Joseph Jean Hanks: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Joseph Jean Hanks was born on 1 Jan 1844 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (son of Ralph Hanks and Marie Arthemise Abshire); died on 8 Jul 1904 in Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Joseph married Marie Alida "Mary" Simon on 18 Jul 1870 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Marie was born on 27 Jan 1847 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; died in 1908 in Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Euclide Hanks was born on 27 Apr 1876 in Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana; died on 1 Jan 1951 in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Generation: 2

Ralph Hanks was born on 2 Jun 1827 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana (son of Charles Hanks and Christine Hargraves); died on 20 Dec 1889 in Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Ralph married Marie Arthemise Abshire on 17 Apr 1843 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Marie was born in 1827 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 1 Jan 1884 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie Arthemise Abshire was born in 1827 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 1 Jan 1884 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.

Children:

1. Joseph Jean Hanks was born on 1 Jan 1844 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; died on 8 Jul 1904 in Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Generation: 3

Charles Hanks was born in 1771 in Richmond Co, Virginia; died on 10 Mar 1829 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.

Charles married Christine Hargraves. Christine (daughter of Benjamin Hargraves and Rebecca Elizabeth Gwaltney) was born in 1779 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; died in 1850 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christine Hargraves was born in 1779 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana (daughter of Benjamin Hargraves and Rebecca Elizabeth Gwaltney); died in 1850 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.

Children:

2. Ralph Hanks was born on 2 Jun 1827 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; died on 20 Dec 1889 in Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Generation: 4

10.

Benjamin Hargraves was born in 1740 in North Carolina; died in 1784.

Benjamin married Rebecca Elizabeth Gwaltney about 1769 in of, Attakapas District, Louisiana. Rebecca (daughter of Ethenne Benjamin Gwaltney and Anne Erhart) was born about 1747 in New England Colony, Virginia; died in 1784. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Rebecca Elizabeth Gwaltney was born about 1747 in New England Colony, Virginia (daughter of Ethenne Benjamin Gwaltney and Anne Erhart); died in 1784.

Children:

Mary Anne Hargraves was born on 20 Dec 1768 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 16 Oct 1848 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Farquahar Cem, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
James (Jacques) Hargraves was born about 1770 in St. Martinville, St Martin Parish, Louisiana; died after 1850.
Aldelaide "Daliah" Hargraves was born on 4 Jul 1771 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; died after 1810 in of, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
5. Christine Hargraves was born in 1779 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; died in 1850 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
William Guillaume Hargraves was born on 17 Feb 1782 in North Carolina or Sussex Co, Virginia; died in 1827 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.