Theola Hanks: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Theola Hanks was born on 21 May 1910 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana (daughter of Euclide Hanks and Ursule Abshire); died on 17 May 1985 in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Family/Spouse: Whitney Joseph Bonvillain. Whitney was born on 15 Sep 1905 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana; died on 15 Mar 1962 in Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Walter Lee Bonvillion was born on 5 Jul 1930 in Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana; died on 21 Jul 1995 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Generation: 2

Euclide Hanks was born on 27 Apr 1876 in Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana (son of Joseph Jean Hanks and Marie Alida "Mary" Simon); died on 1 Jan 1951 in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Euclide married Ursule Abshire on 11 Jul 1898 in Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. Ursule (daughter of Alexander (or Alexon) Abshire and Ledoiska Delusca LaPointe) was born on 31 Jul 1879 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; died on 10 Aug 1938 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ursule Abshire was born on 31 Jul 1879 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (daughter of Alexander (or Alexon) Abshire and Ledoiska Delusca LaPointe); died on 10 Aug 1938 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Children:

1. Theola Hanks was born on 21 May 1910 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana; died on 17 May 1985 in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Generation: 3

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]

Marie Alida "Mary" Simon was born on 27 Jan 1847 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; died in 1908 in Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Children:

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

Alexander (or Alexon) Abshire was born on 6 Oct 1847 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; died on 9 Jan 1911 in Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Alexander married Ledoiska Delusca LaPointe on 1 Jan 1870 in Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. Ledoiska was born on 17 Jul 1850 in Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; died on 23 Feb 1936 in Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ledoiska Delusca LaPointe was born on 17 Jul 1850 in Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; died on 23 Feb 1936 in Morse, Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Children:

3. Ursule Abshire was born on 31 Jul 1879 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; died on 10 Aug 1938 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Generation: 4

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:

4. 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.