Rev. Green N. Bankston united with the Salem Baptist Church in 1854, then moved his letter to Mt. Zion Baptist Church near Osyka, Mississippi, then to Line Creek Baptist Church near Kentwood, Louisiana. He then went into the organization of Terry's Creek Baptist Church on January 15, 1871. This church is located in Pike County, Mississippi near Osyka. He was licensed and ordained from this church. He was also a farmer as were most of the people in this area at this time. He married Nancy McElveen on May 21, 1856. Parents are John Jacques Bankston and Pheriby (Phoebe) Carter Bankston (buried Dyson Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, LA). His father was a soldier in the War of 1812. His grandfather, John D. Bankston, was a Revolutionary soldier and is buried at Dyson Cemetery along with his grandmother, Henrietta (Coates) Bankston. His great grandfather, Jacob Bankston, also served in the Revolutionary War. His maternal grandparents were Samuel and Charity Carter. I was told the name of this cemetery was the Daniel McDaniel Cemetery where Green, his wife, Nancy and two of their children are buried. He served in the Civil War as a Private in Co. C. 3rd La. Cavalry (Wingfield's). Enlisted May 14th. 1862, Franklinton. Roll not dated, "Absent. Sick." On Register of Prisoners of War dated May 6th, 1863, "Captured at Osyka, Miss., May 1st, 1863" Paroled Off Mobile Bay at Grant's Island, May 30th, 1863. He is the father of Phoebe Elizabeth (Bankston) Prescott buried at the Prescott Cemetery with her husband Willis Prescott. This is a listing of all of their children:
1. Pheriby (Phoebe) Elizabeth Bankston*, born September 3, 1857, Pike County, Mississippi
2. Levi Lafayette Bankston, born December 25, 1859, Pike County, Mississippi
3. Julia Margaret Bankston, born September 5, 1862, Pike County, Mississippi
4. Green Young Bankston, born January 19, 1864, Pike County, Mississippi
5. Emily Corine Bankston, born February 12, 1865, Pike County, Mississippi
6. Thomas Jefferson Bankston, born October 26, 1869, Pike County, Mississippi
* Our ancestor
1. Pheriby (Phoebe) Elizabeth Bankston*, born September 3, 1857, Pike County, Mississippi
2. Levi Lafayette Bankston, born December 25, 1859, Pike County, Mississippi
3. Julia Margaret Bankston, born September 5, 1862, Pike County, Mississippi
4. Green Young Bankston, born January 19, 1864, Pike County, Mississippi
5. Emily Corine Bankston, born February 12, 1865, Pike County, Mississippi
6. Thomas Jefferson Bankston, born October 26, 1869, Pike County, Mississippi
* Our ancestor
Rev. Green N. Bankston united with the Salem Baptist Church in 1854, then moved his letter to Mt. Zion Baptist Church near Osyka, Mississippi, then to Line Creek Baptist Church near Kentwood, Louisiana. He then went into the organization of Terry's Creek Baptist Church on January 15, 1871. This church is located in Pike County, Mississippi near Osyka. He was licensed and ordained from this church. He was also a farmer as were most of the people in this area at this time. He married Nancy McElveen on May 21, 1856. Parents are John Jacques Bankston and Pheriby (Phoebe) Carter Bankston (buried Dyson Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, LA). His father was a soldier in the War of 1812. His grandfather, John D. Bankston, was a Revolutionary soldier and is buried at Dyson Cemetery along with his grandmother, Henrietta (Coates) Bankston. His great grandfather, Jacob Bankston, also served in the Revolutionary War. His maternal grandparents were Samuel and Charity Carter. I was told the name of this cemetery was the Daniel McDaniel Cemetery where Green, his wife, Nancy and two of their children are buried. He served in the Civil War as a Private in Co. C. 3rd La. Cavalry (Wingfield's). Enlisted May 14th. 1862, Franklinton. Roll not dated, "Absent. Sick." On Register of Prisoners of War dated May 6th, 1863, "Captured at Osyka, Miss., May 1st, 1863" Paroled Off Mobile Bay at Grant's Island, May 30th, 1863. He is the father of Phoebe Elizabeth (Bankston) Prescott buried at the Prescott Cemetery with her husband Willis Prescott. This is a listing of all of their children:
1. Pheriby (Phoebe) Elizabeth Bankston*, born September 3, 1857, Pike County, Mississippi
2. Levi Lafayette Bankston, born December 25, 1859, Pike County, Mississippi
3. Julia Margaret Bankston, born September 5, 1862, Pike County, Mississippi
4. Green Young Bankston, born January 19, 1864, Pike County, Mississippi
5. Emily Corine Bankston, born February 12, 1865, Pike County, Mississippi
6. Thomas Jefferson Bankston, born October 26, 1869, Pike County, Mississippi
* Our ancestor
1. Pheriby (Phoebe) Elizabeth Bankston*, born September 3, 1857, Pike County, Mississippi
2. Levi Lafayette Bankston, born December 25, 1859, Pike County, Mississippi
3. Julia Margaret Bankston, born September 5, 1862, Pike County, Mississippi
4. Green Young Bankston, born January 19, 1864, Pike County, Mississippi
5. Emily Corine Bankston, born February 12, 1865, Pike County, Mississippi
6. Thomas Jefferson Bankston, born October 26, 1869, Pike County, Mississippi
* Our ancestor
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