Richard Wilbanks (1805 - 1884)

Born 1805 in Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Sanders) Willbanks — married 30 Dec 1824 in Jackson County, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1884 at about age 79 in Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Death

Death: Y

Date: 9 JAN 1884

Place: Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA

Age: 78-79

UPD

UPD 29 JUL 2014 01:40:27 GMT -0500

Record ID Number

Record ID Number: MH:I16

User ID

User ID: 53D6ED7B3A7984212207C8F28AEA7DF8

Richard Willbanks was born in 1805 in Anderson County, South Carolina. He married Nancy Sanders December 30, 1824 in Jackson County, Georgia. Nancy Sanders was the daughter of Moses Martin Sanders and Elizabeth (Harris) Sanders. Richard and Nancy had 5 children, Stephen Garrett, John W., Sarah Ann, William Henry, and Nancy Caroline.

Richard Willbanks was a preacher. In 1839 and 1841 he was a class-leader at the Hopewell Church, and at the Dry Pond Methodist Church in Jackson County, Georgia. He was later elected deacon and elder. He became a minister for the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Richard moved his family to Chattooga County, Georgia in 1846 and settled on a farm in Dry Valley on the Walker/Chattooga County line. Here his second son John drowned while bathing in the Chattooga River June 9, 1847 at the age of 18.

In 1850 Richard moved to the area near Trion Factory where he was a member of Penn's Chapel for more than 30 years.

Richard Willbanks suffered from asthma or hay fever. He had several light strokes and had a major stroke a few months before his death. He died January 9, 1884 and is buried in the Wilbanks-Bandy Cemetery, Chattooga County, Georgia. Nancy (Willbanks) Sanders is buried very near her husband. Her marker is on the back of Richards.

Name

Richard /Willbanks/^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Birth

1805

Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States^[7][8]

Marriage

30 Dec 1824

Jackson, Georgia^[9][10]

Residence

1 June 1840

Jackson, Georgia, United States^[11]

1860

Chattooga Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, United States^[12]

1880

Trion, Chattooga, Georgia, United States^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Wilbanks-153 was created by Heather Hardy through the import of 8d2wih_317510d5f72c2r9djp2f32.ged on Jul 29, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S-2061248752 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Trion, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: T9_139; Family History Film: 1254139; Page: 94.2000; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 0584. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=7560246&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1807 Birth place: South Carolina Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Trion, Chattooga, Georgia, United States APID: 1,6742::7560246
3. ↑ Source: #S-2061251956 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Chattooga Valley, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=10876618&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1806 Birth place: South Carolina Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Chattooga Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, United States APID: 1,7667::10876618
4. ↑ Source: #S-2063174453 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=gamarriages_ga&h=208066&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Marriage date: 30 Dec 1824 Marriage place: Jackson, Georgia APID: 1,7839::208066
5. ↑ Source: #S-2061975399 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Jackson, Georgia; Roll: 44; Page: 19. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=1772635&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1 June 1840 Residence place: Jackson, Georgia, United States APID: 1,8057::1772635
6. ↑ Source: #S-2063174471 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=eamga&h=120165&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Marriage date: 30 Dec 1824 Marriage place: Jackson, Georgia APID: 1,2085::120165
7. ↑ Source: #S-2061248752 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Trion, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: T9_139; Family History Film: 1254139; Page: 94.2000; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 0584. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=7560246&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1807 Birth place: South Carolina Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Trion, Chattooga, Georgia, United States APID: 1,6742::7560246
8. ↑ Source: #S-2061251956 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Chattooga Valley, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=10876618&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1806 Birth place: South Carolina Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Chattooga Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, United States APID: 1,7667::10876618
9. ↑ Source: #S-2063174453 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=gamarriages_ga&h=208066&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Marriage date: 30 Dec 1824 Marriage place: Jackson, Georgia APID: 1,7839::208066
10. ↑ Source: #S-2063174471 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=eamga&h=120165&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Marriage date: 30 Dec 1824 Marriage place: Jackson, Georgia APID: 1,2085::120165
11. ↑ Source: #S-2061975399 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Jackson, Georgia; Roll: 44; Page: 19. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=1772635&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1 June 1840 Residence place: Jackson, Georgia, United States APID: 1,8057::1772635
12. ↑ Source: #S-2061251956 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Chattooga Valley, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=10876618&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1806 Birth place: South Carolina Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Chattooga Valley, Chattooga, Georgia, United States APID: 1,7667::10876618
13. ↑ Source: #S-2061248752 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Trion, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: T9_139; Family History Film: 1254139; Page: 94.2000; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 0584. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=7560246&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1807 Birth place: South Carolina Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Trion, Chattooga, Georgia, United States APID: 1,6742::7560246

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bryan Mulholland for creating WikiTree profile Willbanks-66 through the import of The Mulholland _ King Family.ged on May 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Bryan and others.