George Maledon is remembered as the hangman for Judge Isaac Parker.
bur. Ebenezer Cemetery, Magnolia, Columbia Co., AR. *
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Birth state from census. Birth date from Cemetery Records of Arkansas, typed by Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, no author, vol. 6, dtd 1961-2.
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1860 census Columbia Co., AR. (p 236) Harrison Twp. William Banks, WM 24, farmer, personal estate $300, b. MS. Living w/him: wife Martha. Also present: 55-year-old Martha Murphy, b. LA.
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This next entry is likely garbled info pertaining to William:
1860 census Phillips Co., AR. (p 412) Llanquille Twp. W. A. Banks, WM 23, wood choper (sic), b. KY. Living in household of M. Rily,
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On 19 Jun 1862, Pvt. William Banks enrolled in Co. G, 33rd Arkansas Infantry in Columbia Co., AR. The 1862 records of this company seem to be missing. The 1863 entries are not much better, but the unit was in a camp near Little Rock, AR in early 1863. In early Jul 1863, they marched to the Boeuf River, then later in that month to Pine Bluff, AR. In Aug they returned to Little Rock, AR. William is listed as taking a furlough in Apr 1863 and detached as a guard effective 6 Jul 1863. In early Jan 1864, the company was at Camp Sumter. No further record is available. (Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - Arkansas. LDS reel 881059)
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1870 census Columbia Co., AR. (p 5/403) Harrison Twp. William Banks, WM 35, farmer, real estate $500, personal estate $300, b. MS. Living w/him: wife Martha and children Mary J., Anna, and James.
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1880 census Columbia Co., AR. ED 36, p 20. Harrison Twp. William Banks, WM 47, farmer, b. MS, father b. SC, mother b. NC. Living w/him: wife Martha and children Jinie, Mattie and Lizie.
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William's 1900, 1910 census entries have not been located.
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1920 census Columbia Co., AR. ED 80, p 11. McNeil Twp. William A. Banks, WM 80, farmer, b. MS, parents b. SC. Living w/him: wife Lizzie and daughter Ophelia.
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Death/burial info from Cemetery Records of Arkansas, typed by Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, no author, vol. 6, dtd 1961-2.
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NOTE: because of the absence of the 1900, 1910 census entries, it is not possible to determine whether Lizzie is a definite wife of William's - may be a daughter.
