Colonel Andrew James Bankson

Brief Life History of Andrew James

When Colonel Andrew James Bankson was born on 14 April 1787, in North Carolina, United States, his father, James Bankston, was 30 and his mother, Judith Ann Lee, was 21. He married Elizabeth Moore on 1 May 1808, in St. Clair, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Dubuque, Iowa, United States in 1840. He registered for military service in 1812. His occupation is listed as state senator in Illinois, United States. He died on 13 June 1851, in Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Colonel Andrew James Bankson
1787–1851
Elizabeth Moore
1789–1857
Marriage: 1 May 1808
Temperance Lee Bankson
1809–1865
James Bankson
1810–1842
William M. Bankson
1812–1848
Orinda Bankson
1815–1848
John Scott Bankson
1817–1904
Susannah Bankson
1819–1875
Sarah Bankson
1821–
Payton Bankston
1823–1857
Elizabeth Bankson
1825–1869
Miranda Bankson
1828–1879

Sources (21)

  • Andrew Bankson, "United States Census, 1820"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Andrew Bankston - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Andrew Bankston
  • Andrew Bankson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1789 · Becomes 12th State

On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Swedish Bengtsson . Compare Bankston .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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The specific cemetery is not noted in his Mineral Point, Iowa County, obituary, but Highland Public Cemetery is one of only two in Iowa County WI with graves of this date, and Highland has by far the …

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