11, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born May 03, 1955 in Columbia, South
Carolina. He married JANIE DELORES COLLIER June 16, 1979 in West Columbia, South
Carolina. She was born February 20, 1956 in Columbia, South Carolina.
More About RALPH BANKS and JANIE COLLIER:
Marriage: June 16, 1979, West Columbia, South Carolina
Children of RALPH BANKS and JANIE COLLIER are:
i. CASEY LANE14 BANKS, b. October 19, 1982, Columbia, South
Carolina.
More About CASEY LANE BANKS:
Email: bankscl@webmail.sc.edu
ii. RALPH EUGENE BANKS III, b. November 04, 1988, Mount
Pleasant, South Carolina.
163. SHELBY JEAN13 BANKS (RALPH EUGENE12, JOHN RAYMOND11, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born September 05, 1956 in Columbia, South
Carolina. She married (1) W OODROW WILSON GREGORY September 10, 1977 in
Columbia, South Carolina. He was born August 02, 1952 in South Carolina. She
married (2) JIMMY ALAN DUENSING May 05, 1984 in Isles of Palms, South Carolina. He
was born January 27, 1954 in Columbia, South Carolina.
More About SHELBY JEAN BANKS:
Email: Jadsjbd@aol.com
More About W OODROW GREGORY and SHELBY BANKS:
Divorce: 1983
Marriage: September 10, 1977, Columbia, South Carolina
More About JIMMY DUENSING and SHELBY BANKS:
Marriage: May 05, 1984, Isles of Palms, South Carolina
Child of SHELBY BANKS and W OODROW GREGORY is:
i. JOSHUA W ILLIAMSON14 GREGORY, b. January 29, 1980.
Child of SHELBY BANKS and JIMMY DUENSING is:
ii. KATI RHEA14 DUENSING, b. September 09, 1985.
164. LINDA DIANE13 FLOYD (BETTY ANN12 BANKS, JOHN RAYMOND11, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born October 22, 1950 in Greenwood, South
Carolina, and died August 27, 1978 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She married
CHARLES FRED BROOKS Unknown. He was born Unknown in Greenwood, South
Carolina.
More About CHARLES BROOKS and LINDA FLOYD:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of LINDA FLOYD and CHARLES BROOKS is:
i. AMY14 BROOKS, b. Unknown; m. BRYAN W ORTHEY, Unknown;
b. Unknown.
More About BRYAN WORTHEY and AMY BROOKS:
Marriage: Unknown
165. TIMOTHY BANKS13 STROM (BETTY ANN12 BANKS, JOHN RAYMOND11, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born November 23, 1953 in Greenwood,
South Carolina. He married PAMELA INMAN Abt. April 1980 in Newberry, South Carolina.
She was born Unknown.
More About TIMOTHY STROM and PAMELA INMAN:
Marriage: Abt. April 1980, Newberry, South Carolina
Child of TIMOTHY STROM and PAMELA INMAN is:
i. TAVETTE NICOLE14 STROM, b. August 12, 1981.
166. CHARLES DAVID MERZ13 BANKS (JOHN RAYMOND12, JOHN RAYMOND11, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born December 10, 1966 in Colorado
Springs, Colorado. He married YVONNE MARIE STONE November 25, 1989 in Ninety Six,
SC. She was born October 26, 1969.
More About CHARLES DAVID MERZ BANKS:
Degree: 1985, Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy
Education 1: 1985, Graduated from Ninety Six High School, Ninety Six, South Carolina
Education 2: 1990, Graduated from The University of South Carolina
Email: dmbanks@charter.net
Membership: 2002, South Carolina Board of Pharmacy
Occupation: 2002, Pharmacy Supervisor, CVS Pharmacy, Greenville, South Carolina
region.
More About YVONNE MARIE STONE:
Degree 1: 1991, Bachelor of Science - Medical Technology
Degree 2: 1999, Master of Arts in Teaching
Education 1: 1987, Graduated from Ninety Six High School, Ninety Six, South Carolina
Education 2: 1991, Graduated from The University of South Carolina
Education 3: 1999, Graduated from Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina
Email: Vonbanks@charter.net
Occupation: 2002, Teacher - High School Biology, Southside Christian School,
Simpsonville, South Carolina
More About CHARLES BANKS and YVONNE STONE:
Marriage: November 25, 1989, Ninety Six, SC
Children of CHARLES BANKS and YVONNE STONE are:
i. JONATHAN ROBERT14 BANKS, b. October 07, 1992, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
ii. ANNA MARIE BANKS, b. July 18, 1994, Greenwood, South
Carolina.
iii. ELIZABETH LEIGH BANKS, b. February 03, 1999, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
167. TARA NATASHA13 BANKS (JOHN RAYMOND12, JOHN RAYMOND11, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born December 08, 1969 in Sumter, South Carolina.
She married DAVID W ALTER MORRISON II March 29, 1997 in Columbia, South Carolina.
He was born October 14, 1968.
More About TARA NATASHA BANKS:
Degree 1: 1993, Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Degree 2: 1998, Master of Education
Education 1: 1988, Graduated from Ninety Six High School, Ninety Six, South Carolina
Education 2: 1993, Graduated from The University of South Carolina
Email: Morrisondt@aol.com
More About DAVID W ALTER MORRISON II:
Degree 1: 1991, Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Degree 2: 1996, Bachelor of Arts - Geography
Education 1: 1986, Graduated from Cardinal Newman High School
Education 2: 1991, Graduated from The University of South Carolina
Education 3: 1996, Graduated from The University of South Carolina
More About DAVID MORRISON and TARA BANKS:
Marriage: March 29, 1997, Columbia, South Carolina
Child of TARA BANKS and DAVID MORRISON is:
i. ANDREW DAVID14 MORRISON, b. June 11, 1999, Columbia,
South Carolina.
168. STEVEN ALEX13 MINICK (BILLY BOYD12, RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born October 23, 1954 in Denton, Texas. He
married CYNTHIA SUE WILLARD April 12, 1974 in Richardson, Texas. She was born
Unknown.
More About STEVEN ALEX MINICK:
Email: Saminick@aol.com
More About STEVEN MINICK and CYNTHIA W ILLARD:
Marriage: April 12, 1974, Richardson, Texas
Children of STEVEN MINICK and CYNTHIA W ILLARD are:
i. STUART ALEXANDER14 MINICK, b. February 17, 1984, Dallas,
Texas.
ii. CATHERINE ANNE MINICK, b. August 31, 1986, Dallas, Texas.
More About CATHERINE ANNE MINICK:
Email: CheerCat10@aol.com
169. MICHAEL13 MINICK (BOBBY LOWELL12, RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born November 29, 1957. He married DEBBIE
__________ October 29, 1983 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was born August 25,
1961 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
More About MICHAEL MINICK and DEBBIE __________:
Marriage: October 29, 1983, Greensboro, North Carolina
Children of MICHAEL MINICK and DEBBIE __________ are:
i. LINDSEY14 MINICK, b. February 21, 1992, Brunswick, Georgia.
ii. KATELYN MINICK, b. May 04, 1993, Brunswick, Georgia.
170. MICHELLE13 MINICK (BOBBY LOWELL12, RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born October 10, 1960 in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina. She married TIM MATTHEWS June 07, 1986 in Greensboro, North Carolina. He
was born April 25, 1955 in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
More About MICHELLE MINICK:
Email: Mmatthews@wrigley.com
More About TIM MATTHEWS and MICHELLE MINICK:
Marriage: June 07, 1986, Greensboro, North Carolina
Child of MICHELLE MINICK and TIM MATTHEWS is:
i. ASHLEY14 MATTHEWS, b. October 03, 1989, Greensboro, North
Carolina.
Descendants of James Bankes
171. MARK13 MIDDLETON (PEGGY NELL12 MINICK, RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born February 22, 1962 in Spartanburg,
Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He married LYNNE MORRISON July 16, 1988 in
Atlanta, Georgia. She was born September 03, 1964 in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
More About MARK MIDDLETON:
Email: Mark@middletonlaw.net
More About MARK MIDDLETON and LYNNE MORRISON:
Marriage: July 16, 1988, Atlanta, Georgia
Children of MARK MIDDLETON and LYNNE MORRISON are:
i. ALEXANDRA LYNNE14 MIDDLETON, b. November 18, 1992,
Atlanta, Georgia.
ii. ANDREW MARK MIDDLETON, b. June 07, 1994, Atlanta, Georgia.
iii. CHRISTOPHER CHARLES MIDDLETON, b. October 23, 1997,
Atlanta, Georgia.
172. ELIZABETH MIA13 HUDSON (EMMA JOYCE12 MINICK, RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born August 19, 1966. She married JAMES
L. GRAY, JR July 22, 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born Unknown.
More About ELIZABETH MIA HUDSON:
Email: Elizgray@aol.com
More About JAMES GRAY and ELIZABETH HUDSON:
Divorce: February 27, 2002
Marriage: July 22, 1988, Jacksonville, Florida
Child of ELIZABETH HUDSON and JAMES GRAY is:
i. KELLY ELIZABETH14 GRAY, b. November 07, 1993.
173. JAMES SIMPSON13 MINICK, JR. (JAMES SIMPSON12, RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born May 04, 1964 in Macon, Bibb County,
Georgia. He married LISA CROSBY June 02, 1982 in St. Simons Island, Georgia. She
was born Unknown.
More About JAMES SIMPSON MINICK, JR.:
Email: Jlminick@netscape.net
More About JAMES MINICK and LISA CROSBY:
Marriage: June 02, 1982, St. Simons Island, Georgia
Child of JAMES MINICK and LISA CROSBY is:
i. JAMES SIMPSON14 MINICK III, b. July 03, 1991, Jesup, Georgia.
174. RHONDA JANE13 MINICK (JAMES SIMPSON12, RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born July 05, 1967 in Columbus, Georgia.
She married TOMMY C. CHAVIS Unknown. He was born January 24, 1976 in Vidalia,
Georgia.
More About RHONDA JANE MINICK:
Email: koolchik20002001@yahoo.com
More About TOMMY CHAVIS and RHONDA MINICK:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of RHONDA MINICK and TOMMY CHAVIS are:
i. KRISTINA14 OCHSENBEIN, b. February 02, 1988.
ii. TRAVIS BANKS DOLLAR, b. June 24, 1993, Jesup, Georgia.
iii. SILAS EZEKIEL CHAVIS, b. June 28, 2001.
175. SUSAN KIM13 YARNALL (NANCY JEAN12 MINICK, RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born December 10, 1958 in Prosperity,
South Carolina, and died September 18, 1999 in Atlanta, Dekalb County, Georgia. She
married W ILLIAM POWELL HANDLEY August 03, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, son of ROBERT
HANDLEY and EVELYN BARKEN. He was born June 20, 1958 in Macon, Georgia/Macon
Co., GA.
Notes for SUSAN KIM YARNALL:
Susan was diagnosed with leukemia on 12/31/1998. She lived just nine months after the
diagnosis. Neither of her siblings matched her bone marrow, so bone marrow was taken
from an umbilical cord. Her liver was so damaged from radiation that it never recovered.
More About SUSAN KIM YARNALL:
Burial: September 1999
Cause of Death: Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
More About W ILLIAM POWELL HANDLEY:
Email: Swoosh9678@aol.com
More About W ILLIAM HANDLEY and SUSAN YARNALL:
Marriage: August 03, 1985, Atlanta, Georgia
Children of SUSAN YARNALL and W ILLIAM HANDLEY are:
i. WILLIAM POWELL14 HANDLEY, b. March 21, 1987, Atlanta,
Georgia.
ii. KATHY LEE HANDLEY, b. February 20, 1990, Atlanta, Georgia.
iii. KIMBERLY DANIELLE HANDLEY, b. May 19, 1993.
176. KATHARINE RENEE13 YARNALL (NANCY JEAN12 MINICK, RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS,
PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born June 17, 1961 in Chester,
Pennsylvania. She married (1) TIMOTHY MICHAEL STEVENS Unknown in Atlanta,
Georgia. He was born June 23, 1961. She married (2) SCOTT ANTHONY DENNEY
Unknown. He was born March 10, 1965.
More About KATHARINE RENEE YARNALL:
Email: kdgoo@aol.com
More About TIMOTHY STEVENS and KATHARINE YARNALL:
Divorce: September 1990
Marriage: Unknown, Atlanta, Georgia
More About SCOTT DENNEY and KATHARINE YARNALL:
Divorce: April 2002
Marriage: Unknown
Child of KATHARINE YARNALL and TIMOTHY STEVENS is:
i. SAMATHA JEAN14 STEVENS, b. September 20, 1987.
Child of KATHARINE YARNALL and SCOTT DENNEY is:
ii. NANCY ANNE14 DENNEY, b. March 10, 1995.
177. ROBERT HARVEY13 YARNALL, JR. (NANCY JEAN12 MINICK, RUBY EUNICE11 BANKS,
PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5,
JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born March 06, 1970 in Atlanta,
Dekalb County, Georgia. He married NICOLE __________ May 08, 1999. She was born
Unknown.
More About ROBERT HARVEY YARNALL, JR.:
Email: ryarnall@att.com
More About ROBERT YARNALL and NICOLE __________:
Marriage: May 08, 1999
Children of ROBERT YARNALL and NICOLE __________ are:
i. ROBERT HARVEY14 YARNALL III, b. November 05, 2000.
ii. NICHOLAS W AD YARNALL, b. November 13, 2002.
178. DONALD LEE13 HENDERSON, JR. (ELIZABETH ANN12 FAULKNER, MARGARET VIRGINIA11
BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6,
CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born May 08, 1966 in
Greenwood, South Carolina. He married MARY ELIZABETH DENNIS October 19, 1991 in
Stone Mountain, Georgia. She was born March 07, 1969 in Decatur, Georgia/Decatur,
DeKalb Co., GA.
More About DONALD HENDERSON and MARY DENNIS:
Marriage: October 19, 1991, Stone Mountain, Georgia
Children of DONALD HENDERSON and MARY DENNIS are:
i. BROOKE NICOLE14 HENDERSON, b. October 21, 1994, Atlanta,
Georgia.
ii. KYLE JACOB HENDERSON, b. January 06, 1998, Atlanta,
Georgia.
179. ALLISON ANN13 HENDERSON (ELIZABETH ANN12 FAULKNER, MARGARET VIRGINIA11
BANKS, PIERCE BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6,
CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born August 07, 1967 in
Concord, North Carolina. She married (1) KENT HENLINE September 1987 in Georgia.
He was born Unknown. She married (2) EARL DENNIS Bef. 2001. He was born
Unknown, and died Unknown. She married (3) JEFF MEEKS November 2001 in Atlanta,
Georgia. He was born September 13, 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia.
More About KENT HENLINE and ALLISON HENDERSON:
Divorce: December 1993, Georgia
Marriage: September 1987, Georgia
More About EARL DENNIS and ALLISON HENDERSON:
Marriage: Bef. 2001
More About JEFF MEEKS and ALLISON HENDERSON:
Marriage: November 2001, Atlanta, Georgia
Child of ALLISON HENDERSON and KENT HENLINE is:
i. HOLLY MARGARET14 HENLINE, b. June 06, 1991, Atlanta,
Georgia.
More About HOLLY MARGARET HENLINE:
Namesake: Great Grandmother - Margaret Banks Faulkner
Children of ALLISON HENDERSON and JEFF MEEKS are:
ii. EZAKIEL AMBRUS14 MEEKS, b. March 28, 1985, Atlanta,
Georgia; Stepchild.
iii. BRITTANY ALEXANDER MEEKS, b. March 06, 1986, Atlanta,
Georgia; Stepchild.
iv. SHELBY ELIZABETH MEEKS, b. May 05, 2001, Atlanta, Georgia.
More About SHELBY ELIZABETH MEEKS:
Namesake: Grandmother - Elizabeth Ann Faulkner Pruitt
Descendants of James Bankes
180. JEFFREY ALAN13 BANKS (BOYCE MCCOWAN12, BOYCE MCCOWAN11, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born April 13, 1965. He married JANET
RENEE STEPHENS August 19, 1989, daughter of JERRY STEPHENS and VELMA MILLSAPS.
She was born January 04, 1966 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
More About JEFFREY BANKS and JANET STEPHENS:
Marriage: August 19, 1989
Child of JEFFREY BANKS and JANET STEPHENS is:
i. JESSI ELYSE14 BANKS, b. February 25, 1997, Charlotte, North
Carolina.
181. KIMBERLY ANN13 BANKS (BOYCE MCCOWAN12, BOYCE MCCOWAN11, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born December 18, 1966 in Greenwood,
South Carolina. She married STEVEN DALE HAMILTON September 26, 1992. He was
born July 14, 1963 in Rockwood, Tennessee.
More About STEVEN HAMILTON and KIMBERLY BANKS:
Marriage: September 26, 1992
Children of KIMBERLY BANKS and STEVEN HAMILTON are:
i. BANKS MATTHEW 14 HAMILTON, b. April 25, 1995, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
More About BANKS MATTHEW HAMILTON:
Namesake: Banks Family name.
ii. RACHEL LEIGH HAMILTON, b. May 27, 2001, Greenwood, South
Carolina.
182. BRENT ANDREW 13 BANKS (BOYCE MCCOWAN12, BOYCE MCCOWAN11, PIERCE
BUTLER10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born August 06, 1970 in Greenwood,
South Carolina. He married CHERYL REBECCA SHAGER June 24, 1995. She was born
February 18, 1967 in Greenville, South Carolina.
More About BRENT ANDREW BANKS:
Medical Information: Diagnosed with Polysistic Kidney Disease
Notes for CHERYL REBECCA SHAGER:
Birth name was Cheryl Glenn Starling. Her parents divorced and both remarried.
Cheryl's stepfather adopted her in 1977 and changed her name to Cheryl Rebecca
Shager.
More About CHERYL REBECCA SHAGER:
Birth Name: Cheryl Glenn Starling
More About BRENT BANKS and CHERYL SHAGER:
Marriage: June 24, 1995
Child of BRENT BANKS and CHERYL SHAGER is:
i. CHARLES ANDREW 14 ALLEN, b. April 16, 1997.
More About CHARLES ANDREW ALLEN:
Medical Information: Diagnosed with Polysistic Kidney Disease
183. PHILIP ANTHONY13 BANKS (JAMES RONALD12, BOYCE MCCOWAN11, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born April 26, 1969 in Greenwood, South Carolina.
He married JEAN GREGORY OUZTS March 06, 1992 in Residence of Father and Mother,
Greenwood, SC. She was born Unknown.
Notes for PHILIP ANTHONY BANKS:
MARCIA, March 2002:
Tony was born on April 26, 1969. Always headstrong. He enjoyed fishing and still does.
As a teen, he got interested in deer hunting. He used to get all dressed up in his hunting
gear and sit in a tree for hours in the early frosty mornings. To this day, that deer has
eluded him. When he was a teen, he'd spend most weekends at his grandfather's lake
house (Charles Gantt - Pop). They fished and did work on the property. He was very
talented at drafting and intricate designs on paper. He graduated from Greenwood High
School in 1986.
More About PHILIP ANTHONY BANKS:
Education: 1986, Graduated from Greenwood High School
Notes for JEAN GREGORY OUZTS:
MARCIA, March 2002:
Tony married Jean (Gregory) Ouzts on March 6, 1992. At the time Tony was working for
ACE Rentals and Jean was a secretary there. They started dating. Jean has a son,
Chester (Trey) Ouzts from a previous marriage. He was 2 years old when they started
dating. He is a wonderful child. After several years, they thought they would get married
at the Court House, but so many people wanted to be there that there wasn't enough
room. They asked if they could get married in our home. It was a nice service performed
by Jean's preacher from the First Baptist Church in Ninety Six, SC. They lived for
several years in Ninety Six before building a home in Greenwood.
More About PHILIP BANKS and JEAN OUZTS:
Marriage: March 06, 1992, Residence of Father and Mother, Greenwood, SC
Children of PHILIP BANKS and JEAN OUZTS are:
i. CHESTER TREY14 OUZTS, b. Unknown; Stepchild.
ii. MALLORY PAIGE BANKS, b. August 07, 1995, Greenwood,
South Carolina.
184. JENNIFER LEIGH13 BANKS (JAMES RONALD12, BOYCE MCCOWAN11, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born October 09, 1971 in Greenwood, South
Carolina. She married DREW KUKER LEE IV February 15, 1997 in Ware Shoals United
Methodist Church, Ware Shoals, South Carolina. He was born Unknown in Ware
Shoals, South Carolina.
Notes for JENNIFER LEIGH BANKS:
MARCIA, March 2002:
Sweet, loving caring person. She was usually with her friend across the street playing
Barbie dolls. Her brother always gave her a hard time. I think that's why she can put up
with anything. I always thought if I had my children close together in age, they would be
close through adult years. Being an only child and wishing I had a brother or sister to
love, I thought that would be natural. Boy was I wrong. However, she turned out to be a
lovely young woman and devoted mother. Jenny graduated from Greenwood High
School in 1988.
Jenny married when she was 25 years old. She had some jobs sitting elderly ladies.
She was sitting with her future husband's grandmother when he asked her to marry him.
She married Drew Kuker Lee IV, from Ware Shoals, SC on February 15, 1997 at the
Ware Shoals United Methodist Church. After living a while in Ware Shoals, they moved
to Greenwood. They have a son, Drew Kuker Lee, V. They call him Drew.
More About DREW LEE and JENNIFER BANKS:
Marriage: February 15, 1997, Ware Shoals United Methodist Church, Ware Shoals,
South Carolina
Child of JENNIFER BANKS and DREW LEE is:
i. DREW KUKER14 LEE V, b. July 10, 1997, Greenwood, South
Carolina.
185. RACHEL ANN13 BANKS (RICHARD NATHAN12, BOYCE MCCOWAN11, PIERCE BUTLER10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born August 30, 1971 in Unknown. She married (1)
GREG BOWIE Bef. 1990. He was born Unknown in Unknown. She married (2) GARY
CLAUDE SHIRLEY, JR. Unknown. He was born Unknown.
Notes for RACHEL ANN BANKS:
[Mother, Linda Gail Banks, February 2002] Gary and Ann are part owners in an
electrical business in Greenwood, South Carolina. They both work together and Ann is
presently attending Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood working on a degree in
Accounting so she can do the business' accounting. Ann is an electrician's helper and
does the office work.
More About RACHEL ANN BANKS:
Marriage 1: Greg Bowie
Marriage 2: Gary Claude Shirley, Jr.
More About GREG BOWIE and RACHEL BANKS:
Marriage: Bef. 1990
Notes for GARY CLAUDE SHIRLEY, JR.:
[Mother, Linda Gail Banks, February 2002] Gary and Ann are part owners in an
electrical business in Greenwood, South Carolina. They both work together. Gary is an
electrician and a wonderful husband and dad.
More About GARY SHIRLEY and RACHEL BANKS:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of RACHEL BANKS and GREG BOWIE is:
i. JESSICA ANN14 BOWIE, b. July 17, 1990, Greenwood, South
Carolina.
Notes for JESSICA ANN BOWIE:
[Grandmother, Linda Gail Banks, February 2002] Jessica is now 11 years old and
FBI agent.
Children of RACHEL BANKS and GARY SHIRLEY are:
ii. SAVANNAH FAYE14 SHIRLEY, b. October 29, 1997.
Notes for SAVANNAH FAYE SHIRLEY:
[Grandmother - Linda Gail Banks, February 2002] She is a very active child, who is
tomboy, rolled into one.
iii. NATHAN LEVI SHIRLEY, b. December 28, 1999.
Notes for NATHAN LEVI SHIRLEY:
[Grandmother - Linda Gail Banks, February 2002] Levi and his twin brother Lane a
headed with beautiful blue eyes. We found out the 'twin gene' came from Ricky's (g
mother (Rachel). I prayed for a grandson and got blessed with two, which was a su
us, especially Ann and Gary. We only knew that one of the twins was a boy for sur
birth. Their total weight at birth was a little over 15 pounds.
More About NATHAN LEVI SHIRLEY:
Namesake: Nathan - after his mother's father - Richard Nathan
Banks and after mother's brother
iv. GARY LANE SHIRLEY, b. December 28, 1999.
Notes for GARY LANE SHIRLEY:
[Grandmother - Linda Gail Banks, February 2002] Lane and his twin brother Levi a
headed with beautiful blue eyes. We found out the 'twin gene' came from Ricky's (g
mother (Rachel). I prayed for a grandson and got blessed with two, which was a su
us, especially Ann and Gary. We only knew that one of the twins was a boy for sur
birth. Their total weight at birth was a little over 15 pounds.
186. GLORIA JEAN13 RIKARD (PATRICIA ANN12 WILLARD, LIZZIE ROSENE11 BANKS, JOHN
FRANK10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born May 24, 1960. She married (1)
ROGER DEAN SMITH Unknown. He was born Unknown. She married (2) BEN ROBERT
WILLIAM CRAYNE Unknown. He was born October 24, 1961, and died February 06,
1997.
More About ROGER SMITH and GLORIA RIKARD:
Marriage: Unknown
More About BEN CRAYNE and GLORIA RIKARD:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of GLORIA RIKARD and BEN CRAYNE is:
i. AMANDA BETHANY14 CRAYNE, b. December 17.
187. DEBRA ANN13 W ILLARD (YOUNG MANCEL12, LIZZIE ROSENE11 BANKS, JOHN FRANK10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born September 17, 1969. She married (1) DAVID
CLIFTON HATCHELL February 11, 1995. He was born August 08, 1965. She married (2)
JEFF CRAWFORD Unknown. He was born Unknown.
More About DAVID HATCHELL and DEBRA W ILLARD:
Marriage: February 11, 1995
More About JEFF CRAWFORD and DEBRA W ILLARD:
Marriage: Unknown
Children of DEBRA W ILLARD and DAVID HATCHELL are:
i. BRANDON TODD14 HATCHELL, b. April 22, 1986; Stepchild.
ii. DUSTIN W YATT HATCHELL, b. March 05, 1994.
188. FRANCES DIANE13 WILLARD (YOUNG MANCEL12, LIZZIE ROSENE11 BANKS, JOHN
FRANK10, PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4
BANKES, WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born June 08, 1970. She married RICHARD
ANSEL MARTIN, JR. May 21, 1989. He was born October 13, 1967.
More About FRANCES DIANE W ILLARD:
Email: Rics1luv@aol.com
More About RICHARD MARTIN and FRANCES WILLARD:
Marriage: May 21, 1989
Child of FRANCES W ILLARD and RICHARD MARTIN is:
i. JESSICA NOEL14 MARTIN, b. August 28, 2003, South Carolina.
189. TAMMY ANN13 GRIFFIN (RODNEY SHERON12, WILLIE MAE11 BANKS, JOHN FRANK10,
PIERCE BUTLER9, GEORGE LONG8, AMOS7, CHARLES6, CHARLES5, JAMES4 BANKES,
WILLIAM3, JAMES2, __________1) was born June 30, 1970. She married RUSSELL BAIRD
RICE December 13, 1992. He was born February 07, 1965.
More About RUSSELL RICE and TAMMY GRIFFIN:
Marriage: December 13, 1992
Children of TAMMY GRIFFIN and RUSSELL RICE are:
i. DALTON ROWDY14 RICE, b. May 05, 1993.
ii. GRIFFIN CODY RICE, b. February 20, 1998.
iii. BAILEY MATTY RICE, b. February 10, 2003.