Alvin Roscoe "Ross" Hanks

1892 - 1968  (76 years)

• Name	Alvin Roscoe "Ross" Hanks  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Ross
  Born	1 Mar 1892	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Oct 1968  [2]
  Buried	Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [2]
  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
  Person ID	I24875	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Steward Hanks,   b. 8 Jul 1865, Indiana ,   d. 15 Nov 1940, Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Anna Bell "Annie" Brown,   b. 21 Jun 1870, Gibson County, Indiana ,   d. 5 Aug 1958, Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas  (Age 88 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1889	Gibson County, Indiana   [4]
  	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.
  Family ID	F8307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Medreth Elberta Vaughan,   b. 5 Mar 1895, Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana ,   d. 10 Sep 1987, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  (Age 92 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1912	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  	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).
  Children	1. Grace Ferris Hanks,   b. Abt 1914, Oklahoma   2. Johnnie Mae Hanks,   b. 2 May 1916, Oklahoma ,   d. 10 Jan 2012, Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana  (Age 95 years)   3. Annabelle Hanks,   b. 14 Nov 1918, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma ,   d. 17 Jul 2001, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  (Age 82 years)   4. Teddy Warren Hanks,   b. 25 May 1921, Oklahoma ,   d. 12 Feb 2005, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas  (Age 83 years)   5. Georgia Medreth Hanks,   b. 29 Aug 1923, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma ,   d. 12 Nov 2003, Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana  (Age 80 years)   6. Living   7. Del Dexter Hanks,   b. 17 Dec 1928, Oklahoma ,   d. 16 Nov 1998, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  (Age 69 years)   8. Living
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2012
  Family ID	F8267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Mar 1892 - Illinois Married - 14 Apr 1912 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Buried - - Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 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 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.). [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Illinois, White County, Emma Township Enumerated 27 Jun 1900 by Francis A. Stitt SD 14, ED 111 Stamped 83 333-335 (Reliability: 3). [S508] Hanks, Ron--Family Researcher (Ronhanks@earthlink.net).