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Hanks Family History & Genealogy

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Early Hankses

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Thomas Hanks was born on March 16, 1625 in Stow-on-the-Wold, England United Kingdom. He was in a relationship with Elizabeth (Lee) Hanks, and had a child William Hanks. Thomas Hanks died at age 49 years old on April 8, 1674 in Gloucester, Virginia United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Hanks.
Elizabeth (Lee) Hanks was born on August 13, 1627 at Powhatan Indian Village 2110 Jamestown Rd, in Williamsburg, Virginia United States. She was in a relationship with Thomas Hanks, and had a child William Hanks. Elizabeth Hanks died at age 75 years old on September 17, 1702 in Annapolis, MD. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth (Lee) Hanks.
Sarah (Woodbridge) Hanks was born on December 16, 1651 in Wise, Virginia United States to John Woodbridge and Elizabeth Woodbridge. She was in a relationship with William Hanks, and had a child John Hanks. Sarah Hanks died at age 56 years old on July 7, 1708 in Wise. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah (Woodbridge) Hanks.
William Hanks was born on February 1, 1655 at N Farnham Church Rd, in Virginia United States to Thomas Hanks and Elizabeth (Lee) Hanks. He was in a relationship with Sarah (Woodbridge) Hanks, and had a child John Hanks. William Hanks died at age 49 years old on February 7, 1704 at N Farnham Church Rd. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Hanks.
John Hanks Sr. was born on November 2, 1681 in Farnham, Virginia United States, and died at age 58 years old on August 4, 1740 in Farnham. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Hanks.
Catherine (Williams) Hanks was born on May 28, 1694 in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom, and died at age 84 years old on January 14, 1779 in Farnham, Virginia United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine (Williams) Hanks.
Joseph John Hanks was born on December 20, 1725. He was married to Nancy Ann (Lee) Hanks, and had children Lucy Hanks, Lucy Rachel (Hanks) Sparrow, and Charles Haines Hanks. Joseph Hanks died at age 67 years old on May 14, 1793. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joseph John Hanks.
Nancy Ann (Lee) Hanks was born on January 30, 1734, and died at age 74 years old on October 8, 1808. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nancy Ann (Lee) Hanks.
Susannah Ann (Dale) Hanks was born on January 12, 1748 in Farnham, Virginia United States, and died at age 18 years old on October 10, 1766 in Farnham. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Susannah Ann (Dale) Hanks.
Abner Hanks was born on August 12, 1763 in Farnham, Virginia United States to John Hanks and Susannah Ann (Dale) Hanks. He was in a relationship with Mary Elizabeth (Dale) Hanks, and had a child Thomas Hanks. Abner Hanks died at age 83 years old on September 5, 1846 in Nineveh, IN. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Abner Hanks.
Mary Elizabeth (Dale) Hanks was born on March 5, 1765 in Richmond, Virginia United States, and died at age 40 years old on December 1, 1805 in Versailles, KY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Elizabeth (Dale) Hanks.
Lucy Hanks
Lucy Hanks was born in 1765 in Farnham, Virginia United States to Joseph John Hanks and Nancy Ann (Lee) Hanks, and had siblings Charles Haines Hanks and Lucy Rachel (Hanks) Sparrow. She was the mother of Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln. Lucy Hanks died at age 49 years old in 1814. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lucy Hanks.

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Elizabeth Ann Hanks
Elizabeth Ann Hanks was born on May 17, 1982 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Thomas Jeffrey Hanks and Samantha Lewes, and has a brother Colin Lewes Hanks. Elizabeth Hanks married Marc Leonard Anthony on June 30, 2003 in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, and has children Jackson Thomas Anthony and Olive Elizabeth Anthony. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Ann Hanks.
Michaiah Tiffany Hanks was born on April 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California United States to Chester Marlon Hanks and Tiffany Miles. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Michaiah Tiffany Hanks.
Chester Marlon Hanks
Chester Marlon Hanks was born on August 4, 1990 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Thomas Jeffrey Hanks and Rita Wilson, and has a brother Truman Theodore Hanks. Chester Hanks was in a relationship with Tiffany Miles, and has a child Michaiah Tiffany Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Chester Marlon Hanks.
Charlotte Bryant Hanks was born on July 2, 2013 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Colin Lewes Hanks and Samantha Margaret Hanks, and has a sister Olivia Jane Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charlotte Bryant Hanks.
Olivia Jane Hanks was born on February 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Colin Lewes Hanks and Samantha Margaret Hanks, and has a sister Charlotte Bryant Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Olivia Jane Hanks.
Colin Lewes Hanks
Colin Lewes Hanks was born on November 24, 1977 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California United States to Thomas Jeffrey Hanks and Samantha Lewes, and has a sister Elizabeth Ann Hanks. Colin Hanks married Samantha Margaret Hanks on May 8, 2010 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and has children Olivia Jane Hanks and Charlotte Bryant Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Colin Lewes Hanks.
Truman Theodore Hanks
Truman Theodore Hanks was born on December 26, 1995 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Thomas Jeffrey Hanks and Rita Wilson, and has a brother Chester Marlon Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Truman Theodore Hanks.
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born on July 9, 1956 in Concord, Contra Costa County, California United States to Amos Mefford Hanks and Janet Marylyn Hanks, and has siblings Lawrence Michael Hanks, Sandra Lee Hanks, and James Mathew Hanks. He married Samantha Lewes on January 24, 1978 in Sacramento, Sacramento County and they later divorced on March 19, 1987 in Sacramento. They had children Colin Lewes Hanks and Elizabeth Ann Hanks. He would also marry Rita Wilson on April 30, 1988 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. They had children Chester Marlon Hanks and Truman Theodore Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Jeffrey Hanks.
Amos Mefford Hanks of Alameda, Alameda County, CA was born on March 4, 1924 in Willows, Glenn County to Ernest Buel Hanks and Gladys Hilda (Ball) Hanks. He married Janet Marylyn Hanks in 1952 in Concord, Contra Costa County and they later divorced in 1960 in Concord. He had children Lawrence Michael Hanks, Sandra Lee Hanks, Thomas Jeffrey Hanks, and James Mathew Hanks. Amos Hanks died at age 67 years old on January 31, 1992 in Tehama, Tehama County, and was buried on February 5, 1992 in Corning.
Ernest Buel Hanks was born on September 3, 1890 in Willows, California United States, and died at age 44 years old on May 14, 1935 in Willows. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ernest Buel Hanks.
Mary Catherine (Mefford) Hanks was born on September 8, 1855 in Hunnewell, Missouri United States to Jacob M. Mefford and Sarah F. (Critchlow) Mefford. She was in a relationship with Daniel Boone Hanks, and had a child Ernest Buel Hanks. Mary Hanks died at age 67 years old on August 27, 1923 in Tehama, CA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Catherine (Mefford) Hanks.
Emma (Hanks) Franzke of Surrey Hills, VIC Australia was born in 1869 at Tylden Victoria, Australia in Tylden to Thomas William Hanks and Emma (Leech) Hanks. She had siblings Thomas William Hanks, Ann Elizabeth (Hanks) Castles, John James Hanks, Fredrick Norris Hanks, Susan Jane Hanks, Harriet Isobell Hanks, Ethel Maud Hanks, Alice May Hanks, Matilda Hanks, George Albert Hanks, and George Edward Albert Hanks. She married William Charles Franzke in 1889, and had children Emma Louisa Coughlin and Alice Isabel Franzke. Emma Franzke died at age 83 years old in January 1953 at Surrey Hills Victoria, Australia in Surrey Hills.
Ann (Barrs) Hanks of Hobart, TAS Australia was born in 1815. She was in a relationship with John Hanks, and had a child Thomas William Hanks. Ann Hanks died at age 87 years old in 1902 at Hobart Tasmania, Australia in Hobart.
John Hanks of VIC Australia was born on May 24, 1811 at Hook, England, UK in Hook, Hampshire County, England United Kingdom. He was in a relationship with Ann Barrs Hanks, and had a child Thomas William Hanks. John Hanks died at age 55 years old on July 19, 1866 at Victoria, Australia in VIC Australia.
Matilda Hanks of Trentham, Moorabool Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1888 at Blue Mountain, Trentham VIC, Australia in Trentham to Thomas William Hanks and Emma (Leech) Hanks. Matilda Hanks has siblings Thomas William Hanks, Ann Elizabeth (Hanks) Castles, John James Hanks, Fredrick Norris Hanks, Susan Jane Hanks, Harriet Isobell Hanks, Ethel Maud Hanks, Alice May Hanks, George Albert Hanks, George Edward Albert Hanks, and Emma (Hanks) Franzke. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Matilda Hanks.
Alice May Hanks of Trentham, Moorabool Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1884 at Blue Mountain, Trentham VIC, Australia in Trentham to Thomas William Hanks and Emma (Leech) Hanks. Alice Hanks has siblings Thomas William Hanks, Ann Elizabeth (Hanks) Castles, John James Hanks, Fredrick Norris Hanks, Susan Jane Hanks, Harriet Isobell Hanks, Ethel Maud Hanks, Matilda Hanks, George Albert Hanks, George Edward Albert Hanks, and Emma (Hanks) Franzke. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alice May Hanks.
Ethel Maud Hanks of Melbourne, VIC Australia was born in 1882 at Blue Mountain, Trentham VIC, Australia in Trentham, Moorabool Shire County to Thomas William Hanks and Emma (Leech) Hanks. She had siblings Thomas William Hanks, Ann Elizabeth (Hanks) Castles, John James Hanks, Fredrick Norris Hanks, Susan Jane Hanks, Harriet Isobell Hanks, Alice May Hanks, Matilda Hanks, George Albert Hanks, George Edward Albert Hanks, and Emma (Hanks) Franzke. Ethel Hanks died at age 72 years old in 1954 at Melbourne Victoria, Australia in Melbourne.
Harriet Isobell Hanks of Cheltenham, VIC Australia was born in 1880 at Blue Mountain, Trentham VIC, Australia in Trentham, Moorabool Shire County to Thomas William Hanks and Emma (Leech) Hanks. She had siblings Thomas William Hanks, Ann Elizabeth (Hanks) Castles, John James Hanks, Fredrick Norris Hanks, Susan Jane Hanks, Ethel Maud Hanks, Alice May Hanks, Matilda Hanks, George Albert Hanks, George Edward Albert Hanks, and Emma (Hanks) Franzke. Harriet Hanks died at age 84 years old in 1964 at Cheltenham Victoria, Australia in Cheltenham.

Popular Hanks Biographies

Nancy (Hanks)  Lincoln
Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln was born on February 5, 1784 in Mineral County, West Virginia United States to Lucy Hanks. She married Thomas Lincoln in 1806, and they were married until Nancy's death on October 5. Nancy Lincoln has children Sarah Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Lincoln II. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln.
Lucy Hanks
Lucy Hanks was born in 1765 in Farnham, Virginia United States to Joseph John Hanks and Nancy Ann (Lee) Hanks, and had siblings Charles Haines Hanks and Lucy Rachel (Hanks) Sparrow. She was the mother of Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln. Lucy Hanks died at age 49 years old in 1814. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lucy Hanks.
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born on July 9, 1956 in Concord, Contra Costa County, California United States to Amos Mefford Hanks and Janet Marylyn Hanks, and has siblings Lawrence Michael Hanks, Sandra Lee Hanks, and James Mathew Hanks. He married Samantha Lewes on January 24, 1978 in Sacramento, Sacramento County and they later divorced on March 19, 1987 in Sacramento. They had children Colin Lewes Hanks and Elizabeth Ann Hanks. He would also marry Rita Wilson on April 30, 1988 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. They had children Chester Marlon Hanks and Truman Theodore Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Jeffrey Hanks.
Colin Lewes Hanks
Colin Lewes Hanks was born on November 24, 1977 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California United States to Thomas Jeffrey Hanks and Samantha Lewes, and has a sister Elizabeth Ann Hanks. Colin Hanks married Samantha Margaret Hanks on May 8, 2010 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and has children Olivia Jane Hanks and Charlotte Bryant Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Colin Lewes Hanks.
Amos Mefford Hanks of Alameda, Alameda County, CA was born on March 4, 1924 in Willows, Glenn County to Ernest Buel Hanks and Gladys Hilda (Ball) Hanks. He married Janet Marylyn Hanks in 1952 in Concord, Contra Costa County and they later divorced in 1960 in Concord. He had children Lawrence Michael Hanks, Sandra Lee Hanks, Thomas Jeffrey Hanks, and James Mathew Hanks. Amos Hanks died at age 67 years old on January 31, 1992 in Tehama, Tehama County, and was buried on February 5, 1992 in Corning.
Samantha Margaret (Bryant) Hanks was born on April 13, 1979 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Joshua Henry Bryant and Bonita Enten Bryant. Samantha Hanks married Colin Lewes Hanks on May 8, 2010 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and has children Olivia Jane Hanks and Charlotte Bryant Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Samantha Margaret Hanks.
Elizabeth Ann Hanks
Elizabeth Ann Hanks was born on May 17, 1982 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Thomas Jeffrey Hanks and Samantha Lewes, and has a brother Colin Lewes Hanks. Elizabeth Hanks married Marc Leonard Anthony on June 30, 2003 in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, and has children Jackson Thomas Anthony and Olive Elizabeth Anthony. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Ann Hanks.
Olivia Jane Hanks was born on February 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Colin Lewes Hanks and Samantha Margaret Hanks, and has a sister Charlotte Bryant Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Olivia Jane Hanks.
Truman Theodore Hanks
Truman Theodore Hanks was born on December 26, 1995 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Thomas Jeffrey Hanks and Rita Wilson, and has a brother Chester Marlon Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Truman Theodore Hanks.
Chester Marlon Hanks
Chester Marlon Hanks was born on August 4, 1990 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Thomas Jeffrey Hanks and Rita Wilson, and has a brother Truman Theodore Hanks. Chester Hanks was in a relationship with Tiffany Miles, and has a child Michaiah Tiffany Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Chester Marlon Hanks.
Arthur Phillip Hanks
Arthur Hanks died on February 4, 1952. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Arthur Phillip Hanks.
Thomas William Hanks of Prahran, City of Stonnington County, VIC Australia was born on November 12, 1844 at Hobart Tasmania, Australia in Hobart, TAS to John Hanks and Ann Barrs Hanks. He married Emma (Leech) Hanks, and had children Emma (Hanks) Franzke, Thomas William Hanks, Ann Elizabeth (Hanks) Castles, John James Hanks, Fredrick Norris Hanks, Susan Jane Hanks, Harriet Isobell Hanks, Ethel Maud Hanks, Alice May Hanks, George Edward Albert Hanks, Matilda Hanks, and George Albert Hanks. Thomas Hanks died at age 82 years old on October 30, 1927 at Prahran Victoria, Australia in Prahran, VIC.
John Hanks of VIC Australia was born on May 24, 1811 at Hook, England, UK in Hook, Hampshire County, England United Kingdom. He was in a relationship with Ann Barrs Hanks, and had a child Thomas William Hanks. John Hanks died at age 55 years old on July 19, 1866 at Victoria, Australia in VIC Australia.
Ann (Barrs) Hanks of Hobart, TAS Australia was born in 1815. She was in a relationship with John Hanks, and had a child Thomas William Hanks. Ann Hanks died at age 87 years old in 1902 at Hobart Tasmania, Australia in Hobart.
Janet Marylyn (Frager) Hanks was born on January 18, 1932 in Alameda, Alameda County, California United States, and died at age 84 years old on July 7, 2016 in Red Bluff, Tehama County. Janet Hanks was buried on July 12, 2016 in Pleasanton, Alameda County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Janet Marylyn Hanks.
Hannah Amanda Gump Hanks
Hannah Amanda Gump Hanks was born in 1856. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hannah Amanda Gump Hanks.
Charlotte Elizabeth "Bess" Hanks
Charlotte Elizabeth Hanks was born in November 1882. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charlotte Elizabeth "Bess" Hanks.
Charlotte Bryant Hanks was born on July 2, 2013 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Colin Lewes Hanks and Samantha Margaret Hanks, and has a sister Olivia Jane Hanks. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charlotte Bryant Hanks.
Emma (Leech) Hanks of Armadale, City of Stonnington County, VIC Australia was born in 1851 at Trentham Victoria, Australia in Trentham, and died at age 77 years old in 1928 at Armadale Victoria, Australia in Armadale.

Hanks Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Hanks family member is 72.0 years old according to our database of 5,980 people with the last name Hanks that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

72.0 years

Oldest Hankses

These are the longest-lived members of the Hanks family on AncientFaces.

Nina M Hanks of Des Moines, Polk County, IA was born on April 2, 1889, and died at age 108 years old on July 17, 1997.
108 years
Martha B Hanks of Rosedale, Baltimore County, MD was born on January 12, 1901, and died at age 107 years old on March 20, 2008.
107 years
Katie Belle Hanks of Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas was born on February 12, 1905, and died at age 105 years old on January 10, 2011.
105 years
Lester Hanks of Georgia was born on March 15, 1877, and died at age 106 years old in July 1983.
106 years
Allie Hanks of Cambridge, Story County, Iowa was born on August 26, 1876, and died at age 104 years old in April 1981.
104 years
Ethel Hanks of Greenville, Muhlenberg County, KY was born on July 25, 1894, and died at age 105 years old on November 24, 1999.
105 years
Julia Hanks of Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on October 1, 1898, and died at age 104 years old on February 18, 2003.
104 years
Minnie E Hanks of Greeley, Weld County, CO was born on November 1, 1884, and died at age 104 years old on April 21, 1989.
104 years
Mabel Ada Hanks of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio was born on August 29, 1904, and died at age 104 years old on May 8, 2009.
104 years
Elmoyne B Hanks of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho was born on October 6, 1907, and died at age 103 years old on February 15, 2011.
103 years
Effie M Hanks of Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL was born on December 21, 1905, and died at age 103 years old on April 27, 2009.
103 years
Annie H Hanks of Dyersburg, Dyer County, TN was born on February 24, 1900, and died at age 104 years old on March 18, 2004.
104 years
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