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John Steward Hanks

Male 1865 - 1940  (75 years)


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  • Name John Steward Hanks  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 8 Jul 1865  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Nov 1940  Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Burial Littlefield Cemetery, Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Notes 
    • 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
    • (Research):
      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
    Person ID I25030  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James W. Hanks,   b. Abt 1834, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1872 (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Mother Marium Hughes,   b. 14 Feb 1833, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1872 (Age 39 years) 
    Marriage 26 Mar 1854  Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F8310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Bell "Annie" Brown,   b. 21 Jun 1870, Gibson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1958, Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 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 locationd. 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 locationd. 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 locationd. 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 locationd. Jan 1896, White County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 0 years)
    Family ID F8307  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Jul 1865 - Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 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. [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).