James Arval Hanks, Sr.

1890 - 1974  (84 years)

• Name	James Arval Hanks  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	24 Jun 1890	Indiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Oct 1974	Burkburnett, Wichita County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Person ID	I25032	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)
  Marriage	8 Aug 1889	Gibson County, Indiana   [3]
  	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	Dollie Cordelia Brandon,   b. 25 Jan 1895, Temple, Bell County, Texas d. 21 May 1974, Burkburnett, Wichita County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1912  [1]
  Children	1. James Arval Hanks, Jr.,   b. 10 Dec 1918   d. 12 Dec 1918 (Age 0 years)   2. Allie Mae Hanks,   b. 22 May 1926, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma d. 20 Jan 2006, Burneyville, Love County, Oklahoma (Age 79 years)   3. June A. Hanks,   b. 23 May 1928, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma d. 5 Feb 2010, Yukon, Canadian County, Oklahoma (Age 81 years)   4. Zoe Faye Hanks,   b. 14 Apr 1930, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma d. 28 Oct 2008, Lebanon, Marshall County, Oklahoma (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F12117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 May 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Jun 1890 - Indiana Death - 14 Oct 1974 - Burkburnett, Wichita County, Texas Burial - - Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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).