Burton
Durham
Bankston
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of John Jacques Bankston
and Phoebe (Carter) Bankston
Brother of
John Hayden Bankston, Laminda Bankston, Louisa Bankston, Young Simeon Bankston, Green Nathaniel Bankston, Simpson M. Bankston and Levisa Faney Bankston
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Aug 2017
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Biography
Burton was born in 1838. He was the son of Unknown Bankston. He passed away in 1914. Buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- CSA Pvt. Burton Durham Bankston, 16th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Company E.
- May 1861- There was a Thomas J. Bankston as major on this company that was organized in Corinth, MS.
- 8/1861- It was assigned to Trimble's Brigade in VA along with the 21st North Carolina, 15th Alabama, and 21st Louisiana.
- 9/1861- moved to Camp Toombs
- 5/1862- They joined Jackson's Army of the Valley, during Jackson's Valley Campaign.
- May 1862- 1st Battle of Winchester
- May 1862- Crosskeys/ Port Republic
- June 1862- Gaines Mill
- 7/1/1862- Malvern Hill/ Seven Days Battles
- July 1862- moved to Featherston's Brigade of Wilcox's Division
- 8/ 28-30/ 1862- 2nd Battle of Manassas
- September 1862- moved into Anderson's Division of Longstreet's Command
- September 1862- Battle of Sharpsburg ( Antietam)
- 12/20/1862- Battle of Fredricksburg
- May 1863- Battle of Chancellorville
- 7/1-3/ Battle of Gettysburg ( the regiment has a monument here)
- 5/5-6/1864- Battle of the Wilderness
- 5/ 8-21/1864 - Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
- 5/12/1864- Battle of the Mule Shoe
- 8/21/1864- Battle of Weldon Railroad
- Surrender on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Courthouse
- apparently B.D. Bankston is buried at Mt. Herman, Washington Parish, LA
- US Census 1900 lived in Ward 4, Tangipahoa, LA
- he was married to Elsiba Bankston, and had these children Robert L. Bankston, Green J. Bankston, Rolley S. Bankston, Ollie J. Bankston, and Hanford E. Bankston.
Sources
- US Census 1870 Anna Toney Teraly Bankston Jane Wiley
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Burton by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Burton:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Burton by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Burton:
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~1.56%
James Gentry
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Debbie Pomeroy :
23andMe, GEDmatch M089203 [compare]
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~1.56%
Living Edwards :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch QP2394580 [compare], yourDNAportal DON6a02f2d6, FTDNA kit #986003
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~0.78%
Bertha (Byrd) Lewis :
23andMe, GEDmatch M150312 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M150312 [compare], FTDNA kit #B20820
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~0.78%
Mary (Gregg) Cheatham :
23andMe, GEDmatch M620204 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jeff Blume :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZN2099354 [compare], Ancestry member Jeffblume
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~0.78%
Glen Spurlock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A347619 [compare], Ancestry member GlenSpurlock31788
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T572850 [compare], FTDNA kit #43880
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~0.78%
Wanda (Poole) Ludlow :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member wandafromtexas
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~0.78%
Brent Robinson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T452317 [compare], FTDNA kit #221973
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~0.78%
Buddy Smith :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T473624 [compare], FTDNA kit #310866
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