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Anna Bell "Annie" Brown

Female 1870 - 1958  (88 years)


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  • Name Anna Bell "Annie" Brown  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Nickname Annie 
    Born 21 Jun 1870  Gibson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Died 5 Aug 1958  Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Littlefield Cemetery, Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    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
    Person ID I25031  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James Frederick Brown,   b. 25 Aug 1839, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1920  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Dysea Ann "Disa" "Diza" Sumners,   b. 23 Feb 1840, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1912  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 17 Apr 1859  Gibson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    Family ID F12127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Steward Hanks,   b. 8 Jul 1865, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1940, Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 8 Aug 1889  Gibson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 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.
    Children 
     1. Wiley Hanks,   b. Aft 1889,   d. Abt 1896, White County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 6 years)
     2. James Arval Hanks, Sr.,   b. 24 Jun 1890, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1974, Burkburnett, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Alvin Roscoe "Ross" Hanks,   b. 1 Mar 1892, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1968  (Age 76 years)
     4. Perry Shook Hanks,   b. 22 Jun 1894, Carmi, White County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1971, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     5. Zola Faye Hanks,   b. Abt Aug 1895, White County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1896, White County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F8307  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Jun 1870 - Gibson County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Aug 1889 - Gibson County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S508] Hanks, Ron--Family Researcher (Ronhanks@earthlink.net).

    2. [S513] Ancestry.com - Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database online].

    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.).

    4. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Indiana, Gibson County, West Half Patoka Twp Enumerated 18 Jun 1880 Page 24D SD 1 ED 115 204-217 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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).