William Hanks was born circa 1765 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia to Joseph Hanks (1725-1793) and Nancy Lee (1728-1808) and died 6 October 1851 Macon County, Illinois of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Hall (1766-1844) 12 September 1793 in Nelson County, Kentucky.
William Hanks was born about 1765 and died about 1851 or 1852. He was father to Abraham Lincoln's "rail splitter", John Hanks (1802-1889). He was married to the Elizabeth Hall, Levi Hall's sister. He moved Illinois in 1826-1827 and in 1830 was a neighbor to his nephew, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) in Macon County, Illinois.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Nancy Hanks (1794-1873) | |||
| James Lewis Hanks (1795-1856) | |||
| William Hanks (1896-1846) | |||
| Charles Hanks (1798-1863) | |||
| John Hanks (1802-1889) | 9 February 1802 Beardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, United States | 1889 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States | Susan Malinda Wilson (1804-1863) |
| Elizabeth Hanks (1805-1885) | |||
| Sarah Hanks (1810-) | |||
| Joseph Hanks (1811-1845) | |||
| Lucinda Hanks (1813-1890) | |||
| Cecelia Hanks (1814-1844) | |||
| Andrew Jackson Hanks (1815-1889) | |||
Siblings
References
- Family of Joseph Hanks - Wikipedia