Thomas Robert Banks

Apparently the family records identify this person as Thomas Baxter Banks, but the marriage bond identifies him as Robert Banks.

• Updated from MyHeritage Match via son Reziah John Banks by SmartCopy: Sep 20 2014, 0:57:02 UTC

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Married Susannah Rose Jarvis in Norfolk, VA about December 12, 1804.

• Residence: Osage, Benton, Arkansas - 1850
• Updated from MyHeritage Match by SmartCopy: Sep 20 2014, 1:30:18 UTC

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• Updated from MyHeritage Match via father Samuel Banks by SmartCopy: Sep 20 2014, 1:49:19 UTC

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• Residence: Osage, Benton, Arkansas - 1850
• Updated from MyHeritage Match via father Samuel Banks by SmartCopy: Sep 20 2014, 1:49:19 UTC
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 26 2017, 23:46:13 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

Thomas Baxter Banks (b. 10 Jun 1784, d. 26 Sep 1852) Thomas Baxter Banks (son of Samuel Banks and Verlinda Austin)237, 238 was born 10 Jun 1784 in Norfolk,Virginia, and died 26 Sep 1852 in Umatilla River, Clackmas, Oregon. He married (2) Susannah Rose Foster Jarvis on 15 Dec 1804 in Norfolk, Virgi na238, daughter of Rezia Jarvis and Elizabeth Hanna Rose.

Includes NotesNotes for Thomas Baxter Banks: [rhbanksjr-Banks.FTW]

bur. 1852, near Umatilla River, Umatilla (now Clackamas) Co., OR *

• Birth date from H. Burl Fugate. His source uncertain. Birth state from 1850 census and mentioned also in Goodspeed's History of Benton Co., AR (p 807, entry for Thomas' son Jabez Banks.).
• In Goodspeed's, Thomas's birthdate given as 12 Jul 1784.
• On 15 Dec 1804, a marriage bond was issued for Robert Banks and Susannah Jarvis in Norfolk, VA. Marriage bond reproduced on p. 55 of an unpublished booklet by Reginald and Lottie Smith of San Angelo, TX. The marriage bond says Robert Banks, bu t the family records say Thomas Baxter Banks. [Is Verlinda's marriage to Thomas a second marriage? There is a 6-year gap before the first known child of Thomas was born. The two sets of Banks names has led Reginald Smith and later Mrs. Frances S torey to combine the two Banks names into Thomas Robert Baxter Banks. Such a lenghty name combination would be quite unusual for a Virginian of the late 1700s.]
• 1810 census Adair Co., KY (p 16) Thomas Banks head of household. White males: (1) 10-16; White females: (1) 10-16
• In an 1898 letter of Thomas's daughter Margaret Green, she states that Thomas inherited slaves from his father, but gave them their freedom. (letter seems to be in the possession of Charles N. Edmonston, San Francisco, CA) She also states Thoma s was drafted for the War of 1812 but hired a substitute who apparently died or was killed.
• Thomas seems to have been in Adair Co. KY until abt. 1816 when a child was born in Lauderdale Co., AL. Additional children were born there through at least 1825.
• On 30 Mar 1818, Thomas Banks was granted land in section 34, Twp 2, Range 7 W while residing in Lauderdale Co., AL. (Old Huntsville Land Office Records and Military Warrants, 1810- 1854, by Marilyn D. Barefield, 1985) [his brother Simon Banks wa s granted land in same section]
• 1830 census Hardin Co., TN (p 394) Thomas Banks head of household. White males: (1) less than 5 yrs, (1) 5-10, (1) 10-15, (1) 15-20, (1) 40-50 White females: (2) less than 5 yrs, (1) 15-20, (1) 40-50
• 1840 census Benton Co., AR (p 17) Osage Twp. T. Banks Sen. head of household White males: (1) 5-10, (2) 10-15, (1) 15-20, (1) 20-30, (1) 50-60 White females: (2) 10-15, (1) 15-20, (1) 50-60 (1) in household engaged in agriculture
• Thomas Banks was listed on the 1841 tax list of Benton Co. AR.
• 1850 census Benton Co., AR (p 72) Osage Twp. Thomas Banks, WM 66, b. VA. Living w/him: wife Susana and son Lebius.
• "Thomas Robert Banks' grist and saw mill was located at a large spring a few miles northwest of Springdale, Arkansas.....In 1852, Thomas sold his mill and joined a wagon train of 102 wagons bound for Oregon Territory with his wife, Susannah, an d two sons" (History of Washington County, Arkansas, 1989, by Shiloh Museum, article written by Dorothy Fitzgerald Allen, p 828-9) [Because of the recent date of this article, it cannot be ruled out that the author was influenced by the use of t he Thomas Robert Banks combination by several authors.]
• Death info from H. Burl Fugate. Thomas was buried on the banks of the Umatilla River. This location from the Smith booklet, source not provided.

More About Thomas Baxter Banks: Date born 2: 10 Jun 1784, Norfolk, Virginia. Date born 3: 10 Jun 1784, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.238 Date born 4: 10 Jun 1784, Virginia.239 Date born 5: 12 Jul 1784, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.240 Died 2: 26 Sep 1852, on Oregon Trail.241 Died 3: 26 Sep 1852, The Oregon Trail, Umatilla River, E. Of Pendleton, OR. Died 4: 26 Sep 1852, Umatilla River, Clackamas, Oregon, USA.242 Died 5: 26 Sep 1852, Umatilla River, E Pendleton, Oregon, USA.242 Record Change: 02 Jul 2002

More About Thomas Baxter Banks and Susannah Rose Foster Jarvis: Marriage: 15 Dec 1804, Norfolk, Virgina.242

Children of Thomas Baxter Banks are:

Hilkiah Preston Banks, b. 18 May 1823, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA242, d. 13 Feb 1904, Athena, Umatilla, Oregon, USA242. Elizabeth Rose Banks, b. 20 Aug 1818, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA242, d. 02 Feb 1895, Santa Rosa, California, USA242. Tirzah Banks, b. 30 Oct 1820, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA242, d. 1883, Springdale, Benton, Arkansas, USA242. Reziah John Banks, b. 03 Apr 1816, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA242, d. 02 Nov 1889, Ellis, Texas, USA242. +Lebbeus Irwin Banks, b. 12 May 1832, Hardin, Tennessee, USA242, d. date unknown, Forestville, Sonoma, California, USA242. Felix Banks, b. 1834242, d. 1834242.

Children of Thomas Baxter Banks and Susannah Rose Foster Jarvis are:

+Jabez Baxter Banks, b. 07 Dec 1825, Lauderdale, Alabama242, 243, 244, d. 14 Apr 1910, Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA245, 245. Lydia M Banks, b. 16 Oct 1810, Surry, North Carolina245, d. 1889, Coos, Oregon, USA245. Verlinda A Banks, b. 04 Aug 1812, Adair, Kentucky245, d. 1890, Wise, Texas, USA245. Simon Peter Banks, b. 09 May 1814, Says, Kentucky, USA245, d. 1885, Springdale, Arkansas, USA245. Samuel Austin Banks, b. 20 Aug 1818, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA245, d. 23 Dec 1884, Bates, Missouri, USA245. Susan Margaret Banks, d. Feb 1898, Texas, USA245. Rhoda Ann Banks, b. 16 Sep 1829, Hardin, Tennessee, USA245, d. 21 Feb 1892, Mt Calm, Limestone, Texas, USA245. Sebins Banks, b. 12 May 1832, Hardin, Tennessee, USA245, d. date unknown. FROM: morethanjustcemetery.com

NO mention of Lydia m. Banks

Verlinda A Banks, b. 1812 in Adair County,

Kentucky married Jesse C. Kincannon at the age

of 18 in Tennessee about 1830. By 1850 the

couple was living in Smith County, Texas. In

1860 they were in Wise County, Texas. They

raised four sons and two daughters to

adulthood, most all who continued to live in

the Texas/Oklahoma region. Their eldest

daughter, Frances Elizabeth Kincannon b. 1846,

married John Galington Stevens about 1864 in

Wise County.

Reziah Jarvis Banks, b. 1814 in Alabama,

married Minerva Trimble in Arkansas in 1845.

They moved to Texas immediately after their

marriage, as all their children were born in

Texas. They farmed in Cherokee, Elis and

Johnson counties.

Simon Peter Banks, b 1816 in Alabama. He

married Mary Ellen Crenshaw in Lowendes

County, Alabama in 1849, but soon followed the

family to Arkansas, where he raised his family

and remained there until his young death at

age 35 in Osage, Benton County, Arkansas in

1851. His wife remained in Arkansas until her

death in 1901 at the age of 79. They had six

children.

Samuel Austin Banks, b. 1818 in Lauderdale

County, Alabama, married Elizabeth Davis in

1841 in Arkansas. They farmed in different

areas, including Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas

and Texas. They had nine children.

Tirzah Banks, b 1820 in Alabama married Jordan

Green B. Davis sometime January 1846 in

Arkansas. They apparently remained in Arkansas

after their marriage as each of their four

children was forn in Arkansas. Jordan died in

1854 at only 26 years of age. Tirzah died in

1883 at age 62 and was buried in Apringdale,

Benton County, Arkansas.

Jabez Baxter Banks, born 1825 in Alabama,

remained in Arkansas where he married three

times. He lived in Ellis County, Texas for a

short time during the Civil War, but moved

back to Arkansas by 1860, where he lived the

rest of his 84 years.

Rhoda Ann Banks, born 1829 in Tennessee,

married Lowery Davis in 1845. They had eleven

children and lived in Arkansas until about

1860, then moved to Cottondale, Wise County,

Texas. Three of their children were born in

Cottondale; Margaret Eudora, Elizabeth

Sophronia, and L.A. Their last chilod, L.O.

was born in Limestone County, Texas. Lowery

Farmer died in Limestone County, Texas in 1870

at age 46. Rhoda died in Limestone County in

1892 at age 62.

Thomas and Susannah's youngest child Felix,

was born and died the same year, 1834, most

likely in Tennessee before they moved to

Arkansas. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/a/v/Debbie--A-Davis/GE...

Descendants of Ralph Banks

Generation No. 8

9. THOMAS ROBERT BAXTER8 BANKS (SAMUEL7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, SIR JOHN3, JOHN2, RALPH1) was born June 10, 1784 in Virginia, and died September 26, 1852 in Umatilla River, Oregon. He married SUSANNAH JARVIS December 15, 1804 in Norfork C ity, Va., daughter of REZIAH JARVIS and ELIZABETH ROSE.

Notes for THOMAS ROBERT BAXTER BANKS: Thomas and Susannah moved to Kentucky to be near his father and mother. After a few years they moved to middle Tenn., then to Alabama, then back to Hardin County Tenn., then to Benton County Ark. in 1837. In Ark. he operated a water mill near Springdale. The large spring that provided power for the Thomas Mill is today a part of the city water supply of Springdale, Ark. Thomas Mill was known as the Stoltz or Stultz Mill. Many of Thomas children followed him to Ark. In 1852 Thomas and Susannah sold their mill and tood two boys with them and joined a wagon train of some 100 or more wagons, and headed for the Oregon Territory, recently opened up for settlement. The wagon train left in the spring and took till September to reach Oregon. After reaching Oregon Susannah died and was buried along the trail on the banks of the Burnt River. Several days later Thomas died and was buried on the banks of the Umatilla River east of what is now Pendleton, Oregon. Graves were unmarked and lost. The two sons continued on to Oregon and multiplied exceedingly. The Banks family always seemed to be very prolific. They were also an educated family, Notice the many Greek and Roman names that show up in their family. Thomas' brother Samuel also moved to Warren County Tenn., and later came to Ark. with many of his children, one of whom was Jordan Banks a Methidist Minister.

Children of THOMAS BANKS and SUSANNAH JARVIS are:

i. LYDIA M.9 BANKS, b. October 16, 1810, Alabama; m. DAVID PERKINS.

ii. VERLINDA BANKS, b. August 04, 1812, Alabama; m. JESSE KINCANNON.

iii. SIMON PETER BANKS, b. March 04, 1816, Alabama; m. MARY ELLEN SHERROD.

iv. REZIAH JOHN BANKS, b. April 03, 1817, Alabama.

v. SAMUEL AUSTIN BANKS, b. August 20, 1818; m. (1) ELIZABETH DAVIS; m. (2) NANCY GREEN.

vi. ELIZABETH ROSE BANKS, b. August 20, 1818; d. 1896, Calif.; m. JAMES SIMMS DOGGETT.

vii. TIRZAH (TURZEH) BANKS, b. October 13, 1820.

viii. HILKIAH THOMAS BANKS, b. May 18, 1823, Alabama; m. MARTHA SHERROD, 1850.

ix. JABEZ B. BANKS, b. December 07, 1825, Hardin Co.,TN; d. 1910, Ark.; m. (1) SARAH SHERROD; m. (2) ELIZABETH GAMBLE.

x. SUSAN MARGARET BANKS, b. August 12, 1827, Tennessee; m. FREDERICK GREEN.

11. xi. RHODA ANN BANKS, b. September 16, 1829, Hardin, Co., Tennessee; d. February 21, 1892, Mt Calm, Texas.

xii. LEBBEUS IRWIN BANKS, b. May 12, 1832, Benton Co.,Ark.; m. MARY HURLBURT.

xiii. FELIX BANKS, b. Unknown. 10. SAMUEL P. JR.8 BANKS (SAMUEL7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, WILLIAM4, SIR JOHN3, JOHN2, RALPH1) was born Unknown. He married JULIA.

Children of SAMUEL BANKS and JULIA are:

i. JORDAN9 BANKS, b. 1816.

ii. THOMAS BANKS, b. 1812.