Person:Samuel Bankston (1)

Name	Sam Bankston
Baptismal Name	Samuel Houston Bankston
Alt Name	Sam Houston Bankston
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	7 Mar 1854	Red River County, Texas
Marriage	17 Jun 1877	Grimes County, TexasGrimes County, Texas Record of Marriages to Alice Kinsel
Death^[1]	3 Jan 1942	Merkel, Taylor County, Texas, United States
Burial^[1]	4 Jan 1942	Stith Cemetery, Stith, Jones County, Texas

Samuel Houston Bankston is the son of Micajah W. & Sarah Jackson Bankston and grandson of James & Levisa McDonald Bankston of Red River County, Texas. Samuel Houston Bankston was born March 7, 1854 (1855 on grave marker) according to his obituary in Red River County, Texas or 7 April 1854 according to his Certificate of Death and died 3 January 1942. Samuel Houston Bankston's marriage to Alice Kinsel was 17 June (June 20, 1877 according to obituary) 1877, according to the Marriage Register of Grimes County, Texas.

Google Earth coordinates of the grave site - latitude 32°32'53.50"N longitude 99°56'19.30"W adjacent to Farm-to-Market road 605 – north side of road - approximately 6.2 miles NNW of Merkel, Taylor County, Texas - the town of Merkel is on interstate 20 - directly west of the city of Abilene, Texas.

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