Person:Levi Bankston (2)

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Levi H. Bankston
b.16 Dec 1816
d.12 Mar 1900 Washington, Louisiana, United States
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  • H.  Levi H. Bankston1816 - 1900
  • W.  Jane Magee1821 - 1871
m. 15 Oct 1840
  1. Sarah E. Bankston1841 - 1889
  2. Martha Bankston1844 -
  3. Mary Bankston1844 -
  4. John Levi Bankston1848 - 1923
  5. Dorcas Myrrah Bankston1850 -
  6. Rebecca Bankston1851 -
  7. George Bankston1854 -
  8. Felder Purcell Bankston
  9. Irene Bankston1859 - 1914
  10. Levi Harrison Bankston1863 - 1952
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Name Levi H. Bankston
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] 16 Dec 1816
Marriage 15 Oct 1840 to Jane Magee
Death[1][2][3] 12 Mar 1900 Washington, Louisiana, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tombstone of L. H. Bankston, in Cemetery Transcription in Possession of Bevin Creel.
  2. ↑ New Orleans "Times Democrat," 14 March 1900.

    Hon. Levi H. Bankston, Washington Parish, Special to the Times-Democrat. Franklin[ton], La., March 13---Levi H. Bankston, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Washington parish, died yesterday at his home near Mt. Point [Mt. Hermon]. Mr. Bankston was eighty-three years of age. His immediate family is very large. His children, grandchildren and great grandchildren number 175 persons. At the age of twenty-one he was elected and served as sheriff of this parish and afterward filled many positions of honor and trust as a public official.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Obituary of L. H. Bankston, in Russ Williams, "Abstracts of Obituaries from the Minutes of the Magee's Creek Baptist Association," 51-2.

    L. H Bankston was born December 16, 1816. During the latter part of 1839 he was married to Miss Jane Magee. He lost her by death on August 3, 1871. the result of this marriage was ten children. He remained a widower for several years, when he married a Widow Purvis. the result of this marriage was one daughter. He united with Mt. Pisgah church in July 1867, and remained a faithful member until death, March 12, 1900, aged 83 years. He was also a member of the Masonic order. He left ten children and sixty-eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren, and scores of friends and relatives to mourn their loss. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. W. H. Schilling at the family cemetery.

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