Bankston, William Oliver

1877 - 1961  (84 years)   Has 25 ancestors and 49 descendants in this family tree.

Bankston, Andrew Jackson

Abt 1852 - 1910  (57 years)

Birth	Abt Oct 1852	Tennessee, USA
Died	19 Feb 1910	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, Grimes B.,   b. Abt 1818, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Falls, Mary "Polly" Ann,   b. Nov 1822, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Feb 1844	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	Hale, Darcus Adeline,   b. Jun 1847, Tennessee, USA
Married	21 Mar 1875	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, Evelena,   b. 31 Jul 1881, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, Anna Elizabeth "Lizzie",   b. Sep 1885, Tennessee, USA

Hale, Darcus Adeline

1847 - 1907  (55 years)

Birth	Jun 1847	Tennessee, USA
Died	Between 1903 and 1907
Father	Hale, William,   b. Abt 1826, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Wright, Hannah E.,   b. Abt 1829, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	23 Sep 1847	McMinn Co., TN
Family	Bankston, Andrew Jackson,   b. Abt Oct 1852, Tennessee, USA
Married	21 Mar 1875	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, Evelena,   b. 31 Jul 1881, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, Anna Elizabeth "Lizzie",   b. Sep 1885, Tennessee, USA

Hale, Nancy Evelyn

1881 - 1952  (71 years)

Birth	20 Feb 1881	Tennessee, USA
Died	23 Jun 1952
Buried	Buttram Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Hale, Lindsay Columbus,   b. 15 Dec 1851, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Pettit, Denzia Ethel,   b. Abt 1852, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	10 Feb 1871	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Married	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN
Children	1. Bankston, Louis Carl,   b. 4 Mar 1905, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Lindsey Garnett "Buss",   b. 27 Sep 1906, Hamilton Co., TN   3. Bankston, Opal,   b. Abt 1908, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, Margie,   b. 26 Jan 1910, Tennessee, USA   5. Bankston, Marion Lenox,   b. 17 Sep 1912, Tennessee, USA   6. Bankston, Paul Gaston "Bulldog",   b. 9 Jun 1914, Tennessee, USA   7. Bankston, Mildred Adline,   b. 7 Jun 1916, Tennessee, USA   8. Bankston, James Oliver,   b. 21 Nov 1919, Tennessee, USA   9. Bankston, William J. "Jack",   b. 25 Nov 1921, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, Louis Carl

1905 - 1978  (72 years)

Birth	4 Mar 1905	Tennessee, USA
Died	3 Mar 1978
Buried	Bartlebaugh Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TN
Father	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Nancy Evelyn,   b. 20 Feb 1881, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN

Bankston, Lindsey Garnett "Buss"

1906 - 1988  (81 years)

Birth	27 Sep 1906	Hamilton Co., TN
Died	24 Sep 1988	Hamilton Co., TN
Buried	26 Sep 1988	Harrison Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TN
Father	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Nancy Evelyn,   b. 20 Feb 1881, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN
Family	Parks, Juanita J.,   b. 13 Sep 1912, Dayton, Rhea Co., TN
Married	23 Jun 1929	Hamilton Co., TN
Children	1. Bankston, Norville Garnett,   b. 23 May 1930, Hamilton Co., TN   2. Bankston, Kenneth Parks,   b. 26 May 1932, Hamilton Co., TN   3. Bankston, Dorris Lavonne,   b. 11 Oct 1934, Hamilton Co., TN   4. Bankston, Herchel Leon "Bob",   b. 9 Sep 1935, Hamilton Co., TN   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living   8. Bankston, Victor Eugene,   b. 8 May 1945, Hamilton Co., TN   9. Bankston, Paul Randall,   b. 23 Aug 1949, Hamilton Co., TN   10. Living

Bankston, Opal

Abt 1908 - 1912  (4 years)

Birth	Abt 1908	Tennessee, USA
Died	1912	Hamilton Co., TN
Father	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Nancy Evelyn,   b. 20 Feb 1881, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN

Bankston, Margie

1910 - 1950  (40 years)

Birth	26 Jan 1910	Tennessee, USA
Died	15 Aug 1950	Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Nancy Evelyn,   b. 20 Feb 1881, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN
Family	Stephens, Raymond Alec,   b. 1899
Children	1. Stephens, Margaret Gertrude,   b. Abt 1929, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, Marion Lenox

1912 - 1991  (78 years)

Birth	17 Sep 1912	Tennessee, USA
Died	Jul 1991	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Nancy Evelyn,   b. 20 Feb 1881, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN
Family	Cress, Lillian E.,   b. 5 Jul 1915
Children	1. Bankston, William Carl

Bankston, Paul Gaston "Bulldog"

1914 - UNKNOWN

Birth	9 Jun 1914	Tennessee, USA
Died	UNKNOWN	GA
Father	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Nancy Evelyn,   b. 20 Feb 1881, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN

Bankston, Mildred Adline

1916 - 1928  (11 years)

Birth	7 Jun 1916	Tennessee, USA
Died	23 Mar 1928	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Bartlebaugh Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TN
Father	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Nancy Evelyn,   b. 20 Feb 1881, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN

Bankston, James Oliver

1919 - 1986  (66 years)

Birth	21 Nov 1919	Tennessee, USA
Died	Jul 1986	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Buried	McDonald Eastview Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TN
Father	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Nancy Evelyn,   b. 20 Feb 1881, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN
Family	Whitaker, Edith A.,   b. 3 Mar 1914
Children	1. Bankston, Wayne Curry,   b. 2 Dec 1953   2. Bankston, Betty Faye,   b. Abt 1942   3. Bankston, Jack   4. Bankston, James   5. Bankston, Charles Eugene,   b. 29 Nov 1941

Bankston, William J. "Jack"

1921 - 1940  (18 years)

Birth	25 Nov 1921	Tennessee, USA
Died	28 Aug 1940
Buried	Bartlebaugh Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TN
Father	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Nancy Evelyn,   b. 20 Feb 1881, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN

Porter, Ida Mae

1879 - 1904  (21 years)

Birth	Mar 1879	Tennessee, USA
Died	Between Jun 1900 and 1904
Buried	Porter-Hill Cemetery, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Family	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Married	9 Feb 1898	Rhea Co. TN by W. K. Fugate, JP W. A. Bankston, Witness
Children	1. Bankston, Jessie Lawrence,   b. 23 Dec 1898, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, Jessie Lawrence

1898 - 1967  (68 years)

Birth	23 Dec 1898	Tennessee, USA
Died	May 1967	Cleveland, Bradley Co., TN
Father	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Porter, Ida Mae,   b. Mar 1879, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	unknown
Married	9 Feb 1898	Rhea Co. TN by W. K. Fugate, JP W. A. Bankston, Witness
Family	Vincent, Narcie L.,   b. Abt 1901, Tennessee, USA
Married	Abt 1922
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living

• Name	Bankston, William Oliver  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	26 Mar 1877	Tennessee, USA   [7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Death	3 Jul 1961
  Burial	Bartlebaugh Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TN
  Person ID	I1090	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Bankston, Andrew Jackson,   b. Abt Oct 1852, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Feb 1910, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hale, Darcus Adeline,   b. Jun 1847, Tennessee, USA d. Between 1903 and 1907 (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Mar 1875	Meigs, Tennessee, USA   [13, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hale, Nancy Evelyn,   b. 20 Feb 1881, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Jun 1952 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN   [16]
  Children	1. Bankston, Louis Carl,   b. 4 Mar 1905, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Mar 1978 (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Bankston, Lindsey Garnett "Buss",   b. 27 Sep 1906, Hamilton Co., TN d. 24 Sep 1988, Hamilton Co., TN (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Bankston, Opal,   b. Abt 1908, Tennessee, USA d. 1912, Hamilton Co., TN (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Bankston, Margie,   b. 26 Jan 1910, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Aug 1950, Tennessee, USA (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Bankston, Marion Lenox,   b. 17 Sep 1912, Tennessee, USA d. Jul 1991, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Bankston, Paul Gaston "Bulldog",   b. 9 Jun 1914, Tennessee, USA d. UNKNOWN, GA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Bankston, Mildred Adline,   b. 7 Jun 1916, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Mar 1928, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 11 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Bankston, James Oliver,   b. 21 Nov 1919, Tennessee, USA d. Jul 1986, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Bankston, William J. "Jack",   b. 25 Nov 1921, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Aug 1940 (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Porter, Ida Mae,   b. Mar 1879, Tennessee, USA d. Between Jun 1900 and 1904 (Age 21 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1898	Rhea Co. TN by W. K. Fugate, JP W. A. Bankston, Witness   [17, 18]
  Children	1. Bankston, Jessie Lawrence,   b. 23 Dec 1898, Tennessee, USA d. May 1967, Cleveland, Bradley Co., TN (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]
  Family ID	F459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S183] Family group sheet prepared by Eleanor Esslinger, 1521 Hickory Valley Rd., #106, Chatt., TN 37421-5632. [S656] William O. Bankston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Rhea Co., TN, population schedule, CD 3, p 210B, dwelling 196, family 207. National Archives micropublication T623 roll 1593 [S30] Andrew J. Bankston household, 1880 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 82, wp 39, pp 465c, dwelling & family 354. listed as William O. BANKSTON [S628] W. Bankstone household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 6, ED 93, wp 11b, dwelling 230, family 243. National Archives micropublication T624 roll 1502 [S640] Will Bankstone household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 219, p 9b, dwelling 187, family 188. National Archives micropublication T625 roll 1744 [S657] William O. Bankston household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 66, p 21a, dwelling 407, family 412. National Archives micropublication T626 roll 2252 [S656] William O. Bankston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Rhea Co., TN, population schedule, CD 3, p 210B, dwelling 196, family 207. dob listed as March 1877, 23 yrs old, pob: TN [S659] William Oliver Bankston, WWI draft registration card. dob listed as 26 Mar 1877 [S30] Andrew J. Bankston household, 1880 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 82, wp 39, pp 465c, dwelling & family 354. listed as 3 yrs old, b. abt 1877, pob: TN [S628] W. Bankstone household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 6, ED 93, wp 11b, dwelling 230, family 243. listed as 33 yrs old, b. abt 1877, pob: TN, married twice [S640] Will Bankstone household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 219, p 9b, dwelling 187, family 188. listed as 42 yrs old, b. abt 1878, pob: TN [S657] William O. Bankston household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 66, p 21a, dwelling 407, family 412. listed as 52 yrs old, b. abt 1878, pob: TN [S30] Andrew J. Bankston household, 1880 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 82, wp 39, pp 465c, dwelling & family 354. married abt. 1875-76 based on age of first child, William O. 3 yrs old [S33] Andrew J. Bankston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Rhea Co., TN, population schedule, CD 3, ED 81, wp 11b, pp 210b, dwelling 195, family 205. state married 25 yrs, abt 1875 [S1] Source Citation Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. [S628] W. Bankstone household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 6, ED 93, wp 11b, dwelling 230, family 243. states married 6 yrs, abt. 1904 [S656] William O. Bankston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Rhea Co., TN, population schedule, CD 3, p 210B, dwelling 196, family 207. listed as married 2yrs in 1900 census. First child born Dec 1898 [S455] Marriage Record from Rhea Co. Courthouse, Dayton, TN, MB 2 (1881-1902), 246.