Bankston, James Oliver

1919 - 1986  (66 years)   Has 29 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

Bankston, William Oliver

1877 - 1961  (84 years)

Birth	26 Mar 1877	Tennessee, USA
Died	3 Jul 1961
Buried	Bartlebaugh Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TN
Father	Bankston, Andrew Jackson,   b. Abt Oct 1852, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hale, Darcus Adeline,   b. Jun 1847, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	21 Mar 1875	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family 1	Hale, Nancy Evelyn,   b. 20 Feb 1881, Tennessee, USA
Married	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN
Children	1. Bankston, Louis Carl,   b. 4 Mar 1905, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Lindsey Garnett "Buss",   b. 27 Sep 1906, Hamilton Co., TN   3. Bankston, Opal,   b. Abt 1908, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, Margie,   b. 26 Jan 1910, Tennessee, USA   5. Bankston, Marion Lenox,   b. 17 Sep 1912, Tennessee, USA   6. Bankston, Paul Gaston "Bulldog",   b. 9 Jun 1914, Tennessee, USA   7. Bankston, Mildred Adline,   b. 7 Jun 1916, Tennessee, USA   8. Bankston, James Oliver,   b. 21 Nov 1919, Tennessee, USA   9. Bankston, William J. "Jack",   b. 25 Nov 1921, Tennessee, USA
Family 2	Porter, Ida Mae,   b. Mar 1879, Tennessee, USA
Married	9 Feb 1898	Rhea Co. TN by W. K. Fugate, JP W. A. Bankston, Witness
Children	1. Bankston, Jessie Lawrence,   b. 23 Dec 1898, Tennessee, USA

Hale, Nancy Evelyn

1881 - 1952  (71 years)

Birth	20 Feb 1881	Tennessee, USA
Died	23 Jun 1952
Buried	Buttram Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Hale, Lindsay Columbus,   b. 15 Dec 1851, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Pettit, Denzia Ethel,   b. Abt 1852, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	10 Feb 1871	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA
Married	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN
Children	1. Bankston, Louis Carl,   b. 4 Mar 1905, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Lindsey Garnett "Buss",   b. 27 Sep 1906, Hamilton Co., TN   3. Bankston, Opal,   b. Abt 1908, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, Margie,   b. 26 Jan 1910, Tennessee, USA   5. Bankston, Marion Lenox,   b. 17 Sep 1912, Tennessee, USA   6. Bankston, Paul Gaston "Bulldog",   b. 9 Jun 1914, Tennessee, USA   7. Bankston, Mildred Adline,   b. 7 Jun 1916, Tennessee, USA   8. Bankston, James Oliver,   b. 21 Nov 1919, Tennessee, USA   9. Bankston, William J. "Jack",   b. 25 Nov 1921, Tennessee, USA

Whitaker, Edith A.

1914 - 1990  (76 years)

Birth	3 Mar 1914
Died	7 Sep 1990
Buried	McDonald Eastview Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TN
Family	Bankston, James Oliver,   b. 21 Nov 1919, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Bankston, Wayne Curry,   b. 2 Dec 1953   2. Bankston, Betty Faye,   b. Abt 1942   3. Bankston, Jack   4. Bankston, James   5. Bankston, Charles Eugene,   b. 29 Nov 1941

Bankston, Wayne Curry

1953 - 1977  (23 years)

Birth	2 Dec 1953
Died	12 Feb 1977
Buried	McDonald Eastview Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TN
Father	Bankston, James Oliver,   b. 21 Nov 1919, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Whitaker, Edith A.,   b. 3 Mar 1914
Relationship	natural

Bankston, Betty Faye

Abt 1942 - 2008  (66 years)

Birth	Abt 1942
Died	30 Dec 2008	Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, James Oliver,   b. 21 Nov 1919, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Whitaker, Edith A.,   b. 3 Mar 1914
Relationship	natural
Family	Lawson, Kenneth

Bankston, Jack

Father	Bankston, James Oliver,   b. 21 Nov 1919, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Whitaker, Edith A.,   b. 3 Mar 1914
Relationship	natural

Bankston, James

Father	Bankston, James Oliver,   b. 21 Nov 1919, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Whitaker, Edith A.,   b. 3 Mar 1914
Relationship	natural

Bankston, Charles Eugene

1941 - 2011  (69 years)

Birth	29 Nov 1941
Died	14 May 2011	Walker, Georgia, USA
Buried	Lakewood Memory Gardens South, Catoosa, Georgia, USA
Father	Bankston, James Oliver,   b. 21 Nov 1919, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Whitaker, Edith A.,   b. 3 Mar 1914
Relationship	natural
Family	Creekmore, Delois Ann,   b. 7 Apr 1941
Children	1. Bankston, James Grady   2. Bankston, Lisa,   b. 1 Feb 1964

• Name	Bankston, James Oliver  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	21 Nov 1919	Tennessee, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Death	Jul 1986	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  Burial	McDonald Eastview Cemetery, Hamilton Co., TN
  Person ID	I1258	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Jul 1961 (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hale, Nancy Evelyn,   b. 20 Feb 1881, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Jun 1952 (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1904	Rhea? Co. TN   [8]
  Family ID	F460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Whitaker, Edith A.,   b. 3 Mar 1914   d. 7 Sep 1990 (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Bankston, Wayne Curry,   b. 2 Dec 1953   d. 12 Feb 1977 (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Bankston, Betty Faye,   b. Abt 1942   d. 30 Dec 2008, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Bankston, Jack  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Bankston, James  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Bankston, Charles Eugene,   b. 29 Nov 1941   d. 14 May 2011, Walker, Georgia, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2009/jan/01/obituaries-january-01-2009/202136/ Betty Lawson Betty Faye Lawson, 69, of Chattanooga, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at her home. She was the widow of Kenneth Lawson; and also was preceded by her father and mother, James and Edith Whitaker Bankston; one brother, Wayne Bankston. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly (Wesley) Weathers, of Chattanooga; three brothers, Jack, James and Charles Bankston; two sisters, Sharon Bankston and Joan Scealf; two grandchildren, Leah and Alex Weathers; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, in the Highway 58 Chapel of Turner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in New McDonald Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-8 p.m. today and on Friday up to the hour of service at the funeral home. Turner Funeral Home Inc., Highway 58 Chapel, is in charge of arrangements, 622-3171.

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Family information provided by Jean (Parks) Bowman, daughter of Wilmoth Henry Parks and Neulah Cleo Bankston. [S640] Will Bankstone household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 219, p 9b, dwelling 187, family 188. listed as James BANKSTONE [S657] William O. Bankston household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 66, p 21a, dwelling 407, family 412. listd as James O. BANKSTON [S342] James Bankston, no. 412-10-6248, Social Security Death Index. dob listed as 21 November 1919 [S640] Will Bankstone household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 219, p 9b, dwelling 187, family 188. listed as 2/12 yr old, b. abt 1919, pob: TN [S657] William O. Bankston household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 66, p 21a, dwelling 407, family 412. listed as 10 yrs old, b. abt 1920, pob: TN [S342] James Bankston, no. 412-10-6248, Social Security Death Index. [S628] W. Bankstone household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., TN, population schedule, CD 6, ED 93, wp 11b, dwelling 230, family 243. states married 6 yrs, abt. 1904