Person:John Banks (30)

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John Wesley Banks
m. 1803
  1. William Banks1805 -
  2. Rebecca BanksAbt 1806 -
  3. John Wesley Banks1806 - 1871
  4. George Banks1810 -
  5. James Banks1813 -
m. Abt 1829
  1. Martha Banks
  2. Mary Elizabeth Banks
  3. Demaris Banks
  4. David Banks
  5. James M. Banks1830 -
  6. Edmund Banks1832 - 1856
  7. William Banks1838 - 1919
  • HJohn Wesley Banks1806 - 1871
  • WSarah Sales1827 - 1900
m. 21 Feb 1854
  1. George Edmond Banks1857 - 1912
  2. Lucy Jane Banks1859 - 1922
  3. Lewis Theodore Banks1862 -
  4. Charies Ellen Banks1865 -
  5. Henrette Banks1869 -
  6. Hester Banks1869 - 1916
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] John Wesley Banks
Gender Male
Birth[2] 25 Nov 1806 Abbeville County, South Carolina
Alt Birth[3] Abt 1806 South Carolina
Marriage Abt 1829 to Sarah Wheeler
Residence[2] 1 Jun 1840 Union, Kentucky, USA
Residence[2] 1850 District 2, Union, Kentucky
Residence[3] 1850 District 2, Union, KentuckyAge: 44
Marriage 21 Feb 1854 Crittenden County, Kentuckyto Sarah Sales
Residence[2] 1860 West Half of County, Crittenden, Kentucky
Residence[5][2] 1870 District 5, Webster County, Kentucky
Death[2] 2 May 1871 Union County, Kentucky
Burial[4] 3 May 1871 Pride-Carter Cemetery, Pride, Union County, Kentucky

County of birth from John's 1854 marriage certificate. **John was probably living with father Rivers Banks in the 1810 census of Logan Co., KY, (3) white males less than 10 yrs (p 185).

Likewise he was probably with him in the 1820 census of Logan Co., (1) white males 10-16 (p 30).*1830 census Union Co., KY (p 41) John Banks head of household.White males: (2) less than 5 yrs, (1) 20-30White females: (1) 20-30*1840 census Union Co., KY (p 5) John Banks head of household.White males: (1) less than 5 yrs, (3) 5-10, (1) 30-40White females: (1) less than 5 yrs, (1) 5-10, (1) 20-30*

1850 census Crittenden Co., KY (p 516) Dist 2. Jno. Banks, WM 44, b. SC, farmer.

Living w/him in his household: wife Sarah; children Jas., E., Martha, M. E., Wm., D., and David. Also present: Sam Davis, WM 35, laborer, b. unknown.*On 21 Feb 1854, John married Mrs. Sarah Travis. (photostat of certificate of marriage) J. H. Clement officiated.*John was appointed guardian of his daughter-in-law, Amanda Banks, on 26 Apr 1858. This guardianship was authorized in Crittenden Co., KY. Photostat of guardian bond provided by Jane Banks Lamb in 1991, but page and book number were not recorded.*1860 census Crittenden Co., KY (p 319) Dist 1.

John Banks, WM 52, farmer, real estate $550, personal estate $1250, b SC. Living w/him: wife Sarah; children David, Robt., George and Lucy J. All present: Travis stepchildren Thomas J. and Jefferson C.*

1870 census Webster Co. KY. (p 242) Dist 5. John Banks, WM 63, farmer, personal estate $1182, b. SC. Living w/him wife Sarah and children R. A., George E., Lucy J., Lerois [Lewis], Charles E., Henritte, and Hester.

  • Death info from records of Jane Elizabeth (Banks) Lamb, a descendant. Her source not listed.*[Correspondent Cheryl Travis has record of John Wesley Banks and Sarah Sales also having a daughter Sarah who married Thomas Travis. If so she must have been born abt 1870-72. John's small children not found in the 1880 census under the Banks surname.]
References
  1. Census, 1870, Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source)
    Database online.

    Record for Lewis Theodore Banks

  3. 3.0 3.1 United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
    Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Union, Kentucky; Roll: M432_220; Page: 515B; Image: 280.

    Record for Jno Banks

  4. Find A Grave.
  5. Census, 1870, Webster County, Kentucky.