Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Notes:

Certificate of Birth was filed on August 5, 1913, with the Oklahoma State Health Department, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Registered No. 15723. It shows that Cecil Afton Lewis was born at 3:30 A.M. in Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma to father W.E. Lewis 30 yrs born in Austin, Texas and mother Stella Crouch 19 yrs born in Texas. W.E. was shown as a cook and Stella as a housewife. This is shown as Stella's second child and both are still living. Signed by D.L. Garrett in Altus, Oklahoma

Cecil married Annabelle Hanks on 18 May 1935 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Annabelle (daughter of Alvin Roscoe "Ross" Hanks and Medreth Elberta Vaughan) was born on 14 Nov 1918 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma; died on 17 Jul 2001 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma; was buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):mtDNA results: HV

Differences from CRS:

16256T
16311C

Lab: Family Tree DNA Kit #58243

Notes:

Married:
Lynell Gentry Cordell found a copy of their marriage licences, filed in Stephens County, OK and dated 5/18/1035. The reference number, from "On Demand Court Records" was MLI-16-00490

Notes:

The names of Will's parents and siblings are currently unknown, though it appears from census listings that his parents were born in Lousiana. He can first be positively identified on the 1910 Tillman County, Oklahoma census, where he is living in a boarding house and working as a cook. At the time of the 1920 census, he was married and still working as a cook, but in Chickasha. Will was said to have died very shortly after this census enumeration, when his son Cecil was still very young.

He registered for the draft in Grady County, OK. His full name was listed as William Ernest Lewis, and his address at the time was 302 N. Fifth Street, Chickasha. His date of birth was shown as Sept. 6, 1882, and he was white and a native born US citizen. His occupation was given as Owner, Lunch Counter, and the business address was 101 Ohio Avenue, Chickasha. The nearest relative was Stella Lewis, his wife, and Will was described as short, slender, and with grey eyes and black hair. FHL Roll Number 18517777 Draft Board 1. The birth certificate of his son, Cecil Afton Lewis, shows his location of birth as Austin, Texas.

Will's wife, Stella, married Walter STRONG not quite six months after the 1920 census enumeration. Will was ill with tuberculosis, and was said to have died in a hospital in Oklahoma, although a death certificate has not been located. His grandchildren think it is possible that he may have actually died in either Texas or Arizona, where he may have moved for his health. It is also possible that he moved to Louisiana, where he was said to have still had family. Stella and the children accompanied him briefly to Arizona, but they returned to Oklahoma before he died.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1910 US Federal Census
Oklahoma, Tillman Co, 3 Wd Frederick, ED 248
Grand Avenue
#407-429
Cox, William Head M W 34 Mo Ireland Ireland Janitor General Store
Lewis, Will E Partime? M W 27 S Texas Louisiana Louisiana Cook Restaurant

Note: This appears to be a boarding house of sorts. Will lived here with 12 other men, in addition to William Cox, the head of the household. Each of the other occupants of the home was listed as "Partime" or "Partuer." They ranged in age from 17 to 57, with most of them being employed as restaurant Waiters or Cooks, others as Laborers at odd jobs, and a few as self employed as carpenters or machinists.

At the time of the 1920 Federal census, Stella and Will Lewis were renting a home at 129 Chickasha Avenue in Chickasha. Their census listing read as follows:

1920 Census
Oklahoma, Grady, Chickasha City Ward 3 part of
SD 6 ED 164 Sheet No. 4 B
Enumerated on the 16?sup?th?/sup? day of January 1920 by Mrs. Clovis D. Courtier
Lewis, Will E. Hd R M W 37 M -- Yes Yes Tex. Unknown La. Cook Restaurant
Lewis, Stella Wife F W 25 M -- Yes Yes Texas Texas Texas Waitress Restaurant
---------, Roy Son M W 8 1/2 Yes --- --- Oklahoma Texas Texas
---------, Cecil Son M W 6 1/2 -- -- -- Oklahoma Texas Texas

It is POSSIBLE, that either of the families below might be his at the time of the 1900 census. Both families have a connection to Lousiana, and both had sons named Will who were born within two years of the age Will reported on the 1910 and 1920 census. However it is noted that neither family is located in Travis County, where Will was said to have been born. Additionally, it does not appear likely either of the Willie Lewis's below are the Will Lewis who later married Stella Crouch, as online trees for both family groups below show the Will Lewis's below marryng (in each case someone other than Stella Crouch) and dying much later than 1920.

1900 Federal Census, Texas, Bee County, Beeville, ED 8
332 332
Lewis, Margaret Head Oct 1855 44 W 5/5 Louisiana Ireland Ireland Housekeeper
Lewis, Willie* Son Jun 1880 19 S Tx Tx Louisiana Day Laborer
Lewis, Katie Dtr Jun 1882 17 S Tx Tx LA
Lewis, James Son W M Oct 1884 15 S Tx Tx Lousiana Day Laborer
Lewis, Chris Son W M Nov 1888 12 S Tx Tx La At School
Lewis, Robert Son W M Jan 1891 9 S Tx Tx La At School

*The "Robert Wylie Family History Tree" on RootsWeb's WorldConnect shows his full name as Simeon William Lewis, who married Francis Agatha McMorrow, and died ca 1936 in Gussettville, TX. It that tree is accurate, this would not be the Will Lewis who moved to Oklahoma and married Stella Crouch.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=coyote1&id=I91706



1900 Federal Census, Texas, Nolan County, JP 1, ED 117
20-20
Lewis, Jno. R Head W M Feb 1842 M 37 Arkansas Tennessee Tennessee Stock Raising
Lewis, Lizie Wife W F May 1846 54 M 32 8/6 Lousiana Tennessee Tennessee
Lewis, Rex Son W M Dec 1873 26 S Tx Ark La Stock Raising
Lewis, Jno. C. Son W M Mar 1879 20 S Tx Ark La
Lewis, Willie T. ** Son W M Sept 1881 18 S Tx Ark La
Lewis, Tryver Son W M Dec 1883 16 S Tx Ark La
Lewis, Jemima J Dtr W F Sept 1886 13 S Tx Ark La
Lewis, Charles W Son W M Aug 1888 11 S Tx Ark La

**The "Maloney Family Tree" on RootsWeb's WorldConnect shows his full name as William Temple Lewis, who married Maude Hanna and died ca 1954 in Lubbock, TX. It that tree is accurate, this would not be the Will Lewis who moved to Oklahoma and married Stella Crouch.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=maloney2k98&id=I06532



(Medical):Y DNA Results, FTDNA Haplogroup:

J1

A direct male descendant volunteered to have his DNA tested
. The results can be found at www.ysearch.org, under the user ID #KUW3E.

The haplogroup was predicted as J1, and there were no surname matches, and only a few non-surname matches. This haplogroup is believed to have arisen between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago in the Near East, the region encompassing the Levant, (modern Israel and the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon), Turkey, and Mesopotamia (Iraq and eastern Syria). A significant fraction of Jews belong to haplogroup J, but Jews represent a small minority of the European members of the haplogroup. The "Cohen Modal Haplotype" is a specific set of six Y-STR marker values that occurs in both J1 and J2, though at a much higher frequency in J1. It is likely that those of Cohanim descent and carrying the CMH belong to the J1 haplogroup. It should be noted that. in this sample, the value of 13 at 388 is 3 steps away from the norm of 16 at that marker for the Cohen Modal Haplotype. It does match the CMH on the other five markers (DYS19, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393).

William married Stella Crouch before 1912. Stella (daughter of Henry Joseph Crouch and Geneva "Jennie" Arnold) was born on 8 Jun 1893 in Texas; died on 29 Dec 1959; was buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1910 Oklahoma Census, a Stella WEST was listed as a boarder in the home of Samuel Massey(?) in Baucum Twp, Jackson County, Oklahoma. She was listed as Female, White, age 18, Married, born in Texas, with both parents born in Texas. The column about her ability to read and write was left blank, so it is probable that someone other than she gave her information to the enumerator. Although she is listed as married, she is living apart from her husband. He son Roy West was born about 17 months after this listing, so presumably she and her husband were reunited, at least briefly.

Her son by a subsequent marriage, Cecil Afton Lewis, was born some two years after Roy. Both were born in Jackson County.

At the time of the 1920 Federal census, Stella and Will Lewis were renting a home at 129 Chickasha Avenue in Chickasha. Their census listing read as follows:

Lewis, Will E. Hd R M W 37 M -- Yes Yes Tex. Unknown La. Cook Restaurant
Lewis, Stella Wife F W 25 M -- Yes Yes Texas Texas Texas Waitress Restaurant
---------, Roy Son M W 8 1/2 Yes --- --- Oklahoma Texas Texas
---------, Cecil Son M W 6 1/2 -- -- -- Oklahoma Texas Texas

She was living with her third husband, Walter Winfield Strong, as the time of the 1930 census.

1930 Census
Oklahoma, Stephens County, Duncan, King Twp, 2nd Ward
1509 Cedar
#6-6 Strong, Walter W Head Rents $15 month no radio M W 48 Married age 37 Texas Ohio Texas Barber Barbershop Employed not a veteran
--------- , Stella Wife F W 36 Married age 26 Texas Texas Texas
West, Roy N Step-son M W 19 S Oklahoma TX TX Painter General Building
Lewis, Cecil E Step-son M W 17 S Oklahoma TX TX Waiter Cafe
Strong, Robert H son M W 5 S Oklahoma TX TX
Crouch, Henry J father-in-law M W 73 Widower TX South Carolina TX

Census records show she was born in January 1895, however, cemetery records from Sunset Memorial Gardens in Lawton instead show her as born on 8 Jun 1893 and died 29 Dec 1959, at at 66. (Courtesy of Sue Anna Lewis O'Hara).

Notes:

Married:
Robert Strong thought his mother, Stella, married her second husband in Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma. Charles and Pat Strong went through marriage licenses in Altus, and did not find a marriage certificate. They looked in bride's records under both Crouch and West. They also looked for Groom's under Lewis. These records were very poorly indexed, and they may have simply missed it, or they might have been married elsewhere.

Notes:

Some show him as Alvin Ross, with Roscoe simply being a nickname. Highland Cemetery records list him as Alvin Roscoe, so this is assumed to be correct.

(Research):
Census Information:

1920 Census
Oklahoma, Comanche, Lawton (Part of), 5th Ward (Part of)
Enumerated 21 January 1920 by Sydney H. Denham
SD 6, ED 123, Sheet 12A
911-181-2
Hanks, John A. Hd M W 58 M Missouri Missouri Missouri (no occupation listed)
Hanks, Anna B Wife F W 49 Indiana Indiana Indiana
----182-1
Brown, James A. Boarder M W 80 Wd Indiana Indiana Indiana (Might this be Anna's father?)
----103-5
Hanks, Phillip Adopted Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Indiana
Hanks, Alvin Son M W 27 M Illinois Missouri Indiana Farmer
Hanks, Morideth Wife F W 24 M Indiana Kentucky Indiana
Hanks, Grace Dtr F w 6 S Okla Ill Ind
Hanks, Johnie May Dtr F W 3 S Ok Ill Ind

1930 Census
Oklahoma, Comanche, Lawton City
Enumerated April 5, 1930 by C.H. Johnson
ED 16-23 SD 8 Sheets 6A & 6B
701-121-130
Hanks, Alvin R Hd R 19 M W 38 M@20 Ill Ind Ind Fireman?
Hanks, Medirth Wf F W 35 M@17 Ind Kentucky Ind
Hanks, Grace Dtr F W 16 S Ok Ill Ind
Hanks, Jona M Dtr F W 13 S Ok Ill Ind
Hanks, Annabelle Dtr F W 11 S Ok Ill Ind
Hanks, Teddy W Son M W 8 S Ok Ill Ind
Hanks, Georgia Dtr F W 6 S Ok Ill Ind
Hanks, Nadine Dtr F W 3 11/12 Ok Ill Ind
Hanks, Del Son M W 1 4/12 S Ok Ill Ind

Alvin married Medreth Elberta Vaughan on 14 Apr 1912 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Medreth (daughter of Elbert B. Vaughan and Eliza Ellen Fairchild) was born on 5 Mar 1895 in Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana; died on 10 Sep 1987 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma; was buried in Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Clipping from the LAWTON CONSTITUION, probably published in June/July 1962.(courtesy of Sue Anna Lewis O'Hara)

Lawtonians Will Celebrate Golden Anniversary Today

Their childhood years were a coincidental series of almost-meeitngs, but Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hanks had to travel more than 800 miles before they met in Lawton and married --- and spent 50 years together.

Mrs. Hanks, the former Medreth Elberta Vaughan, was born March 5, 1895, in Poseyville, Ind. Just across the Wabash River at Concord, Ill., lived 3-year-old Alvin Ross Hanks.

The two grew up with mutual friends. Ross's grandfather and his oldest uncle lived in Medreth's home town, and Medreth's best girl friend, Nadine Brown, was Ross' cousin. The two families summonded the same doctor when someone was ill, and they visited the same places int he 35 miles between their two towns.

When Ross was 11, he moved to Arkansas with his parents, and when he was 14, the family came to Oklahoma.

Medreth lived in Poseyville until her mother died and she came to this area to make her home with an uncle, the late John L. Fairchild, in the Pecan community southwest of Lawton.

Here the two met and were married. And have lived ever since except for a year in Littlefield, Tex. They farmed west of town, wher Mr. Hanks was a volunteer fireman for a number of years and then joined the Lawton Fire Department as a regular fireman in April 1926. He retired as fire chief in April, 1946.

The couple has two sons and six daughters, all of whom will be in Lawton to host an open house in their parents honor from 2 to 5 p.m. in the parents home at 1108 Baldwin.

They are SM-Sgt Teddy W. Hanks, Wichita Falls, Tex; Mrs. George W. Linville, Chico, Calif; Mrs. Richard G. Leonard, Lolo, Mont., Mrs. Carroll L. Dyer, Orono, Maine; Mrs. Cliff Clark, Fairview; Mrs. Bill Hale, Elgin; Mrs. Cecil A. Lewis, 2703 N. 22nd, and Del D. Hanks of the home.

In addtion most of the couple's 32 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren will be present for the celebration.

To be truthful, the Hanks have been married two months longer than 50 years, but the celebration was postponed from April until today so that all the children could be together for the first time in 18 years.

To help the mark the Golden------ (article was copied only through this line).

Notes:

(Research):
Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Ellis County, JP 1, ED 13
#260-263
Crouch, Henry J Head W M May 1858 42 M/15 Yrs Texas South Carolina Texas
Crouch, Jenni Wife Jan 1868 32 M/15 Yrs 5/5 Texas Mississippi Texas
Crouch, Annie B Dtr W F Feb 1886 14 S Texas Texas Texas
Crouch, Belle Dtr W F May 1888 S Texas Texas Texas
Crouch, Emma M Dtr W F Jan 1892 7 S Texas Texas Texas
Crouch, Stella Dtr W F Jan 1895 4 S Texas Texas Texas
Crouch, Henry J* Son W M Mar 1897 3 S Texas Texas Texas

*Lisa Polk of Fort Worth notes that the younger Henry J. Crouch married Effie ARNOLD, the daughter of her Thomas ARNOLD, and appear to have been cousins.

1910 Census
not located

1920 Census
not located

At the time of the 1930 census, Henry Crouch Sr. was living with his daughter and son-in-law in the 2nd Ward, King Township, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma.

1930 Census
Oklahoma, Stephens County, Duncan, King Twp, 2nd Ward
1509 Cedar
#6-6 Strong, Walter W Head Rents $15 month no radio M W 48 Married age 37 Texas Ohio Texas Barber Barbershop Employed not a veteran
--------- , Stella Wife F W 36 Married age 26 Texas Texas Texas
West, Roy N Step-son M W 19 S Oklahoma TX TX Painter General Building
Lewis, Cecil E Step-son M W 17 S Oklahoma TX TX Waiter Cafe
Strong, Robert H son M W 5 S Oklahoma TX TX
Crouch, Henry J father-in-law M W 73 Widower TX South Carolina TX

Henry married Geneva "Jennie" Arnold. Geneva (daughter of Frank Arnold and Elizabeth Yates) was born in Jan 1868 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Due to the proximity of James, Thomas and Geneva "Jennie" Arnold, first in Ellis County, Texas and later in Oklahoma, it is assumed that they were all members of the same immediate family, and children of Frank Arnold. Their ages and locations of birth match on later census match those of Frank Arnold's children of the same name on the 1880 census. Their relationship as siblings has not been verified, however, and should be used as a starting point for future research.



(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Census Place:District 16, Cherokee, Texas
Source:FHL Film 1255295 National Archives Film T9-1295
Page 41
RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
Frank ARNOLD Self M W W 45 MS Occ:Farmer Fa: NC Mo: MS
James ARNOLD Son M S W 22 MS Occ:Farmer Fa: MS Mo: MS
Robert ARNOLD Son M S W 19 MS Occ:Farmer Fa: MS Mo: MS
Susan ARNOLD Dau F S W 16 TX Occ:Keeping House Fa: MS Mo: ---
Thomas ARNOLD Son M S W 14 TX Occ:At Home Fa: MS Mo: ---
Geneva ARNOLD Dau F S W 12 TX Occ: At Home Fa: MS Mo: ---
Mary ARNOLD Dau F S W 10 TX Fa: MS Mo: ---

Notes:

Email from Ron Hanks (ronhanks@earthlink.net) on August 13, 2006:

"I have information on this family. This was John Stewart (or Steward) Hanks, son of James W Hanks and Marium Hughes. John S Hanks was born July 1865 in Indiana, probably Gibson County. I don't have a date of death for him. He married Annie B Brown, 8 Aug 1889 in Gibson County, Indiana. She was born July 1870. I do not have her date of death either."

Email from Ron Hanks (ronhanks@earthlink.net) on August 24, 2006:

Sorry for the delay, I have been finding more details on this family. Of the children of James Stewart Hanks, this has been probably the most challenging one to sort out. James W Hanks and Marium Hughes married 26 Mar 1854 in Richland County, Illinois. They are in Gibson Co., IN for the 1860 census with son William, age 4 and son Joel A. age 8/12. I have never found this family in the 1870 census. This created a big problem because James W died 10 Aug 1870 and Marium died 27 Feb 1872. The children were placed in different families and have been difficult to track. Probate and guardianship records helped to finally get all the children sorted out. Here is the list of children with notes about what I have been able to find:

4) John Stewart Hanks b.Jul 1865 d.????
I think you have most of the census records already listed as deputy sheriff in 1930 census, Comanche County, OK
Other notes - from church records of Columbia Baptist Church Annie E Brown (Hanks) by baptism 5 Mar 1882 Dismissed by letter 10 Feb1891


Follow up email from Ron Hanks on September 4, 2006: Based on info sent by SueAnna, John S. Hanks died in Lamb County, Texas on 15 Nov 1940 and Annie died 15 Aug 1958 also in Lamb Co, Texas. Both buried in Littlefield Cemetery. Both of them show up in the Texas Death Index on Ancestry.com.


Texas Death Certificate Info:

Name: John Steward Hanks
Death Date: 15 Nov 1940
Death Place: Lamb County, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 75 years 4 months 7 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1865
Birthplace: Gibson County, Ind.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Jim Hanks
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Name: Marion Hughes
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Place of Residence: Littlefield, Lamb, Texas
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Littlefield, Texas
Burial Date: 17 Nov 1940
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2138121
Digital Film Number: 4030498
Image Number: 1134
Reference Number: CN 51497
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):
Census Information:

1900 Census
Illinois, White County, Emma Township
Enumerated 27 Jun 1900 by Francis A. Stitt
SD 14, ED 111 Stamped 83
333-335
Hanks, J.S. Head W M July 1865 36 M 11 Ind Ind Ill Farmer
Hanks, Anna B Wife W F June 1870 M 11 5/3 Ind Ind Ind
Hanks, Arvil Son W M June 1890 S Ind Ind Ind
Hanks, Rosco Son W M Mar 1892 8 S Ill Ind Ind
Hanks, Perry Son W M Jun 1894 S S Ill Ind Ind
Parks, Ester Servant W F Mar 1883 17 S Ill Ohio Ohio Servant
Young, Arthor Servant W M July 1882 17 S Ill Ohio Ohio Farm Labor
Oliver, T.M. Servant W M Jan 1878 2 S 3 Ill Ohio Ill Farm Labor

Living nearby the family in 1900, was 83 year old Eliza Hanks, a widow, and the mother of 6 children, four of them still living. She was living with G. MANGRUM and his wife, age 44, Matilda. She was listed as mother in-law.

1910 Census
Oklahoma, Comanche, Lawton Twp, Range 2, North 12 West
Enumerated 19 April 1910
SD 5, ED 49 Sheet 3A
24-30
Hanks, John S. Hd M W 44 M1 20 Ind Ind Ill Farmer
Hanks, Annie B Wife F W 40 M1 20 5/3 Ind Ind Ind
Hanks, James O. Son M W 19 S Ind Ind Ind Farm Laborer
Hanks, Alvin R Son M W 17 S Ill Ind Ind Farm Laborer
Hanks, Perry S. Son M W 15 Ill Ind Ind Farm Laborer
Dagley, Rosalie Dtr 7 Y S Ill Ill Ill

1920 Census
Oklahoma, Comanche, Lawton (Part of), 5th Ward (Part of)
Enumerated 21 January 1920 by Sydney H. Denham
SD 6, ED 123, Sheet 12A
911-181-2
Hanks, John A. Hd M W 58 M Missouri Missouri Missouri (no occupation listed)
Hanks, Anna B Wife F W 49 Indiana Indiana Indiana
----182-1
Brown, James A. Boarder M W 80 Wd Indiana Indiana Indiana (Might this be Anna's father?)
----103-5
Hanks, Phillip Adopted Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Indiana
Hanks, Alvin Son M W 27 M Illinois Missouri Indiana
Farmer
Hanks, Morideth Wife F W 24 M Indiana Kentucky Indiana
Hanks, Grace Dtr F w 6 S Okla Ill Ind
Hanks, Johnie May Dtr F W 3 S Ok Ill Ind

1930 Census
Oklahoma, Comanche, Lawton Ward 5
Enumerated April 11, 1930 by Cedric R Johnson
ED 16-23 SD 8 Sheet 10B
1002-213-234
Hanks, John S Hd R 25 M W 65 M 25 Ind Ind Ind Deputy Sheriff County
Hanks, Annie B Wif F W 59 M 19 Ind Ind Ind
Jones, Dora L Dtr F W 29 D Ill Ind Ind Servant Private Home
Jones, Peggy L Granddaughter F W 4 3/12 S Ok Tx Ill

John married Anna Bell "Annie" Brown on 8 Aug 1889 in Gibson County, Indiana. Anna (daughter of James Frederick Brown and Dysea Ann "Disa" "Diza" Sumners) was born on 21 Jun 1870 in Gibson County, Indiana; died on 5 Aug 1958 in Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas; was buried in Littlefield Cemetery, Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Anna Bell Hanks
Death Date: 05 Aug 1958
Death Place: Littlefield No. 4, Lamb, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: W
Death Age: 88 years 1 month 14 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1870
Birthplace: Gibson, Indiana
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: J. F. Brown
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Disa Summers
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Littlefield Nat, Lamb, Texas
Cemetery: Littlefield
Burial Place: Littlefield, Texas
Burial Date: 06 Aug 1958
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2115590
Digital Film Number: 4167375
Image Number: 251
Reference Number: 46440
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

Married:
John and Annie appears to have adopted or fostered other children throughout the years of their marriage. Family records show them as the parents of only five children born to them. Other children are listed on various census records as either "adopted son" or "daughter", when no indication exists that any of them were born to this couple.

In an email dated September 4, 2006, Ron Hanks states that: the "5 children / 3 living" would account for; living, Alvin Roscoe, James Arvil and Perry and dead; Wiley & Zola Faye. As for the other mystery children my best guess is that they are all adopted. We know that a 3 year old Phillip Hanks is listed as adopted in 1920. I had overlooked the 7 year old Rosalie Dagley in 1910. Between the fact that John & Annie married in 1889 and their oldest son was only 19, this could not be a grand-daughter (unless John had a daughter from a previous marriage, but I've seen nothing to indicate that. Even so, she is listed as a daughter, not grand daughter) I had always assumed that Dora Jones was a daughter based on the 1930 census (but had wondered where she was in the earlier census.) Dora, Rosalie and Phillip are not listed as children in SueAnna's info. That information stated 5 children, 2 that died young in IL which is consistant with the 1910 census data. The only thing that seems to make sense would be that they were all adopted children (perhaps orphans?). Considering John's father died when he was 5 and his mother died when he was 7 he may have been inclined to help orphaned children.

Elbert married Eliza Ellen Fairchild on 14 Sep 1893 in Posey County, Indiana. Eliza (daughter of Elam J. Fairchild and Martha Linxwiler) was born on 31 Jan 1851 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; died on 18 Oct 1910 in Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Posted on a query list by Morna Leonard; medusa656@yahoo.com

KNOWLES--I am looking for the descendants of Franklin McCormic KNOWLES (born 20 April 1849, probably in Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana; died 18 February 1887 in Gibson County, Indiana) and Eliza Ellen (FAIRCHILD) KNOWLES VAUGHAN (born 31 January 1851 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; died 18 October 1910 in Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana). They married 14 April 1870 in Posey County and had 5 children: Elam Elmer Knowles (born about 1871 in Indiana), Gracey Knowles, Alvus O. Knowles, Orva V. Knowles,
and Martha Knowles. They were in the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana.

After Franklin's death, Eliza remarried 14 September 1893 in Posey County to Elbert B. Vaughan (born 9 November 1855; died 6 December 1898) and had one child from that union, my great-grandmother, Medreth Elberta Vaughan (born 5 March 1895 in Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana; died 10 September 1987 in Lawton , Oklahoma). Eliza and daughter Medreth are in the 1900 census for Posey County in the household of Eliza's father, Elam Fairchild.

When Eliza died in 1910, Medreth (age 15) was orphaned, so she was sent to live with her uncle John Fairchild in Oklahoma. I'd be interested to know of any descendants of her half-siblings, as well as ancestors on the Knowles side (Ephraim's parents were supposedly born in Delaware), as I haven't any information on that branch. Thanks to all in advance for any and all help.



(Research):
Census Information:

1870 Federal Census
Indiana, Gibson County, Montgomery Twp
Enumerated 12 Jun 1870 William A. Jaques
Pages 21 and 22
148-151
Knowls Ephraim 73 M Farming $5600 $1250 Geo
Knowls, Louisa 54 F Keeping House Ind
148-151
Knowles, F.M. 21 M W Farming Indiana Married in April
Knowles, Eliza E 19 F W Keeping House Married in April
Farchilds, J.D. 16 M W

1880 Federal Census
Indiana, Gibson County, Montgomery, ED 110
Enumerated 3 Jun 1880 by Samuel W. Scott
Page 5, SD 1, ED 110, Stamped 277 A.
40-40
Knowles, Franklin M. W M 31 Farmer Ind Ga Ky
Knowles, Eliza E W F 29 Wife Keeping House Ind Ohio Ind
Knowles, Elam E W M 8 Son Ind Ind Ind
Linkmiler, George W M 18 Cousin Laborer Ind Ind England
Dutton, Commodore W M 18 Nephew Laborer Ill Ohio Ind
40-41
Knowles, Ephraim W M 83 Retired Farmer Ga Del Del
Knowles, Louisa W F 64 Wife Ind Penn Penn

1900 Federal Census
Indiana, Posey County, Robb, ED 51
Enumerated 3 & 4 June 1900 by William A. Cavett
SD 1 ED 51 Sheet 10 B
228-228
Fairchilds, Elam Hd W M Mar 1828 M 3 yearsOhio NY NY Landlord
Fairchilds, Mary J W F Oct 1837 62 M 3 years 0/0 Indiana England NY
Vaughan, Liza E. Dtr W F Jan 1851 49 Wd Ind Ohio Ind
Vaughan, Medreth E. Granddaughter W F Mar 1895 5 S Ind Ky Ind

1910 Federal Census
Indiana, Posey County, Ross Twp, Poseyville Town
Enumerated 19 Apr 1910 by Aubrey C. Boyle
SD 1 ED 59 Sheet 4A
85-86
Vaughan, Eliza E Hd F W 59 Wd 6/1 Ind Oh Ind No occupation
Vaughan, Medreth E Dtr F W 15 S Ind Ind Ky No occupation