Elizabeth Aletha Banks

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Aletha

When Elizabeth Aletha Banks was born on 3 February 1862, in Indiana, United States, her father, Adam P Banks, was 21 and her mother, Nancy Ann Ady, was 18. She married Joseph Roberds Eakes on 17 July 1884, in Hancock, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Vernon Township, Hancock, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Fortville, Vernon Township, Hancock, Indiana, United States in 1930. She died on 24 May 1935, in Hancock, Indiana, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Gravel Lawn Cemetery, Madison, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Roberds Eakes
1839–1923
Elizabeth Aletha Banks
1862–1935
Marriage: 17 July 1884
Joseph Eakes Jr.
1883–1943
Charles Morton Eakes
1887–1966
Lelah Mae Eakes
1888–1978
Essie Forest Eakes
1893–1973
Mary Margaret Naomi Eakes
1899–1971
Herbert Lloyd Eakes
1903–1915

Sources (22)

  • Aletha Eaks, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Elizabeth Aletha Banks Eakes, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Aletha Eakes, "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bank 5, with excrescent -s. The final -s may occasionally represent a plural form, but it is most commonly an arbitrary addition made after the main period of surname formation, perhaps under the influence of patronymic forms with a possessive -s.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bruacháin ‘descendant of Bruachán’, a byname for a large-bellied person. The English form was chosen because of a mistaken association of the Gaelic name with bruach ‘bank’. Compare Bank 6.

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

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