Bankston, James A. S.

1876 - 1912  (36 years)   Has 8 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

Bankston, Thomas Butler

1847 - 1925  (78 years)

Birth	23 Jan 1847	Tennessee, USA
Died	12 Jun 1925	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Decatur Cemetery, Meigs, 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	May, Nancy Ann,   b. 31 May 1836, NC
Married	12 Nov 1866	Meigs Co., TN by Wm. G. Wilson, MG Thos. Powell, Surety
Children	1. Bankston, Mary Zarelda,   b. 15 Oct 1869, Meigs, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Martha M.,   b. 29 Nov 1871, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, Alfred John T. "Dugger",   b. 6 Mar 1874, Meigs, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, James A. S.,   b. 19 Jul 1876, Meigs, Tennessee, USA

May, Nancy Ann

1836 - 1925  (88 years)

Birth	31 May 1836	NC
Died	2 Apr 1925
Buried	Decatur Cemetery, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Father	May, Jessee,   b. NC
Relationship	natural
Mother	Jenkins, Elizabeth
Relationship	natural
Family 1	Bankston, Thomas Butler,   b. 23 Jan 1847, Tennessee, USA
Married	12 Nov 1866	Meigs Co., TN by Wm. G. Wilson, MG Thos. Powell, Surety
Children	1. Bankston, Mary Zarelda,   b. 15 Oct 1869, Meigs, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Martha M.,   b. 29 Nov 1871, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, Alfred John T. "Dugger",   b. 6 Mar 1874, Meigs, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, James A. S.,   b. 19 Jul 1876, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family 2	Singleton, William,   b. Tennessee, USA
Married	Abt 1856
Children	1. Singleton, Isabelle,   b. Abt 1857   2. Singleton, Elizabeth Maranda,   b. Feb 1860, Tennessee, USA

McClure, Manervy A.

1876 - 1959  (83 years)

Birth	4 Apr 1876	GA
Died	17 Dec 1959
Buried	Smith-Wilkey Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Family 1	Bankston, James A. S.,   b. 19 Jul 1876, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Married	17 Mar 1903	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Bankston, Lawrence G.,   b. Abt 1904, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Nita,   b. Abt 1908, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, Ama Lavada,   b. 18 Oct 1910, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Family 2	Cochran, Henry M.
Married	Aft 1930

Bankston, Lawrence G.

Abt 1904 -

Birth	Abt 1904	Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, James A. S.,   b. 19 Jul 1876, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	McClure, Manervy A.,   b. 4 Apr 1876, GA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Mar 1903	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Family	[--?--], Catherine R.,   b. Abt 1904, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, Nita

Abt 1908 -

Birth	Abt 1908	Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, James A. S.,   b. 19 Jul 1876, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	McClure, Manervy A.,   b. 4 Apr 1876, GA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Mar 1903	Rhea, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, Ama Lavada

1910 -

Birth	18 Oct 1910	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, James A. S.,   b. 19 Jul 1876, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	McClure, Manervy A.,   b. 4 Apr 1876, GA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Mar 1903	Rhea, Tennessee, USA

• Name	Bankston, James A. S.  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	19 Jul 1876	Meigs, Tennessee, USA   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Death	2 Nov 1912  [4]
  Burial	Smith-Wilkey Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN   [4]
  Person ID	I1282	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Bankston, Thomas Butler,   b. 23 Jan 1847, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Jun 1925, Meigs, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	May, Nancy Ann,   b. 31 May 1836, NC d. 2 Apr 1925 (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Nov 1866	Meigs Co., TN by Wm. G. Wilson, MG Thos. Powell, Surety
  Family ID	F519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McClure, Manervy A.,   b. 4 Apr 1876, GA d. 17 Dec 1959 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1903	Rhea, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  Children	1. Bankston, Lawrence G.,   b. Abt 1904, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Bankston, Nita,   b. Abt 1908, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Bankston, Ama Lavada,   b. 18 Oct 1910, Rhea, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S601] Thomas Bankston household, 1880 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2. ED 82, wp 39, pp 465c, dwelling & family 359. listed as James A.? S.? BANKSTON [S602] Thomas Bankston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD 5, ED 106, wp 5b, pp 52b, dwelling & family 82. listed as James A. BANKSTON [S339] James A. Bankston household, 1910 U.S. Census, Rhea Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 99, wp 11a, pp 39a, dwelling 139, family 141. National Archives micropublication T624 roll 1516 [S57] Bettye J. Broyles, compiler, Rhea County, Tennessee Cemetery Records-Vol. 1, 149. [S601] Thomas Bankston household, 1880 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2. ED 82, wp 39, pp 465c, dwelling & family 359. listed as 3 yrs old, b. abt 1877, pob: TN [S602] Thomas Bankston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD 5, ED 106, wp 5b, pp 52b, dwelling & family 82. dob listed as July 1876, 23 yrs old, pob: TN [S339] James A. Bankston household, 1910 U.S. Census, Rhea Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 99, wp 11a, pp 39a, dwelling 139, family 141. listed as 35 yrs old, b. abt 1875, pob: TN [S339] James A. Bankston household, 1910 U.S. Census, Rhea Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 99, wp 11a, pp 39a, dwelling 139, family 141. states married 7 yrs, m. abt 1903