Joseph Joshua Hanks (abt. 1832 - abt. 1855)

Born about 1832 in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Arthemise Istre — married 11 Aug 1851 (to about 1855) in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

Died about 1855 at about age 23 in Louisiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Joshua Hanks lived in Louisiana.

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Joshua Hanks, son of Joseph Hanks and Susanne Abshire, was born near Lafayette, Louisiana c.1832. When he was three he was baptized, as recorded by the priest at St. John's in Lafayette, Louisiana.^[1] His name on the baptism document is Joseph, commonly the first part of a boy's prenom in this Louisiana French enclave. An older brother born c.1829 went by Joseph (at least in the records).

Joshua Hanks got his marriage license in 1851 with Marie Arthemise Istre around the same time his brother, Jefferson Hanks, married Marie's sister, Eugenie Istre.^[2] The two are next to each other in the record book.^[3]

Known child of the marriage:

1. Remy Hanks (1853-1927)^[4][5]

He died within a few years of his son's birth.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD"), (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications);

   HANKS, Joseph (Joseph & Susanne ABSHEAR) bt. 6 Dec. 1835 at age 3 yrs. (Laf. Ch.: v. 4, #569)

2. ↑ Hébert, SWLR CD;
   • Marriage license: HANKS, Joshua (Joseph & Susan ABSHIRE) m. 11 Aug. 1851 Mary ISTRE (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. # 890);
   • Marriage: HANKS, Joseph (Joseph & Suzanne Hopsken) m. 9 March 1852 Mary Azelie ISTRE (GC Ch.: v. 1. p.199).
3. ↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-BS1C : 4 April 2020), Joshua Hanks and Mary East, 30 Jul 1851; citing St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 870,694. Contains an image of the record.
4. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSRD-KC2M : 14 January 2020), Josue Hanks in entry for Remi Hanks, 1853.
5. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F37M-KMF : 2 April 2020), Josh Hanks in entry for Remy Hanks, 08 May 1927; citing , Vermilion, Louisiana, certificate number 5843, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,383,429.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10520215/marie-artemise-simon: accessed 31 August 2023), memorial page for Marie Artemise Istre Simon (16 Aug 1837–4 Jun 1924), Find A Grave: Memorial #10520215, citing Abshire Cemetery, Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Alvenia Thibodeaux (contributor 46775259). The Daily Signal, Crowley, Louisiana; clipping included, although it calls him by his brother's name, Jefferson Hanks. The memorial calls him Joseph.