About John Full Name: John Franklin Petty Birth: 15 September 1874, Hopkins County, Kentucky Death: 30 June 1943, Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois Burial: 2 July 1943, Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois Parents: John R. Petty and Margaret E. Thomas Spouse: Elizabeth Ann Givens About Samantha Full Name: Samantha Angeline Petty Birth: 3 April […]
Hankins
Photo: Jim and Medie Hankins
About Jim Full Name: James W. Hankins Birth: 25 July 1860, Hopkins County, Kentucky Death: 15 March 1930, Providence, Webster County, Kentucky Burial: 16 March 1930, Grapevine Cemetery, Hopkins County, Kentucky Parents: Albert Elvie Hankins and Isabella Jane Goodloe Spouse: 1) Almeda Smith, 2) Mary J. Combs About Medie Full Name: Almeda Smith Birth: 6 […]
Photo: Samantha Hankins and Garah Gamblin
About Samantha Full Name: Samantha Angeline Petty Birth: 3 April 1861, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia Death: 7 January 1944, Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky Burial: 9 January 1944, Grapevine Cemetery, Hopkins County, Kentucky Parents: John R. Petty and Margaret E. Thomas Spouse: Thomas Leander Hankins About Garah Full Name: Garah Emma Hankins Birth: 24 July 1906, […]
Photo: Will and Verda McCauley with Jimmie, Katie, and David
About Jimmie Full Name: Jimmie Nell McCauley Birth: 6 August 1929, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Death: 15 December 2018, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Burial: 18 December 2018, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Parents: John William McCauley and Verda Waller Hankins Spouse: David Johnson Knight About Verda Full Name: Verda Waller Hankins Birth: 1 […]
Photo: Jimmy Hankins and Junior Lucas
About Jimmy Full Name: James Bailey Hankins Birth: 27 March 1901, Dalton, Hopkins County, Kentucky Death: 26 November 1974, Carlsbad, San Diego County, California Burial: Cremated; Ashes scattered over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California. Parents: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty Spouse: 1) Rachel Lesh; 2) Lucille Goldie McCord About […]
Photo: Verda, Samantha, & Dick
About Verda About Samantha Full Name: Samantha Angeline Petty Birth: 3 April 1861, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia Death: 7 January 1944, Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky Burial: 9 January 1944, Grapevine Cemetery, Hopkins County, Kentucky Parents: John R. Petty and Margaret E. Thomas Spouse: Thomas Leander Hankins About Dick Full Name: Thomas Richard “Dick” Hankins Birth: […]
Photo: Lillian, Jimmy, and Forrest Hankins
About Jimmy Full Name: James Bailey Hankins Birth: 27 March 1901, Dalton, Hopkins County, Kentucky Death: 26 Novmber 1974, Carlsbad, San Diego County, California Cremated: Ashes scattered over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California Parents: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty Spouse: 1) Rachel Lesh, 2) Lucille Goldie McCord About Forrest […]
Photo: Will McCauley with Dick and Jimmy Hankins
About Will About Dick Full Name: Thomas Richard Hankins Birth:13 February 1880, Earlington, Hopkins County, Kentucky Death: 11 January 1965, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama Burial: 13 January 1665, Elmwood Cemetery, Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee Parents: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty Spouses: Bettie Smith and Edith Rhea Jackson About Jimmy Full Name: James Bailey […]
Family Stories: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty
As promised in my New Year’s Day post (although over two months late), today I published the first set of stories featuring an ancestral couple and their children. First up are my great-grandparents Thomas Leander “Lee” Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty of Hopkins County, Kentucky, and their seven children. Three of their children died young—daughter […]
Photo: Dick & Elvie Hankins Visiting in Greenville
About Dick Full Name: Thomas Richard “Dick” Hankins Birth: 13 February 1880, Earlington, Hopkins County, Kentucky Death: 11 January 1965, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama Burial: 13 January 1965, Elmwood Cemetery, Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee Parents: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty Spouses: Bettie Smith, Edith Rhea Jackson About Rhea Full Name: Edith Rhea Jackson […]
