L H Bankston was survived by 10 children 68 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildten.
“Magee’s Creek Association Minutes 1900”
Bankston became Sheriff, the same year he married Jane Magee in 1839.
Sheriff Bankston’s father Leslie was security for him on his bond for office. This documented on page 17 of The Act of Louisiana, January 1848 when Leslie was released from the bond approved March 16 1848.
“History of Washington Parish Louisiana 1798-1992 by E Russ William Jr Volume One 1994.
New Orleans "Times Democrat," 14 March 1900.
Hon. Levi H. Bankston, Washington Parish,
Special to the Times-Democrat. Franklin[ton], La., March 13---
Levi H. Bankston, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Washington parish, died yesterday at his home near Mt. Point [Mt. Hermon]. Mr. Bankston was eighty-three years of age. His immediate family is very large. His children, grandchildren and great grandchildren number 175 persons. At the age of twenty-one he was elected and served as sheriff of this parish and afterward filled many positions of honor and trust as a public official.
Obituary of L. H. Bankston, in Russ Williams, "Abstracts of Obituaries from the Minutes of the Magee's Creek Baptist Association," 51-2.
L. H Bankston was born December 16, 1816. During the latter part of 1839 he was married to Miss Jane Magee. He lost her by death on August 3, 1871. the result of this marriage was ten children. He remained a widower for several years, when he married a Widow Purvis. the result of this marriage was one daughter. He united with Mt. Pisgah church in July 1867, and remained a faithful member until death, March 12, 1900, aged 83 years. He was also a member of the Masonic order. He left ten children and sixty-eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren, and scores of friends and relatives to mourn their loss. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. W. H. Schilling at the family cemetery
Bankston ‘s second wife Mary Elizabeth Hinson was the widow of Jack Purvis.
L H was a brother of Celia Bankston wife of Benjamin Richardson.
L H Bankston was survived by 10 children 68 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildten.
“Magee’s Creek Association Minutes 1900”
Bankston became Sheriff, the same year he married Jane Magee in 1839.
Sheriff Bankston’s father Leslie was security for him on his bond for office. This documented on page 17 of The Act of Louisiana, January 1848 when Leslie was released from the bond approved March 16 1848.
“History of Washington Parish Louisiana 1798-1992 by E Russ William Jr Volume One 1994.
New Orleans "Times Democrat," 14 March 1900.
Hon. Levi H. Bankston, Washington Parish,
Special to the Times-Democrat. Franklin[ton], La., March 13---
Levi H. Bankston, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Washington parish, died yesterday at his home near Mt. Point [Mt. Hermon]. Mr. Bankston was eighty-three years of age. His immediate family is very large. His children, grandchildren and great grandchildren number 175 persons. At the age of twenty-one he was elected and served as sheriff of this parish and afterward filled many positions of honor and trust as a public official.
Obituary of L. H. Bankston, in Russ Williams, "Abstracts of Obituaries from the Minutes of the Magee's Creek Baptist Association," 51-2.
L. H Bankston was born December 16, 1816. During the latter part of 1839 he was married to Miss Jane Magee. He lost her by death on August 3, 1871. the result of this marriage was ten children. He remained a widower for several years, when he married a Widow Purvis. the result of this marriage was one daughter. He united with Mt. Pisgah church in July 1867, and remained a faithful member until death, March 12, 1900, aged 83 years. He was also a member of the Masonic order. He left ten children and sixty-eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren, and scores of friends and relatives to mourn their loss. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. W. H. Schilling at the family cemetery
Bankston ‘s second wife Mary Elizabeth Hinson was the widow of Jack Purvis.
L H was a brother of Celia Bankston wife of Benjamin Richardson.
Family Members
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Sarah E Bankston
1841–1889
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Mary Gabriella Bankston Brock
1844–1922
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Martha J "Mitt" Bankston Smith
1846–1910
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John Levi Bankston
1848–1933
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Dorcas Murrah Bankston Self
1850–1936
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George Theodore Bankston
1854–1942
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William Purcell Bankston
1857–1914
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Irene Jane Bankston Smith
1859–1914
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Levi Harrison Bankston
1863–1952
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Fannie Ophelia Purvis Alford
1869–1896
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Candacy Bankston Alford
1880–1955
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Lelia Bankston
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