Family: John Steward Hanks / Anna Bell "Annie" Brown (F8307)

• Father | Male John Steward Hanks

  
  

  Born	8 Jul 1865	Indiana
  Died	15 Nov 1940	Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas
  Buried		Littlefield Cemetery, Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas
  Married	8 Aug 1889  [1]	Gibson County, Indiana  [1]
  Father	James W. Hanks | F8310 Group Sheet
  Mother	Marium Hughes | F8310 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Anna Bell "Annie" Brown

  
  

  Born	21 Jun 1870	Gibson County, Indiana
  Died	5 Aug 1958	Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas
  Buried		Littlefield Cemetery, Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas
  Father	James Frederick Brown | F12127 Group Sheet
  Mother	Dysea Ann "Disa" "Diza" Sumners | F12127 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Wiley Hanks

  
  

  Born	Aft 1889
  Died	Abt 1896	White County, Illinois
  Buried		Seal Cemetery, White County, Illinois

  
  

  Child 2 | Male James Arval Hanks, Sr.

  
  

  Born	24 Jun 1890	Indiana
  Died	14 Oct 1974	Burkburnett, Wichita County, Texas
  Buried		Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  Spouse	Dollie Cordelia Brandon | F12117
  Married	25 Dec 1912

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Alvin Roscoe "Ross" Hanks

  
  

  Born	1 Mar 1892	Illinois
  Died	21 Oct 1968
  Buried		Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  Spouse	Medreth Elberta Vaughan | F8267
  Married	14 Apr 1912	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma

  
  

  Child 4 | Male Perry Shook Hanks

  
  

  Born	22 Jun 1894	Carmi, White County, Illinois
  Died	7 Feb 1971	Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas
  Buried		Littlefield Cemetery, Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas
  Spouse	Hazel Katherine Parlier | F12119
  Married
  Spouse	Edna Helena Matthews | F12120
  Married

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Zola Faye Hanks

  
  

  Born	Abt Aug 1895	White County, Illinois
  Died	Jan 1896	White County, Illinois
  Buried		Seal Cemetery, White County, Illinois

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S508] Hanks, Ron--Family Researcher (Ronhanks@earthlink.net).