Levi Harrison Bankston Jr. (1863 - 1952)

Born 22 Sep 1863 in Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Jan 1952 at age 88 in Bogalusa, Washington, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Levi Harrison Bankston was born 22^[1] Sep 1863 in Louisiana^[2][3] to Levi Harrison Bankston and Jane Magee.^[4][5]

He married wife Carvenia "Necie" Baham, a mulatto woman,^[4] about 1886^[2][3] and the couple had the following known children:

1. Angus M. Bankston was born Oct 1887 in Louisiana.^[2][3]
2. Rodney E. Bankston was born Jul 1889 in Louisiana.^[2][3]
3. Clay C. Bankston was born Aug 1891 in Louisiana.^[2][3]
4. Ora Marie Bankston was born 25 Nov 1893 in Louisiana and died 25 May 1920 in Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana.^[6][2][3] She is buried in Alford Cemetery, Pike County, Mississippi.^[7]
5. Rubie B. Bankston was born Dec 1895 in Louisiana.^[2][3]
6. Emma Vernie^[3] Bankston was born Aug 1897 in Louisiana.^[2]
7. Norene Bankston was born Mar 1899 in Louisiana.^[2]
8. Dannie Bankston was born about 1903 in Louisiana.^[3]
9. Lucy Bankston was born about 1907 in Louisiana.^[3]

Levi died 12 Jan 1952 in Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana^[4] and is buried in Ponemah Cemetery, Bogalusa.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Tombstone photograph for Levi H. Bankston at FindAGrave.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPF-HXR : accessed 27 August 2018), Hamson L Bankstone, Ward 3 Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 98, sheet 15B, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,585.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPBF-Z4W : accessed 27 August 2018), Louis H Bankston, Police Jury Ward 4, Washington, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 129, sheet 1A, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 534; FHL microfilm 1,374,547.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS17-MYL : 10 March 2018), L H Bankston in entry for Levi Harrison Bankston, 12 Jan 1952; citing Bogalusa, Washington, Louisiana, certificate number 2482, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,542,717.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87P-J6P : 12 April 2016), Household of Levy Bankston, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 1, family 1, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,034.
6. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F33N-4WY : 10 March 2018), Ora Marie Brent, 25 May 1920; citing Bogalusa, Washington, Louisiana, certificate number 5816, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,365,686.
7. ↑ Tombstone photograph for Ola M. Brent at FindAGrave.