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Sarah Hanks

Also Known As: "Sarah Sturgill", "Mary Hanks", "Polly Hanks", "Sally", "Sallie"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kentucky, United States
Death: September 09, 1854 (62-67)
St. Francois County, Missouri, United States
Place of Burial: Doe Run, St. Francois County, Missouri, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of James? Hanks, of Kentucky and Lucy Hanks
Wife of Unknown Hanks
Mother of Sophia Legrand; Greenberry Hanks; Creed Harris Hanks; Samuel Haden Hanks; Margaret Legrand and 1 other
Half sister of Nancy Lincoln; Mary Ann 'Polly' Whitehouse; Reverend James B. Sparrow; Elizabeth Franklin; George Sparrow and 5 others

Managed by: Dan Cornett
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About Sarah Hanks

Sarah Hank's 6 Kentucky-born children were all born out of wedlock:

  • a. Sophia Hanks (1809-1893). Until 1818 she lived with Elizabeth and Thomas Sparrow, her mother's aunt and uncle. After their death, resided in Spencer County, Indiana with Abraham Lincoln in Thomas Lincoln household.
  • b. Greenberry Hanks (c.1812-1842).
  • c. Creed Harris Hanks (c.1816-185?).
  • d. Samuel Haden Hanks (1820-1898).
  • e. Margaret Hanks (c.1823-c.1877). Married Jackson Legrand of Dubois County, Indiana.
  • f. James Anderson Hanks (c.1825-1862).
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Sarah Hanks's Timeline

1787
1787
Kentucky, United States
1807
March 12, 1807
Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
1812
1812
Kentucky, United States
1816
1816
Kentucky, United States
1820
June 1, 1820
Mercer County, Kentucky, United States
1824
1824
Kentucky, United States
1826
1826
Boyle County, Kentucky, United States
1854
September 9, 1854
Age 67
St. Francois County, Missouri, United States
September 9, 1854
Age 67
Doe Run Memorial Cemetery, Doe Run, St. Francois County, Missouri, United States