My Hanks Ancestors

My Hanks Ancestors have been traced back to Thomas Hanks of Virginia. Thomas Hanks was born around 1600 and died in 1674. Thomas married Elizabeth ???? and they had a son named William Hanks (1655-1704). William married Sarah Woodbridge (1653-1708) and they had a son named William Hanks II (1679-1733). William II married Hester C. Mills and they had a son named John Hanks (1714-1790). John married Mary Mott and they had a son named Mott Hanks (1742-1821). Mott married Mary ???? and they had a son named Elijah born in 1781. Elijah married Phadra Reames (1795-1859) and they had a son named William Howell Hanks (1829-1863). William married Mary Francis Dunn (1839-1910) and they had a son named James Oliver Hanks (1858-1933). William (1829-1863) fought in the war with Mexico in 1847. He was also in the C.S.A. Army and was killed in the War Between The States at Port Gibson, Mississippi. He was a First Sergeant in the 23rd Alabama Infantry Regiment. James Oliver Hanks (1858-1933) married Sarah Emiline Middleton (1880-1908) and they had a daughter Ola Mae Hanks (1905-1984). Ola Mae married Conrad Theodore Black (1905-1969) and they had a daughter Cora Oleene Black (born 1939).Cora Oleene married Phillip Norman Williams (born 1935) and they had Richard, Timothy and Steven Williams (Me).* For the Ancestors of Sarah Emiline Middleton see (My Middleton Ancestors) page. My Middleton Ancestors

Children of Thomas and Elizabeth Hanks

• George Hanks (1651-1750)
• William Hanks (1655-1704)married Sarah Woodbridge (1653-1708)
• Robert Hanks (born in 1661)
• Peter Hanks

Children of William and Sarah Hanks

• Joshua Hanks
• William Hanks II (born in 1679)married Hester C. Mills
• John Hanks I (born in 1680)
• Luke Hanks I (born in 1681)

Children of William II and Hester Hanks

• Luke Hanks
• William Hanks III (born in 1712)
• John Hanks (1714-1790) married Mary Mott
• Hannah Hanks (born in 1717) married John Webb
• Sarah Hanks (born in 1720)
• Richard Hanks Sr. (born in 1723)
• Susannah Hanks (1725-1764) married William Hightower
• Thomas Hanks (1728-1777)
• James Hanks (born in 1732)

Children of John and Mary Hanks

• Mott Hanks (1742-1821)married Mary ????
• John Hanks (born in 1745)
• Esiphroditus Hanks (born in 1747)
• Moses Hanks(born in 1748)

Children of Mott and Mary Hanks

• Nathan Hanks (1774-1845) married Elizabeth Hood (born in 1799)
• Woodman Hanks (born in 1775)
• Isaac Hanks (born in 1776)
• Lucy Hanks(born in 1778)
• Nancy Hanks (born in 1780)
• Elijah Hanks (born in 1781) married Phadra Reames (1795-1859)
• Lucky Hanks(born in 1783)
• Cotton Hanks(born in 1786)

Children of Elijah and Phadra Hanks

• (infant) Hanks
• Emily Hanks (born in 1819)
• Francis Mahala Hanks (1821-1914)
• Elijah Gillum Hanks(1825-1882) married Martha E. Rigby
• William Howell Hanks (1829-1863) married Mary Francis Dunn (1839-1910)
• John Hanks (born in 1834

Children of William Howell and Mary Hanks

• Robert Hanks (born about 1856)
• James Oliver Hanks (1858-1933) married Sarah Emiline Middleton (1880-1908)
• Henry Hanks (born about 1860)

Children of James and Sarah Hanks

• Ola Mae Hanks (1905-1984) married Conrad Theodore Black (1905-1969)