Bankston, Henry Willis

1878 - 1942  (64 years)   Has 25 ancestors and 75 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

Smith, Lilly Vilena

1882 - 1949  (66 years)

Birth	4 Oct 1882	Tennessee, USA
Died	24 Feb 1949
Buried	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Smith, William Addison,   b. 19 Jan 1854, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Minnick, Eliza Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1855
Relationship	natural
Married	27 May 1877	Rhea Co. TN by J. M. Bramlett MG
Father	Smith, William Addison,   b. 19 Jan 1854, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Family	Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, 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	Bankston, Henry Willis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	12 Oct 1878	Tennessee, USA   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Death	30 Nov 1942	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA   [6, 13]
  Burial	Add Smith Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN   [6]
  Person ID	I956	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   [14, 15, 16]
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Smith, Lilly Vilena,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Feb 1949 (Age 66 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

  
  

• Sources

  [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 Henry W. BANKSTON [S283] Henry W. Bankston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Rhea Co., TN, population schedule, CD 3, p 210B, dwelling 195, family 206. National Archives micropublication T623 roll 1593 [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. National Archives micropublication T624 roll 1502 [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. National Archives micropublication T625 roll 1743 [S285] Henry W. Bankston household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 66, p 21b, dwelling 413, family 418. National Archives micropublication T626 roll 2252 [S57] Bettye J. Broyles, compiler, Rhea County, Tennessee Cemetery Records-Vol. 1, 144. [S289] Henry Willis Bankston, WWI draft registration card. dob listed as 12 Oct 1878 [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 1 yr old, b. abt 1879, pob: TN [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 1878, 21 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 33 yrs old, b. abt 1877, 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 41 yrs old, b. abt 1879, 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 50 yrs old, b. abt 1880, pob: TN [S594] Tennessee Death Records. [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.