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William Hanks / Elizabeth Hall research
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The source
Excerpt
A. J. Hanks, pioneer of Des Moines Co. was born in 1815 in Grayson Co., Ky. and is a son of William and Elizabeth Hall Hanks. … on 17 March 1837 he married Melinda Porter of Sangamon Co. Ill.
What this record proves
Accepted claims citing this source at confirmed or supported: a source of this tier is a lead, so a claim here is supported only because tier 1–2 evidence it cites alongside this source states it.
| Claim | Person | States | Status | Tier | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
claim:aj-hanks:name:1 | Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Hanks | Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Hanks | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:aj-hanks:living-status:1 | Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Hanks | deceased | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:melinda-porter:name:1 | Melinda Porter | Melinda Porter | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:melinda-porter:living-status:1 | Melinda Porter | unknown | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:william-hanks:name:1 | William Hanks | William Hanks | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:william-hanks:living-status:1 | William Hanks | deceased | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:elizabeth-hall:name:1 | Elizabeth Hall | Elizabeth Hall | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:elizabeth-hall:living-status:1 | Elizabeth Hall | unknown | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:aj-hanks:birth:1 | Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Hanks | birth · May 15, 1815 | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:aj-hanks:death:1 | Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Hanks | death · August 15, 1889 | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:aj-hanks:marriage:1 | Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Hanks | marriage · March 17, 1837 | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:joseph-hanks:death:1 | Joseph Hanks | death · 1793 | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:joseph-hanks:parent-of:1 | Joseph Hanks | parent-of William Hanks | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:ann-lee:parent-of:1 | Ann Lee | parent-of William Hanks | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:william-hanks:spouse-of:1 | William Hanks | spouse-of Elizabeth Hall | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:william-hanks:parent-of:1 | William Hanks | parent-of Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Hanks | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:elizabeth-hall:parent-of:1 | Elizabeth Hall | parent-of Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Hanks | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:aj-hanks:spouse-of:1 | Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Hanks | spouse-of Melinda Porter | supported | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
What it does not prove
Claims citing this source at reconstructed, conditional or needs-verification, or demoted on review (downgraded): the source is a lead or partial corroboration for these, not proof.
| Claim | Person | States | Status | Tier | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
claim:william-hanks:birth:1 | William Hanks | birth · about 1765 | reconstructed | 3 · compiled genealogy | downgraded |
claim:william-hanks:death:1 | William Hanks | death · after 1850 | reconstructed | 3 · compiled genealogy | downgraded |
claim:ann-lee:death:1 | Ann Lee | death · after 1794 | reconstructed | 3 · compiled genealogy | downgraded |
Open questions touching these claims
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.
- Status
- open
- Next action
- 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".
- Subjects
Related claims
claim:william-hanks:birth:1— William Hanks: birth · about 1765 reconstructed downgradedclaim:william-hanks:death:1— William Hanks: death · after 1850 reconstructed downgradedclaim:joseph-hanks:death:1— Joseph Hanks: death · 1793 supportedclaim:ann-lee:death:1— Ann Lee: death · after 1794 reconstructed downgradedclaim:lucy-hanks:birth:1— Lucy Hanks: birth · 1762 reconstructed downgradedclaim:lucy-hanks:death:1— Lucy Hanks: death · between 1830 and 1840 reconstructed downgraded
Conflicts touching these claims
No conflict lists a claim citing this source.
Evidence tier and review status
This source is tier 3 · compiled genealogy — proves? No: a lead, not proof. A claim’s tier is the best tier among all its sources, so a claim listed here may sit at a stronger tier than this source when it also cites a stronger record.
| Claim tier | Status | Review | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 · compiled genealogy | reconstructed | downgraded | 3 |
| 3 · compiled genealogy | supported | accepted | 18 |
People, branch and canvas
Each person a citing claim is about, with their profile and their card on the interactive tree.
- Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Hanks (canvas)
- Melinda Porter (canvas)
- William Hanks (canvas)
- Elizabeth Hall (canvas)
- Joseph Hanks (canvas)
- Ann Lee (canvas)
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