Maryland to ~1850	Indiana ~1850 - ~1893	Nebraska ~1893 - 1932	Montana 1932 - present

 

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John P. Sanks 1750 John P. Sanks born in 1750 in Baltimore, Maryland died in 1799 in Baltimore, Maryland.   Elizabeth Married ?   Children George born 1770 in Baltimore, Maryland died 1863 in Dillsboro, Dearborn County, Indiana John born about 1774 in Baltimore, Maryland Zachariah born in 1775 in Baltimore, Maryland married Nancy Rippy on August 17, 1813 died January 14, 1843 at Fredrick County, Virginia. Elizabeth born about 1776 in Baltimore, Maryland Joshua Sanks born on October 24, 1777 in Baltimore, Maryland married #1) Sarah DUNLAP, #2) Lavina Tamson DANIEL and #3) Susannah Daniel REES died May 13, 1865 in Lawrenceburg Dearborn Indiana Rebecca born about 1778   Reference: The Thatcher Family - John P. Sanks Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 1850 Census

 

Joshua Sanks 1777 - 1865 Joshua Sanks born on Oct 24, 1777 in Baltimore, Maryland died May 13, 1865 in Lawrenceburg Dearborn Indiana buried in Rees Cemetery, Lawrenceburg Township, Indiana Military Service: 31 MAY 1794 Baltimore Militia   Sarah Dunlap born died 1808 Joshua and Sarah married in 1804   Children Zachariah Taylor Dunlap Sanks born on June 20, 1805 in Berkley County, (West) Virginia died May 13, 1865 in Dearborn County, Indiana married Juliana Gaw in Virginia on June 10, 1825 married Mary Cowles Lavina Tamison Daniels Married: 28 JAN 1812 in Berkely Co., VA   Children George D. Sanks born September 2, 1813 near Winchester Virginia   Susannah Daniel Rees Married: 23 NOV 1826 in Dearborn Co., IN died 1856   Children Samuel SANKS b: ABT 1828 William F SANKS b: ABT 1829   Reference: The Thatcher Family - Joshua Sanks 1850 Census 1880 Census Indiana Marriages to 1850 Residence: 1830 Dearborn County, IN Residence: 1840 Dearborn County, IN Residence: 1850 Lawrenceburg Township, Dearborn County, IN Residence: 1860 Lawrenceburg Township, Dearborn County, IN Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley (PDF) The best description of his life is contained in the book "Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley" in a biography of Joshua's grandson Henry - a county treasurer, clerk and sheriff in Gallatin County, IL at the turn of the century: "his grandfather, Joshua Sanks, was in early life a farmer near Baltimore, MD. From there he moved to Virginia and later to Indiana, locating near Lawrenceburg, where he lived to the age of eighty-nine years. He was married three times and reared a large family of children". He is buried at an old cemetery on the former David Rees (David Rees being the first husband of Joshua's third wife) Farm in Lawrenceburg Township (on headstone indicates he was born 24 Oct 1777 and died 13 May1865 (making him the remarkable age of 88 at the time of his death). the birth and death dates from the headstone are verified from other records. The index of Indiana wills show that his will was probated in 1865 and a copy of the Will has been obtained from Dearborn County. The 1850 Census shows Joshua Sanks at 72 when the census was taken that summer. The 1860 census shows him at 82 that year. Joshua was shown as having signed up for the Baltimore Militia on may 31, 1794. He was listed in a category for white and between eighteen and forty-five years old - even though later records show he was probably about sixteen and a half at the time he signed up. This is the first direct record (outside of the southern Illinois local history and the census returns) that show him as born in Maryland and link him to this part of Maryland at this time. Joshua is shown to have married twice in Berkeley County, on March 20 1804 to Sarah Dunlap and on January 28, 1812 to Lamina Daniel (known as Tamson and mentioned below. Susannah Daniel is shown to have married Daniel Rees on March 4, 1807. After David Rees died in Dearborn County in 1820, Susannah Rees married Joshua Sanks there in 1826. As mentioned above, he emigrated from Virginia to Indiana. Weakley's 1885 history of Dearborn and Ohio Counties indicates that sometime before 1812 Joshua settled on the hill in sight if Lawrenceburg. the date is questionable, as the Ohio Valley book indicates that his son George D. Sanks was born near Winchester, VA on September 2, 1813 and that Joshua had remarried in Berkeley County in early 1812. The Dearborn County Marriages, 1806-1833, confirm that Joshua Sanks married Susannah Rees on November 23, 1826. As mentioned in the Virginia section, she was the widow of David Rees - on whose former farm Joshua Sanks is buried. This was probably his third and last marriage. Records show that Susannah died in 1856. Shie is now shown in the 1860 census with Joshua.

 

Zachariah Taylor Dunlap Sanks 1805 - 1887 Zachariah Taylor Dunlap Sanks born on June 20, 1805 in Berkley County, (West) Virginia died March 24, 1887 in Dearborn County, Indiana.  (or May 13, 1865) buried in Dillsboro Cemetery, Dearborn County, IN     Juliana Gaw born 1805 in Virginia died about 1834 in Dillsboro, Dearborn County, Indiana. Married: June 10, 1825 in Dearborn County, Indiana Children James Monroe born on April 4, 1824 in Dillsboro, Dearborn County, Indiana married Martha Jane Wilson on October 18, 1956 in Dillsboro, Dearborn County, Indiana childred: Florian B. (b: 25 Sep 1865), Emma Luella (b: 26 Nov 1879),                 Jasper Monroe (b: 29 Nov 1872) & Arthur T (b: 26 Jan 1877) died August 5, 1900 at Danville, Illinois buried in Fairmount, Illinois, Greenview Cemetery William H. born on February 14, 1828 in Dearborn County, Indiana married Mary E. Bostic on December 10, 1857 in Dearborn County, Indiana died Jan 14, 1904 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. John born about 1830 in Indiana Rezin R. Sanks born May 30, 1832 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana married Martha Jane on May 29, 1859 at Dearborn County, Indiana died November 27, 1863 at Memphis, Tennessee buried in Memphis, Tennessee, National Cemetery military Service Co. B, 83rd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers Mary Cowles born July 13, 1819 in Indiana Zachariah and Mary Cowles were married on October 8, 1835 in Dearborn County, Indiana Margaret born 1838 Daniel G born 1939 Martha J. born 1840 in Indiana George W. born 1842 in Indiana married Sarah Stephenson on April 24, 1859 in Dearborn County, Indiana Eliza Elleanor born April 4, 1846 in Indiana married Joseph Laird on July 7, 1869 in Dearborn County, Indiana died April 21, 1910 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Alfred J. born about 1850 in Indiana married Amanda Clark on March 19, 1871 in Dearborn County, Indiana. Isabella born May 11, 1852 in Indiana Joseph M born March 1854 in Indiana married Annie M Durbin on September 14, 1875 in Dearborn County, Indiana Henry Bond born April 1857 in Indiana married Emma Haas on June 7, 1884 in Dearborn County, Indiana Emma born 1859 in Indiana Alice born about 1860 in Indiana married William P. Gray on October 6, 1878 in Dearborn County, Indiana.   Reference: The Thatcher Family - Zachariah Taylor Dunlap Sanks Melanie Key Martin rootsweb family tree Indiana Marriages to 1850 Indiana Marriages, 1845-1920 Illinois Statewide Death Index Residence: 1830 Dearborn County, IN Residence: 1840 Dearborn County, IN Residence: 1850 Centre Township, Dearborn County, IN Residence: 1860 Clay Township, Dearborn County, IN Residence: 1870 Lawrenceburg Township, Dearborn County, IN Residence: 1880 Clay Township, Dearborn County, IN

 

Rezin Ross Sanks 1829 - 1863 Rezin Ross Sanks born on May 30, 1829 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana died Nov 26-27, 1863 in Memphis Tennessee buried in Mephhis, Tennessee, National Cemetery Military Service: Civil War, 83rd Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry   Elizabeth Richards born 1835 died March 14 in Dearborn County, IN Married #1: 15 FEB 1854 in Dearborn County, IN   Martha Jane Wilson born Oct 3, 1939 died May 20, 1920 in Nebraska   Married #2: 29 MAY 1859 in Dearborn County, INChildren Edmond Bond Sanks born Aug 27, 1860 (or Aug 26, 1861) in Clay Township, Dearborn, Indiana died October 27, 1926 in Cozad Nebraska. Alma Vinca born June 11, 1862 in Clay Towhship, Dearborn, Indiana married August Krebs on February 11, 1889 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana was one when her father died and maybe was raised by her grand parents Zachariah and Mary Sanks   Reference: The Thatcher Family - Rezin R. Sanks Indiana Marriages, 1845-1920

 

Edmond Bond Sanks 1860 - 1926 Edmond Bond Sanks Birth:   Aug 27, 1860 (or Aug 26, 1861) in Clay Township, Dearborn, Indiana Death: October 27, 1926 in Cozad Nebraska. Burial: Cottonwood Cemetery, Cozad, Nebraska                Fannie Hensley Birth:         1841-64 Death: Marriage:  Edmond married Fanny Hensley after 1876 Children Claude Everett Sanks born May 5, 1883 at Grays Lake, Illinois. Ernest Lee born June 7, 1884 in Gray Lake, Illinois May "Maude" Mabel Elizabeth Rinehart wife #2 Married: 1891 in Dawson County, NE Death:     March 11, 1901           Burial:     Cottonwood Cemetery, Dawson County, Nebraska                  Children Grace A. SANKS b: 11 OCT 1891 in NE Frederick Frederick Rezin "Fred" SANKS born January 17, 1893 in Gothenburg, Dawson County, NE died 1969 married 1917 to Lenore Lucille Ashley born March 1873 in IA Leroy Raymond SANKS b: 21 AUG 1895 in Cozad, Dawson County NE Oscar Raymond SANKS b: 1 MAR 1898 in NE married Clara L born May 3, 1901 & died June 18, 1976 burial : Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska     Ida Robb wife #3 from Bassett Nebraska Birth:        1862 in IA or PA Marriage: 1901 Death:      1942 Burial:      12-1-1942 : Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska                              Children Hellen Robb SANKS b: 1902 in NE    Reference: The Thatcher Family : Edmond Bond Sanks Melanie Martin Family Tree on rootsweb Residence: 1900 Cozad, Dawson County NE Residence: 1910 Dalton, Cheyenne County, NE Residence: 1920 Cozad, Dawson County NE

 

Claude Everett Sanks 1883 - 1951 Claude Everett Sanks Birth:         May 5, 1883 at Grays Lake, Illinois Death:       July 30, 1951 in Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon.  Burial:       Veronia Memorial Cemetery, Columbia County, OR                     Flora May Wingerd Birth:         February 29, 1884 in Holdridge Nebraska (or  in Atlanta, Harlan Co, NE)     Father:  James WINGERD     Mother: Adeline FOURNEY Death:       October 8, 1954 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Burial:       Veronia Memorial Cemetery, Columbia County, OR                   Marriage: June 2, 1905. Residence: 1910 Hooker County, NE Residence: 1920 Freetown Township, Antelope County, NE Residence: 1930 Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, NE Children: Ella Fanny Sanks Birth:      April 7, 1908 in Hooker Nebraska Married: John Lesser on August 16, 1924 Married: Adrian Leland "Lee" Holcomb about 1929 Death:    November 14, 1935 in Deer Lodge, Montana   Edmond Claude Birth:            September 2, 1910 in Dalton County, Nebraska Married #1:  Wilma Mae Eagon born on February 9, 1913 in Parnell, Nodaway, Missouri Married #2:  Wilma Benefiel Married #3:  1946, August 9, to Evelyn Mattie Breninger born Sept 16, 1926 in Armel, Colorado died Jan 6, 2008 Death:          March 23, 1993 in Scappoose (Portland), Columbia County, Oregon Obituary:      The Oregonian, Portland, OR - March 26, 1993 EDMOND CLAUDE SANKS The funeral for Edmond Claude Sanks of Scappoose, a retired custodian for the Scappoose School District, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Peninsula Church of Christ. Mr. Sanks died of a stroke Tuesday in a Portland hospital. He was 82. He was born Sept. 2, 1910, in Dalton, Neb. He married Evelyn Breninger on Aug. 9, 1946, in Vancouver, Wash. Mr. Sanks had lived in Scappoose for the past 50 years. He worked for the Scappoose School District for a number of years until his retirement in 1976. He was a member of the Peninsula Church of Christ. Survivors in addition to his wife include his sons, Wayne of Walla Walla and Darrell of Scappoose; his brother, Raymond of Portland; his sister, Nona Lynes of Lewiston, Idaho; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Scappoose. Owen Birth:        ~1913 Death:      4 NOV 1956 in Marion County, OR Marriage: Darlene Starks Elizabeth Birth:     October 30, 1914 Death:   August 20, 1916 Nona Grace Birth:        ~1819 Marriage: Ralph COLLINS Martha Evangeline Birth:      March 4, 1921 in Aliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska Death:    April 12, 1984 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Married: circa 1938, one child, died in infancy, divorced circa 1941 Marriages 1 Charles Phillipst Married: Charles Elisha Tarbell born August 18, 1906 in Bachlor Flatt Oregon Ruth Mae Birth:   December 26, 1925 in Gering, Scotts Bluff County, NE Death: January 16, 1992 Raymond Leroy Birth: ~1928 Marriage: Bernadette Reference: The Thatcher Family - Claude Everett Sanks 1910 United States Federal Census 1930 Census : Scotts Bluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska; Roll: 1293; Page: ; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 329.0 Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 1910 United States Federal Census Flora M Sanks Age in 1910: 26 Birth Year: 1884 Household Members: James P D Wingard 53 Adline Wingerd 45 Alice E Wingerd 17 Cora E Wingerd 11 Catherine K Brock 28 Lillie M Brock 6 Mary E Brock 3 James E Brock 2 Orine B Brock 7 month Flora M Sanks 26 Ella F Sanks 2   1930 United States Federal Census Scotts Bluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska; Roll: 1293; Page: ; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 329.0   Claude Everett Sanks Head M W 47 married 22 IL IL KY laborer Flora May Sanks wife F W 46 married 21 NE IA MO   Edmond Sanks son M W 18   NE     laborer/road work Owen Sanks son M W 16   NE       Nona Sanks daughter F W 11   NE       Martha Sanks daughter F W 9   NE       Ruth Sanks daughter F W 4-4/12   NE       Leo Roy Sanks son M W 2-1/2   NE

 

Hooker County Nebraska

 

Ella Fanny Sanks 1908-1935 Ella Fanny Sanks Ella Fanny Sanks 1935 Birth:   April 7, 1908 in Hooker Nebraska     Father: Claude Everett Sanks (born May 5, 1883)     Mother: Flora Mae Wengard (born Feb 29, 1884 in Atlanta, Harlan Co, NE. Death: November 14, 1935 in Deer Lodge, Montana.    John Lesser Birth:   July 30, 1904 in Lapeer Michigan Death: April 11, 1934 in Denver Colorado Burial: Riverside cemetery (rootsweb).  John was a musician and entertainer, playing accordion. Marriage: Ella married John Lesser on August 16, 1924 Children: Dorothy Alvina Birth: April 20, 1925 in Gering, Nebraska Dorothy moved with her family to Montana at the age of 7.  After the death of her mother Ella in 1935, Dorothy and her sisters Mildred and Herrietta were placed in the Montana state orphans home in Twin Bridges.  In 1941, Dorothy moved from the orphans home and lived with the Tom and Nellie Wilson family on Indian Creek in Sheridan Montana until she married Harold Donegan Funk in 1942.  Dorothy re-married on April 24, 1981 Larry Duncan Preston.  Dorothy went home to be in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ on Monday, June 25, 2007 Mildred   Birth: ~1927 in Gering, Nebraska Herrietta Birth: 1929, died of diabetes when she was about 15.   Adrian Leland "Lee" Holcomb Birth:             September 23, 1899 in Nebraska Marriage #1: Ella married Lee about 1929. Residence:     1959 Leland lived in Deer Lodge, Montana.                       After coming to Montana, he was employed by the Milwaukee and Norther Pacific Railroad for several years. Marriage #2: Garnet of Deer Lodge Death:           Monday, September 14, 1959 in Deer Lodge, Montana                       Montana Standard (Butte) September 15, 1959 - Leland Holcomb Obiturary   Lee and Ella's Children 1. Leland Adrian Holcomb Birth:      June 17, 1930 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska Adopted: by Hill family at age five and name changed to Lee Laverne Hill Married: Haxel Jean Hill born 9/28/1932 in Kalispell Montana Children: Deborah Lee Rixie      born 1952 in Kalispell Montana                                                    currently living in Longview Washington                 Michael LaverneHill     born 1955 in Kalispell Montana                                                    currently living in Clatskanie Oregon                 Katherine Jean Wicker born 1957 in Kalispell Montana                                                     currently living in Longview Washington 2010 : Lee currently living in Ocean Park Washington Lee, Kathy, Michael, Debbie, Hazel Michael & Cheryl   2. Donna Jean Birth: ? Spouse: Ernest Becker born in Wilsall Children: Daniel Stinson Becker,                 Sheryl Becker and                 Allen Becker born 1957 in Bozeman                     Married: Debora "Debby" Goodsell in 1979                     Children: Eric and Lindsay Ernest and Donna now live in Malta, Montana picture taken of Donna and Sue Funk at Donna's home in Glasgow, Montana 1910 United States Federal Census about Ella F Sanks Name: Ella F Sanks Age in 1910: 2 Estimated birth year: abt 1908 Birthplace: Nebraska Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter Father's Birth Place: Illinois Mother's name: Flora M Mother's Birth Place: Nebraska Home in 1910: Mullen, Hooker, Nebraska Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James P D Wingerd 53 Adline Wingerd 45 Alice E Wingerd 17 Cora E Wingerd 11 Catherine K Brock 28 Lillie M Brock 6 Mary E Brock 3 James E Brock 2 Orine B Brock 7/12 Flora M Sanks 26 Ella F Sanks 2   1930 United States Federal Census about Ella Holcomb Name: Ella Holcomb Home in 1930: Scotts Bluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1908 Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Claude Emmett Mother's name: Flora May Spouse's name: Llard   Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Claude Emmett Sanks 47 Flora May Sanks 46 Edmond Sanks 19 Owen Sanks 16 Nona Sanks 11 Martha Sanks 9 Ruth Sanks 4 4/12 Le Roy Sanks 2 1/12 Llard Holcomb 28 Ella Holcomb 22 Dorothy Lener 5 Mildred Lener 3 3/12 Etta Lener 1 10/12   Research: March 15, 2004 by Michael Hill : I am looking for family of Ella Sanks, died in approx. 1934 in Deer Lodge, Montana. Was married to Leland Adrian Holcomb also died in approx 1959 in Deer Lodge, Montana. I would be a grandson. http://genforum.genealogy.com/sanks/messages/44.html

 

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