Jean Hanks (1803 - abt. 1859)

Born 15 Feb 1803 in St. Martinville, Louisiana Territory

Ancestors

Husband of Alexandrine Clement — married 16 Sep 1844 (to about 1859) in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died about 1859 at about age 55 in Vermilion, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

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Jean Hanks was born near St. Martinville, Louisiana in 1803 to Charles Hanks and Christine Hargrave.^[1]

He was 41 when he married Alexandrine Clement in 1844; she was 19.^[2] In 1850 they were living in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana with three children.^[3][4] Whoever informed the census-taker was likely neither of them. Both of their ages are wrong by about 10 years, and Jean is said to have been a cobbler "from Germany." In addition, the transcriber of the census marked the two youngest children as living in their own household, next door to their parents. So one wonders if their oldest son was really named John Jr. and the next oldest was Jean Baptiste. The next door neighbor was Jean's brother-in-law, Eugene Clement. Perhaps he or his wife was the census informant for the Hanks family.

Children of the marriage:

1. John Hanks, Jr (c.1845)^[3]
2. Jean Baptiste Hanks (c.1846)^[4]
3. Victorine Hanks (1849) ^[5][4]
4. Marie Magdalen Hanks (c.1850) ^[6]
5. Basile Hanks (1854)^[7]
6. Joseph Theodore Hanks (1858) (m. Uranie Labbe)^[8]

Jean Hanks died c.1859; his widow remarried in 1860.^[9] He is said to have been buried in 1859 at Estherwood Cemetery in Crowley, but the grave location is unknown.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Rev. Donald J. Hebert, Southwest Louisiana Records 1740-1900 ("SWLR"), CD #101 (Baton Rouge, LA: Claitor's Publications Division, 2001)
   • HANKS, Jean (Charles HANCS - from Maryland & Christine HARGRAVE - from here) b. 15 Feb. 1803, bt. 18 Oct. 1807 at Lower Section of the Vermillon at the home of Benjamin HARGRAVE at Coulee Yorbre. Pats: John [sic] HANCS [HANKS] & ---; Mats: Benjamin HARGRAVE & Rebecca WALTNAY - of Virginia; Spons: Michel MARTIN & Suzane HARGRAVE. Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (SM Ch.: v.6-A, p.28)
   • HANKS, John (Charles - of Mariland & Christine HARGRAVE - of this parish) b. 15 Feb. 1803, bt. 18 Oct. 1807 at residence of Benjamin HARGRAVE Pats: John HANCS & Anna LEE; Mats: Benjamin HARGRAVE & Rebecca WALTNY - of Virginia; Spons: Michel MARTIN & Suzanne HARGRAVE. Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (SM Ch.: Folio E, p.72)
2. ↑ Hebert, SWLR CD:

   HANKS, John m. 16 Sept. 1844 Alexandrine CLEMENT (Louis, pere) (Laf. Ct. Hse.: Mar. #742)

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCJX-QPY : 9 November 2014), household of John Hanse, Vermilion parish, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States; citing family 51, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

   John Hanse Male 35 Germany

   Alexandrine Clement Female 35 Louisiana

   John Hanse, Jr Male 5 Louisiana

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJX-QP1 : 12 April 2016), Jean Bte Hanse, Vermilion parish, Vermilion, Louisiana, United States; citing family 50, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

   Jean Bte Hanse Male 4 Louisiana

   Victorine Hanse Female 2 Louisiana

5. ↑ Hebert, SWLR CD:

   HANKS, Victorine (Jean & Alexandrine CLEMENT) b. 6 March 1849 (GC Ch.: v. 1, p. 300)

6. ↑ Hebert, SWLR CD:

   HANKS, Marie Magdalen (Jean & Alexandrine CLEMENT) m. 28 Nov. 1867 Joseph Villari ISTRE (CP Ch.: v. 1, p. 46)

7. ↑ Hebert, SWLR CD:

   HANKS, Basile (Jean & Alexandrine CLEMENT) b. 22 March 1854 (Opel. Ch.: v. 6, p. 59)

8. ↑ Hebert, SWLR CD:

   HANSS, Joseph Theodore (John & Alexandrine CLEMENT) b. 17 Feb. 1858 (GC Ch.: v. 2, p. 160)

9. ↑ Hebert, SWLR CD:

   CLEMENT, Alexandrine wid. of John HANKS m. 18 Sept. 1860 Paul BREAUX (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. #2095)

10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 September 2019), memorial page for Jean Hanks (15 Feb 1803–1859), Find A Grave: Memorial #145884003, citing Estherwood Memorial Cemetery, Estherwood, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Carrie Romero (contributor 47800679).