Descendants of Henry and Martha Jane McDonald Bankston
Generation No. 1
1. HENRY1 BANKSTON (UNKNA) was born March 10, 1827 in Atlanta, GA, and died October 05, 1887 in Bright Star, AR. He married MARTHA JANE MCDONALD Abt. 1852, daughter of JOHN MCDONALD and SARY HIGHTOWER. She was born February 08, 1836 in GA, and died in Bright Star, AR ?.
Children of HENRY BANKSTON and MARTHA MCDONALD are:
2. i. ANNA LAURA2 BANKSTON, b. May 29, 1854, AR or TX; d. December 13, 1884, Gordon, Palo Pinto Cty. TX.
3. ii. JULIA BELLE BANKSTON, b. February 23, 1856, Bright Star, AR; d. March 28, 1946, Doddridge AR.
4. iii. TIRSIE (Lizzy) ELLA BANKSTON, b. October 02, 1857, Bright Star,Miller Cty., AK; d. Bloomburg TX?.
5. iv. THEOPHALUS PERRIE BANKSTON, b. March 10, 1860, Bright Star AR; d. 1936, Bright Star AR.
v. IDA LITHONIA BANKSTON, b. January 08, 1862, Bright Star, AR; d. December 15, 1862, Bright Star, AR.
6. vi. LULA VIRGINIA BANKSTON, b. October 27, 1863, Bright Star AR; d. 1905.
vii. WILLIAM HENRY BANKSTON, b. April 18, 1866, Bright Star AR.
7. viii. CARRIE JANE BANKSTON, b. April 29, 1868, Bright Star AR.
8. ix. WALTER PRENTICE BANKSTON, b. March 08, 1870, Bright Star, AR.
x. PEARLIE EVADNER BANKSTON, b. December 16, 1875, Bright Star, AR; d. April 12, 1946, Wetumka, OK.
xi. JIMMIE BENTLY BANKSTON, b. March 27, 1877, Bright Star, ARK; d. December 13, 1878, Bright Star, AR.
xii. MINNIE OLA BANKSTON, b. February 22, 1878, Bright Star, AR; m. LEE BRACKMAN.
Generation No. 2
2. ANNA LAURA2 BANKSTON (HENRY1, UNKNA) was born May 29, 1854 in AK or TX, and died December 13, 1884 in Gordon, Palo Pinto Cty. TX. She married NEWTON T. COTHERN, son of (UNKN) COTHERN and M. (UNKN). He was born 1848 in GA.
Children of ANNA BANKSTON and NEWTON COTHERN are:
i. PETT3 COTHERN, b. 1876, TX.
ii. L (LULA) COTHERN, b. 1877, AK.
iii. M.J. (MOLLY) COTHERN, b. 1880, Cass Cty.? TX.
9. iv. KATIE IDA COTHERN, b. April 22, 1882, Gordon, (Palo Pinto Cty) TX; d. November 25, 1975, Shawnee (Pott Cty) OK.
3. JULIA BELLE2 BANKSTON (HENRY1, UNKNA) was born February 23, 1856 in Bright Star, ARK, and died March 28, 1946 in Doddridge ARK. She married RUBEN JONES SANFORD February 22, 1872 in Bright Star ARK. He was born February 26, 1847 in ?, and died in Bright Star ARK.
Children of JULIA BANKSTON and RUBEN SANFORD are:
i. EGBERT EMERAND3 SANFORD, b. December 22, 1872.
ii. MAUD SANFORD, b. October 20, 1875.
iii. CORA BELLE SANFORD, b. July 13, 1876, Bright Star, Miller Cty., AK; d. January 13, 1942, Doddridge, AK.
4. TIRSIE (Lizzy) ELLA2 BANKSTON (HENRY1, UNKNA) was born October 02, 1857 in Bright Star,Miller Cty., AK, and died in Bloomburg TX?. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON PATTERSON Abt. 1875. He was born November 07, 1853 in TX, and died January 11, 1923 in Miller Cty, AK.
Children of TIRSIE BANKSTON and GEORGE PATTERSON are:
i. CLAUDIA3 PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1877, Bloomburg TX?; m. ? TAYLOR.
10. ii. CLARA BELLE PATTERSON, b. November 07, 1877, Miller Cty, AK; d. March 29, 1957, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA.
iii. GUY FLOYD PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1880, Bloomburg TX?.
iv. DENNIS PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1882, Bloomburg TX?.
v. BEATRICE PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1883, Bloomburg TX?; m. ? SNELLEN.
vi. BERTHA PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1884, Bloomburg TX?; m. ? BENTLEY.
vii. JEFF PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1885, Bloomburg TX?.
viii. HOMER PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1887, Bloomburg TX?.
ix. DEE PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1889, Bloomburg TX?; m. ? PRENTIS.
x. HOBSON PATTERSON, b. Abt. 1891, Bloomburg TX?.
5. THEOPHALUS PERRIE2 BANKSTON (HENRY1, UNKNA) was born March 10, 1860 in Bright Star ARK, and died 1936 in Bright Star ARK. He married EVIE L. SEXTON February 19, 1887 in Miller County, AR. She was born January 1869 in SC, and died 1919 in Bright Star ARK.
Children of THEOPHALUS BANKSTON and EVIE SEXTON are:
i. MINNIE LEE3 BANKSTON.
ii. PAUL BANKSTON, b. December 30, 1909; d. February 1983.
iii. BERNICE B. BANKSTON, b. April 1890, AR.
iv. BONNIE N. BANKSTON, b. October 1894.
v. JENNIE BANKSTON, b. December 1896.
vi. EVIE M. BANKSTON, b. May 1899.
6. LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON (HENRY1, UNKNA) was born October 27, 1863 in Bright Star ARK, and died 1905. She married OROSTER PIERCE SEXTON Abt. 1882, son of ELISHA SEXTON and LODUSKA DODD.
Children of LULA BANKSTON and OROSTER SEXTON are:
11. i. LESTER PIERCE3 SEXTON, b. September 13, 1883, AR; d. March 09, 1962, DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, LA.
12. ii. PODIE SEXTON, b. March 1885, AK; d. Unknown.
13. iii. WALTER PRESTON SEXTON, b. May 1887, AR; d. March 25, 1938, Weed, Siskiyou Co.,CA.
14. iv. PRECIOUS (PRESS) RONALD SEXTON, b. February 21, 1894, LA; d. July 01, 1971.
15. v. MYRTLE SEXTON, b. May 1896, LA.
vi. MANDIE SEXTON, b. June 1898, LA; d. LA.
7. CARRIE JANE2 BANKSTON (HENRY1, UNKNA) was born April 29, 1868 in Bright Star ARK. She married (1) ? CHILES. She married (2) ELOID A. SMITH December 27, 1886 in Miller Cty ARK.
Child of CARRIE BANKSTON and ? CHILES is:
16. i. MAE3 CHILES, b. Bef. 1895.
Children of CARRIE BANKSTON and ELOID SMITH are:
17. ii. LOIS3 SMITH, b. March 02, 1896; d. January 1982.
iii. ANNIE SMITH, b. 1899.
iv. JOHN SMITH, b. 1901.
v. CARL SMITH, b. 1907.
8. WALTER PRENTICE2 BANKSTON (HENRY1, UNKNA) was born March 08, 1870 in Bright Star, ARK. He married MINNIE KELLY February 05, 1898 in Miller County, AR. She was born July 1870.
Children of WALTER BANKSTON and MINNIE KELLY are:
i. SON3 BANKSTON.
ii. VERA K. BANKSTON, b. March 1899.
Generation No. 3
9. KATIE IDA3 COTHERN (ANNA LAURA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA)was born April 22, 1882 in Gordon, (Palo Pinto Cty) TX, and died November 25, 1975 in Shawnee (Pott Cty) OK. She married ASBURY BRAZIER BURTMay 03, 1898 in Shawnee, (Pott. Cty) OK, son of ALFRED BURT and LUCINDAFRANKLIN. He was born June 01, 1877 in Aubrey (Denton Cty) TX, and died September 27, 1956 in Shawnee (Pott Cty) OK.
Children of KATIE COTHERN and ASBURY BURT are:
i. CLAUDE F.4 BURT, b. May 01, 1899, Linden, Pottawatomie Cty., OK; d. January 18, 1964, Shawnee Pottawatomie Cty., OK; m. (1) PEARL (UNKN); m. (2) JUNE (UNKN).
18. ii. LILLIE BELL BURT, b. June 06, 1901, Linden, Pottawatomie Cty, OK; d. November 15, 1973, Midwest City, OK.
19. iii. ALFRED NOLAN JOSEPH BURT, b. October 03, 1905, Little, Seminole Cty, OK; d. February 23, 1991, Shawnee, OK.
20. iv. LOYD WILLIAM BURT, b. August 10, 1909, Little, Pottawattomie Cty., OK; d. February 16, 1989, Shawnee, Pott.Cty., OK.
21. v. LAURA LUCINDA BURT, b. May 21, 1911, Little, Seminole Cty, OK.
22. vi. PAUL BRAZIER BURT, b. August 28, 1913, Little Seminole Cty, OK; d. January 24, 1984, Oklahoma City, OK Cty., OK.
10. CLARA BELLE3 PATTERSON (TIRSIE ELLA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born November 07, 1877 in Miller Cty, AK, and died March 29, 1957 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA. She married WILLIAM WALTER HUFF April 03, 1898. He was born April 03, 1853 in MO, and died October 15, 1922 in TX?.
Children of CLARA PATTERSON and WILLIAM HUFF are:
i. LADY ELMA4 HUFF, b. January 20, 1899; d. January 05, 1907, Bloomburg, Bowie Cty, TX.
ii. WALTER EARL HUFF, b. June 07, 1901; d. Bef. 1957; m. JONQUIL BARNES, July 10, 1919.
iii. ROY VERNON HUFF, b. September 06, 1903; d. Bef. 1957, Houston(?) TX; m. JEWELL GOODSON.
iv. CLARA MARIELLA HUFF, b. June 23, 1906, AR; d. August 22, 1985, Shreveport, Caddo Parrish, LA; m. WILLAD GIBBONS, March 20, 1929.
23. v. HAZEL ESTELLE HUFF, b. November 24, 1912, Lancaster, Dallas Cnty, TX; d. August 31, 1990, Layfayette, Lafayette Parrish, LA.
11. LESTER PIERCE3 SEXTON (LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA)was born September 13, 1883 in AR, and died March 09, 1962 in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, LA. He married (1) EVA MAE HEADRICK Abt. 1911, daughter of BATES HEADRICK and MARTHA ASBRIDGE. He married (2) CYNTHIA MCKINLEY Aft. April 1951 in San Angelo, TX, daughter of JOHN MCKINLEY and ELIZABETH MILLWEE.
Children of LESTER SEXTON and EVA HEADRICK are:
24. i. BERNICE INEZ4 SEXTON, b. October 15, 1912, prob Bon Ami, LA; d. June 30, 1989, Webster, Harris Co. TX.
ii. VICTOR BATES SEXTON, b. 1915.
iii. LOIS SEXTON SEXTON, b. Abt. 1917.
25. iv. KATHLEEN SEXTON, b. November 10, 1920, Bon Ami, LA.
v. FRED CARROLL SEXTON, b. December 06, 1922.
26. vi. JO EVELYN SEXTON, b. August 30, 1928, Merryville, LA.
12. PODIE3 SEXTON (LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born March 1885 in AK, and died Unknown. She married (1) ? KENDRICKS Bef. 1910. She married (2) JIM HICKS Aft. 1910.
Child of PODIE SEXTON and ? KENDRICKS is:
i. FRANKIE4 KENDRICKS, b. 1910.
Children of PODIE SEXTON and JIM HICKS are:
ii. PAULINE4 HICKS.
iii. ERNEST HICKS.
iv. RAYMOND HICKS.
13. WALTER PRESTON3 SEXTON (LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born May 1887 in AR, and died March 25, 1938 in Weed, Siskiyou Co.,CA. He married MAUDE JEANETTE YARBOROUGH Abt. 1908 in Bon Ami, LA.
Children of WALTER SEXTON and MAUDE YARBOROUGH are:
27. i. HELEN MARGARET4 SEXTON, b. July 26, 1910, Bon Ami, LA.
28. ii. WALTER PRESTON (JACK)JR SEXTON, b. January 07, 1914, Bon Ami, LA; d. August 28, 1982, Weed, Siskiyou, CA.
14. PRECIOUS (PRESS) RONALD3 SEXTON (LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born February 21, 1894 in LA, and died July 01, 1971. He married EUNICE MILLS.
Children of PRECIOUS SEXTON and EUNICE MILLS are:
29. i. RONALD B.4 SEXTON, b. November 30, 1915, 7/15/1993.
30. ii. MARJORIE ELAINE SEXTON, b. June 21, 1919; d. February 13, 1991, DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, LA.
iii. MILLS SEXTON, b. November 16, 1922.
iv. CLAIR NELL SEXTON, b. Unknown.
15. MYRTLE3 SEXTON (LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born May 1896 in LA. She married (1) WILL SHEPHERD. She married (2) ELSTON LUTTRELL.
Children of MYRTLE SEXTON and WILL SHEPHERD are:
i. WEB4 SHEPHERD, b. Unknown.
ii. RUBY SHEPHERD, b. Unknown.
iii. ELMER SHEPHERD, b. Unknown.
iv. OLIN SHEPHERD, b. Unknown.
Children of MYRTLE SEXTON and ELSTON LUTTRELL are:
v. JOHN ELSTON4 LUTTRELL, b. Unknown.
vi. MARY LOU LUTTRELL, b. Unknown.
16. MAE3 CHILES (CARRIE JANE2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born Bef. 1895. She married ? VAUGHN.
Children of MAE CHILES and ? VAUGHN are:
i. RUBY4 VAUGHN.
ii. VIRGINIA VAUGHN.
iii. REGINA VAUGHN, m. ? PECKHAM.
iv. LONNIE VAUGHN.
v. PAUL VAUGHN.
vi. HOOKER VAUGHN.
17. LOIS3 SMITH (CARRIE JANE2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born March 02, 1896, and died January 1982.
Children of LOIS SMITH are:
i. DONALD WAYNE4 SMITH.
31. ii. DEWEY SMITH.
32. iii. DARRELL SMITH.
Generation No. 4
18. LILLIE BELL4 BURT (KATIE IDA3 COTHERN, ANNA LAURA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA)was born June 06, 1901 in Linden, Pottawatomie Cty, OK, and died November 15, 1973 in Midwest City, OK. She married (1) HENRY BIRD (HANK) CANNON. He was born April 10, 1895, and died July 21, 1948 in OK. She married (2) NEATIS BURKETT 1953 in OBU Chape, Shawnee, OK. He was born January 09, 1905.
19. ALFRED NOLAN JOSEPH4 BURT (KATIE IDA3 COTHERN, ANNA LAURA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born October 03, 1905 in Little, Seminole Cty, OK, and died February 23, 1991 in Shawnee, OK. He married JEWEL D. HELM. She was born 1908.
Child of ALFRED BURT and JEWEL HELM is:
36. i. BILLY JOE5 BURT, b. September 29, 1928; d. April 1973.
20. LOYD WILLIAM4 BURT (KATIE IDA3 COTHERN, ANNA LAURA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born August 10, 1909 in Little, Pottawattomie Cty., OK, and died February 16, 1989 in Shawnee, Pott.Cty., OK. He married JEWEL GENTRY February 10, 1940 in Muskogee, OK. She was born February 05, 1912 in Sentinel, OK, and died November 20, 1995 in Oklahoma City, OK Cty., OK.
21. LAURA LUCINDA4 BURT (KATIE IDA3 COTHERN, ANNA LAURA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA)was born May 21, 1911 in Little, Seminole Cty, OK, and died May 1999 in Shawnee, OK. She married ROY HOMER MCKINNEYDecember 14, 1940. He was born December 02, 1913, and died April 17, 1963 in OKC.
22. PAUL BRAZIER4 BURT (KATIE IDA3 COTHERN, ANNA LAURA2BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born August 28, 1913 in Little Seminole Cty, OK, and died January 24, 1984 in Oklahoma City, OK Cty., OK. He married GLADYS PATRICIA LOWE November 07, 1936 in Shawnee (Pott Cty) OK, daughter of THOMAS LOWE and LUCY WILKERSON.
23. HAZEL ESTELLE4 HUFF (CLARA BELLE3 PATTERSON, TIRSIE ELLA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born November 24, 1912 in Lancaster, Dallas Cnty, TX, and died August 31, 1990 in Layfayette, Lafayette Parrish, LA. She married HENRY JONT ADAMS February 23, 1935.
24. BERNICE INEZ4 SEXTON (LESTER PIERCE3, LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born October 15, 1912 in prob Bon Ami, LA, and died June 30, 1989 in Webster, Harris Co. TX. She married THOMAS JOSEPH CARROLL June 28, 1930, son of BENJAMIN CARROLL and ALICE VAN BROOK.
25. KATHLEEN4 SEXTON (LESTER PIERCE3, LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born November 10, 1920 in Bon Ami, LA. She married CHARLIE FARRELL CLEWIS.
26. JO EVELYN4 SEXTON (LESTER PIERCE3, LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) married CALVIN YOUNG
27. HELEN MARGARET4 SEXTON (WALTER PRESTON3, LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born July 26, 1910 in Bon Ami, LA. She married LESTER C. NEWTON August 09, 1941 in San Francisco, CA.
28. WALTER PRESTON (JACK)JR4 SEXTON (WALTER PRESTON3, LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born January 07, 1914 in Bon Ami, LA, and died August 28, 1982 in Weed, Siskiyou, CA. He married MARIETTA BROWN.
29. RONALD B.4 SEXTON (PRECIOUS (PRESS) RONALD3, LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born November 30, 1915 in 7/15/1993. He married BEATRICE LAVERNE (TENIS) SHIRLEY March 28, 1937, daughter of FLORENTINE SHIRLEY and LAURA LEWIS.
30. MARJORIE ELAINE4 SEXTON (PRECIOUS (PRESS) RONALD3, LULA VIRGINIA2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA) was born June 21, 1919, and died February 13, 1991 in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, LA. She married WALLIE P. LEWIS.
31. DEWEY4 SMITH (LOIS3, CARRIE JANE2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA)
Child of DEWEY SMITH is:
i. DAU5 SMITH.
32. DARRELL4 SMITH (LOIS3, CARRIE JANE2 BANKSTON, HENRY1, UNKNA)
Children of DARRELL SMITH are:
i. SON5 SMITH.
ii. DAU SMITH.
