Isabella Lea Henderson (Bankston) Irvin (abt. 1784 - 1874)

Born about 20 Feb 1784 in Mineral Springs, Wilkes, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Isaiah Tucker Irvin Sr. — married 10 Dec 1801 in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1874 at about age 90 in Liberty Hall, Wilkes, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Isabella Bankston ^{[1] [2]} was born on February 20 (or 22), 1784 in Mineral Springs, Wilkes County, Georgia. ^[2]

Her parents were Lawrence Bankston and Nancy Henderson. ^[1][2]

Isabella married Isaiah Irvin on December 10, 1801 in Wilkes County, Georgia. ^[2]
Together they reportedly had at least 11 children:

1. Louisa Tucker Irvin (b. 14 Nov 1803) m1 Lewis Lanier Davis; m2 Bayless Reno Crosby
2. Lucinda Irvin (b. 14 Jan 1806)
3. Nancy Henderson Irvin (b. 21 Dec 1807)
4. Prudence Echols Irvin (b. 9 Feb 1810) m1 John Pope Johnson Sr. m2 Iverson Lewis Brookes; m2
5. Stephen H Irvin (b. 5 May 1812)
6. Charles Mercer Irvin (b. 11 Nov 1813) m. Harriet Ellen Andrews Battle
7. Mary Ann Henderson Irvin (b. 13 Jun 1816) m1 John H Walton; m2 Merrill Price Callaway
8. Isaiah Tucker Irvin, Jr (b. 25 May 1819) m. Elizabeth J Joyner
9. Martha Sappington Irvin (b. 26 Jul 1821) m. Oliver Lazarus Battle
10. Infant Irvin (9 Mar 1824 - 19 Mar 1824)
11. Samuel Irvin (29 Sep 1825 - 31 Oct 1825)

Isabella was named as a daughter and heir of Lawrence Bankston in his will of 1830. ^[1]

Isabella died on August 22, 1874 in Liberty Hall, Wilkes County, Georgia. ^[2]
She was buried in the Irvin Family Cemetery in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.

In 1958, Henry Irvin Spence filed an application to join the Sons of the American Revolution. On this application, he named Isabella Bankston, wife of Iasiah Tucker Irvin, as his 2nd-great-grandmother. Includes her dates and places of birth, death, and marriage. ^[2]

To-Do List

• exact DOB
• exact POB
• father's name
• mother's name
• birth and/or baptism record
• determine / verify parentage with primary source
• census: 1850
• census: 1860
• census: 1870
• exact date of marriage
• exact place of marriage
• original marriage record
• land records
• voter records
• church records
• military records
• exact DOD
• exact POD
• will and/or probate file

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} July 31, 1830, signed April 10, 1834. Amended September 11, 1838. Probated November 22, 1844. Will of Lawrence Bankston. Court of Ordinary Wills, 1837 - 1877, Wilkes county, Georgia. Early Georgia Records: Wills. Pages 108 - 110. Accessed by Michael Boynton on November 27, 2015 at 4:00 PM. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkes/wills/bankstonl.txt
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Entry for Henry Irvin Spence Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Search: BrowseID: 379. Image 612 of 634. Accessed on ancestry.com, May 9, 2020.
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• Find A Grave: Memorial #81700771 retrieved 9 May 2020 for Isabella Lea Bankston Irvin. No photos or sources.
• Pat M Stevens IV, "Stevens, Marshall, Mitchell, Washington and other Families" (Ancestry World Tree Project), Repository: Ancestry.com.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Christine Johnson for creating Bankston-81 on 25 Nov 13.