Allie Mae Hanks

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From FindAGrave:

BURNEYVILLE - Services for Mae King, 79, will be 10 a.m. Monday at Falconhead Christian Fellowship Chapel with the Rev. Lamoin Champ, Nocona, Texas, retired pastor of First Baptist Church, Burkburnett, Texas, officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Ardmore. Arrangements are under the direction of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Born May 22, 1926 at Lawton to James Arvil and Dollie C. Brandon Hanks, she passed away Jan. 20, 2006 at an Ardmore hospital.

A resident of Falconhead since 1987, Mrs. King had previously made her home at Burkburnett for some 30 years.

She and Buren Edwin "Mort" King were married Nov. 14, 1942 at Lawton. They were married 61 years at the time of his death on Aug. 17, 2003.

In addition to being a wife, mother, special granny and sister, Mrs. King was both a homemaker and a businesswoman. In 1968 she was honored as Woman of the Year by the Boomtown Chapter of the American Business Women's Association at Burkburnett. She owned and operated King's Frame Shoppe in Burkburnett from 1974 to 1986. Mrs. King was also a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star Grand Chapter #970 of Wichita Falls, Texas.

Throughout the years she served as a den mother, Boy Scout leader and president of the Gray Lady Chapter of the American National Red Cross. Mrs. King was a member of First Baptist Church at Burkburnett. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents.

'God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be, so He put His arms around you and whispered, "Come with me." With tearful eyes we watched you slowly fade away. Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, your hard-working hands put to rest ... God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.'

Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne E. King Sr. and wife, Cookie, Peachtree City, Ga., and Robert C. King and wife, Ann Kristin, Seneca, S.C.; four sisters, Ester Damron, June Husted, Faye Moore and Pat Percle; brother-in-law, Creed H. King Jr.; three grandchildren, Wayne King Jr., Peachtree City, Scott King, Peachtree City, and Kori Chisham, Alexandria, Va.; four great-grandchildren Brody King, Peachtree, Kasey King, Peachtree, Lauren King, Peachtree and Wayne King III "Trey", Peachtree; and faithful dog, Chipper.

Bearers are grandsons, Wayne King Jr. and Scott King; granddaughter, Kori Chisham, and nephews, Neale Mathis, Terry Moore, Gary Tubbs and Melvin Tubbs. Honorary bearers are Barbara Moore, Mary Favreau and Mary Alice Sanders.

Daily Ardmoreite

Allie married Buren "Mort" Edward King on 14 Nov 1942 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Buren was born on 20 Feb 1924 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; died on 17 Aug 2003 in Burneyville, Love County, Oklahoma; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Dollie Cordelia Brandon on 25 Dec 1912. Dollie was born on 25 Jan 1895 in Temple, Bell County, Texas; died on 21 May 1974 in Burkburnett, Wichita County, Texas; was buried in Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FindAGrave shows her as a daughter of John J. Brandon and Laura A. Dalton.

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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


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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

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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.

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Census Listings:

1860 Census
Indiana, Gibson County, Patoka Twp
Enumerated 23 Aug 1860
833-833
Jas. W. Hanks 27 M Farmer 1500 850 Ind
Marium Hanks 27 F Ill
Wm. Hanks 4 m Ind
Joel A. Hanks 9/12 M Ind

James married Marium Hughes on 26 Mar 1854 in Richland County, Illinois. Marium was born on 14 Feb 1833 in Illinois; died on 27 Feb 1872; was buried in McCurdy Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

FindAGrave notes that she lived 39 yrs. and 13 days.

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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]

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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.

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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