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Re: Bankston Cemetary

jonathan_bankston — 2012-05-28 17:55:23Z

I also own the land and farmhouse its sets on.

Re: Bankston Cemetary

jonathan_bankston — 2012-05-28 17:53:46Z

This cemetery is of my direct line of blood.. I can answer some questions about it, but my dad can answer more. You should be able to go to the tuscaloosa county online library to know exact names and possible dates of who was buried here.

BANKSTON Richard A. 1961-2010 Youngstown, Ohio

Lace_Lynch — 2012-05-24 22:10:43Z

YOUNGSTOWN – Richard A. “Rick” Bankston, 48, of Youngstown, Ohio (Mahoning County) departed this life Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, at his residence surrounded by his family.

Mr. Bankston was born Dec. 30, 1961, in Youngstown, Ohio a son of Fred A. Sr. and Flossie E. Wallace Bankston.

He was a residential specialist at Gateway for Better Living. He was a member of the church.

Rick was a football coach for the Fighting Little Redmen and the Crusaders and attended Youngstown State University majoring in Business Administration.

He leaves his father; children Rickkieshia and Jacqueline Bankston, all of Youngstown, Ohio; Rockelle Bankston of Detroit, Michigan, and Richard A. Bankston Jr. of Phoenix, Arizona; three brothers, John (Karen) Bankston of Cincinnati, Eric (Sherlena) Bankston and Frederick (Lisa) Bankston Jr., both of Atlanta, Georgia; and a sister, Yvonne (David) McMahand of Greenville, South Carolina; four grandchildren.

His mother preceded him in death.

Friends may call one hour before the service.

Arrangements are being handled by the F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home, Youngstown, Ohio.

http://www.vindy.com/news/tributes/2010/dec/20/richard-a-ric...

Re: BANKSTON Richard A. 1961-2010 Mahoning County, Ohio

yolanda_m_jennings — 2012-05-23 13:21:14Z

Thank you for sharing. This does help my research.

Re: BANKSTON Richard A. 1961-2010 Mahoning County, Ohio

Lace_Lynch — 2012-05-23 11:25:36Z

My sympathy for your loss.
I am not related.

I post many Youngstown, Ohio area obituaries. I see other Bankston obituaries I have posted earlier.
That is interesting that the family came from Barnesville, Georgia (Lamar County) to the Mahoning Valley.

Good luck.

Bankston Family Reunion Picnic, Youngstown, Ohio

yolandamjennings_sut — 2012-05-23 07:25:56Z

I am the granddaughter of Rev. Joe Bankston,originally of Barnesvile,Ga, moved to Youngstown, Ohio. The picnic is July 14,2012 at Boardman Park, Boardman, Ohio. Found a large contingent of Bankston's in Pittsburgh and they will be joining us.
There are other Bankston Reunion's being planned in Lima, for the decendants of Nathaniel Bankston, who I found out was the uncle my grandfather. Also, one in Arkansas. Still trying to find the connection with those Bankstons and the Pittsburgh Bankston's.

Re: BANKSTON Richard A. 1961-2010 Youngstown, Ohio

yolandamjennings_sut — 2012-05-23 07:15:21Z

I am the granddaughter of Rev. Joe Bankston and Dorothy Bankston. Joe was the uncle of Richard. I didn't even know he has passed on. So many family members that we have lost and don't know. We are having a Bankston Family Reunion Picnic on July 14, 2012 in Boardman Park.
I don't know who the person is who posted this but please respond.
Thank You.

Re: James & Levisa Bankston - Arkansas to Red River County, Texas

hidnbeth — 2012-03-02 02:57:44Z

Hi Linda. Beth Rakestraw here. William Coleman Smith and Willie Maud Sherrer are my great grandparents too. My grandmother is their daughter Ava Mary Smith. Which of the Smith children is your grandparent?

Re: Birthplace of Anders Bengtsson

MLyle — 2012-01-31 01:49:38Z

Thanks! I've looked up all the references in the Craig footnote. I own the 1693 census book, as well as the Acrelius book. All the other references I downloaded from the net. Unfortunately, in none of them is found the source for the Fuxerna Parish birthplace of Anders Bengtsson. I feel sure that the information from Dr. Craig is correct, but am frustrated in not being able to find it documented. I'm thinking someone may have found the information in Swedish Church records. I'm going to try to follow up on that.
Martha

Re: Birthplace of Anders Bengtsson

spiritsouth — 2012-01-31 01:14:18Z

Hi Martha,

I will also check Volume III of the Descendants of Peter Rambo to verify the information I gave you (from John Tepe, Jr at the SCS archives).

Blessings, Cynthia

Re: Birthplace of Anders Bengtsson

MLyle — 2012-01-30 22:19:47Z

Hi, Cynthia! I saw that footnote in Dr. Craig's book, but thought it referred only to the subsequent child, Joseph. I'll try to track down the listed sources. As per your and Ron's encouragement, I've started to put my research into book form! And of course, finding gaps where I don't have documentation.

Thanks for your help!

Martha

Re: Birthplace of Anders Bengtsson

spiritsouth — 2012-01-30 20:41:46Z

Hi Martha,

Takk for Sist! (Thanks for the last visit)

The citation should be the 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware which includes a footnote you may wish to include as well.

Peter Craig's book shows the 1640 birthplace of Anders Bengtsson as Hanstrom Farm in Faxarn, today Fuxerna parish, Alvborg lan, northeast of Gothenburg. His footnote lists a number of sources: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 2:227, 342; George Smith, History of Delaware County, Pa. 555; Pere Kalm, Resa till Norra Amerika, Tillaggsband, edited by Elfving 219; Peter Kalm, Travels in North America, transl. by Adolph B. Benson, 723, 728; Israel Acrelius, A History of New Sweden, as translated by William H. Reynolds 90, 181; Jehu Curtis Clay, Annals of the Swedes on the Delaware (4th ed., 1938) 51,60, 96, 119; Andrew Bankson will, Phila. wills, C:38; LLP, 1:184-86.

Cynthia

Birthplace of Anders Bengtsson

MLyle — 2012-01-28 23:22:00Z

Hope someone can help me. I have these pieces of undocumented information in my Bankson database. If anyone has the references I'd surely appreciate it.

Birthplace of Anders Bengtsson: Hanstrom Farm, Fuxerna Parish, Sweden. Where did this info come from?

Joseph Bankson, 1696-1732, born in Frederick County, Maryland. I think the years are right, but what record shows him born in Frederick County?

I've found everybody to be so helpful with clarifying my research, hope someone has the answers to these questions!

Martha

Re: John Quincy Bankston, GA

Shannon_Nakamoto — 2011-11-17 06:24:38Z

I tried e-mailing myself using the link and it adds two slashes to the beginning of the address for some reason. Remove those two slashes and it should work. I don't know why ancestry.com adds those.

Re: John Quincy Bankston, GA

Shannon_Nakamoto — 2011-11-17 05:43:51Z

There must be an error. That is the correct e-mail. ssnakamoto@live.com. Alternatively, I can be reached at shannonn@uoregon.edu.

Re: John Quincy Bankston, GA

1_dancar — 2011-11-17 05:15:17Z

I wrote you and sent it to the address below: ssnakamoto@live.com and the message was returned saying this address is invalid. Please verify!

Re: John Quincy Bankston, GA

ssnakamoto — 2011-11-16 04:33:07Z

Hello there.

I am also descended from John Quincy Bankston and Elizabeth Clifton, through their daughter Lamelia. I would like to speak with you further on this line and exchange information. I would also like to point out that the records show Lawrence's first wife as Permelia McDaniel and not Nancy. There is a lot of new information available for the descendants of John Quincy Bankston!

Please contact me at ssnakamoto@live.com

Re: John Quincy Bankston, GA

1_dancar — 2011-11-16 03:41:23Z

John Quincy Bankston and Elizabeth Clifton are my Grandparents from way back. If it is the same people, John was born in Georgia around 1836 and died in Colorado in 1921. He was the son of Lawrence Bankston and Nancy McDaniel. He married Elizabeth Clifton and his second wife was Elizabeth "Betsy" Souther Nix. He had 6 Children that I know of.

Re: Laurence/Lawrence Permelia McDaniel Bankston

Shannon_Nakamoto — 2011-11-05 00:28:28Z

I have seen this census. I believe that the John B you mention is actually a John Q. I believe this is my ancestor, John Quincy Bankston, who emigrated to Colorado with his family and died there. The dates match perfectly and the older sister (Lamela) would be a fit as well since he supposedly named his daughter Lamelia after an older sister. Would you like to talk?

BANKSTON Theresa 1944-2011 b. Ohio

Lace_Lynch — 2011-09-11 13:47:58Z

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Ms. Theresa Bankston, 66, of 1720 Morrowick Ct., departed this life on Aug. 21, 2011, at the Carroll S. Roberson Hospice Center of Fayetteville.

Ms. Bankston was born on Nov. 5, 1944, in Warren, Ohio a daughter of Freeman and Louvenia Dean Bankston.

She attended The Rayen School, Youngstown, Ohio and went on to obtain her GED and later, a double bachelor’s degree. She was a social worker and an advocate in the education and prevention of communicable diseases.

Ms. Bankston is survived by her three children, Schirriah M. Poole and Monica Coleman, both of Fayetteville, and Richard Poole of Poland, Ohio and the late Robert Moorman II of Detroit.
She also leaves behind four sisters, Alice Beck, Mary Hall and Linda Hall, all of Youngstown, and Sandra Ballard of Cleveland, OH; and two brothers, Charles Hall and David Hall, both of Youngstown. She leaves behind 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Local arrangements entrusted to the L.E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home, Youngstown, Ohio.

Trumbull
Mahoning

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

naomivickers642 — 2011-08-31 18:47:45Z

I believe Robert Lee left a will in Anson County. I have an abstract of it somewhere. I'll check my files to see if I can find it.
Naomi

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

spiritsouth — 2011-08-31 00:55:27Z

Thanks for writing. Robert Lee was not the father of the James Lea who married the Bankston daughter. While I don't have that record with me... I believe we know that for certain because his sons are known and not living post 1790 Bess Antes has that information. Hopefully, Bess will reply ... Cynthia

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

64046404 — 2011-08-30 22:11:07Z

I am not convinced of the parents of Ann who married Andrew Bankson, but in my notes, and I will have to go back and find out what I read that I got this from, but I have scrawled "Robert Lee, father-in-law of Andrew Bankson" Also under that I put "check on this"...and another note in quotes, "Robert Lee of Anson Co. appears on a list of British Loyality Claims. These were claims to the British Government for restitution of losses incurred during the war"
My question is...Could the James Lee who married a Bankston's daughter have had a father named Robert and a sister named Ann (or Nancy Ann) who would have wed Andrew, son of Lawrence and Rebecca? Thus becoming the Ann Bankson, widow of Andrew, that I am searching for??? Any thoughts??? I will have to go back and read a lot of data in order to find where I found this. Wish me luck!

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

naomi2vickers — 2011-08-30 16:52:35Z

She is the Ann Bankston widow of Andrew. I don't know who her parents were and neither do I know who are the parents of William Adare/O'dear. The first record I have of William Adare is when he received land in Wilkes Co. in 1785. Before that I don't know where he came from. He was a Revolutionary Soldier and fought under Elijah Clarke. He received land grants in Wilkes Co. for his service. Elijah Clarke was previously in Anson Co. NC before the war and he married Hannah Harrington the daughter of Thomas Harrington who was also previously in Anson County. William's son Bozeman Adare sold land in 1894 in Montgomery Co. NC which was cut out of Anson County. This land was located near the land of Andrew and Ann Bankston. Bozeman was associated with the Harrington/Arrington, Whitmill, Bankston, Colson, Wakefield and Lee families of Montgomery Co. North Carolina.

This is the deed where Bozeman sold the land. This was taken from a book that abstracted the early deeds of Montgomery County.
MONTGOMERY CO. NC DEEDS - page 166
29 Dec. 1794 - Bozamon Adare to William Crittendon, 100 pounds, 140 acres on Lick Branch joining John Smith, Thomas Naron, and William Whitfield. Wit: Whitmill Harrington and James Bankston. Signed Bozamon Adare.

I think it was William Crittendon that married Sarah Lee, the daughter of Robert Lee. I think I have that right.

I tried to pinpoint where the land was located. It was located in what is present day Stanley Co. North Carolina.
Lick Branch came off of Long Creek and was near Great Bear Creek which is where Andrew Bankston had property and so did the Harrington family.

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

spiritsouth — 2011-08-29 09:48:17Z

Who are Nancy Ann Bankston's parents or... how does she fit in to the Bankston families of that time? Is she the same as the widow of Andrew? The survey, etc. is quite compelling because this Ethelred Wood is connected to Matthew Wood who involved with the three Bankston sons claiming land inherited from their father (Lawrence) and mother (Rebecca Hendricks) in Wilkes County, Georgia. I was never able to determine the connection of the Woods to the Bankstons.

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

spiritsouth — 2011-08-29 09:43:54Z

Hi,

You may want to join the BANKSTON-L@rootsweb.com by sending an email to that name with the word Subscribe in the subject line. Messages here are posted on that list but replies from the group are only posted here if the sender responds via this site.

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

naomi2vickers — 2011-08-28 20:27:26Z

This is my proof for thinking that ANN BANKSTON was the same person as NANCY ANN BANKSTON. I found this at the Georgia Department of Archives, located in Morrow Ga.

From the Ga. Surveyor General Plats, Colonial and Headright.
Plat Book II, page 170:
Plat for NANCY BANKSTON, in Jackson Co. Georgia, in the year 1801 - on MARBURY'S CREEK; the land being next to Cobb's land, Evan's land, T. Camp's land, and T. Jones's land. The chain carriers were Burrell Camp and Sherwood Camp.

Then I found in the deeds of Jackson Co. Ga. several deed conveyances that named ANN BANKSTON as the original land owner of this same land. Here is just one of those deeds.

Dec. 22, 1804 - Jackson Co. Ga. - Deed from Ethelred Wood, collector of tax, to Thomas Camp Sr., both of Jackson County, $3.00 for 600 acres, surveyed in the name of ANN BANKSTON, Thomas Camp and Thomas Jones as appears by sundry warrants returned by William Camp... Said land lying on the waters of Marbury's Creek, bounded by Cobbs, Evans, Jones and Cole. Wit: Nathan Camp & Disey Wood.

Nancy was the only female Bankston to receive land by grant in Jackson County.

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

myravg — 2011-08-27 19:39:16Z

Do you have any additional details on this story -- such as approximately when the emigration/immigration took place or names of the brotehrs?

Thanks for sharing.

Myra

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

MaryEWatson31 — 2011-08-27 16:11:21Z

Thank you. I'm especially interested in my Illinois Bankstons, and who may be my Elizabeth Bankston Taulbee's parents...especially her mother. My mtDNA Haplogroup is 'U2e' which is probably Swedish, and my female direct mtDNA line is stopped at Elizabeth Bankston Taulbee. So my next generation mtDNA would be her mother...wife of Silas Bankston?

MaryE

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

debernsen — 2011-08-27 15:50:02Z

Interesting reading this. In our family, we have a story of Bankson brothers who had an unfortunate incident in Sweden and emigrated. The story is that they changed their name and immigrated to America via Ireland.

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

MaryEWatson31 — 2011-08-26 17:56:03Z

I'm a DAR Daughter. When DAR Headquarters in Washington, DC finds errors in established DAR papers, they reject membership applications for new members until the errors have been corrected. You might want to report, and call attention to the errors in old membership papers.

Most of the staff in Washington is volunteers.

Regards,
MaryE

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

64046404 — 2011-08-26 17:08:45Z

Thanks again. Hate to bother you again, but the Adare family is on my mind again. Did they originally come from Ireland? What is the lineage of my Ann Adare Bankston. The Bankston family is fairly complete, but I don't have anything on the Adare family....other than what you gave me, that she may have been the sister of William, aunt of Bozeman...who were her parents? any leads. Who were Williams parents? So many questions...oh, and why do people keep using misinformation to register for DAR? How does it pass???? Mine-boggling! Thanks again.My email: mandgie@cox.net...mary

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

naomi2vickers — 2011-08-26 00:09:56Z

Mary, I will be glad to e-mail you privately but I don't have your address. You can send it to me at my e-mail address if you like. This is mine:
naomivickers@centurytel.net

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

MaryEWatson31 — 2011-08-25 23:13:23Z

Email me privately, and I will send you the Website address.

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

spiritsouth — 2011-08-25 22:10:30Z

Hi,

I have lots of info on Ancestry so I checked to make certain it is not my website or Bankston data which it isn't. Would you please send a link to that file so we can see the citations, etc., or who contributed the information? Thanks, Cynthia Forde-Beatty

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

64046404 — 2011-08-25 19:33:31Z

This makes more sense to me than the Ancestry.com idea that it was Ann O Dear from Ireland. I just couldn't figure that one out. You have given me good information and I will make a note of you for further discussions. For now, I am happy to just add Nancy Anne Adare as the wife of my Bankston relative. If you have the proof, I'd like to take a look at it. My tree is private, but that's because I just got tired of the wrong info out there. Thank you so much. I can be reached at mandgie@cox.net. Mary

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

MaryEWatson31 — 2011-08-24 19:01:48Z

This is MaryE again. I need to correct my above post. The lady who has her Bankstons pedigree on Ancestry.com has her Elijah Bankston in Illinois as the son of Elijah B. Bankston who died in Georgia 1849, and it is this Elijah who is the son of Jacob Bankston 1731- 1817 in Butt Co., Georgia.

That would still have the teenage Bankston siblings....Elizabeth and Elijah... making the long trip from Georgia to Illinois without parents, etc. I think their parents made the trip too, and are among the several adult Bankston's in early Illinois, and lived on for a good many more years.

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

MaryEWatson31 — 2011-08-24 16:32:16Z

I'm an Illinos Bankston descendant and am interested in these posts. My Bankston was Elizabeth Bankston who married Isaac D. Taulbee about 1802/3 in Clay Co., Kentucky. They left Perry Co., Kentucky in about mid 1820's and moved up to Fayette Co., Illinois where Elizabeth's brother had already moved to by 1809.

I believe...without concrete proof.... my Elizabeth Bankston Taulbee was a sister of Elijah Bankston, and they were both children of Silas Bankston, the early day Illinois Baptist Preacher.

But another Bankston researcher has a family tree on Ancestry.com that states Elijah Bankston was the son of Jacob Bankston who never left Georgia....and lived on for many more years. I just can not visualize my Elizabeth Bankston and her brother Elijah leaving Georgia as teenagers and making their way to Illinois, leaving their father behind in Georgia to live for many more years.

Do you know if my Elizabeth Bankston Taulbee descends from Ann Odare/Adair?

Another Mary...but I will sign off as MaryE

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

naomivickers642 — 2011-08-23 20:01:48Z

Mary, I never found a definitive document to prove that Anne that married Andrew Bankston was indeed Anne O'Dear or O'Dare. Adare/Adair was spelled many different ways. However what I do have is circumstantial evidence that she was an Adare. Bozeman Adare sold some land in Montgomery Co. NC in 1794 and James Bankston was a witness to that sale. The land was located near the land that Andrew Bankston had owned. By the way I have proof that Ann's full name was Nancy Ann Bankston. Bozeman had a sister in Jackson Co. Ga. named Nancy Adare. Well it is believed that she was his sister. But I think Bozeman's father William Adare named his daughter Nancy after his own sister, Nancy Ann. If you would like to discuss this family further you can e-mail me at naomivickers@centurytel.net
Naomi

Re: Bozeman Adair/Wakefield/Bankston

64046404 — 2011-08-22 23:06:58Z

Sorry to bother you, but did you ever reconcile your Odear/Adair/Adare research? I see so much of Ann O Dear from Ireland...I don't think this is who married Andrew Bankston . Can you help me out? I am related to the Bankstons.. Andrew, to James, then Jemima who married a Hooper, this is my direct line thru my father. It has been a constant "burr" in my backside that so many people just add in names because its on Ancestry.com. If you have any research that proves one way or the other, I would be interested in seeing it. Thank you. Mary

Re: Lamar and Monroe County

Tanyia41 — 2011-07-31 15:20:45Z

Thank you

Re: Lamar and Monroe County

sjover — 2011-07-29 12:09:02Z

The elder woman is Caucasian. It is a small southern community. My guess is she would have known Bankston's of all races. I know my own Bankston family to be multiracial. I'm Caucasian. My Bankston godson is African American. I'll ask the elder woman and also my cousin who honored me to be Godmother to her baby. Sara Jane Overstreet

Re: Lamar and Monroe County

Tanyia41 — 2011-07-28 23:58:28Z

Is the elder woman black, if so, could you find out if she remembers Kissie Lou Bankston? Thank you very much

Re: Lamar and Monroe County

sjover — 2011-07-28 10:17:23Z

I know an edler woman in Barnsville--a Bankston maiden name--who grew up in Johnstonville when it was active. It must have been active until about 50 or 60 years ago. There were apparently businesses and a Post Office at one time. I have driven Johnstonville Road and could not tell right off where the town would have been. There is a Lamar County history published. It is an older book and I have not been able to get a copy--just access at local libraries. I think I have run across that book on ancestry.com.

I do have a Wilborn Bankston (not my direct ancestor so I haven't followed him much) dates 1805-1892. His father would be Hiram Bankston and that is my direct ancestor. I have Wilborn as having died in Monroe County GA. Lamar County was made about 1921 from several counties including Monroe, so that fellow is a possibility. That might be your fellow. He had a brother named Willoughby Bankston who was my ancestor.

I didn't grow up here so there are many things about the area that I do not know. I moved here as an adult to work in the public school system. I'm learning from scratch myself. At least I'm close now so working this line of genealogy is easier than being in a different area.

Sara Jane Overstreet, sjoverstreet@bellsouth

Re: Lamar and Monroe County

Tanyia41 — 2011-07-28 02:44:08Z

Kissie Lou Bankston White was born to Allen and Jane Bankston who lived in the 504 militia district in Johnstonville in the 1880 census. What do you know about the history of this district? I believe my family was owned
by Wilborn Bankston. When did Johnstonville become nonexistent.

Re: Lamar and Monroe County

sjover — 2011-07-21 23:59:09Z

I have Bankston ancestry in Lamar and Pike Counties in GA. Let me just start with one or two. Charlotte Bankston married Bussey, and she was the child of James Abner Bankston (1832-1879) of Pike Co GA. J. A. Bankston was the child of Willoughby Slaydon Bankston died 1870. I have that Bankston line back to New Amsterdam. Also, Lamar County GA was only formed about 100 years ago when it was taken out of several mother counties with Monroe Co and Pike Co GA among the counties from which Lamar Co GA was formed. While I do not have the name of the particular individual in your query, I do know Johnstonville GA history--now no longer a town. I live in the area. That does not mean I have found everybody, but at least I have met local edler Bankstons who know more than I do! Sara Jane Overstreet, sjoverstreet@bellsouth.net

BANKSTON Linnie M. 1933-2011 Youngstown, Ohio

Lace_Lynch — 2011-06-12 11:46:34Z

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO – Funeral services will be Tuesday at noon at the New Hope Baptist Church for Mrs. Linnie M. Bankston, 77, of Youngstown, Ohio, who departed this life Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Health Center.

Mrs. Bankston was born Oct. 4, 1933, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Edward and Lula Baskins.

She was a jewelry manager at K-Mart, a homemaker and a graduate of North High School .

She was a member of the church and the AARP.

Her husband, Robert F. Bankston, whom she married July 26, 1952, died Dec. 9, 1995.

She leaves her children, Robin C. Smith of Silver Spring, Md., Theresa A. (Charles) Robinson of Fort Washington, Md., Deborah M. Mitchell of Cleveland, and Kimberly Bankston (Kelvin) Brown and Carolyn Y. Maxwell, both of Youngstown, Ohio; a brother, Richard Baskins of Texas; and six grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Barbara Bankston; a brother, Henry Benson; two sisters, Alice Benson and Mary Louise Mathis; and a grandson, Keyonte J. Brown.

Friends may call from 11 a.m. to noon at the church on Tuesday.

Arrangements are being handled by the F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home.

Mahoning

Re: James & Levisa Bankston - Arkansas to Red River County, Texas

LindaBailey410 — 2011-03-28 00:34:52Z

I was told they are buried in Garetts Bluff Texas but when they put the Hwy in they just push over the head stones and laid the Hwy down on top of our people. William Coleman Smith and Willie Mae Sherrer- Smith my gr grandparents are buried there he is the son of Coleman and Julie Bankston-Smith my gr. gr. grandparents. They have a headstone up. The Smith's had land on both sides Texas and Oklahoma.

Re: Benjamin Mosley Bankston

chipnblen — 2011-03-06 04:31:49Z

Is it possible that Benjamin M. and Thomas M. are the same person? I can't imagine why, but maybe Thomas changed his name to Benjamin.

Re: James & Levisa Bankston - Arkansas to Red River County, Texas

jlanoux — 2011-02-13 01:28:43Z

Well, I know Micajah Bankston m. 29 Aug 1852 Sarah Jackson, dau of James Jackson and Amanda Smith, and sister of Calvin Gilmore Jackson, who is my wife's gr/grandfather. Most of the Jacksons lived around Lone Star in RR Co. and are buried in Lone Star Cemetery. I seem to recall that the Bankstons lived mostly around Detroit -- but it's been a long time since I did anything on that line.