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     Absalom Pollard Sr. was born on 1 January 1760 at New Kent Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Leanna L. Banks, daughter of Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks and Sarah Proctor, before 1786
; per FindAGrave, their son, Granville, was born in 1786.^2,3
Absalom Pollard Sr. died on 29 August 1835 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 75.¹
Absalom Pollard Sr. was buried after 29 August 1835 at Old Pollard Place Cemetery, Lancaster, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Jan. 1, 1760, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
     Death:      Aug. 29, 1835, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
     Absalom POLLARD Sr. enlisted in the 1st Virginia State Regiment in March of 1777 at the age of 17. Although he enlisted in March, he does not show up on the payroll until Oct 1777 as a Corporal in Captain John Camps Company. He was at Valley Forge serving in Camp’s Company and later under Captain Jacob Valentine. He fought with the 1st VA at the battle of Monmouth in June of 1778 and the Battle of Stony Point in July of 1779. His three year enlistment was due to expire in 1780 and he returned to Virginia in late 1779 as the 1st VA was ordered back to the state. He likely participated in the battle of Yorktown as a member of the Virginia Militia in 1781. He applied for and received warrant for 200 acres on the Little Barren River on 11 May 1784 at Richmond, Virginia for 3 years of service as a Corporal in the Virginia Line as well as receiving a pension for his service in 1830.
     He moved to Amherst County, VA about the time he married Leanna Banks (Daughter of Linn Banks and Sarah (Proctor) Banks in 1782, where their first four children, Abner, Granville, Staunton, and John were born. It is believed they moved to Lincoln County between 1787 and 1789, (a Virginia County until 1792 when Kentucky became a State). Later, this section of Lincoln County where today's City of Lancaster is situated became Garrard County, Kentucky in 1796, where they had their next eight children, Sarah, Leaner, Malinda, Pamelia, Nancy, Absalom Jr., Reuben, and James.
     He was serving as a Captain in the 1st Division, 2nd Brigade, 6th Regiment of the Kentucky Cornstalk Militia in 1792.
     He died August 30, 1835 and was buried with “Full Military Honors.”
     Family links: Spouse: Leanna L Banks Pollard (1763 - 1845)
     Children:
      Granville Pollard (1786 - 1846)*
      John Banks Pollard (1787 - 1853)*
      Stanton Pollard (1787 - 1875)*
      Sarah Pollard Naylor (1793 - 1880)*
      Nancy Permelia Pollard (1798 - 1884)*
      Absalom Pollard (1799 - 1864)*
     Inscription: Absalom Pollard died August 30th 1835 aged 80 years
     Note: Inscription from pension affidavit submitted by Lewis V. Philips in January 1855.
     Burial: Old Pollard Place Cemetery, Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Ben Pollard
     Record added: Apr 19, 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial# 145223531.¹
     Absalom Pollard Sr. was also known as Absolom Rollard.²

Absalom Pollard Sr. began military service between 1777 and 1781 at Revolutionary War, Virginia, USA, Virginia Militia.¹

     Mary/Mollie Banks was born on 14 May 1770 at prob. Amherst Co., Virginia, USA; Transcription of old Mayfield bible contained in supporting documents to DAR Application #814269.² She married Isaac Mayfield Jr., son of Isaac Mayfield Sr. and Jean "Jane" Baxter, on 24 December 1789 at Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Marriage bond contained in supporting documents to DAR Applications #814269 and #678822.^1,2,4
Mary/Mollie Banks died before 1830 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; her husband remarried in 1830.⁵
     In Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks's will dated 27 December 1799 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA, Mary/Mollie Banks was named as an heir;      Transcription of will contained in supporting documents to DAR Application #814269, citing Microfulm #25145 pt., Salt Lake City film #183232 and Garrard Co., KY Book of Wills, Vol. A 1797-1805, pp. 24-26

     "In the name of' God Amen.
     I Linn Banks of Garrard County and Commonwealth of _ Kentucky sick and weak but of a perfect mind and Memory do constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to Wit. I lend unto my beloved Sarah Banks during her natural life the use and benefit of the tract of land I now live on with the f our Negroes Jude, Charity, Esther and Grace,· the Household and. Kitchin Furniture plantation and utensils the stock of all kind with the crop that may be on said plantation at the time of' my decease and at her death to be divided as follows. Item I give and bequeath to my Children William Banks, Leanner Pollard, Sarah Pendleton, Lucy Marksbury, Mary Mayfield, John Banks, Cevina Taylor, Susannah Banks, Nancy Wilson, Garrard Banks, and my Grandson Arasha Hudson two tracts of land one of four hundred and thirty three and one third acres lying on Robinson Creek a branch of Green River the other of two hundred acres lying on Green River, with the three f first mentioned Negroes that have lent my Wife, and also all the stock, Household and Kitchin furniture with the plantation Utensils that may be at the time of my Wife's descease to be equally divided among them at my wife's death to them and their Heirs f forever -----I give and bequeath to my Dauthter Sophia the last mentioned Negroe that     have in this my Will lent my wife during her life named Grace to be hers at the time of my Wife 's decease with her future Increase to her and her Heirs forever ---- I give and bequeath, to my Grandson Linn Banks son of William Banks the tract of land" and plantation whereon I now live to be his at the time of my wife 's death to him and his Heirs forever, and should any dispute arise between the legatees of this . my Will and Testament with respect to the distribution of my Estate and the true intent and meaning of' this my · said Will, my will and desire is th.at the same shall be left to the Judgment and determination of John Bryant, James Thompson, and Samuel Gill, Gentlemen, and their opinion to be final in any such matter. And lastly do appoint my sons William Banks, John Banks, and Garrard Banks Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made and declaring this to be my final Will. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine."
          Signed, sealed and acknowledge      )
          In the presence of          )     Linn Banks
          John Bryant
          William Steen
          Isaac Marksberry
     DAR Application #678822 cites "Linn Banks Will, Tylers Quarterly Magazine, "Adam Banks of Stafford Co., VA."^2,4,6

     Isaac Mayfield Jr. was born on 20 June 1769 at prob. Amherst Co., Virginia, USA; Transcription of old Mayfield bible contained in supporting documents to DAR Application #814269.³ He married Mary/Mollie Banks, daughter of Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks and Sarah Proctor, on 24 December 1789 at Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Marriage bond contained in supporting documents to DAR Applications #814269 and #678822.^1,3,4 Isaac Mayfield Jr. married Mary "Polly" Wolf/Woolf circa 28 July 1830 at Pulaski Co., Kentucky, USA,
; his 2nd wife.⁵
Isaac Mayfield Jr. was buried in April 1849 at Vernal-Mayfield Cemetery, Monroe Co., Indiana, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Jun. 20, 1769, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
     Death:      Apr., 1849, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
     Son of Isaac Mayfield, Sr. and Jean "Jane" (Baxter) Mayfield. Isaac was married twice. His first wife, and mother of all of his children, was Mary Ann "Mollie" Banks. After she died, Isaac married the widow of a cousin (John Mayfield), Mary "Polly" (Woolf) Mayfield, abt 28 July 1830, in Pulaski Co., KY. Polly remained in KY when Isaac moved to IN.
     Note: Although his headstone indicates he was "Sen'r", he was "Jr." first, and his son Isaac was III.
     Family links: Spouse: Mary Wolf or Woolf Mayfield (1770 - 1848)
     Children:
      Leroy Mayfield (1791 - 1851)*
      John Wesley Mayfield (1803 - 1876)*
      John B. Mayfield (1808 - 1893)*
      John Mayfield (1808 - 1899)*
     Inscription: Isaac Mayfield, Sen'r Died Apr 1849 Aged 79 years, 10 months
     Burial: Vernal-Mayfield Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
     Created by: Doy G
     Record added: Jun 29, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 54270393.²
Isaac Mayfield Jr. died in April 1849 at Monroe Co., Indiana, USA, at age 79.³

     Lucy Banks was born in 1772 at Grant Co., Kentucky, USA.³ She married Samuel (IV) Marksbury, son of Samuel (III) Marksbury and Isabella Elizabeth Owens, on 15 November 1790
; per Ancestry message from ShelleyE23: "Marriage Records of Lincoln County, Kentucky 1781-1792 Name: Samuel Marksberry Spouse: Lucy Banks Marriage Date: 16 Nov 1790 by consent of Linn Banks (her father.)^1,4"
     Lucy Banks was also known as Lucina Banks.³
In Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks's will dated 27 December 1799 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA, Lucy Banks was named as an heir;      Transcription of will contained in supporting documents to DAR Application #814269, citing Microfulm #25145 pt., Salt Lake City film #183232 and Garrard Co., KY Book of Wills, Vol. A 1797-1805, pp. 24-26

     "In the name of' God Amen.
     I Linn Banks of Garrard County and Commonwealth of _ Kentucky sick and weak but of a perfect mind and Memory do constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to Wit. I lend unto my beloved Sarah Banks during her natural life the use and benefit of the tract of land I now live on with the f our Negroes Jude, Charity, Esther and Grace,· the Household and. Kitchin Furniture plantation and utensils the stock of all kind with the crop that may be on said plantation at the time of' my decease and at her death to be divided as follows. Item I give and bequeath to my Children William Banks, Leanner Pollard, Sarah Pendleton, Lucy Marksbury, Mary Mayfield, John Banks, Cevina Taylor, Susannah Banks, Nancy Wilson, Garrard Banks, and my Grandson Arasha Hudson two tracts of land one of four hundred and thirty three and one third acres lying on Robinson Creek a branch of Green River the other of two hundred acres lying on Green River, with the three f first mentioned Negroes that have lent my Wife, and also all the stock, Household and Kitchin furniture with the plantation Utensils that may be at the time of my Wife's descease to be equally divided among them at my wife's death to them and their Heirs f forever -----I give and bequeath to my Dauthter Sophia the last mentioned Negroe that     have in this my Will lent my wife during her life named Grace to be hers at the time of my Wife 's decease with her future Increase to her and her Heirs forever ---- I give and bequeath, to my Grandson Linn Banks son of William Banks the tract of land" and plantation whereon I now live to be his at the time of my wife 's death to him and his Heirs forever, and should any dispute arise between the legatees of this . my Will and Testament with respect to the distribution of my Estate and the true intent and meaning of' this my · said Will, my will and desire is th.at the same shall be left to the Judgment and determination of John Bryant, James Thompson, and Samuel Gill, Gentlemen, and their opinion to be final in any such matter. And lastly do appoint my sons William Banks, John Banks, and Garrard Banks Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made and declaring this to be my final Will. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine."
          Signed, sealed and acknowledge      )
          In the presence of          )     Linn Banks
          John Bryant
          William Steen
          Isaac Marksberry
     DAR Application #678822 cites "Linn Banks Will, Tylers Quarterly Magazine, "Adam Banks of Stafford Co., VA."^5,6,7

Lucy Banks appeared in the census of 1810 at Lancaster, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; [Next to Samuel (III) Marksberry, her father-in-law, and an unknown "Wm Marksberry".]
p. 208, line 31
     Name:     Lucy Marksberry
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     Lancaster, Garrard, Kentucky
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     1
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     1
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     3
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     1
     Number of Household Members:     6.⁸

     Samuel (IV) Marksbury was born on 1 November 1768 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA.⁵ He married Lucy Banks, daughter of Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks and Sarah Proctor, on 15 November 1790
; per Ancestry message from ShelleyE23: "Marriage Records of Lincoln County, Kentucky 1781-1792 Name: Samuel Marksberry Spouse: Lucy Banks Marriage Date: 16 Nov 1790 by consent of Linn Banks (her father.)^1,6"
Samuel (IV) Marksbury died on 4 June 1820 at Grant Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 51.²
     Samuel (IV) Marksbury appeared in the census of 1800 at Tax List, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA.⁷
In Samuel (III) Marksbury's will dated 16 August 1811 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA, Samuel (IV) Marksbury was named as an heir; McAdams, Harry Kennett. Kentucky pioneer and court records : abstracts of early wills, deeds, and marriages from court houses and records of old Bibles, churches, grave yards, and cemeteries. Lexington, Ky.: Mrs. H.K. McAdams, 1929m p, 43:

     Lavinia Banks was born circa 1777; Aged 83 in the 1860 census.³ She married Mooreman Taylor on 29 March 1794 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Marriage Record #1: Ancestry.com - Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Marriage Record #2: Ancestry.com - Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Source Information
Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.^1,4,5
     In Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks's will dated 27 December 1799 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA, Lavinia Banks was named as an heir;      Transcription of will contained in supporting documents to DAR Application #814269, citing Microfulm #25145 pt., Salt Lake City film #183232 and Garrard Co., KY Book of Wills, Vol. A 1797-1805, pp. 24-26

     "In the name of' God Amen.
     I Linn Banks of Garrard County and Commonwealth of _ Kentucky sick and weak but of a perfect mind and Memory do constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to Wit. I lend unto my beloved Sarah Banks during her natural life the use and benefit of the tract of land I now live on with the f our Negroes Jude, Charity, Esther and Grace,· the Household and. Kitchin Furniture plantation and utensils the stock of all kind with the crop that may be on said plantation at the time of' my decease and at her death to be divided as follows. Item I give and bequeath to my Children William Banks, Leanner Pollard, Sarah Pendleton, Lucy Marksbury, Mary Mayfield, John Banks, Cevina Taylor, Susannah Banks, Nancy Wilson, Garrard Banks, and my Grandson Arasha Hudson two tracts of land one of four hundred and thirty three and one third acres lying on Robinson Creek a branch of Green River the other of two hundred acres lying on Green River, with the three f first mentioned Negroes that have lent my Wife, and also all the stock, Household and Kitchin furniture with the plantation Utensils that may be at the time of my Wife's descease to be equally divided among them at my wife's death to them and their Heirs f forever -----I give and bequeath to my Dauthter Sophia the last mentioned Negroe that     have in this my Will lent my wife during her life named Grace to be hers at the time of my Wife 's decease with her future Increase to her and her Heirs forever ---- I give and bequeath, to my Grandson Linn Banks son of William Banks the tract of land" and plantation whereon I now live to be his at the time of my wife 's death to him and his Heirs forever, and should any dispute arise between the legatees of this . my Will and Testament with respect to the distribution of my Estate and the true intent and meaning of' this my · said Will, my will and desire is th.at the same shall be left to the Judgment and determination of John Bryant, James Thompson, and Samuel Gill, Gentlemen, and their opinion to be final in any such matter. And lastly do appoint my sons William Banks, John Banks, and Garrard Banks Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made and declaring this to be my final Will. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine."
          Signed, sealed and acknowledge      )
          In the presence of          )     Linn Banks
          John Bryant
          William Steen
          Isaac Marksberry
     DAR Application #678822 cites "Linn Banks Will, Tylers Quarterly Magazine, "Adam Banks of Stafford Co., VA."^6,7,8

Lavinia Banks and Mooreman Taylor appeared in the census of 1810 at Lancaster, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 228, line 4 (in alphabetical order)
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁹

Lavinia Banks and Mooreman Taylor appeared in the census of 7 August 1820 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 90, line 15
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹⁰

Lavinia Banks was listed as a resident in Elizabeth Taylor's household in the census report on 28 August 1850 at District 2, Carroll Co., Kentucky, USA; Elizabeth and her mother are next door to her 1st cousin, Samuel BANKS.
p. 205-B, lines 22-26, dwelling 207, family 215

Lavinia Banks was listed as a resident in Lorena Taylor's household in the census report on 20 August 1860 at Milton, Trimble Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 311, lines 26-31, dwelling 792, family 787
26 TAYLOR, Luruna 45 [1815 ] F W $300 Garard [sic] Co. KY
27 " , Turrissa 56 [1804] F W Garard [sic] Co. KY
28 " , Levina 83 [1777] F W VA
29 " , Elizabeth 61 [1799] SF W Garard [sic] Co. KY
30 SADLER, Benj. 12 [1848] M W --- Attended school
31 " , Olive 7 [1853] F W Trimble Co KY.³

     Mooreman Taylor was born on 26 March 1769 at North Carolina, USA.^3,4 He married Lavinia Banks, daughter of Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks and Sarah Proctor, on 29 March 1794 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Marriage Record #1: Ancestry.com - Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Marriage Record #2: Ancestry.com - Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Source Information
Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.^5,3,4
Mooreman Taylor died on 16 September 1827 at Butler Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 58.^3,4
     Mooreman Taylor was also known as Norman Taylor.^5,6

Mooreman Taylor appeared in the census of 1800 at Tax Llist, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; Ancestry.com - Kentucky, U.S., Tax Lists, 1799-1801
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., Tax Lists, 1799-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005.⁷

Mooreman Taylor and Lavinia Banks appeared in the census of 1810 at Lancaster, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 228, line 4 (in alphabetical order)
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁸

Mooreman Taylor and Lavinia Banks appeared in the census of 7 August 1820 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 90, line 15
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁹

     Nancy Banks married William Wilson on 19 February 1798 at Lancaster, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records
     Garrison Co., Lancaster Court House
     William Wilson-Nanny Banks. Feb. 19, 1798. Linn Banks, father.
     Ancestry.com. Kentucky pioneer and court records [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
     Original data: McAdams, Harry Kennett. Kentucky pioneer and court records : abstracts of early wills, deeds, and marriages from court houses and records of old Bibles, churches, grave yards, and cemeteries. Lexington, Ky.: Mrs. H.K. McAdams, 1929.
Ancestry.com - Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965
     Name:     Nancy Banks
     Gender:     Female
     Marriage Date:     19 Feb 1798
     Marriage Place:     Garrard, Kentucky, USA
     Father:     Linn Banks
     Spouse:     William Wilson
     Film Number:     000183256
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.^1,3,4
     In Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks's will dated 27 December 1799 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA, Nancy Banks was named as an heir;      Transcription of will contained in supporting documents to DAR Application #814269, citing Microfulm #25145 pt., Salt Lake City film #183232 and Garrard Co., KY Book of Wills, Vol. A 1797-1805, pp. 24-26

     "In the name of' God Amen.
     I Linn Banks of Garrard County and Commonwealth of _ Kentucky sick and weak but of a perfect mind and Memory do constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to Wit. I lend unto my beloved Sarah Banks during her natural life the use and benefit of the tract of land I now live on with the f our Negroes Jude, Charity, Esther and Grace,· the Household and. Kitchin Furniture plantation and utensils the stock of all kind with the crop that may be on said plantation at the time of' my decease and at her death to be divided as follows. Item I give and bequeath to my Children William Banks, Leanner Pollard, Sarah Pendleton, Lucy Marksbury, Mary Mayfield, John Banks, Cevina Taylor, Susannah Banks, Nancy Wilson, Garrard Banks, and my Grandson Arasha Hudson two tracts of land one of four hundred and thirty three and one third acres lying on Robinson Creek a branch of Green River the other of two hundred acres lying on Green River, with the three f first mentioned Negroes that have lent my Wife, and also all the stock, Household and Kitchin furniture with the plantation Utensils that may be at the time of my Wife's descease to be equally divided among them at my wife's death to them and their Heirs f forever -----I give and bequeath to my Dauthter Sophia the last mentioned Negroe that     have in this my Will lent my wife during her life named Grace to be hers at the time of my Wife 's decease with her future Increase to her and her Heirs forever ---- I give and bequeath, to my Grandson Linn Banks son of William Banks the tract of land" and plantation whereon I now live to be his at the time of my wife 's death to him and his Heirs forever, and should any dispute arise between the legatees of this . my Will and Testament with respect to the distribution of my Estate and the true intent and meaning of' this my · said Will, my will and desire is th.at the same shall be left to the Judgment and determination of John Bryant, James Thompson, and Samuel Gill, Gentlemen, and their opinion to be final in any such matter. And lastly do appoint my sons William Banks, John Banks, and Garrard Banks Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made and declaring this to be my final Will. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine."
          Signed, sealed and acknowledge      )
          In the presence of          )     Linn Banks
          John Bryant
          William Steen
          Isaac Marksberry
     DAR Application #678822 cites "Linn Banks Will, Tylers Quarterly Magazine, "Adam Banks of Stafford Co., VA."^5,6,7

     William Wilson married Nancy Banks, daughter of Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks and Sarah Proctor, on 19 February 1798 at Lancaster, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records
     Garrison Co., Lancaster Court House
     William Wilson-Nanny Banks. Feb. 19, 1798. Linn Banks, father.
     Ancestry.com. Kentucky pioneer and court records [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
     Original data: McAdams, Harry Kennett. Kentucky pioneer and court records : abstracts of early wills, deeds, and marriages from court houses and records of old Bibles, churches, grave yards, and cemeteries. Lexington, Ky.: Mrs. H.K. McAdams, 1929.
Ancestry.com - Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965
     Name:     Nancy Banks
     Gender:     Female
     Marriage Date:     19 Feb 1798
     Marriage Place:     Garrard, Kentucky, USA
     Father:     Linn Banks
     Spouse:     William Wilson
     Film Number:     000183256
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.^1,2,3

     Susan Banks married Frederick Huffman.¹

     Sophia P. Banks was born between 1784 and 1787 at Virginia, USA; Aged 63 in the 1850 census; 76 in 1860; 86 in 1870.^4,5,6 She married William Mills, son of Edward C. Mills Sr. and Keziah Pritchett, on 21 June 1803 at Lincoln Co. (now Garrard Co.), Kentucky, USA,
;
Date of License from: Ancestry.com - Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
     Name:     Sophia Banks
     Gender:     Female
     Marriage Date:     21 Jun 1803
     Marriage Place:     Garrard, Kentucky, USA
     Spouse:     William Mills
     Film Number:     000183256
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.^1,2,7,8
Sophia P. Banks died in 1873 at Caldwell, Burleson Co., Texas, USA.^7,9
      ;
Although several documents (e.e., Unknown [1907] and a newspaper article) state that Sophia died in Texas, it seems likely that Sophia (BANKS) MILLS returned to Kentucky after her husband's death in TX in 1846 and then lived with one or more of her children until her death. A Sophia MILLS (born in VA) appears in various households the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses of Pulaski Co., KY.
     1850 - Page: 19B; Line 35 - Sophia MILLS 63 [1787] F VA
     1860 - Page: 259; Line 17 - Sophia MILLS 76 [1784] F VA
     1870 - Page: 352-A; Line 6 - Sophia MILLS 86 [1784] F W VA

There is also a Find A Grave record for a Sophia MILLS buried in the Mills Cemetery in Pulaski Co., KY. There are no dates for this person and burial was recorded based on "Pulaski County KY Historical Society Cemetery records." G A Vaut.^{4,10,11,12,13,7,14} Sophia P. Banks was also known as Sophia Penn Banks I don't have a meaningful source for the middle name "Penn."⁹

Reference:
See Unknown [1907:374-5] for more details on this MILLS family and the children of William and Sophia (BANKS) MILLS. Also see article from the "Interior Journal", Stanford, KY Jan. 2, 1953.

The following was composed from information found online at Google Books in a publication entitled "A Twentieth century history of southwest Texas, Volume 2". By Lewis Publishing Company. Pages 374-376. See note at end of quotation.
     "William Mills (grandfather to Green W. Mills - the subject of a prior paragraph) was born in North Carolina but moved to Kentucky, and became a pioneer of Pulaski County. He was a hatter by trade for a number of years, moved to Missouri in 1841, near Palmyra, and lived there for four years until he moved to Jackson County, Texas in 1845, where he died the following year. He married Sophia P. Banks, daughter of distiguished Revolutionary War soldier, Lynn Banks.
     "Lynn Banks commanded a regiment as it's colonel, at the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. He was then promoted to Brigadier General and served under General George Washington. He moved with his family from Virginia to Kentucky, and became a pioneer settler of Lancaster. He died in September 1799.
     "One of Lynn's sons, William Banks, served as a major in the War of 1812. Edward Mills, a brother of William Mills, also served in the War of 1812 and was killed in the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815.
     "William Mills and Sophia (Banks) Mills raised a large family. Their children are named as: Henry P., James L., Edward, William G., Richmond, Samuel F., Keziah, Letitia and Elizabeth. The publication then recounts information about the six sons of William and Sophia, and grandson Green W. Mills.
     "Henry P. Mills, the oldest son, went to Texas in March 1836, commanding a group of eighty Kentucky soldiers. The group met up with Fannin at Goliad, Texas, where he and his troup were surrounded by Mexican soldiers, narrowly escaping death, but were taken prisoner and forced to witness the massacre of Fannin and his men. Subsequently, Henry P. Mills served in the Texas army, rose to the rank of major, and died in service, in 1838. His heirs (names not mentioned) were given two tracts of land in Wharton and Jackson counties.
     "James L. Mills, who was present with brother Henry at the Fannin massacre, is listed in 1841 as a member of Captain Henry E. McCulloch's company, was in the engagement at Plum Creek, afterwords joining the Mier expedition. He was among those captured and taken to Mexico, escaped and was re-captured, only to be returned to Mexico, where he worked for two years on a chain gang at Castle Perote. He was then "exchanged" and returned to Texas, where he settled on a farm in Gonzales County.
     "Edward Mills came to Texas in 1838 and spent most of his life in Jackson County.
     "William G. Mills was a life-long resident of Kentucky and worked in Lebanon for forty years in the livery business.
     "Richmond Mills lived all of his life in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
     "Samuel F. Mills was raised in Kentucky. At the age of 19 he enlisted in Company H, 4th Kentucky Infantry for the Mexican War. He took part in numerous engagements, including the Battle of Cerro Gordo, and spent ten months on garrison duty in Mexico City, Mexico. After the war ended, he returned to the old Kentucky home, residing there until 1872. In that year he moved to Caldwell County, Texas, spending the remainder of his life in that county, till he died in August 1896. He was married to Mary S. Woodcock, born in Pulaski County, Kentucky, and daughter of Stephen Woodcock and Sally Zachary. Mary died in 1873. Samuel and Mary's children are: William - died in infancy, David - died at age 19, Green W., Keziah S., Richmond R., Nannie - died at age 9, Robert B. - died at age 27, and Sally G.
     "Green W. Mills (subject of the article) and son of Samuel F. Mills and Mary S. Woodcock, was the third-oldest child, and went to Texas as a young man, with his family. At age 18 he started work as a drover, driving cattle for seven years, from Kansas to Nebraska. He afterward engaged in farming for twenty years. In 1894 he was elected cotton weigher, and then elected justice of the peace for Precinct 1 Lockhart. In 1882 he married Mary J. Whittenberg, born in Bell County, Texas, daughter of Jacob W. Whittenberg and Roselle Miller. This publication lists one child for the couple: Roger Q. Mills.
     ***Note: Please note that the military information found in this publication has not yet been substantiated, so there is a definite possibility that some of it is incorrect. (In particular, I have not seen any historical references to Lynn Banks serving as a Brigadier General.) The Edward Mills mentioned above, that was killed in the Battle of New Orleans, was actually half-brother to William Mills, according to author Jane Pritchett Banks (references found on pages 19 and 23 of her book, The Banks Family). According to the author, her grandmother, who was Elizabeth (Mills) Banks, was very much attached to her half-brother, who she always referred to as "Little Eddie Mills". Eddie was the son of Edward Mills and his second wife, Jennie (maiden name unknown). Eddie is stated to have been last seen as he went into the Battle of New Orleans, which of course does coincide with the above info on him. As to the date of death given here for Lynn Banks, we know this is incorrect, as he signed his will in December of 1799.^2,7,15

Sophia P. Banks was listed as a resident in Sarah A. "Sallie" Cundiff's household in the census report;
Sophia is still living with her widowed daughter-in-law.
pp. 351-A & 352-B, lines 40 & 1-6, dwelling 29, family 29
     40 MILLS, Sarah 42 [1828] F W Keeping House $1000 $880 KY
     1 " , John S. 21 [1849] M W Miller KY Attended School
     2 " , Henry 19 [1851] M W Farmer KY Attended School
     3 " , Thompson 17 [1853] M W Work on farm KY Attended School
     4 " , Louisa E. 13 [1857] F W At home KY Attended School
     5 " , Sarah R. 10 [1860] F W At home KY Attended School
     6 " , Sophia 86 [1784] F W VA.¹⁶
In Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks's will dated 27 December 1799 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA, Sophia P. Banks was named as an heir;      Transcription of will contained in supporting documents to DAR Application #814269, citing Microfulm #25145 pt., Salt Lake City film #183232 and Garrard Co., KY Book of Wills, Vol. A 1797-1805, pp. 24-26

     "In the name of' God Amen.
     I Linn Banks of Garrard County and Commonwealth of _ Kentucky sick and weak but of a perfect mind and Memory do constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to Wit. I lend unto my beloved Sarah Banks during her natural life the use and benefit of the tract of land I now live on with the f our Negroes Jude, Charity, Esther and Grace,· the Household and. Kitchin Furniture plantation and utensils the stock of all kind with the crop that may be on said plantation at the time of' my decease and at her death to be divided as follows. Item I give and bequeath to my Children William Banks, Leanner Pollard, Sarah Pendleton, Lucy Marksbury, Mary Mayfield, John Banks, Cevina Taylor, Susannah Banks, Nancy Wilson, Garrard Banks, and my Grandson Arasha Hudson two tracts of land one of four hundred and thirty three and one third acres lying on Robinson Creek a branch of Green River the other of two hundred acres lying on Green River, with the three f first mentioned Negroes that have lent my Wife, and also all the stock, Household and Kitchin furniture with the plantation Utensils that may be at the time of my Wife's descease to be equally divided among them at my wife's death to them and their Heirs f forever -----I give and bequeath to my Dauthter Sophia the last mentioned Negroe that     have in this my Will lent my wife during her life named Grace to be hers at the time of my Wife 's decease with her future Increase to her and her Heirs forever ---- I give and bequeath, to my Grandson Linn Banks son of William Banks the tract of land" and plantation whereon I now live to be his at the time of my wife 's death to him and his Heirs forever, and should any dispute arise between the legatees of this . my Will and Testament with respect to the distribution of my Estate and the true intent and meaning of' this my · said Will, my will and desire is th.at the same shall be left to the Judgment and determination of John Bryant, James Thompson, and Samuel Gill, Gentlemen, and their opinion to be final in any such matter. And lastly do appoint my sons William Banks, John Banks, and Garrard Banks Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made and declaring this to be my final Will. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine."
          Signed, sealed and acknowledge      )
          In the presence of          )     Linn Banks
          John Bryant
          William Steen
          Isaac Marksberry
     DAR Application #678822 cites "Linn Banks Will, Tylers Quarterly Magazine, "Adam Banks of Stafford Co., VA."^17,18,19

Sophia P. Banks appeared in the census of 18 August 1850 at Division 1, Pulaski Co., Kentucky, USA;
Sarah is in the household of the newly married (m. 1850) John Quincy CUNDIFF who was the brother-in-law of the spouses of two of Sarah's children (Elizabeth and Richmond). She is next door to her son Richmond MILLS who married Sarah CUNDIFF, John Q.'s sister.
p. 19-B, lines 33-35, dwelling 255, family 255

Sophia P. Banks was listed as a resident in Sarah A. "Sallie" Cundiff's household in the census report on 28 June 1860 at District 1, Pulaski Co., Kentucky, USA;
Sophia is living with her widowed daughter-in-law, Sarah (CUNDIFF) MILLS, widow of Richmond Curie MILLS.
p. 259, lines 11-17, dwelling 721, family 707

     William Mills was born on 21 October 1778 at Dorchester Parish, Dorchester Co., Maryland, USA; Ancestry.com - Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911
     Name:     William Mills
     Gender:     Male
     Birth Date:     21 Oct 1778
     Birth Place:     Dorchester Parish, Dorchester, Maryland
     Father's name:     Edward Mills
     Mother's name:     Kezia
     FHL Film Number:     13889
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
     Original data: "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1600–1995." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.^3,4 He married Sophia P. Banks, daughter of Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks and Sarah Proctor, on 21 June 1803 at Lincoln Co. (now Garrard Co.), Kentucky, USA,
;
Date of License from: Ancestry.com - Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
     Name:     Sophia Banks
     Gender:     Female
     Marriage Date:     21 Jun 1803
     Marriage Place:     Garrard, Kentucky, USA
     Spouse:     William Mills
     Film Number:     000183256
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.^1,5,3,6
William Mills was buried in 1846 at Burleson Co., Texas, USA.⁷
William Mills died in 1846 at Texas, USA.^2,3
     Reference:
See Unknown [1907:374-5] for more details on this MILLS family and the children of William and Sophia (BANKS) MILLS. Also see article from the "Interior Journal", Stanford, KY Jan. 2, 1953.

The following was composed from information found online at Google Books in a publication entitled "A Twentieth century history of southwest Texas, Volume 2". By Lewis Publishing Company. Pages 374-376. See note at end of quotation.
     "William Mills (grandfather to Green W. Mills - the subject of a prior paragraph) was born in North Carolina but moved to Kentucky, and became a pioneer of Pulaski County. He was a hatter by trade for a number of years, moved to Missouri in 1841, near Palmyra, and lived there for four years until he moved to Jackson County, Texas in 1845, where he died the following year. He married Sophia P. Banks, daughter of distiguished Revolutionary War soldier, Lynn Banks.
     "Lynn Banks commanded a regiment as it's colonel, at the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. He was then promoted to Brigadier General and served under General George Washington. He moved with his family from Virginia to Kentucky, and became a pioneer settler of Lancaster. He died in September 1799.
     "One of Lynn's sons, William Banks, served as a major in the War of 1812. Edward Mills, a brother of William Mills, also served in the War of 1812 and was killed in the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815.
     "William Mills and Sophia (Banks) Mills raised a large family. Their children are named as: Henry P., James L., Edward, William G., Richmond, Samuel F., Keziah, Letitia and Elizabeth. The publication then recounts information about the six sons of William and Sophia, and grandson Green W. Mills.
     "Henry P. Mills, the oldest son, went to Texas in March 1836, commanding a group of eighty Kentucky soldiers. The group met up with Fannin at Goliad, Texas, where he and his troup were surrounded by Mexican soldiers, narrowly escaping death, but were taken prisoner and forced to witness the massacre of Fannin and his men. Subsequently, Henry P. Mills served in the Texas army, rose to the rank of major, and died in service, in 1838. His heirs (names not mentioned) were given two tracts of land in Wharton and Jackson counties.
     "James L. Mills, who was present with brother Henry at the Fannin massacre, is listed in 1841 as a member of Captain Henry E. McCulloch's company, was in the engagement at Plum Creek, afterwords joining the Mier expedition. He was among those captured and taken to Mexico, escaped and was re-captured, only to be returned to Mexico, where he worked for two years on a chain gang at Castle Perote. He was then "exchanged" and returned to Texas, where he settled on a farm in Gonzales County.
     "Edward Mills came to Texas in 1838 and spent most of his life in Jackson County.
     "William G. Mills was a life-long resident of Kentucky and worked in Lebanon for forty years in the livery business.
     "Richmond Mills lived all of his life in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
     "Samuel F. Mills was raised in Kentucky. At the age of 19 he enlisted in Company H, 4th Kentucky Infantry for the Mexican War. He took part in numerous engagements, including the Battle of Cerro Gordo, and spent ten months on garrison duty in Mexico City, Mexico. After the war ended, he returned to the old Kentucky home, residing there until 1872. In that year he moved to Caldwell County, Texas, spending the remainder of his life in that county, till he died in August 1896. He was married to Mary S. Woodcock, born in Pulaski County, Kentucky, and daughter of Stephen Woodcock and Sally Zachary. Mary died in 1873. Samuel and Mary's children are: William - died in infancy, David - died at age 19, Green W., Keziah S., Richmond R., Nannie - died at age 9, Robert B. - died at age 27, and Sally G.
     "Green W. Mills (subject of the article) and son of Samuel F. Mills and Mary S. Woodcock, was the third-oldest child, and went to Texas as a young man, with his family. At age 18 he started work as a drover, driving cattle for seven years, from Kansas to Nebraska. He afterward engaged in farming for twenty years. In 1894 he was elected cotton weigher, and then elected justice of the peace for Precinct 1 Lockhart. In 1882 he married Mary J. Whittenberg, born in Bell County, Texas, daughter of Jacob W. Whittenberg and Roselle Miller. This publication lists one child for the couple: Roger Q. Mills.
     ***Note: Please note that the military information found in this publication has not yet been substantiated, so there is a definite possibility that some of it is incorrect. (In particular, I have not seen any historical references to Lynn Banks serving as a Brigadier General.) The Edward Mills mentioned above, that was killed in the Battle of New Orleans, was actually half-brother to William Mills, according to author Jane Pritchett Banks (references found on pages 19 and 23 of her book, The Banks Family). According to the author, her grandmother, who was Elizabeth (Mills) Banks, was very much attached to her half-brother, who she always referred to as "Little Eddie Mills". Eddie was the son of Edward Mills and his second wife, Jennie (maiden name unknown). Eddie is stated to have been last seen as he went into the Battle of New Orleans, which of course does coincide with the above info on him. As to the date of death given here for Lynn Banks, we know this is incorrect, as he signed his will in December of 1799.^5,3,8

; per Banks [1908:21]: "He moved from Kentucky to Missouri in 1840, and later went to Texas."^2,9 He witnessed the marriage of Fontaine Fox Cundiff and Elizabeth S. Mills on 20 January 1841 at Pulaski Co., Kentucky, USA;
Ancestry.com - Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
     Name:     Fontain F. Cundiff
     Gender:     Male
     Marriage Date:     20 Jan 1841
     Marriage Place:     Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
     Spouse:     Elizabeth S. Mills
     Film Number:     000804052
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.^3,10

     Susannah Banks married Frederick Huffman.²

     In Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks's will dated 27 December 1799 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA, Susannah Banks was named as an heir;      Transcription of will contained in supporting documents to DAR Application #814269, citing Microfulm #25145 pt., Salt Lake City film #183232 and Garrard Co., KY Book of Wills, Vol. A 1797-1805, pp. 24-26

     "In the name of' God Amen.
     I Linn Banks of Garrard County and Commonwealth of _ Kentucky sick and weak but of a perfect mind and Memory do constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to Wit. I lend unto my beloved Sarah Banks during her natural life the use and benefit of the tract of land I now live on with the f our Negroes Jude, Charity, Esther and Grace,· the Household and. Kitchin Furniture plantation and utensils the stock of all kind with the crop that may be on said plantation at the time of' my decease and at her death to be divided as follows. Item I give and bequeath to my Children William Banks, Leanner Pollard, Sarah Pendleton, Lucy Marksbury, Mary Mayfield, John Banks, Cevina Taylor, Susannah Banks, Nancy Wilson, Garrard Banks, and my Grandson Arasha Hudson two tracts of land one of four hundred and thirty three and one third acres lying on Robinson Creek a branch of Green River the other of two hundred acres lying on Green River, with the three f first mentioned Negroes that have lent my Wife, and also all the stock, Household and Kitchin furniture with the plantation Utensils that may be at the time of my Wife's descease to be equally divided among them at my wife's death to them and their Heirs f forever -----I give and bequeath to my Dauthter Sophia the last mentioned Negroe that     have in this my Will lent my wife during her life named Grace to be hers at the time of my Wife 's decease with her future Increase to her and her Heirs forever ---- I give and bequeath, to my Grandson Linn Banks son of William Banks the tract of land" and plantation whereon I now live to be his at the time of my wife 's death to him and his Heirs forever, and should any dispute arise between the legatees of this . my Will and Testament with respect to the distribution of my Estate and the true intent and meaning of' this my · said Will, my will and desire is th.at the same shall be left to the Judgment and determination of John Bryant, James Thompson, and Samuel Gill, Gentlemen, and their opinion to be final in any such matter. And lastly do appoint my sons William Banks, John Banks, and Garrard Banks Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made and declaring this to be my final Will. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine."
          Signed, sealed and acknowledge      )
          In the presence of          )     Linn Banks
          John Bryant
          William Steen
          Isaac Marksberry
     DAR Application #678822 cites "Linn Banks Will, Tylers Quarterly Magazine, "Adam Banks of Stafford Co., VA."^2,3,4

     Rachel Marksbury was born in 1770 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA.^4,2 She married William Edward Banks, son of Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks and Sarah Proctor, on 30 June 1790 at Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA,
; his 1st wife
Ancestry.com - Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850
     Name:     William Banks
     Marriage Date:     30 Jun 1790
     Marriage Place:     Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
     Spouse:     Rachel Marksbury
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
     Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Comp.. Kentucky Marriages to 1850. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.^1,5
Rachel Marksbury died before December 1801 at prob. Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; her husband remarried 5 Dec 1801.¹
     In Samuel (III) Marksbury's will dated 16 August 1811 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA, Rachel Marksbury was named as an heir; McAdams, Harry Kennett. Kentucky pioneer and court records : abstracts of early wills, deeds, and marriages from court houses and records of old Bibles, churches, grave yards, and cemeteries. Lexington, Ky.: Mrs. H.K. McAdams, 1929m p, 43:

     Lynn Stanton Banks was born in 1792 at Kentucky, USA.¹ He married Naomi Taylor, daughter of Mooreman Taylor and Lavinia Banks, on 17 March 1824 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.³
Lynn Stanton Banks died on 15 September 1827.^1,4
     In Linn/Lynn Stanton Banks's will dated 27 December 1799 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA, Lynn Stanton Banks was named as an heir;      Transcription of will contained in supporting documents to DAR Application #814269, citing Microfulm #25145 pt., Salt Lake City film #183232 and Garrard Co., KY Book of Wills, Vol. A 1797-1805, pp. 24-26

     "In the name of' God Amen.
     I Linn Banks of Garrard County and Commonwealth of _ Kentucky sick and weak but of a perfect mind and Memory do constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to Wit. I lend unto my beloved Sarah Banks during her natural life the use and benefit of the tract of land I now live on with the f our Negroes Jude, Charity, Esther and Grace,· the Household and. Kitchin Furniture plantation and utensils the stock of all kind with the crop that may be on said plantation at the time of' my decease and at her death to be divided as follows. Item I give and bequeath to my Children William Banks, Leanner Pollard, Sarah Pendleton, Lucy Marksbury, Mary Mayfield, John Banks, Cevina Taylor, Susannah Banks, Nancy Wilson, Garrard Banks, and my Grandson Arasha Hudson two tracts of land one of four hundred and thirty three and one third acres lying on Robinson Creek a branch of Green River the other of two hundred acres lying on Green River, with the three f first mentioned Negroes that have lent my Wife, and also all the stock, Household and Kitchin furniture with the plantation Utensils that may be at the time of my Wife's descease to be equally divided among them at my wife's death to them and their Heirs f forever -----I give and bequeath to my Dauthter Sophia the last mentioned Negroe that     have in this my Will lent my wife during her life named Grace to be hers at the time of my Wife 's decease with her future Increase to her and her Heirs forever ---- I give and bequeath, to my Grandson Linn Banks son of William Banks the tract of land" and plantation whereon I now live to be his at the time of my wife 's death to him and his Heirs forever, and should any dispute arise between the legatees of this . my Will and Testament with respect to the distribution of my Estate and the true intent and meaning of' this my · said Will, my will and desire is th.at the same shall be left to the Judgment and determination of John Bryant, James Thompson, and Samuel Gill, Gentlemen, and their opinion to be final in any such matter. And lastly do appoint my sons William Banks, John Banks, and Garrard Banks Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made and declaring this to be my final Will. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine."
          Signed, sealed and acknowledge      )
          In the presence of          )     Linn Banks
          John Bryant
          William Steen
          Isaac Marksberry
     DAR Application #678822 cites "Linn Banks Will, Tylers Quarterly Magazine, "Adam Banks of Stafford Co., VA."^5,6,7

Lynn Stanton Banks began military service in 1812 at War of 1812, Kentucky, USA, per Banks [1908:9]: "Lynn Banks served in the War of 1812 as a substitute for his uncle Garrard "Harper" Banks, who was called home on account of illness in his family. Lynn was in the battle of the Thames. In this fight his hat-string was shot in two near his left ear. At the same time his horse, receiving twelve bullets, was shot from under him."
Record #1: Ancestry.com - U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815

Record #2: Ancestry.com -
Source Information: Direct Data Capture, comp. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812; Microfilm publication M602, 234 rolls; 654501; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984, Record Group 94; The National Archives in Washington, D.C.^8,9,10
Lynn Stanton Banks was mentioned in a land transaction on 23 June 1818 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA,
Memo: Ancestry.com - Kentucky, U.S., Land Grants, 1782-1924
Source Citation: Collection: The Kentucky Land Grants; Volume Number: 1; Part: 1; Title: Chapter VI Kentucky Land Warrants (1816-1873); Section: The Counties of Kentucky; Source Page Number: 467
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., Land Grants, 1782-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
Original data: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Vol. I-II. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925.¹¹

Lynn Stanton Banks and Naomi Taylor appeared in the census of 7 August 1820 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 91, line 21
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹²

     Samuel Garrard Banks was born in 1795 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,3 Marriage banns for Samuel Garrard Banks and Elizabeth "Betsy" Martin were published on 30 January 1819 at Shelby Co., Kentucky, USA; Ancestry.com - Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.⁴ Samuel Garrard Banks married Elizabeth "Betsy" Martin on 4 February 1819 at Shelby Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Shelby County, Kentucky, Marriage Bond Index, 1791-1822
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Shelby County, Kentucky, Marriage Bond Index, 1791-1822 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2001.
Original data: Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, comp. Marriage Bonds for Shelby County, Kentucky 1792-1800. Chillicothe, MO, USA: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, c1965.⁵
Samuel Garrard Banks died after 27 July 1870.¹
     Samuel Garrard Banks and Elizabeth "Betsy" Martin appeared in the census of 7 August 1820 at Shelby Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 161, line 35
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁶

Samuel Garrard Banks and Elizabeth "Betsy" Martin appeared in the census of 1830 at Oldham Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 297, line 7
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁷

Samuel Garrard Banks and Elizabeth "Betsy" Martin appeared in the census of 1840 at Trimble Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 331, line 27
Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁸

Samuel Garrard Banks and Elizabeth "Betsy" Martin appeared in the census of 28 August 1850 at District 2, Carroll Co., Kentucky, USA; Samuel is next door to his 1st cousin, Elizabeth Taylor, and his aunt, Lavinia (BANKS) Taylor.
p. 205-B, lines 27-33, dwelling 208, family 216
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁹

Samuel Garrard Banks and Elizabeth "Betsy" Martin appeared in the census of 16 August 1860 at Milton, Trimble Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 310, lines 28-31, dwelling 785, family 780
28 BANKS, Samuel 63 [1797 M W Farmer $250 $300 b. Garrard Co., KY
29 " , Elisabeth 62 [1798] F W VA
30 " , Jarret 31 [1829] M W Farmer b. Oldham Co., KY
31 " , George 22 [1838] M W Farmer b. Trimble Co., KY.³

Samuel Garrard Banks and Elizabeth "Betsy" Martin appeared in the census of 27 July 1870 at Milton, Trimble Co., Kentucky, USA; Samuel is next door to his married son, George (lines 33-39).
pp. 212-B & 213-A, lines 40 & 1, dwelling 28, family 28
Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.¹⁰

     Mary Delilah Banks was born in 1797 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,3 She married Isaac Mayfield on 15 March 1815 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA,
; per Banks [1908:9]: "Delilah married a first cousin, Isaac Mayfield, a spinning-wheel-wright and an excellent man."^1,3,4
Mary Delilah Banks died on 12 December 1823 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,3

     Isaac Mayfield married Mary Delilah Banks, daughter of William Edward Banks and Rachel Marksbury, on 15 March 1815 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA,
; per Banks [1908:9]: "Delilah married a first cousin, Isaac Mayfield, a spinning-wheel-wright and an excellent man."^1,2,3
Isaac Mayfield was buried after 12 December 1823 at Robert Collier Cemetery, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      1797, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Dec. 12, 1823, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
     Mary Banks married Isaac Mayfield 15 March 1815 in Garrard County
     Family links: Parents: William Banks (1762 - 1839)
     Siblings:
      Mary Delilah Banks Mayfield (1797 - 1823)
      Nancy Banks Phillips (1802 - 1827)*
      Daniel Proctor Banks (1810 - 1875)*
      Wesley Johnson Banks (1825 - 1913)*
     Inscription: Wife of Isaac
     Burial: Robert Collier Cemetery, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Wilda Dillion
     Record added: Feb 27, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 125695497.²

     Nancy Banks was born on 4 August 1802 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,2,3 She married William Phillips on 25 September 1820 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA.¹

Nancy Banks died on 22 January 1827 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 24.^1,3
Nancy Banks was buried after 22 January 1827 at Robert Collier Cemetery, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Aug. 4, 1802, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Jan. 22, 1827, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
     Nancy Banks married William Phillips 25 September 1820 in Garrard County.
     Family links:
     Parents:
      William Banks (1762 - 1839)
      Elizabeth Brown Banks (1781 - 1865)
     Siblings:
      Mary Delilah Banks Mayfield (1797 - 1823)**
      Nancy Banks Phillips (1802 - 1827)
      Daniel Proctor Banks (1810 - 1875)*
      Wesley Johnson Banks (1825 - 1913)*
     Burial: Robert Collier Cemetery, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Wilda Dillion
     Record added: Feb 28, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 125729316.¹

     William Phillips married Nancy Banks, daughter of William Edward Banks and Elizabeth Brown, on 25 September 1820 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA.¹

     Daniel Proctor Banks was born on 30 September 1810 at Lancaster, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,2,3
Daniel Proctor Banks died on 28 October 1875 at Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA, at age 65; per Banks [1908:10]: "died a bachelor."^1,4
Daniel Proctor Banks was buried after 28 October 1875 at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Sep. 30, 1810, Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA
     Death:      Oct. 28, 1875, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
     Son of William Banks (1762-1839) and Elizabeth "Eliza" Browm (1781-1865).
     Family links:
     Parents:
      William Banks (1762 - 1839)
      Elizabeth Brown Banks (1781 - 1865)
     Siblings:
      Mary Delilah Banks Mayfield (1797 - 1823)**
      Nancy Banks Phillips (1802 - 1827)*
      Daniel Proctor Banks (1810 - 1875)
      Wesley Johnson Banks (1825 - 1913)*
     Inscription: Aged 65 y 28 d.
     Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
     Plot: Section 10 Row 31
     Created by: Alberta Knotts
     Record added: Jun 15, 2016
     Find A Grave Memorial# 165083546.¹
     Daniel Proctor Banks appeared in the census of 1840 at Monroe Township, Putnam Co., Indiana, USA;
Next to his brother, William BANKS. The older woman in Daniel's household is probably his mother, while the other three are probably his younger siblings.
p. 412, line 329
     Name:     Daniel P Banks
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Monroe, Putnam, Indiana
     Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:     2
     Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:     2
     Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:     1
     Persons Employed in Agriculture:     6
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     2
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     6
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     6.⁵

Daniel Proctor Banks appeared in the census of 7 August 1850 at Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana, USA; Daniel, his mother, and an unidentified woman, Emily BANKS (aged 29 are living with another man. I am not sure what the relationship is between the BANKS's and the head of household, HAWKINS. Nor do I know the identify of the younger Joseph BRITTAIN also in the household.
p. 519A, lines 32-36, dwelling 92, family 92
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁶

Daniel Proctor Banks was listed as a resident in Wesley Johnson Banks and Nancy Wells Talbott's household in the census report on 4 July 1860 at Washington Township, Putnam Co., Indiana, USA; Wesley's mother, Elizabeth (BROWN) BANKS, and his brother, Daniel Proctor are living with him. I am not certain who the two teenagers, John and Elizabeth W. are.
p. 286, lines 2-11, dwelling 1012, family 1003
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.⁷

Daniel Proctor Banks was listed as a resident in Wesley Johnson Banks and Nancy Wells Talbott's household in the census report on 20 July 1870 at Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; Wesley's brother, Daniel Proctor is living with him. I have not identified the 19 year old Loisa BANKS.
p. 356-B, lines 23-30, dwelling 81, family 78
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.⁸

     Wesley Johnson Banks was born on 28 July 1825 at Grant Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,2,3,4 He married Nancy Wells Talbott on 23 December 1852 at Putnam Co., Indiana, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.^5,6
Wesley Johnson Banks died on 24 August 1913 at Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA, at age 88;
Ancestry.com - Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990
     Name:     Wesley Johnson Banks
     Gender:     Male
     Marital Status:     Widowed
     Occupation:     Farmer
     Age:     88
     Birth Date:     28 Jul 1825
     Birth Place:     Kentucky
     Death Date:     24 Aug 1913
     Death Place:     Blair Tp., Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa
     Burial Date:     25 Aug 1913
     Burial Place:     Centerville, IA.
     Father:     William Banks
     Mother:     Nancy Brown
     FHL Film Number:     1673930
     Reference ID:     p 200 # 34
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.
     Original data: Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.^1,3
Wesley Johnson Banks was buried after 24 August 1913 at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Reference: See Banks [1908:10-12] for an article on his life.

Posted on the Jackson/Black Family Tree:
"Source:Early Pioneer Stories, published by the Appanoose County Genealogy Society, Centerville, Iowa. Progress Anniversary Edition Centerville Daily Iowegian, Centerville, Iowa Wednesday, January ??, 1934, Vol.41, no.8., page 55.
Depository: Francis M. Drake Library, Centerville, Iowa.
"Mexican War Veteran Lived Here Until 1913"
Appanoose county had until a few years ago a man who served as a soldir in the Mexican war and whose father served in the Revolutionary war. This was Wesley J. Banks, who lived southwest of Centerville four or five miles. Many consider it a great honor to be ason of the Revolution, but here was a man who as a boy had a direct touch with his father who served in the army of the Revolution. His death occurred August 24, 1913, at the age of 89. He has two sons living today in this county, Thos. Banks of Centerville, and Frank, living on the old home farm. It was fitting too that when America entered the World war that Harry Banks, a grandson, should volunteer as did his ancestors before him in the wars in which they fought.
William Banks, father of Westley Johnson Banks, was born in Culpepper county, Virginia, June 23, 1762 and enlisted in the patriot's army in Amherst county and served as sergeant in Captain Poplin's company of Colonel Richardson's regiment under command of Baron Steuben and was in service through the war. Several relatives also served in the war of 1812, which shows the fighting stock of this family. Wesley J. Banks was born in Gerard county, Kentucky, July 28, 1825, inheriting the fighting qualities that were sure to assert themselves in time. His father, William Banks died in 1839 in Putnam county, Indiana, having moved from Kentucky some time before. Thus for fourteen years Wesley lived in daily, hourly touch with one who was true in days that tried men's souls.
Wesley being full of the fire of youth, enlisted in the First Indiana regiment when the Mexican war came on as did his brother Joseph. And he served faithfully and efficiently in the Mexican war and on receiving his discharge at the close at once enlisted in the regular army and marched with the troops sent to California, remaining in the service there until he received an honorable discharge March 31, 1849.
He returned home in1851, via Panama and New Orleans, and soon afterward removed to Iowa and settled in Appanoose county which remained his home ever since, where he was an honored and esteemed member of the community. In his prime he stood six feet and three inches tall and had a commanding presence. Because of contact he had with the Spaniards in Cuba, on his way home, he took a great satisfaction when the Spanish American war ended successfully for the United States.
During his service inthe Mexican war he endured many hardships, his brother Joseph died in the service. His command marched from the mouth of the Rio Grande to Los Angeles, Calif. The long march took him nearly six months time in which they lost nearly all their train in the sandy desert. Soon after returning home he was married to Nancy Wells Talbott and in 1864 came to Appanoose county.
The editor of the Iowegian remembers distinctly having had interviews with Mr. Banks concerning old time events and impressions made by this contact with one who had served his country well.
Frank Banks, the son, has a keepsake, an old poster dated May 25,1846, Putnam county, Ind. This evidently was the appeal that caused his father to enlist in the Mexican war.
Transcribed by Sheila Hughes on 19Aug2011. San Jose, California." at Citation.^8,9

Wesley Johnson Banks and Nancy Wells Talbott appeared in the census of 4 July 1860 at Washington Township, Putnam Co., Indiana, USA; Wesley's mother, Elizabeth (BROWN) BANKS, and his brother, Daniel Proctor are living with him. I am not certain who the two teenagers, John and Elizabeth W. are.
p. 286, lines 2-11, dwelling 1012, family 1003
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.¹⁰

Wesley Johnson Banks and Nancy Wells Talbott appeared in the census of 20 July 1870 at Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; Wesley's brother, Daniel Proctor is living with him. I have not identified the 19 year old Loisa BANKS.
p. 356-B, lines 23-30, dwelling 81, family 78
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.¹¹

Wesley Johnson Banks appeared in the census of 8 July 1880 at Bellair Township, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; p. 542-B, lines 20-25, dwellilng 246, family 259
Source Information
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.

Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.¹²

Wesley Johnson Banks appeared in the census of 8 June 1900 at Bellair Township, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; Wesley is next door to his married son, Franklin.
p. 6, lines 6-7, dwelling 118, family 119
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.¹³

Wesley Johnson Banks was listed as a resident in Daniel V. Banks and Eliza J. Horn's household in the census report on 29 April 1910 at Bellair Township, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; p. 3-A, lines 35-38, dwelling 54, family 54
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.¹⁴

     Nancy Wells Talbott was born on 18 December 1831 at Putnam Co., Indiana, USA.¹ She married Wesley Johnson Banks, son of William Edward Banks and Elizabeth Brown, on 23 December 1852 at Putnam Co., Indiana, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.^1,2
Nancy Wells Talbott died on 31 December 1896 at Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA, at age 65.¹
Nancy Wells Talbott was buried after 31 December 1896 at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Dec. 18, 1831, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
     Death:      Dec. 31, 1896, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
     She married Wesley Johnson Banks in Putnam County on December 23, 1852 in Putnam County, Indiana.
     Family links:
     Parents:
      Thomas Asbury Talbott (1808 - 1884)
      Susan A. Rankin Talbott (1810 - 1853)
     Spouse: Wesley Johnson Banks (1825 - 1913)*
     Children:
      Belinda G. Banks (____ - 1886)*
      William Edward Banks (1855 - 1925)*
      Thomas Wesley Banks (1861 - 1935)*
      Daniel V. Banks (1863 - 1924)*
     Siblings:
      Nancy Wells Talbott Banks (1831 - 1896)
      Sarah Ann Talbott (1834 - 1853)*
      Selinda G. Talbott (1837 - 1853)*
     Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
     GPS (lat/lon): 40.73467, -92.86297
     Created by: Settimae
     Record added: Nov 06, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 138385066.¹
     Nancy Wells Talbott and Wesley Johnson Banks appeared in the census of 4 July 1860 at Washington Township, Putnam Co., Indiana, USA; Wesley's mother, Elizabeth (BROWN) BANKS, and his brother, Daniel Proctor are living with him. I am not certain who the two teenagers, John and Elizabeth W. are.
p. 286, lines 2-11, dwelling 1012, family 1003
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.³

Nancy Wells Talbott and Wesley Johnson Banks appeared in the census of 20 July 1870 at Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; Wesley's brother, Daniel Proctor is living with him. I have not identified the 19 year old Loisa BANKS.
p. 356-B, lines 23-30, dwelling 81, family 78
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.⁴

     Belinda G. Banks was born circa 1854 at Indiana, USA; Aged 6 in the 1860 census.²
Belinda G. Banks died on 11 January 1886.¹
Belinda G. Banks was buried after 11 January 1886 at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      unknown
     Death:      Jan. 11, 1886
     Daughter of Wesley J. and Nancy Banks.
     Family links:
     Parents:
      Wesley Johnson Banks (1825 - 1913)
      Nancy Wells Talbott Banks (1831 - 1896)
     Siblings:
      Belinda G. Banks (____ - 1886)
      William Edward Banks (1855 - 1925)*
      Thomas Wesley Banks (1861 - 1935)*
      Daniel V. Banks (1863 - 1924)*
     Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
     Plot: Section 10 Row 31
     Created by: Alberta Knotts
     Record added: Jun 15, 2016
     Find A Grave Memorial# 165083260.¹
     Belinda G. Banks was listed as a resident in Wesley Johnson Banks and Nancy Wells Talbott's household in the census report on 4 July 1860 at Washington Township, Putnam Co., Indiana, USA; Wesley's mother, Elizabeth (BROWN) BANKS, and his brother, Daniel Proctor are living with him. I am not certain who the two teenagers, John and Elizabeth W. are.
p. 286, lines 2-11, dwelling 1012, family 1003
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.²

     William Edward Banks was born on 29 January 1855 at Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana, USA.¹ He married Emma Crist on 29 August 1878 at Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA,
; his 1st wife.² William Edward Banks married Gracia A. "Grace" Wages before 1901
; his 2nd wife; per FindAGrave, their daughter, Eva Gracia, was born in 1901.³
William Edward Banks died on 20 April 1925 at Loveland, Larimer Co., Colorado, USA, at age 70.¹
William Edward Banks was buried after 20 April 1925 at Loveland Burial Park, Loveland, Larimer Co., Colorado, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Jan. 29, 1855, Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
     Death:      Apr. 20, 1925, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
     Family links:
     Parents:
      Wesley Johnson Banks (1825 - 1913)
      Nancy Wells Talbott Banks (1831 - 1896)
     Spouses:
      Emma Crist Banks (____ - 1896)
      Gracia A Wages Banks (1878 - 1961)
     Children:
      Emmett Ernest Banks (1879 - 1935)*
      Minnie Edna Banks Campbell (1885 - 1921)*
      Eva Gracia Banks Aikin (1901 - 1977)*
     Siblings:
      Belinda G. Banks (____ - 1886)*
      William Edward Banks (1855 - 1925)
      Thomas Wesley Banks (1861 - 1935)*
      Daniel V. Banks (1863 - 1924)*
     Burial: Loveland Burial Park, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
     Plot: Block 6 Lot 34 Site 2
     Created by: Nancy Singh
     Record added: Nov 16, 2008
     Find A Grave Memorial# 31448998.¹
     William Edward Banks was listed as a resident in Wesley Johnson Banks and Nancy Wells Talbott's household in the census report on 4 July 1860 at Washington Township, Putnam Co., Indiana, USA; Wesley's mother, Elizabeth (BROWN) BANKS, and his brother, Daniel Proctor are living with him. I am not certain who the two teenagers, John and Elizabeth W. are.
p. 286, lines 2-11, dwelling 1012, family 1003
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.⁴

William Edward Banks was listed as a resident in Wesley Johnson Banks and Nancy Wells Talbott's household in the census report on 20 July 1870 at Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; Wesley's brother, Daniel Proctor is living with him. I have not identified the 19 year old Loisa BANKS.
p. 356-B, lines 23-30, dwelling 81, family 78
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.⁵

     Emma Crist married William Edward Banks, son of Wesley Johnson Banks and Nancy Wells Talbott, on 29 August 1878 at Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA,
; his 1st wife.¹
Emma Crist died on 26 July 1896 at Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA.¹
Emma Crist was buried after 26 July 1896 at Jerome Cemetery, Jerome, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      unknown
     Death:      Jul. 26, 1896, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
     Centerville Daily Citizen - July 27, 1896
     At the home of her father J. G. Christ, six miles southwest of town, Mrs. William Bank's died yesterday afternoon of consumption and was buried this afternoon in the Jerome cemetery. Three children and a husband survive her. Mrs. Banks was the wife of William Banks, who was at one time engaged in this city as a clerk in the drug store of Dr. Wright. The family moved to Kansas but later Mrs. Banks returned to Iowa and has since lived with her father.
     W. E. Banks married Emma Crist on 29 August,1878 in Appanoose Co., Iowa.
     Family links: Spouse: William Edward Banks (1855 - 1925)*
     Children:
      Emmett Ernest Banks (1879 - 1935)*
      Minnie Edna Banks Campbell (1885 - 1921)*
     Burial: Jerome Cemetery, Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
     Plot: Row 5, Block 8, Lot 3
     Created by: Settimae
     Record added: Nov 04, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 138299966.¹

     Gracia A. "Grace" Wages was born on 19 August 1878 at Milan, Sullivan Co., Missouri, USA.¹ She married William Edward Banks, son of Wesley Johnson Banks and Nancy Wells Talbott, before 1901
; his 2nd wife; per FindAGrave, their daughter, Eva Gracia, was born in 1901.¹
Gracia A. "Grace" Wages died on 25 February 1961 at Colorado, USA, at age 82.¹
Gracia A. "Grace" Wages was buried after 25 February 1961 at Loveland Burial Park, Loveland, Larimer Co., Colorado, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Aug. 19, 1878, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA
     Death:      Feb. 25, 1961, Colorado, USA
     Family links:
     Parents:
      Littleton Phillip Wages (1835 - 1913)
      Susannah Biddison Wages (1841 - 1915)
     Spouse: William Edward Banks (1855 - 1925)*
     Children: Eva Gracia Banks Aikin (1901 - 1977)*
     Siblings:
      Nora Ann Wages Cline (1858 - 1941)*
      Richard Oscar Wages (1860 - 1936)*
      Sarah Caroline Wages Park (1862 - 1948)*
      James William Wages (1866 - 1927)*
      Lucinda Srilda Wages Bodine (1868 - 1929)*
      Lula Mae Wages McKeehan (1870 - 1959)*
      Middleton Littleton Wages (1872 - 1941)*
      Gracia A Wages Banks (1878 - 1961)
      Minnie M. Wages McFarland (1880 - 1947)*
      Bertha Alice Wages McKeehan (1882 - 1984)*
      Phillip M. Wages (1884 - 1940)*
     Burial: Loveland Burial Park, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
     Plot: Block 6 Lot 34 Site 1
     Created by: Nancy Singh
     Record added: Nov 16, 2008
     Find A Grave Memorial# 31449004.¹

     Thomas Wesley Banks was born on 30 May 1860 at Putnam Co., Indiana, USA; Aged 1 month in the 1860 census (4 July 1860). I have corrected the date recorded from Find A Grave.¹ He married Eva J. Criswell before 1894
; per FindAGrave, their daughter, Linnie Iowa, was born in 1894.²
Thomas Wesley Banks died on 25 April 1935 at Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA, at age 74.¹
Thomas Wesley Banks was buried after 25 April 1935 at Jerome Cemetery, Jerome, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      May 30, 1861, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
     Death:      Apr. 25, 1935, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
     Family links:
     Parents:
      Wesley Johnson Banks (1825 - 1913)
      Nancy Wells Talbott Banks (1831 - 1896)
     Spouse: Eva J Criswell Banks (1865 - 1943)
     Children: Linnie Iowa Banks Hughes (1894 - 1982)*
     Siblings:
      Belinda G. Banks (____ - 1886)*
      William Edward Banks (1855 - 1925)*
      Thomas Wesley Banks (1861 - 1935)
      Daniel V. Banks (1863 - 1924)*
     Burial: Jerome Cemetery, Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
     Created by: Dianna Taylor
     Record added: Mar 04, 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial# 143315860.¹
     Thomas Wesley Banks was listed as a resident in Wesley Johnson Banks and Nancy Wells Talbott's household in the census report on 4 July 1860 at Washington Township, Putnam Co., Indiana, USA; Wesley's mother, Elizabeth (BROWN) BANKS, and his brother, Daniel Proctor are living with him. I am not certain who the two teenagers, John and Elizabeth W. are.
p. 286, lines 2-11, dwelling 1012, family 1003
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.³

Thomas Wesley Banks was listed as a resident in Wesley Johnson Banks and Nancy Wells Talbott's household in the census report on 20 July 1870 at Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; Wesley's brother, Daniel Proctor is living with him. I have not identified the 19 year old Loisa BANKS.
p. 356-B, lines 23-30, dwelling 81, family 78
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.⁴

     Eva J. Criswell was born on 29 April 1865 at Jerome, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA.¹ She married Thomas Wesley Banks, son of Wesley Johnson Banks and Nancy Wells Talbott, before 1894
; per FindAGrave, their daughter, Linnie Iowa, was born in 1894.¹
Eva J. Criswell died on 20 June 1943 at Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA, at age 78.¹
Eva J. Criswell was buried after 20 June 1943 at Jerome Cemetery, Jerome, Appanoose Co., Iowa, USA; from FindAGrave.com:
     Birth:      Apr. 29, 1865, Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
     Death:      Jun. 20, 1943, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
     Mother Mary Ann (Brannen) Criswell is most likely buried here in the Jerome Cemetery.
     Family links: Parents: John Vance Criswell (1821 - 1871)
     Spouse: Thomas Wesley Banks (1861 - 1935)*
     Children: Linnie Iowa Banks Hughes (1894 - 1982)*
     Sibling:
      Mary E. Criswell Crist (1855 - 1927)*
      Eva J Criswell Banks (1865 - 1943)
     Burial: Jerome Cemetery, Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
     Created by: Dianna Taylor
     Record added: Mar 04, 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial# 143315910.¹