Person:George Banks (1)

Name	George Lovell Banks
Gender	Male
Birth?	13 Oct 1839	Hobart, Lake, Indiana, United States
Marriage	9 Oct 1864	Lake, Indiana, United Statesto Olive W. Chandler
Military?	28 Sep 1897	Awarded Medal of Honor
Death?	20 Aug 1924	Independence, Montgomery, Kansas
Burial[1]	21 Aug 1924	Mount Hope Cemetery, Independence, Montgomery, Kansas

Medal of Honor Citation

"Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 15th Indiana Infantry. Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863. Entered service at: Allen County, Ind. Birth: ------. Date of issue: 28 September 1897. Citation: As color bearer, led his regiment in the assault, and, though wounded, carried the flag forward to the enemy's works, where he was again wounded. In a brigade of 8 regiments this flag was the first planted on the parapet."^[2]

Census

1840

1840 Federal Census, Lake County, Ohio ^[5]

Orin Banks head of household.
White males: less than 5 yrs (2), 5-10 (1), 10-15 (3), 30-40 (1)
White females 5-10 (1), 30-40 (1)
(4) in household engaged in agriculture.

Notes on 1840 Census

George would be one of the males of less than 5 years old.

1850

1850 Federal Census, Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana ^[6]

 6 45 45 Orrin Banks, 47, M, Farmer, b. New York
 7 45 45 Olive Banks, 46, F, b. New York
 8 45 45 Wm A. Banks, 14, M, b. New York, Attended school
 9 45 45 George L. Banks, 11, M, b. Ohio, Attended school
10 45 45 Nathaniel Banks, 5, M, b. Ohio, Attended school
11 45 45 Sarah L. Banks, 1, F, b. Indiana
12 45 45 Elizabeth Franklin, 20, F, b. New York
13 45 45 Margaret Franklin, 18, F, b. New York

1850 Census

1850 Census Detail

1860

1860 Census

1860 Federal Census, Hobart Township, Lake County, Indiana ^[7]

1 296 296 Olive Banks, 55, F, Farmer, Real Estate: $2400, Personal Estate: $1000, b. New York
2 296 296 George Banks, 20, M, Farmer, Personal Estate: $75, b. Ohio, Attended school
3 296 296 Nathanal Banks, 14, M, b. Ohio, Attended school
4 296 296 Sarah Banks, 12, F, b. Indiana, Attended school

1860 Census Detail

Notes on 1860 Census

George is living here with his mother and younger siblings. His brothers Parley, William, Elisha and Morgan were also living nearby (p.32, p.41, p.42, and p.49 respectively).

1870

1870 Census

1870 Federal Census, Hobart Township, Lake County, Indiana ^[8]

33 118 124 Banks George L., 30, M, white, Farmer, Personal Estate: $2800, b. Ohio, male citizen over 21
34 118 124 Banks Olive W., 27, F, white, Keeping House, b. Vermont
35 118 124 Banks William N., 4, M, white, at home, b. Indiana
36 118 124 Banks Charles B., 3, M, white, at home, b. Indiana

1870 Census Detail

1880

1880 Federal Census, Fawn Creek Township, Montgomery County, Kansas ^[9]

Page 219C
46 71 71 Banks George L., white, M, 40, Married, Farmer, b. Ohio, father b. NY, mother b. NY
47 71 71 Banks Olive W., white, F, 37, Wife, Married, Keeping House, b. Vermont, father b. VT, mother b. VT
48 71 71 Banks Wm N., white, M, 15, Son, Single, Works on farm, Attended school, b. Indiana, father b. OH, mother b. VT
49 71 71 Banks Charles B., white, M, 13, Son, Single, Works on farm, Attended school, b. Indiana, father b. OH, mother b. VT
50 71 71 Banks Arthur A., white, M, 6, Son, Single, at school, Attended school, b. Kansas, father b. OH, mother b. VT
Page 219D
 1 71 71 Keller Clara, white, female, 19, Boarder, Single, School Teacher, b. Iowa, father b. —, mother b. —

1880 Census

1880 Census

1880 Census Detail, p.219C

1880 Census Detail, p.219D

1900

1900 Federal Census, Independence Township, Montgomery County, Kansas ^[10]

 97 237 237 Banks George, Head, white M, b. Oct 1839, 60, Married 35y, b. Ohio, Father b. NY, Mother b. NY, Farmer, can read, write, speak English, owns farm clear, farm schedule No. 229
 98 237 237 Banks Olive W., Wife, white F, b. Aug 1842, 57, Married 35y, mother of 3 living children, b. Vermont, Father b. VT, Mother b. VT
 99 237 237 Banks Arthur A., Son, white M, b. Dec 1873, 26, Single, b. Kansas, Father b. OH, Mother b. VT, Farmer, can read, write, speak English
100 237 237 Chandler Thomas, Father In-law, white M, b. Oct 1811, 88, Widower, b. Vermont, Father b. NH, Mother b. NH

1900 Census

1900 Census Detail

1910

1910 Federal Census, Independence City, Montgomery County, Kansas ^[11]

417 N. 5th Street
44 9 9 Banks Geo L, Head, white M, 70, Married 5y, b. Ohio, Father b. NY, Mother b. NY, speaks Eng., Inspector? Refined Oils, currently working, unemployed in 1909, can read & write, owns house clear, Union Army
45 9 9 Banks Helen J, Wife, white F, 56, Married 5y, mother of 2 living children, b. Michigan, Father b. NJ, Mother b. NY, speaks Eng., no work, can read & write

1910 Census

1910 Census Detail

1920

1920 Federal Census, Independence City, Montgomery County, Kansas ^[12]

417 N. 5th Street
40 129 157 Banks George L., Head, owns house clear, white M, 80, Married, can read & write, b. Ohio, Father b. NY, Mother b. NY, speaks Eng., no work
41 129 157 Banks Helen J., Wife, white F, 66, Married, can read & write, b. Michigan, Father b. NJ, Mother b. NY, speaks Eng., no work
42 129 157 Patterson Anna, Lodger, white F, 58, Single, can read & write, b. Iowa, Father b. Scotland, mother tongue Scotch, Mother b.Scotland, mother tongue Scotch, speaks Eng., High School Teacher on salary

1910 Census

1920 Census Detail

Death

George died at 12:10 A.M. on Wednesday, 20 August 1924 in his home at 417 5th Street, Independence, Kansas. He was 84 years old.^[1]

Images

For pictures of George Banks with his family, see: The George and Olive Banks Family Page.

George L. Banks

George L. Banks

The regimental colors of the 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.

George Banks in his study.

External Links

• George L. Banks — Transcribed from A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written by William E. Connelley. Blue Skyways, Kansas GenWeb Project.
• George L. Banks — Transcribed from History of Montgomery County, Kansas, By Its Own People, published by L. Wallace Duncan, Iola, Kansas, 1903.
• George Lovell Banks — Kansas And Its Surnames blog. Dennis Segelquist.
• Honor at Missionary Ridge, 15th Indiana Regiment Infantry — Battle Flag collection, Indiana War Memorial, State of Indiana
• George Lovell Banks — Find A Grave

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 George Lovell Banks (1839 - 1924) - Find A Grave Memorial, in Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial #6403758.
2. ↑ Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients, in U.S. Army Center of Military History. Medal of Honor, Secondary quality.
3.   George L. Banks entry, in Connelley, William E. A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans. (Chicago, IL and New York, NY, USA: Lewis Publishing, 1918, 1919), Volume 4, pages 1840-1841, Secondary quality.
4.   George L. Banks entry, in History of Montgomery County, Kansas: by its own people...containing sketches of our pioneers - revealing their trials and hardships in planting civilization in this county - biographies of their worthy successors, and containing other information of a character valuable as reference to the citizens of the county. (Iola, Kansas: L. Wallace Duncan, 1903), pages 468-470, Secondary quality.
5. ↑ Madison Township, Lake County residents, in Lake, Ohio, United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule, page 140.
6. ↑ Center Township, La Porte County residents, in LaPorte, Indiana, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule, page 244B, 31 Aug 1850, Primary quality.
7. ↑ Hobart Township, Lake County residents, in Lake, Indiana, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, page 43, 30 Jun 1860, Primary quality.
8. ↑ Hobart Township, Lake County residents, in Lake, Indiana, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, page 14, 18 Jul 1870, Primary quality.
9. ↑ Fawn Creek Township, Montgomery County residents, in Montgomery, Kansas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, pages 219C and 219D, 7 Jun 1880, Primary quality.
10. ↑ Independence Township, Montgomery County residents, in Montgomery, Kansas, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, page 221B, 25 Jun 1900, Primary quality.
11. ↑ Independence City, Ward 1, Montgomery Kansas residents, in Montgomery, Kansas, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, page 1A, 15 Apr 1910, Primary quality.
12. ↑ Independence City, Ward 1, Montgomery Kansas residents, in Montgomery, Kansas, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, page 6A, 9 Jan 1920, Primary quality.
13.   George L. Banks entry — Biographical Section, in Portrait and biographical album of Hillsdale County, Mich: containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1888), page 554, Secondary quality.

    — read transcript of George L. Banks entry

14.   Passo, Sam, and Bill J. Crane. The First Flag on the Summit: History of the 15th Indiana Civil War Regiment. (Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2008), pages 140-141, Secondary quality.
15.   George L. Banks entry, in United States Congress. Senate. List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for which Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, and the Rate of Pension. (Baltimore, Maryland), Volume 4, page 665, Primary quality.
16.   Chapter on 15th Indiana Infantry Regiment, in McCormick, David Isaac, and Indiana Battle Flag Commission. Indiana Battle Flags: and a Record of Indiana Organizations in the Mexican, Civil and Spanish-American Wars. (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1929), pages 113-124, Secondary quality.

    Facsimile at Hathi Trust Digital Library.
    Transcript of Chapter on 15th Indiana Inf. Regt. on WeRelate.