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Early Hankses
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Thomas Hanks was born on March 16, 1625 in Stow-on-the-Wold, England United Kingdom, and died at age 49 years old on April 8, 1674 in Gloucester, Virginia United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Hanks.
Elizabeth (Lee) Hanks was born on August 13, 1627 at Powhatan Indian Village 2110 Jamestown Rd, in Williamsburg, Virginia United States. She was in a relationship with Thomas Hanks, and had a child William Hanks. Elizabeth Hanks died at age 75 years old on September 17, 1702 in Annapolis, MD. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth (Lee) Hanks.
Sarah (Woodbridge) Hanks was born on December 16, 1651 in Wise, Virginia United States to John Woodbridge and Elizabeth Woodbridge. She was in a relationship with William Hanks, and had a child John Hanks. Sarah Hanks died at age 56 years old on July 7, 1708 in Wise. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah (Woodbridge) Hanks.
William Hanks was born on February 1, 1655 at N Farnham Church Rd, in Virginia United States, and died at age 49 years old on February 7, 1704 at N Farnham Church Rd. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Hanks.
John Hanks Sr. was born on November 2, 1681 in Farnham, Virginia United States to William Hanks and Sarah (Woodbridge) Hanks. He was in a relationship with Catherine (Williams) Hanks, and had a child John Hanks. John Hanks died at age 58 years old on August 4, 1740 in Farnham. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Hanks.
Catherine (Williams) Hanks was born on May 28, 1694 in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom. She was in a relationship with John Hanks, and had a child John Hanks. Catherine Hanks died at age 84 years old on January 14, 1779 in Farnham, Virginia United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine (Williams) Hanks.
Joseph John Hanks was born on December 20, 1725, and died at age 67 years old on May 14, 1793. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joseph John Hanks.
Nancy Ann (Lee) Hanks was born on January 30, 1734, and died at age 74 years old on October 8, 1808. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nancy Ann (Lee) Hanks.
Susannah Ann (Dale) Hanks was born on January 12, 1748 in Farnham, Virginia United States, and died at age 18 years old on October 10, 1766 in Farnham. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Susannah Ann (Dale) Hanks.
Abner Hanks was born on August 12, 1763 in Farnham, Virginia United States to John Hanks and Susannah Ann (Dale) Hanks. He was in a relationship with Mary Elizabeth (Dale) Hanks, and had a child Thomas Hanks. Abner Hanks died at age 83 years old on September 5, 1846 in Nineveh, IN. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Abner Hanks.
Lucy Rachel (Hanks) Sparrow was born in 1765 to Joseph John Hanks and Nancy Ann (Lee) Hanks, and has siblings Lucy Hanks and Charles Haines Hanks. Lucy Sparrow is the mother of Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lucy Rachel (Hanks) Sparrow.
Mary Elizabeth (Dale) Hanks was born on March 5, 1765 in Richmond, Virginia United States to Alice (Dodson) Dale and Thomas Dale. She was in a relationship with Abner Hanks, and had a child Thomas Hanks. Mary Hanks died at age 40 years old on December 1, 1805 in Versailles, KY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Elizabeth (Dale) Hanks.
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Surnames: Hankeweich - Hapanovich
Hanks Family Photos
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Thomas Melvin Lyons, Missouri
Hanks family puzzle: born Thomas Melvin Lyons, to a single woman, in 1868 at Carroll County, VA. His Y-DNA indicates that a Hanks male was his father. One of his sons is my father and looks strikingly like Joseph Hyrum Hanks, who is listed in Ancient Faces.
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Old Woods School, Virginia
This photo of the Old Woods School was taken around 1909/1910 in Pipers Gap, Carroll County, VA (near Galax, VA). It was a one-room school house, and this picture was taken at the rear of the building. My grandmother (Nora Carpenter) and a couple of her siblings are in this photo. I have a list of names for everyone in this photo (including Hanks, Bedsaul, Faddis, Stoneman, Carpenter, Wilson, Alderman, Moxley, Higgins, Moore, McCall, and Fayne). If anyone would like a list of names and where they're located on this photo, you may contact me, and I'd be glad to email the information to you.
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Scott and Amanda Hanks Family
Coriolanus "Scott" Hanks and wife Hannah "Amanda" Gump shown with children, Bess and Chester.
Scott and Amanda Gump married September 19, 1876. They also had a son, Stanley Burton Hanks, not shown in this photo.
Scott and Amanda Gump married September 19, 1876. They also had a son, Stanley Burton Hanks, not shown in this photo.
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Cass Hanks
This is Cassander ("Cass") Hanks. He is a brother of my great grandmother, Emily Amanda Hanks Carpenter. Cass was born in 1860 in Carroll County, VA. His parents were Enoch and Martha Morris Hanks.
Enoch Hanks
This is a photo of my great-great grandfather, Enoch Hanks. He was born in 1824, and died in 1898. He grew up in Carroll County, Virginia, and married Martha E. Morris. They had seven children: William, Albert, Marcus, Cassander, Emily Amanda, Robert ("Bob"), and Mary.
Aunt Hanks
CDV; Rud Conrad, Photographer, 34-36 Königstrasse 34-36, Berlin. Hand written on the front are ---1889 Aunt(?) Hanks(?), There is other handwriting on the back ----------15 1/2 --------1891. I can't read, but someone who understands German will probably be able to decipher it.
I would like to know what this says, and know if the surname is truly Hanks. That doesn't sound much like a German name to me.
People in photo include: Aunt Hanks
I would like to know what this says, and know if the surname is truly Hanks. That doesn't sound much like a German name to me.
People in photo include: Aunt Hanks
WILLIAM HOWELL HANKS
He was killed in 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. When he enlisted he lived in Wilcox co, AL. with his wife Mary Francis Dunn and their children.
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Joseph Hyrum Hanks and Almira Sophronia Jackman
Joseph Hyrum Hanks and Almira Sophronia Jackman
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Arthur Phillip Hanks - KIA Korean War
Arthur Phillip Hanks was killed in action, February 4, 1952, on a hill called Outpost Kelly, in the Korean War.
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Updated Hanks Biographies
Michaiah Tiffany Hanks was born on April 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Michaiah Tiffany Hanks.
Chester Marlon Hanks was born on August 4, 1990 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Chester Marlon Hanks.
Charlotte Bryant Hanks was born on July 2, 2013 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Colin Lewes Hanks and Samantha Margaret Hanks, and has a sister Olivia Jane Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charlotte Bryant Hanks.
Olivia Jane Hanks was born on February 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Colin Lewes Hanks and Samantha Margaret Hanks, and has a sister Charlotte Bryant Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Olivia Jane Hanks.
Colin Lewes Hanks was born on November 24, 1977 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California United States to Thomas Jeffrey Hanks and Samantha Lewes, and has a sister Elizabeth Ann Hanks. Colin Hanks married Samantha Margaret Hanks on May 8, 2010 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and has children Olivia Jane Hanks and Charlotte Bryant Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Colin Lewes Hanks.
Elizabeth Ann Hanks was born on May 17, 1982 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Thomas Jeffrey Hanks and Samantha Lewes, and has a brother Colin Lewes Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Ann Hanks.
Truman Theodore Hanks was born on December 26, 1995 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Truman Theodore Hanks.
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born on July 9, 1956 in Concord, Contra Costa County, California United States to Amos Mefford Hanks and Janet Marylyn Hanks, and has siblings Lawrence Michael Hanks, Sandra Lee Hanks, and James Mathew Hanks. He married Samantha Lewes on January 24, 1978 in Sacramento, Sacramento County and they later divorced on March 19, 1987 in Sacramento. They had children Colin Lewes Hanks and Elizabeth Ann Hanks. He would also marry Rita Wilson on April 30, 1988 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. They had children Chester Marlon Hanks and Truman Theodore Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Jeffrey Hanks.
Amos Mefford Hanks of Alameda, Alameda County, CA was born on March 4, 1924 in Willows, Glenn County to Ernest Buel Hanks and Gladys Hilda (Ball) Hanks. He married Janet Marylyn Hanks in 1952 in Concord, Contra Costa County and they later divorced in 1960 in Concord. He had children Lawrence Michael Hanks, Sandra Lee Hanks, Thomas Jeffrey Hanks, and James Mathew Hanks. Amos Hanks died at age 67 years old on January 31, 1992 in Tehama, Tehama County, and was buried on February 5, 1992 in Corning.
Ernest Buel Hanks was born on September 3, 1890 in Willows, California United States to Daniel Boone Hanks and Mary Catherine (Mefford) Hanks. He was in a relationship with Gladys Hilda (Ball) Hanks, and had a child Amos Mefford Hanks. Ernest Hanks died at age 44 years old on May 14, 1935 in Willows. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ernest Buel Hanks.
Mary Catherine (Mefford) Hanks was born on September 8, 1855 in Hunnewell, Missouri United States, and died at age 67 years old on August 27, 1923 in Tehama, CA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Catherine (Mefford) Hanks.
Emma (Hanks) Franzke of Surrey Hills, VIC Australia was born in 1869 at Tylden Victoria, Australia in Tylden, and died at age 83 years old in January 1953 at Surrey Hills Victoria, Australia in Surrey Hills.
Ann (Barrs) Hanks of Hobart, TAS Australia was born in 1815, and died at age 87 years old in 1902 at Hobart Tasmania, Australia in Hobart.
John Hanks of VIC Australia was born on May 24, 1811 at Hook, England, UK in Hook, Hampshire County, England United Kingdom. He was in a relationship with Ann Barrs Hanks, and had a child Thomas William Hanks. John Hanks died at age 55 years old on July 19, 1866 at Victoria, Australia in VIC Australia.
Matilda Hanks of Trentham, Moorabool Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1888 at Blue Mountain, Trentham VIC, Australia in Trentham. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Matilda Hanks.
Alice May Hanks of Trentham, Moorabool Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1884 at Blue Mountain, Trentham VIC, Australia in Trentham. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alice May Hanks.
Ethel Maud Hanks of Melbourne, VIC Australia was born in 1882 at Blue Mountain, Trentham VIC, Australia in Trentham, Moorabool Shire County, and died at age 72 years old in 1954 at Melbourne Victoria, Australia in Melbourne.
Harriet Isobell Hanks of Cheltenham, VIC Australia was born in 1880 at Blue Mountain, Trentham VIC, Australia in Trentham, Moorabool Shire County, and died at age 84 years old in 1964 at Cheltenham Victoria, Australia in Cheltenham.
Popular Hanks Biographies
Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln was born on February 5, 1784 in Mineral County, West Virginia United States to Lucy Hanks. She married Thomas Lincoln in 1806, and they were married until Nancy's death on October 5. Nancy Lincoln has children Sarah Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Lincoln II. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln.
Lucy Hanks was born in 1765 in Farnham, Virginia United States, and died at age 49 years old in 1814. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lucy Hanks.
Amos Mefford Hanks of Alameda, Alameda County, CA was born on March 4, 1924 in Willows, Glenn County to Ernest Buel Hanks and Gladys Hilda (Ball) Hanks. He married Janet Marylyn Hanks in 1952 in Concord, Contra Costa County and they later divorced in 1960 in Concord. He had children Lawrence Michael Hanks, Sandra Lee Hanks, Thomas Jeffrey Hanks, and James Mathew Hanks. Amos Hanks died at age 67 years old on January 31, 1992 in Tehama, Tehama County, and was buried on February 5, 1992 in Corning.
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born on July 9, 1956 in Concord, Contra Costa County, California United States to Amos Mefford Hanks and Janet Marylyn Hanks, and has siblings Lawrence Michael Hanks, Sandra Lee Hanks, and James Mathew Hanks. He married Samantha Lewes on January 24, 1978 in Sacramento, Sacramento County and they later divorced on March 19, 1987 in Sacramento. They had children Colin Lewes Hanks and Elizabeth Ann Hanks. He would also marry Rita Wilson on April 30, 1988 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. They had children Chester Marlon Hanks and Truman Theodore Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Jeffrey Hanks.
Colin Lewes Hanks was born on November 24, 1977 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California United States to Thomas Jeffrey Hanks and Samantha Lewes, and has a sister Elizabeth Ann Hanks. Colin Hanks married Samantha Margaret Hanks on May 8, 2010 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and has children Olivia Jane Hanks and Charlotte Bryant Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Colin Lewes Hanks.
Elizabeth Ann Hanks was born on May 17, 1982 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Thomas Jeffrey Hanks and Samantha Lewes, and has a brother Colin Lewes Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Ann Hanks.
Chester Marlon Hanks was born on August 4, 1990 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Chester Marlon Hanks.
Thomas William Hanks of Prahran, City of Stonnington County, VIC Australia was born on November 12, 1844 at Hobart Tasmania, Australia in Hobart, TAS, and died at age 82 years old on October 30, 1927 at Prahran Victoria, Australia in Prahran, VIC.
Truman Theodore Hanks was born on December 26, 1995 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Truman Theodore Hanks.
Olivia Jane Hanks was born on February 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Colin Lewes Hanks and Samantha Margaret Hanks, and has a sister Charlotte Bryant Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Olivia Jane Hanks.
John Hanks of VIC Australia was born on May 24, 1811 at Hook, England, UK in Hook, Hampshire County, England United Kingdom. He was in a relationship with Ann Barrs Hanks, and had a child Thomas William Hanks. John Hanks died at age 55 years old on July 19, 1866 at Victoria, Australia in VIC Australia.
Janet Marylyn (Frager) Hanks was born on January 18, 1932 in Alameda, Alameda County, California United States. She was married to Amos Mefford Hanks in 1952 in Concord, Contra Costa County and they later divorced in 1960 in Concord. She had children Lawrence Michael Hanks, Sandra Lee Hanks, Thomas Jeffrey Hanks, and James Mathew Hanks. Janet Hanks died at age 84 years old on July 7, 2016 in Red Bluff, Tehama County, and was buried on July 12, 2016 in Pleasanton, Alameda County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Janet Marylyn Hanks.
Arthur Hanks died on February 4, 1952. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Arthur Phillip Hanks.
Ann (Barrs) Hanks of Hobart, TAS Australia was born in 1815, and died at age 87 years old in 1902 at Hobart Tasmania, Australia in Hobart.
Charlotte Bryant Hanks was born on July 2, 2013 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Colin Lewes Hanks and Samantha Margaret Hanks, and has a sister Olivia Jane Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charlotte Bryant Hanks.
Ann Elizabeth (Hanks) Castles of Chelsea, City of Kingston County, VIC Australia was born in 1873 at Blue Mountain, Trentham VIC, Australia in Trentham, Moorabool Shire County to Thomas William Hanks and Emma (Leech) Hanks. She had siblings Thomas William Hanks, John James Hanks, Fredrick Norris Hanks, Susan Jane Hanks, Harriet Isobell Hanks, Ethel Maud Hanks, Alice May Hanks, Matilda Hanks, George Albert Hanks, George Edward Albert Hanks, and Emma (Hanks) Franzke. She married Albert George Castles, and had a child Hilda Irene Castles. Ann Castles died at age 80 years old on August 22, 1954 in Cheltenham, and was buried at Brighton General Cemetery in Caulfield South, Glen Eira City County.
Samantha Margaret (Bryant) Hanks was born on April 13, 1979 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Samantha Margaret Hanks.
Coriolanus 'scott' Hanks was born in 1853. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Coriolanus 'Scott' Hanks.
Emma (Leech) Hanks of Armadale, City of Stonnington County, VIC Australia was born in 1851 at Trentham Victoria, Australia in Trentham, and died at age 77 years old in 1928 at Armadale Victoria, Australia in Armadale.
Hanks Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Hanks family member is 72.0 years old according to our database of 6,091 people with the last name Hanks that have a birth and death date listed.
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Oldest Hankses
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Nina M Hanks of Des Moines, Polk County, IA was born on April 2, 1889, and died at age 108 years old on July 17, 1997.
Martha B Hanks of Rosedale, Baltimore County, MD was born on January 12, 1901, and died at age 107 years old on March 20, 2008.
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Katie Belle Hanks of Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas was born on February 12, 1905, and died at age 105 years old on January 10, 2011.
Minnie E Hanks of Greeley, Weld County, CO was born on November 1, 1884, and died at age 104 years old on April 21, 1989.
Mabel Ada Hanks of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio was born on August 29, 1904, and died at age 104 years old on May 8, 2009.
Julia Hanks of Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on October 1, 1898, and died at age 104 years old on February 18, 2003.
Allie Hanks of Cambridge, Story County, Iowa was born on August 26, 1876, and died at age 104 years old in April 1981.
Ethel Hanks of Greenville, Muhlenberg County, KY was born on July 25, 1894, and died at age 105 years old on November 24, 1999.
Effie J Hanks of Traphill, Wilkes County, NC was born on December 1, 1895, and died at age 103 years old on February 1, 1999.
Annie H Hanks of Dyersburg, Dyer County, TN was born on February 24, 1900, and died at age 104 years old on March 18, 2004.
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