Mary E. (Ellington) Banks (abt. 1843 - 1900)

Born about 1843 in Illinois, United States [uncertain]

Wife of James J. Banks — married 1 Oct 1858 in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Jul 1900 at about age 57 in Bushong, Lyon, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Birth Year

From:

November 1850 Census, age 7 [~1843}

July 1860 Census, age 17 [~1843]

August 1870 Census, age 28 [~1842]

June 1880 Census, age 34 [~1846]

July 1900 Obituary, Age 55 [~1845] + "about 60" [~1840]

I'm using 1843 until other documentation is available.

Ellerton VS Ellington

Originally, I used the Ellerton name as shown in the Lyon County, Kansas marriage record for her daughter Maggie. Considering the information generated with Vern Wilson below, I now believe that Ellington is the more accurate choice. (Feb. 2014)

1850

See photos pg 1 & pg 2. Vern Wilson found the 1850 Census from Independence Township, Appanoose, Iowa with Mary E. Ellington, Aged 7 (Birth ~1843) BP listed as ILL. Mary is listed under the household of Dempsy * (*no Last name-although the transcribers show the last name SALIN, that surname was for the head of house in the above listed house #15. In house #16, head of house is Dempsy _______. This appears to be a mistake on the part of the census taker.) ^[1]

Dempsy's [39 /B~1811/BP Ill] wife is Clotilda [36/ B~1814/BP TENN]. We have a marriage record of Dempsy Stanley marrying Matilda Ellington in March 4, 1847. The Appanoose, Iowa marriage record lists Dempsy as 36 [B~1811] and Matilda as 32 [B~1815].

Name: Dempsy Stanley

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 04 Mar 1847

Event Place: Appanoose, Iowa, United States

Age: 36

Spouse's Name: Matilda Ellington

Spouse's Age: 32

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1815^[2]See also^[3]

The persons listed in Dempsy and Clotilda's household are quite a confusing array of individuals. The puzzle pieces are falling into place and I will begin to assemble it into actual profiles here--March 2014. As of Nov. 2014, most of the children have been sorted out and I've started their profiles and added more details. I will eventually continue on that project.UPDATE: Sep 2019, These relationships have been confirmed and solidified. Many of these step and half siblings have been tracked and profiled here.

1858 Marriage

Genealogist Connie Lenzen supplied a copy of the original document on Nov. 2014. See the attached file (1858 Marriage #1). As she notes, "It poses as many questions as it answers." The doucument shows that the license was issued on October 1, 1858, but does not show a date of return or a date of marriage. It is unclear what the notes "Indexed" & "Rec 2" actually mean. It is great however to have another original document with at least Mary's maiden name Ellington spelled out so clearly!

UPDATE Sep. 2019: I've located a copy of the original record and attached it here (1858 Marriage #2). It shows the date (Oct 1, 1858) as correct and shows that Mary's step-father, Dempsey Standley-172, testified/gave permission-probably because of Mary's age. Note that on this record Mary's surname is spelled as ELINGTON.

Name: James Banks

Spouse's Name: Mary M. Ellington

Event Date: 01 Oct 1858

Event Place: , Appanoose, Iowa^[4][5]

1858-1900

See photos and see her husband's profile for additional information on this time period.

1900 Death

Burial: Bushong Cemetery

Bushong, Lyon County, Kansas, USA

Plot: Lot 221

Find A Grave Memorial# 21677300^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4Z-18K : 24 July 2019), Mary E Ellington in household of Dempsy Salin, Independence, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing family 16, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ GS Film Number: 1007081, Digital Folder Number: 004309902, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M58714-1, System Origin: Iowa-VR, GS Film number: 1007081, Reference ID: 2:13N0T0L
3. ↑ http://genealogytrails.com/iowa/appanoose/marriages.html
4. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJCM-L3B : 3 November 2017), James Banks and Mary M. Ellington, 01 Oct 1858, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,007,081.
5. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJCM-B2G : 3 November 2017), James Banks and Mary M. Elington, 01 Oct 1858, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,007,081.
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21677300/mary-f_-banks