Anna Bell "Annie" Brown

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

Anna married John Steward Hanks on 8 Aug 1889 in Gibson County, Indiana. John (son of James W. Hanks and Marium Hughes) was born on 8 Jul 1865 in Indiana; died on 15 Nov 1940 in Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas; was buried in Littlefield Cemetery, Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.

1. Wiley Hanks was born after 1889; died about 1896 in White County, Illinois; was buried in Seal Cemetery, White County, Illinois.
2. James Arval Hanks, Sr. was born on 24 Jun 1890 in Indiana; died on 14 Oct 1974 in Burkburnett, Wichita County, Texas; was buried in Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma.
3. Alvin Roscoe "Ross" Hanks was born on 1 Mar 1892 in Illinois; died on 21 Oct 1968; was buried in Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma.
4. Perry Shook Hanks was born on 22 Jun 1894 in Carmi, White County, Illinois; died on 7 Feb 1971 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas; was buried in Littlefield Cemetery, Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas.
5. Zola Faye Hanks was born about Aug 1895 in White County, Illinois; died in Jan 1896 in White County, Illinois; was buried in Seal Cemetery, White County, Illinois.

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Indiana, Gibson County, West Half Patoka Twp
Enumerated 18 Jun 1880
Page 24D SD 1 ED 115
204-217
Brown, James F W M 43 Farmer Ind Tenn Ind
Brown, Dicey W F 43 Wf Keeping House Mo Mo Mo
Brown, Williams W M 18 Son Works on Farm Ind Ind Mo
Brown, Perry A W M 14 Son Works on Farm Ind Ind Mo
Brown, Annie B W F 10 Dtr Ind Ind Mo
Brown, John O W M 8 Son Ind Ind Mo
Brown, Charles A W M 6 Son Ind Ind Mo
Brown, Oliver S W M 2 Son Ind Ind Mo
Reynolds, John W M 18 Servant Ind --- ---

1900 Census
Indiana, Posey County, Robb Twp, Poseyville Town
Enumerated 1 and 2 Jun 1900
SD 1 ED 51 Sheet 113
22-23
Brown, JF Hd W M Aug 1830 60 M Ind Va Va Stock dealer
Brown, Disa A Wf W F Feb 1840 60 m 41 8/6 Mo Ind Ind
Brown, OS Son M W Sept 1877 22 S Ind Ind Mo
Parks, Essie Ward W F Mar 1883 17 S Ill SC Ill

James married Dysea Ann "Disa" "Diza" Sumners on 17 Apr 1859 in Gibson County, Indiana. Dysea was born on 23 Feb 1840 in Missouri; died on 12 Nov 1912. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her marriage record shows her last name as SUMNER. Last name might instead be SUMMERS, based on the Texas Death record of her daughter Anna Belle. Daughter in law Medreth Vaughan Hanks shows the last name as SUMNERS, which appears to match the 1850 census, so this is assumed to be correct.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Indiana, Gibson County, Wabash Twp
Enumerated 3 Oct 1850
24-24
Elisha Jordan 45 M Farmer 600 Ga
Dysea Jordan 39 F Tn
James Jordan 18 M Tn
Elisabeth Jordan 16 F Tn
John Jordan 10 M Tn
Mary M Jordan 9 F Tn
Martha J Jordan 5 F Tn
Cornelius Wagner 16 M Ill
Dysea Ann Sumners 11 F Mo

This thread, on the Gibson County, Indiana message board is interesting, because it mentions a James DYSEA Skelton.

http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.gibson/18.33.51.113/mb.ashx

Earlier notes in the thread refer to a JORDAN Bass, connected to the Skelton family (Bass/Skelton posted 27 Sept 1999), and a Joel Bass marrying a Sarah Ann HANKS (Bass, posted 15 Aug 1999)

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Married:
Ancestry.com, Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941

Name:Diza A Sumner
Spouse Name: James F Brown
Marriage Date: 17 Apr 1859
Marriage County: Gibson
Source Title 1: Gibson County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: 2
OS Page: 327