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John Wesley Bankson

John Wesley Bankson

Male 1847 - 1904  (57 years)

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  • Name John Wesley Bankson 
    Birth 16 Jan 1847  AR; grew up in Keokuk, IA; lived in NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Dec 1904  Portland, OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3811  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father D. W. Bankson   d. 1856, Warsaw, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary Ann Unknown,   b. 15 Jun 1820, County Clare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1900, of Keokuk, Lee Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1839  Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ellen "Auntie Bankson" Taylor,   b. 26 Nov 1848, Jefferson Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1935, Newberg, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 21 Mar 1872  Keokuk, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edna Anna "Birdie" Bankson,   b. 1873   d. 21 Jun 1883 (Age 10 years)
     2. James William "Jim" "Jimmie" Bankson,   b. ABT. 1877, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ABT. 1898 (Age ~ 21 years)
    Family ID F1475  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    Bankson, John W. (1847-1904)
    Bankson, John W. (1847-1904)
    Individual/ Theatrical photo came from the Phillips Collection by Laurie Phillips Reilly. On the back of the photo is written: “To sweetheart Flora, Yours Very Truly, John W. Bankson.” Flora was the niece of John W. Bankson and Mary Ellen "Auntie Bankson" Taylor Bankson. This picture was probably taken in the late 1880's.

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      SEE JOHN PHILLIP'S SITE MARY BANKSON, ACTRESS:
      http://marybankson.blogspot.com/
      Sunday, November 18, 2007
      Mary's Story
      Copyright 2007 John Phillips, Kathleen, GA

      Source:
      http://genforum.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?bankson::coatney::246.html
      Tori Connolly:
      Marriage place

      Source:
      Don Coatney Archives:
      Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney:
      John W. Bankson was a stage actor.

      Source:
      2-Persons/ Newspaper/ Theatrical photo and name identifications of John W. Bankson and Mary Ellen "Auntie Bankson" Taylor Bankson came from the Don Coatney Archives via Tori Connolly via the Bankson Album owned by John Phillips.
      Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney:
      Birth date

      Source:
      Eileen Crimmins:
      Name & place

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      Laurie Phillips Reilly:
      Name, dates, & places
      John W. Bankson was a Civil War veteran.

      Source:
      "The Internet Broadway Database. Used with permission."
      http://www.IBDB.com.
      http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=392293
      John Bankson Male Performer
      Productions Dates of Production
      Dangerous Women [Original, Play, Melodrama]
      Performer: John Bankson [Edward Nailor]; ******
      Performer: John Bankson [Father Raymond] ******
      AND
      http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=392203
      Dangerous Women
      Star Theatre, (4/16/1900 - Closing date unknown)
      Preview: Total Previews:
      Opening: Apr 16, 1900
      Closing: Closing date unknown Total Performances:
      Category: Play, Melodrama, Original, Broadway
      Opening Night Production Credits
      Written by F. A. Scudmore
      Opening Night Cast
      Edward Allen Police Officer
      Charles Allison Police Inspector
      Frances Arthur Lola Lascelles
      Cora's Adopted Niece
      Elizabeth Baker Sylvia Rothwell
      Col. Rothwell's Daughter
      John Bankson Edward Nailor ******
      A Detective
      Father Raymond ******
      A Catholic Priest
      Eugenie Besserer Cora Fay
      Keeper of the Elysium Club
      James L. Carhart Mr. Dysart
      A Solicitor
      Ione Chamberlin Pollie Perkins
      Joe's Blind Sister
      Charles Deland Sir Reggie Hopgood
      A Member of the Elysium Club
      Gilbert Fitzgerald Joe Perkins
      A Newspaper Boy
      Taylor Holmes Mark Raby
      A City Clerk
      Mrs. Emma Brennan Ince Mrs. Raby
      Mark's Mother
      Sister Burgon
      A Nurse
      Leighton Lee Ronald Courtney
      A Young Millionaire
      George Mason Waiter
      Alice Pennoyer Bessie Basket
      An Orphan Slavey
      Percy Plunkett Dick Pudsey
      A Burglar
      Harry Rich Colonel Rothwell
      Late of the Indian Army
      John Saunders Elijah Smudge
      The Broker's Man
      Harry Vance Jarvis
      Cora Fay's Confidential Servant
      Kendal Weston Doctor Paul Dysart
      Keeper of a Private Lunatic Asylum

      Source:
      http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BANKSTON/2004-10/1099019981
      From: Ellen Blackstone
      Subject: Broadway BANKSONs?
      Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:19:46 -0700
      "Just saw a book for sale on ebay about the Bankson family on Broadway:
      John and Mary Bankson were longtime character actors in the 1880-1900 era, spending a lot of their time on Broadway and a lot of time touring the hinterlands. Their daughter Edna (called "Birdie") was a child star until dying in 1883. Their son James Bankson was on the verge of becoming a leading man on Broadway when he died at age 22. His widow was Lotta Linthicum, a longtime stock lead on Broadway. This is a 44-page booklet discussing their lives and their shows. There are rare photos, plus a section on stars they appeared with (William Farmum, Taylor Holmes, George M. Cohan, Charles Coghlan, Edythe Chapman, Laura Nelson Hall, James A. Hernem nat Robson and Thomas Ince). Mary Bankson was born Mary Ellen Taylor in Indiana. John Bankson was born in Arkansas but grew up in Keokuk, Iowa."



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