Alfred
Banks
Born about in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry C Banks
and Catherine (Pruett) Banks
Brother of
John L Banks, Cassandra (Banks) Fields, William Henry Banks, Nancy (Banks) Day, Anna (Banks) Collins, Joel Banks, Henry Calvin Banks [half], David Lewis Banks [half] and Andrew Jackson Banks [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 73
in Defeated Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
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Biography
Alfred Banks was born about 1815, in what became Wilkes County, North Carolina, to Henry C Banks and Catherine Pruett. He moved with his father's family to Perry County, Kentucky sometime before 1830.
Alfred married on 31 Mar 1842, to Jane "Jenny" Frazier.[1] In 1846 Alfred was found living in Letcher , on the Rock House Creek. Also living on Rock House was Harrison Banks.
Census 1850[2]
In 1850, Alfred and Jane Frazier Banks are found in the Letcher County, Kentucky Census. He was 35, and Jane was 37.
| 1850 | Letcher, Ky Census |
| Name: | Alfred Banks |
| Age: | 35 |
| Birth Year: | abt 1815 |
| Birthplace: | North Carolina |
| Home in 1850: | Letcher, Kentucky |
| Gender: | Male |
| Family Number: | 75 |
| Household Members: | |
| Name | Age |
| Alfred Banks | 35 |
| Jane Banks | 37 |
| Elizabeth Banks | 6 |
| Sally Banks | 2 |
Land Grants
| 1st Grant | ||
| Grantee | Banks, Alfred | |
| Acres | 50 | |
| Book | 43 | |
| Page | 335 | |
| Date Survey | 6-10-1854 | |
| County | Letcher | |
| Watercourse | Pea Vine Branch | |
| 2nd Grant | ||
| 29.) Patent # | 24064 | |
| Grantee | Banks, Alfred | |
| Grant Book | 43 | |
| Pg | 43 335 | |
| Acreage | 50 | |
| County | Letcher | |
| WaterCourse | Peavine Br. Kingdom Come Cr. | |
| Survey Name | Banks, Alfred | |
| Survey Date | 06/10/1854 | |
| Grant Date | 10/12/1855 |
Census 1860[3]
| 1860 USA Federal Census about Alfred Banks | |
| 1860 Letcher, Ky Census | |
| Name: | Alfred Banks |
| Age: | 45 |
| Birth Year: | abt 1815 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birth Place: | North Carolina |
| Home in 1860: | District, Letcher, Kentucky |
| Post Office: | Whitesburg |
| Family Number: | 427 |
| Name | Age |
| Alfred Banks | 45 |
| Jane Banks | 50 |
| Elizabeth Banks | 16 |
| Sarah Banks | 13 |
| Susanah Banks | 7 |
| William Banks | 4 |
Military Service - Civil War[4] [5] Alfred Banks was a Private in Company B, 13th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment of the Confedetrate Army. He enlisted in his hometown of Whitesburg, Kentucky on 15 September 1862.
| Name: | Alfred Banks |
| Residence: | Whitesburg, Kentucky |
| Enlistment Date: | 15 Sep 1862 |
| Rank at enlistment: | Private |
| Enlistment Place: | Whitesburg, Kentucky |
| State Served: | Kentucky |
| Service Record: | Enlisted in Company B, Kentucky 13th Cavalry Regiment on 15 Sep 1862. |
| Sources: | Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65 |
Census 1870
| 870 USA Federal Census about Alfred Banks | |
| Name: | Alfred Banks |
| Age in 1870: | 55 |
| Birth Year: | abt 1815 |
| Birthplace: | North Carolina |
| Home in 1870: | Precinct 1, Letcher, Kentucky |
| Race: | White |
| Gender: | Male |
| Post Office: | Whitesburg |
| Value of real estate: | View image |
| Household Members: | |
| Name | Age |
| Alfred Banks | 55 |
| Jane Banks | 58 |
| Elizabeth Banks | 25 |
| Sarah Banks | 23 |
| Susan Banks | 17 |
| William Banks | 14 |
Census 1880 Alfred's life partner, Jane Frazier Banks, passed away on 20 Jun 1876, before the 1880 Census was taken.
| 1880 USA Federal Census about Alfred Banks | |
| Name: | Alfred Banks |
| Age: | 64 |
| Birth Year: | abt 1816 |
| Birthplace: | North Carolina |
| Home in 1880: | Millstone, Letcher, Ky |
| Gender: | Male |
| Relation to Head : | Self (Head) |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Father's Birthplace: | North Carolina |
| Mother's Birthplace: | North Carolina |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Alfred Banks | 64 |
| Elizebeth Banks | 35 |
| Sarah Banks | 33 |
| Susanah Banks | 27 |
| William Banks | 22 |
| William Ingram | 9 Boarder |
| Ira Ingram | 4 Boarder |
In March 1867, Alfred Banks pleaded a motion before the March Term of the Court to be exonerated from paying a militia tax because he was over 45 years of age.
Death Record Letcher Co Death Records show Alfred as s/o Henry Banks, d. 28 Jul 1888. Also his death is noted in Defeated Creek Diaries of Eli Hall. [8]
Sources
- ↑ Perry Co Marriage Book A, Pg 49. by John Jenkins.
- ↑ 1850 USA Federal Census; Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: M432_209; Page: 129B; Image: 543
- ↑ 1860 US Federal Census - Year: 1860; Census Place: District, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: M653_381; Page: 734; Image: 257; Family History Library Film: 803381
- ↑ Historical Data Systems, comp., American Civil War Soldiers (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999), ancestry.com, Side served: Confederacy; State served: Kentucky; Enlistment date: 15 Sep 1862.
- ↑ Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), ancestry.com.
- ↑ William & Ira Ingram, age 4, was classified as a "boarder" in the 1880 census. He was likely a grandchild of Alfred's. A child of one of his 3 daughters in the household.
- ↑ Ira Ingram's next of Kin was W V Dixon) d. Jun 24, 1937, Kingdom Come Cem.
- ↑ Defeated Creek Diaries of Eli Hall, confirms he is the father of William Banks, Page 122.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alfred 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 Alfred:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alfred 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 Alfred:
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~3.12%
Earl Jones
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NV7859423 [compare], Ancestry member esjones40
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Cynthia (Creech) Everage :
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Nathaniel Banks :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FA9581269 [compare], Ancestry member banksnld
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Karen (Middleton) Asbury :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A172409 [compare], Ancestry member kasbury4
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~1.56%
Kim Collins :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H016830 [compare]
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~0.78%
Bob Durbin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member spyderbob410
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