Smith, Lilly Vilena

1882 - 1949  (66 years)   Has 8 ancestors and 75 descendants in this family tree.

Smith, William Addison

1854 - 1942  (88 years)

Birth	19 Jan 1854	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	12 Jul 1942
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Smith, Horace,   b. Abt 1826
Relationship	natural
Mother	Williams, Martha,   b. Abt 1827
Relationship	natural
Married	30 Jan 1845	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Family 1	Minnick, Eliza Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1855
Married	27 May 1877	Rhea Co. TN by J. M. Bramlett MG
Children	1. Smith, Sarah Ann,   b. 8 Jul 1878   2. Smith, Martha Caroline,   b. 15 Jan 1880   3. Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA   4. Smith, Delia Pease,   b. 1 Jul 1884   5. Smith, Thomas Tutor,   b. 15 Dec 1886   6. Smith, Walter,   b. 10 Aug 1888   7. Smith, Nancy Neulah,   b. 19 Mar 1890   8. Smith, Della Jane,   b. 19 Mar 1892   9. Smith, Arr Menta "Mintie",   b. 13 May 1894, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Family 3	McAlpine, Ellen Susan,   b. Abt 1854
Married	17 Aug 1873	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Smith, John Horace "Kizzer",   b. 5 Sep 1873

Minnick, Eliza Jane

1855 - 1940  (84 years)

Birth	12 Dec 1855
Died	31 Oct 1940	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Minnick, Bailey,   b. 1816, NC
Relationship	natural
Mother	Edmons, Rebecca J.,   b. Abt 1824, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	18 Sep 1844	Rhea Co. TN by Charles Cox, JP
Family 1	Smith, William Addison,   b. 19 Jan 1854, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	27 May 1877	Rhea Co. TN by J. M. Bramlett MG
Children	1. Smith, Sarah Ann,   b. 8 Jul 1878   2. Smith, Martha Caroline,   b. 15 Jan 1880   3. Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA   4. Smith, Delia Pease,   b. 1 Jul 1884   5. Smith, Thomas Tutor,   b. 15 Dec 1886   6. Smith, Walter,   b. 10 Aug 1888   7. Smith, Nancy Neulah,   b. 19 Mar 1890   8. Smith, Della Jane,   b. 19 Mar 1892   9. Smith, Arr Menta "Mintie",   b. 13 May 1894, Tennessee, USA
Family 2	Hamby, Reuben,   b. Abt 1851, AL?
Married	5 Feb 1872	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Minnick, Bailey Tipton,   b. 10 Aug 1873

Smith, William Addison

1854 - 1942  (88 years)

Birth	19 Jan 1854	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	12 Jul 1942
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Smith, Horace,   b. Abt 1826
Relationship	natural
Mother	Williams, Martha,   b. Abt 1827
Relationship	natural
Married	30 Jan 1845	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Family 1	Minnick, Eliza Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1855
Married	27 May 1877	Rhea Co. TN by J. M. Bramlett MG
Children	1. Smith, Sarah Ann,   b. 8 Jul 1878   2. Smith, Martha Caroline,   b. 15 Jan 1880   3. Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA   4. Smith, Delia Pease,   b. 1 Jul 1884   5. Smith, Thomas Tutor,   b. 15 Dec 1886   6. Smith, Walter,   b. 10 Aug 1888   7. Smith, Nancy Neulah,   b. 19 Mar 1890   8. Smith, Della Jane,   b. 19 Mar 1892   9. Smith, Arr Menta "Mintie",   b. 13 May 1894, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Family 3	McAlpine, Ellen Susan,   b. Abt 1854
Married	17 Aug 1873	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Smith, John Horace "Kizzer",   b. 5 Sep 1873

Bankston, Henry Willis

1878 - 1942  (64 years)

Birth	12 Oct 1878	Tennessee, USA
Died	30 Nov 1942	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Bankston, Andrew Jackson,   b. Abt Oct 1852, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Darcus Adeline,   b. Jun 1847, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	21 Mar 1875	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Married	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP
Children	1. Bankston, Bessie M.,   b. 19 Oct 1899, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Clinton G.,   b. 14 Apr 1903, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, Henry Brado,   b. 19 Mar 1913, Tennessee, USA   5. Bankston, Marvin Cletus,   b. 17 Jul 1916, Tennessee, USA   6. Bankston, female,   b. 9 Feb 1921, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA   7. Bankston, W. C.,   b. Abt Dec 1923

Bankston, Bessie M.

1899 - 1986  (87 years)

Birth	19 Oct 1899	Tennessee, USA
Died	17 Nov 1986	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP
Family	Smith, Carl
Children	1. Living   2. Smith, Mildred,   b. 22 Jun 1929

Bankston, Clinton G.

1903 - 1983  (80 years)

Birth	14 Apr 1903	Tennessee, USA
Died	4 Jun 1983	Tennessee, USA
Buried	Shiloh Cemetery, Meigs Co., TN
Father	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP
Family 1	Nance, Edna,   b. 24 Nov 1919
Married	27 Oct 1945
Family 2	Reed, Hattie M.,   b. 9 Jan 1906, Hamilton Co., TN
Married	Abt 1925
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Bankston, Neulah Cleo

1906 - 1966  (59 years)

Birth	16 Nov 1906	Tennessee, USA
Died	25 Apr 1966
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP
Family 1	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	Oct 1923
Children	1. Parks, Earnest Grant,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   2. Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   3. Parks, Louis Earl,   b. 8 Jun 1928, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   4. Parks, Mary Cleo,   b. 17 Jan 1930, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   5. Living
Family 2	Mitchell, Eugene
Married	Aft 1932

Bankston, Henry Brado

1913 - 1978  (64 years)

Birth	19 Mar 1913	Tennessee, USA
Died	Jan 1978	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP
Family	[--?--], Clara,   b. Abt 1913, Alabama, USA
Married	Abt 1939
Children	1. Bankston, Roddy Eugene,   b. 30 Jul 1939, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, Marvin Cletus

1916 - 1978  (62 years)

Birth	17 Jul 1916	Tennessee, USA
Died	8 Sep 1978	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea, Tennesse, USA
Father	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP
Family	Hale, Sammie Marie,   b. 22 Oct 1919
Children	1. Bankston, Cecil Howard,   b. 17 Aug 1941, USA   2. Bankston, Judy   3. Bankston, David   4. Bankston, Bo   5. Bankston, Marva Jean

Bankston, female

1921 - 1921  (0 years)

Birth	9 Feb 1921	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Died	10 Feb 1921	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP

Bankston, W. C.

Abt 1923 - 1924  (0 years)

Birth	Abt Dec 1923
Died	26 Aug 1924	Hamilton Co., TN
Father	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP

• Name	Smith, Lilly Vilena  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	4 Oct 1882	Tennessee, USA   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Death	24 Feb 1949  [5]
  Burial	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN   [5]
  Person ID	I1021	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Smith, William Addison,   b. 19 Jan 1854, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Jul 1942 (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Minnick, Eliza Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1855   d. 31 Oct 1940, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 May 1877	Rhea Co. TN by J. M. Bramlett MG   [10]
  Family ID	F174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Smith, William Addison,   b. 19 Jan 1854, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Jul 1942 (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Nov 1942, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1898	Rhea Co. TN by J. A. Torbett, JP
  Children	1. Bankston, Bessie M.,   b. 19 Oct 1899, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Nov 1986, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Bankston, Clinton G.,   b. 14 Apr 1903, Tennessee, USA d. 4 Jun 1983, Tennessee, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Apr 1966 (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Bankston, Henry Brado,   b. 19 Mar 1913, Tennessee, USA d. Jan 1978, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Bankston, Marvin Cletus,   b. 17 Jul 1916, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Sep 1978, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Bankston, female,   b. 9 Feb 1921, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Feb 1921, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Bankston, W. C.,   b. Abt Dec 1923   d. 26 Aug 1924, Hamilton Co., TN (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  BANKSTON-MRS. LILLIE SMITH,66, of 3123 Campbell Street, died Thursday night in a local hospital. She is survived by three sons, C.G Bankston, Decatur, Tenn.:H.B. and Marvin C. Bankston, Chattanooga; two daughters. Mrs Carl Smith, and Mrs. Eugene Mitchell, Chattanooga:two sisters, Mrs. Joe Parks, Chattanooga, and Mrs. Ernest Alley, Spring City, Tenn.:one brother, T.A. Smith, Spring City, Tenn.:Also 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 Saturday morning from the Sherman Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. T.D. Quarles and Rev.John Ford conducting.Burial will be in Smith Cemetery in Carp. Tenn.Pallbearers will be the following nephews:L.G. Bankston, Marion Bankston, James Bankston, Wayne Barger, Ernstine Alley and Mylo Trentham, The body will remain at the funeral home until the hour of service. Arrangements are by the National Funeral Home. ( She died 24th of Feb.,1948[?]) Obit was in the Chattanooga Times

  
  

• Sources

  [S283] Henry W. Bankston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Rhea Co., TN, population schedule, CD 3, p 210B, dwelling 195, family 206. listed as Lillie A. BANKSTON [S274] Henry Bankston household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 6, ED 92, wp 13b, pp 134b, dwelling 249, family 251. listed as Lillie V. BANKSTON [S284] Henry W. Bankston household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 215, wp 11a & b, dwelling 191, family 192. listed as Lillie BANKSTON [S285] Henry W. Bankston household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 66, p 21b, dwelling 413, family 418. listed as Lillie V. BANKSTON [S57] Bettye J. Broyles, compiler, Rhea County, Tennessee Cemetery Records-Vol. 1, 144. [S283] Henry W. Bankston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Rhea Co., TN, population schedule, CD 3, p 210B, dwelling 195, family 206. dob listed as October 1881, 18 yrs old, pob: TN [S274] Henry Bankston household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 6, ED 92, wp 13b, pp 134b, dwelling 249, family 251. listed as 28 yrs old, b. abt 1882, pob: TN [S284] Henry W. Bankston household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 215, wp 11a & b, dwelling 191, family 192. listed as 38 yrs old, b. abt 1882, pob: TN [S285] Henry W. Bankston household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 66, p 21b, dwelling 413, family 418. listed as 48 yrs old, b. abt 1882, pob: TN [S68] C. Vale Mayes, compiler, A Genealogy and History of Smith Family of Rhea Co. TN and Barry Co. MO with Their Related Families, 1772 to 1982, 124.