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Bankston

The Bankston Family Tree
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GROUP: I

180798:  111
 marker test
Earliest firmly documented ancestor is James Bankston (?b.1800 Georgia - d. 1870? Clarksville/Annona, Red River County, Texas married Levisa McDonald)>
Micajah Bankston (?b.1830 Arkansas Territory/Clark County, Arkansas - d. 14 October 1863 Overton Hospital Memphis, Tennessee 9th Texas Cavalry married Sarah Jackson)>
Sam Houston Bankston (b.17 April 1855 Red River County, Texas - d. 3 January 1942 Merkel, Taylor County, Texas married Alice L. Kinsel)>
Luther L. Bankston (b. 8 February 1895 Richland, Navarro County, Texas - d. 7 January 1946 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana married Margaret V. Jackson)>
Jarrell M. Bankston> participant

148360: 111
 marker test
Earliest confirmed ancestor is John BANKSTON (b. ca. 1754-d. ca. 1823 m. Henrietta COATES).John BANKSTON (b. ca. 1754-d. ca. 1823 m. Henrietta COATES)>
Howell (b. ca. 1795-d. 25 June 1824)>probable father was Peter Bankston m. Priscilla?
Williamson William (b. ca. 1817-d. 23 Aug 1877)>
Cason Spencer (b. 25 Dec. 1849-d. 16 Sep 1890)>
John Williamson (b. 16 Sep 1874-d. 30 July 1949)>
Marshall Calvin (b. 23 Oct 1898-d. 8 Sep 1966)>participant.

148812: 111 marker test
Anders BENGTSSON (b. 1640 Sweden-d. 1705 PA m. Gertrude RAMBO)>
Andrew BANKSON Jr. (b. 1672 PA-d. aft. 1746 Philadelphia, PA m. Gertrude Lars BOORS)>
Lawrence BANKSTON (b. 1704 Philadelphia, PA-1774 Orange Co. NC m. Rebecca HENDRICKS)>
Peter (b. ca. 1729 Philadelphia, PA-d. ca. 1804 Clarke Co. GA m. Priscilla [--?--])>
Lawrence (b. 1754 Orange Co. NC?-d. 15 Nov 1844 Wilkes Co. GA m. Nancy Ann HENDERSON)>
Hiram (b. bet. 1777-1796 Wilkes Co. GA-d. 1815 Wilkes Co. GA m. Susannah SLAYDON/SLATON)>
Wilborn Henderson (b. 16 July 1805 GA-d. 19 Oct 1892 GA)>
Hiram Everette (b. 4 Oct 1859 near Barnesville, Lamar Co. GA-d. 14 Oct 1946 Barnesville, Lamar Co. GA)>
Franklin Askin (b. 20 Mar 1891 GA-d. 11 Dec 1960 Barnesville, Lamar Co. GA)>
Hiram Franklin (b. 5 Mar 1919 Monroe Co. GA-d. 30 Jan 1989 Athens-Clarke Co. GA)>participant.

186236: 111 marker test
Earliest confirmed ancestor is James E. BANKSTON (b. ca. 1780-90-d. 1844 Butts Co. GA).James E. BANKSTON (b. ca. 1780-90-d. 1844 Butts Co. GA)>
Joel (b. 3 Feb 1833 Butts Co. GA-d. 20 Feb 1902 McDonough, Henry Co. GA m. Sarah SMITH)>
Robert Emmett (b. 28 March 1860 Upson Co. GA-d. 18 May 1943 Upson Co. GA m. Susan M. FINCHER)>
Homer “Doc” (b. 27 May 1895 Roberta, Crawford Co. GA-d. 5 Oct 1987 Fitzgerald, Ben Hill Co. GA m. Josie JEFFERS)>
Homer Joseph (b. 16 Oct 1919 Fitzgerald, Ben Hill Co. GA-d. 26 Jan 1970 Macon, Bibb Co. GA m. Agnes R. MATTHEWS)>
participant’s father>participant.

Note: At this time, the 67 marker values for tests 148290, 150831 & 167804 appear to represent the ancestral haplotype for the Anders BENGTSSON lineage. Thus, any deviations from these marker values would appear to represent mutations which have occurred since the common ancestry of Anders BENGTSSON.

148290: 111 marker test
Earliest confirmed ancestor is William R. BANKSTON (b. 4 April 1813-d. 10 Dec 1891 Butts Co. GA m. 5 Oct 1837 Mahala COLLINS). It is assumed the father of William R. BANKSTON is James E. BANKSTON (b. ca. 1780-90-d. 1844 Butts Co. GA) and also assumed the father of James E. is Elijah BANKSTON (b. 22 Feb 1765 Orange Co. NC-d. 22 Feb 1849 Butts Co. GA m. Elizabeth MORRIS), but further proof is needed.William R. BANKSTON (b. 4 April 1813-d. 10 Dec 1891 Butts Co. GA m. 5 Oct 1837 Mahala COLLINS)>
Leonidas Augustus (b. 28 Aug 1838 Butts Co. GA-d. 5 June 1894 Jasper Co. GA m. 25 Dec 1859 Elizabeth Jane BEAUCHAMP)>
Henry (b. 2 Mar 1870 Butts Co. GA-d. 22 May 1940 Butts Co. GA m. 25 Jan 1891 Carolyn YANCEY)>
James Donald Sr. (b. 5 Sep 1906 Butts Co. GA-d. 15 Oct 2004 Glynn Co. GA)>participant.

150831: 111 marker test
Anders BENGTSSON (b. 1640 Sweden-d. 1705 PA m. Gertrude RAMBO)>
Joseph BANKSON (b. 2 May 1696 (1695?) Philadelphia, PA-d. ca. 1732 Baltimore, MD m. Hannah [--?--])>
Joseph BANKSON (b. 1718 in Frederick Co., MD m. Elizabeth Giles - d. 1762, Baltimore, MD)>
James BANKSON (b. 1759 Baltimore, MD, m. Sarah (Susan) Hull, d abt 1808 in Baltimore, MD)>
James Nicholas
 BANKSON (b. 1794 in Baltimore, MD, m. Margaret Swann, d. 1847 in Cherokee Co. AL)>
Franklin Reuben
 BANKSON (b. 1837 in Cherokee Co., AL, m. Berenice SHACKELFORD, d. 1908 in Chattanooga, TN)>
Franklin
 Reuben BANKSON (b. 1873 in Cherokee Co., AL, m. Leona Moseley, d. 1909 in Cherokee, Co., AL)>
participant’s father
 (b. 1902 AL)> participant


167804: 111 marker test
Earliest known ancestor is Ferdinand F. BANKSTON (b. ca. 1806 GA).Ferdinand F. BANKSTON (b. ca. 1806 GA)>
James Lafayette (b. Nov 1839 Coweta Co.? GA)>
James Lafayette Jr. (b. 26 July 1886 AL)>
Ingrum Wesley (b. 4 Sep 1916-d. Aug 1973)>
participant’s father>participant.

180798:
 111 marker test
Anders BENGTSSON (b. 1640 Sweden-d. 1705 PA m. Gertrude RAMBO)>
Andrew BANKSON Jr. (b. 1672 PA-d. aft. 1746 Philadelphia, PA m. Gertrude Lars BOORS)>
Lawrence BANKSTON (b. 1704 Philadelphia, PA-1774 Orange Co. NC m. Rebecca HENDRICKS)>
Jacob (b. ca. 1731 PA-d. ca. 1817 Clarke Co. GA m. Jemima [--?--])>
Elijah (b. 22 Feb 1765 Orange Co. NC-d. 22 Feb 1849 Butts Co. GA m. Elizabeth MORRIS)>
James E. (b. 1800 Oglethorpe Co. GA m. Levisa McDONALD)>
Micajah W. (b. 1830 Clark Co.? AR m. Sarah JACKSON)>
Sam H. (b. 1855 Red River Co. TX m. Alice KINSEL)>
Luther L. (b. 1894 Richland, Navarro Co. TX m. Margaret V. JACKSON)>
participant’s father>participant.

56123: 111 marker test
Anders BENGTSSON (b. 1640 Sweden-d. 1705 PA m. Gertrude RAMBO)>Andrew BANKSON Jr. (b. 1672 PA-d. aft. 1746 Philadelphia, PA m. Gertrude Lars BOORS)>Lawrence BANKSTON (b. 1704 Philadelphia, PA-1774 Orange Co. NC m. Rebecca HENDRICKS)>Jacob (b. ca. 1738-40 PA-d. ca. 1817 Clarke Co. GA m. Jemima [--?--])>Elijah (b. 22 Feb 1765 Orange Co. NC-d. 22 Feb 1849 Butts Co. GA m. Elizabeth MORRIS)>William (b. 1789 SC-d. 1875 Pike Co. AR m. Temperance AWTREY)>William Green (b. 13 Dec 1817 Butts Co. GA-d. 16 Dec 1908 m. Mary GREESON)>John (b. ca. 1850 GA-d. unknown m. Evie STINNETT)>James Henry (b. 20 Nov 1872-d. unknown m. Delia AMOS)>Charles Dewey (b. 16 Sep 1901-d. 11 Oct 1975 m. May Pearl BAGGETT)>Lee Wendle (b. 10 Aug 1931 Montgomery Co. TX-d. 22 Aug 2006 TX)>participant.

148153: 111 marker test
Earliest known ancestor is Thomas BANKSTON (b. ca. 1802 GA-d. bef. 1870 AL m. Marion [--?--]).Thomas BANKSTON (b. ca. 1802 GA-d. bef. 1870 AL)>
Pinkney Monroe (b. 30 Nov 1848 AL-d. 2 Aug 1914 AL)>
William M. (b. 4 March 1878 AL-d. 12 Jan 1930 AL)>
Preston Thomas (b. 13 Oct 1895 AL-d. ca. 1962 AL)>
participant’s father>participant.


GROUP: II
Earliest known ancestor is Rev. John BANKSTON. Some researchers claim that Rev. John BANKSTON may have had BARKLEY as a surname and through a court proceeding, changed it to BANKSTON. This would be consistent with the DNA results for the two participants below, which show no genetic connection to known descendants of ANDERS BENGTSSON in Group I above.

132118: 67 marker test
Rev. John (BARKLEY) BANKSTON Sr. (b. 1760-d. 1838 m. Mary LANIER)>Lawrence (b. 1783 Orange Co. NC-d. 1859 Chatooga Co. GA m1. E. CROWDER m2. P. McDANIEL)>James W.>John Washington>participant’s father>participant.

148362: 67 marker test
Rev. John (BARKLEY) BANKSTON Sr. (b. 1760-d. 1838 m. Mary LANIER)>
John Jr. (b. 26 Nov 1799-d. 5 March 1869 m. Wiley JOHNSON)>
Daniel Madison (b. Dec 1847 Gwinnett Co. GA-d. 3 Aug 1936)>
John Walker (b. 22 Aug 1887 Gwinnett Co. GA-d. 1 May 1960 Gwinnett Co. GA)>
Glenn Odell (b. 16 March 1907 Gwinnett Co. GA-d. 2 Nov 1963 Gwinnett Co. GA)>
participant’s father>participant.

GROUP: III

49830: 37 marker test - Family Finder

Earliest known ancestor is Grimes B. BANKSTON b. ca. 1818 TN-d. bet. 1870-80 Meigs Co. TN m. 17 Feb 1844 Meigs Co. TN Mary Ann “Polly” FALLS

Grimes B. BANKSTON b. ca. 1818 TN-d. bet. 1870-80 Meigs Co. TN
Andrew Jackson BANKSTON b. Oct 1852 Meigs Co. TN-d. aft. 1900 TN
William Oliver BANKSTON b. 26 March 1877 TN-d. 3 July 1961 Hamilton Co. TN
Lindsey Garnett “Buss” BANKSTON b. 27 Sep 1906 Hamilton Co. TN-d. 24 Sep 1988 Hamilton Co. TN
Participant - Victor Eugene BANKSTON b. 1945 Hamilton Co. TN-d. 2016 Hamilton Co. TN

827322: 37 marker test

Grimes B. BANKSTON b. ca. 1818 TN-d. bet. 1870-80 Meigs Co. TN
Andrew Jackson BANKSTON b. Oct 1852 Meigs Co. TN-d. aft. 1900 TN
William Oliver BANKSTON b. 26 March 1877 TN-d. 3 July 1961 Hamilton Co. TN
James Oliver BANKSTON b. 21 Nov 1919 TN-d. July 1986 Chattanooga, Hamilton Co. TN
Charles Eugene BANKSTON b. 1941-d. 2011 Walker Co. GA
Participant's father
Participant


Note: Test results for 49830 & 827322 show a 37/37 match with a participant in the FTDNA database bearing the WALKER surname. This WALKER line has ties to Rutherford Co. NC in the late 18th century. A search is ongoing to find the genetic connection between these two lines.

Family Finder and Ancestry DNA results for 49830 & others who descend from Grimes B. BANKSTON show matches to BANKSTONS not in the direct line of descent from Grimes. This indicates the NPR in the male BANKSTON line was likely due to the union of a male WALKER and a female BANKSTON, most likely in the Rutherford Co., NC area . 


UNASSIGNED MEMBERS

113531: 37 marker test
No lineage information at present. Participant bears the BANKSTON surname.



N41627: 12 marker test
No lineage information at present. Participant comes to us from the Genographic Project, bears the surname BENGTSSON, and lives in Stockholm, Sweden.

N17700: 67 marker test
No lineage information at present. Participant comes to us from the Genographic Project, bears the surname BENGTSSON, and lives in Lund, Sweden.

155492: 67 marker test
Participant bears the surname BENGTSON and live in Washington state. Earliest known ancestor is Lars NILSSON (1713-1797).

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