Bascom Delong Bankston

Brief Life History of Bascom Delong

When Bascom Delong Bankston was born on 24 October 1881, in Jasper, Mississippi, United States, his father, William Grady Bankston, was 29 and his mother, Virginia Helen Smith, was 28. He married Jennie Parish on 16 December 1910, in Jones, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Beat 1, Jasper, Mississippi, United States in 1900 and Beat 4, Jasper, Mississippi, United States for about 30 years. He died in August 1976, at the age of 94, and was buried in Stringer, Jasper, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Bascom Delong Bankston
1881–1976
Jennie Parish
1889–1977
Marriage: 16 December 1910
Mary Alice Bankston
1912–2002
Pat O'Farrell Bankston
1917–2009
Tom Lee Bankston
1927–2007

Sources (12)

  • Bascom D Bankston, "United States Census, 1940"
  • B D Bankston, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • Bascom Delong Bankston, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

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.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Swedish Bengtsson . Compare Bankson .

History: Andrew Bankston, alias Anders Bengtsson, came to New Sweden on the Delaware river in 1656; he died in Philadelphia, PA, in 1706.

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

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