Brief Life History of John Henderson
When John Henderson Bankhead was born on 15 February 1814, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Black Bankhead, was 34 and his mother, Jane Watson McCurdy, was 35. He married Nancy Coleman Crosby on 13 April 1842, in Athens, Monroe, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 1 November 1884, in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Sources (25)
- John H Bankhead, "United States Census, 1850"
- John H. Bankhead, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
- John Bankhead, "BillionGraves Index"
Spouse and Children
1814–1884 Male
1825–1915 Female
Children (16)
1843–1844 Female
1844–1917 Male
1846–1928 Male
1848–1848 Male
1849–1929 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1780–1842 Male
1778–1856 Female
Siblings (10)
1798–1832 Female
1799–1889 Female
1801–1880 Male
1804–1880 Male
1807–1857 Female
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 5
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 6
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 22
Name Meaning
Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived at the top or end of a bank or hill (see Bank 5) or habitational name from a place with this origin. There are several minor places in Scotland so called, but the most likely source of the surname is one on the border between the parishes of Kilmarnock and Dreghorn in Ayrshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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