Research · Person profile
William Hanks
Hanks ancestor; sibling of Lucy Hanks
- Years
- c. 1765
- Surname line
- Hanks
- Living status
- Deceased
- Evidence
- supported
Events
| Date | Event | Place | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| about 1765 | birth | — | reconstructed | claim:william-hanks:birth:1 |
| after 1850 | death | — | reconstructed | claim:william-hanks:death:1 |
Relationships
Parents
- Joseph Hanks supported
- On the tree
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- Ann Lee supported
- On the tree
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Partners
- Elizabeth Hall supported
- On the tree
claim:william-hanks:spouse-of:1
Children
- Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Hanks supported
- On the tree
claim:william-hanks:parent-of:1
Claim ledger
Every exported claim about this person: what it says, how strong its best source is (tier 1 = original record image, 5 = unsourced lead), its review state, and the sources that carry it. Source links open the workings page for that citation.
| Claim | Predicate | Summary | Status | Tier | Review | Sources |
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claim:william-hanks:name:1 | name | William Hanks William and Lucy are shown as children of Joseph Hanks and Ann Lee in modern Hanks research. | supported | 3 · compiled-genealogy | accepted |
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claim:william-hanks:living-status:1 | living-status | deceased Deceased, per the cited sources. | supported | 3 · compiled-genealogy | accepted |
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claim:william-hanks:birth:1 | birth | birth · about 1765 The William Hanks / Elizabeth Hall research paper (tier 3) states he was born “about 1765” in Richmond County, Virginia, and the memorial pair it links gives 1764. The record previously carried 1756, a value its only cited source contradicts, on a rationale that carried the year from the lifespan shown on the public tree (T-RES-005 review, record error R-5). Downgraded to reconstructed: the reports index page states no dates, the paper is compiled research and no record image has been read (question:hanks-branch:lifespans). | reconstructed | 3 · compiled-genealogy | downgraded |
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claim:william-hanks:death:1 | death | death · after 1850 The William Hanks / Elizabeth Hall research paper (tier 3) states that he removed to Macon County, Illinois, “where he died after 1850”. The record previously carried 1834, a value its only cited source contradicts (T-RES-005 review, record error R-6). Downgraded to reconstructed, and the event now carries no death year beyond that bound (question:hanks-branch:lifespans). | reconstructed | 3 · compiled-genealogy | downgraded |
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claim:william-hanks:spouse-of:1 | spouse-of | spouse-of Elizabeth Hall The William Hanks / Elizabeth Hall research paper documents the marriage and family; it is compiled genealogy, not a record image. | supported | 3 · compiled-genealogy | accepted |
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claim:william-hanks:parent-of:1 | parent-of | parent-of Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Hanks The cited Hanks research paper places A.J. Hanks as a son of William Hanks and Elizabeth Hall; compiled research only. | supported | 3 · compiled-genealogy | accepted |
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Conflicts and open questions
Question
question:hanks-branch:lifespans(open)Which source states the birth and death years of Joseph Hanks, Ann Lee, William Hanks and Lucy Hanks? The T-RES-005 review found the only cited sources contradicting three recorded values and silent on three more: William's 1756 and 1834 (the research paper says born about 1765 and died after 1850), Ann Lee's 1784 (the widow Anne Hanks assigns land in January 1794), and Lucy's 1830 death (the research PDF says she died between 1830 and 1840); no source opened gives a birth year for Joseph or Ann Lee, so those years are no longer recorded, and Lucy's 1762 is hedged in its only source.
Next: For William, the Nelson County, Kentucky tax lists of 1787–1793 and the 1850 federal census of Macon County, Illinois, which the research paper cites but does not reproduce. For Ann Lee, the Nelson County deed of January 1794 signed by the widow Anne Hanks, and Joseph Hanks's probate file (will of 8 January 1793, executor's bond of 14 May 1793). For Lucy, the 1830 and 1840 federal censuses of Mercer and Adair counties, Kentucky, and the 1790 Mercer County marriage bond. Record a birth year for Joseph or Ann Lee only when a record or an institutional transcription states one; until then none of the withdrawn values may appear in the narrative in any form, with or without "about".
claim:william-hanks:birth:1reconstructed William Hanks: birth · about 1765claim:william-hanks:death:1reconstructed William Hanks: death · after 1850claim:joseph-hanks:death:1supported Joseph Hanks: death · 1793claim:ann-lee:death:1reconstructed Ann Lee: death · after 1794claim:lucy-hanks:birth:1reconstructed Lucy Hanks: birth · 1762claim:lucy-hanks:death:1reconstructed Lucy Hanks: death · between 1830 and 1840
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