Brief Life History of August Henry
When August Henry Banaka was born on 18 April 1882, in Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, United States, his father, Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Banaka, was 29 and his mother, Marie Dorothee Elisabeth Louisa Lappine, was 27. He married Anna Belle Thomas on 22 August 1906, in Netawaka, Jackson, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Yuma, Colorado, United States in 1920 and Pine Forest Election Precinct, Klickitat, Washington, United States in 1940. He died on 27 February 1942, in Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (16)
- August H. Banaka in entry for Banaka, "Kansas Births and Christenings, 1818-1936"
- August Banaka in household of Wm Banaka, "Kansas State Census, 1895"
- August Henry Banaka in entry for Harold Wane Banaka, "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1882–1942 Male
1888–1948 Female
Children (9)
1909–1945 Male
1911–1944 Male
1913–1994 Female
1915–2014 Female
1917–1969 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1852–1895 Male
1854–1883 Female
Siblings (6)
1875–1908 Female
1878–1950 Male
1879– Female
1880–1881 Female
1882–1942 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1886
Age 4
1887
Age 5
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 16
Name Meaning
Filipino (Bañaga): nickname from a Hispanicized form of Tagalog banyaga ‘alien, foreigner’.
Muslim (Sudan): unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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August Banaka: 1898
August's mother passed in 1883, and August's father passed in 1895. So even though August would be 16 at the time of this story, I'm guessing he was more independent than many of his peers. August Ba …
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