The son of Samuel Mandeville Banks, Sr. [Dec. 17, 1770-Jan. 16, 1857] and Elizabeth Robinson [Sept. 20, 1776-July 22, 1846], Alexander Robinson Banks was born in the Fairfield District of South Carolina.
His first wife was Elizabeth Pratt, born in 1804 in Hebron, New Mexico; she passed away in Eldorado, Arkansas on Sept. 5, 1853. They married June 5, 1838 in Hempsted County, Arkansas. With Elizabeth, he had two sons:
*Henry Howard Banks [May 16, 1839-August 6, 1878]
*Alexander Banks [August 19, 1842-December 18, 1847]
Rev. Banks married Mary Burdett Fitzhugh [July 31, 1824-September 23, 1891]. They left Eldorado, Arkansas and relocated to Rocky Mount, Louisiana where he lead the Rocky Mount Presbyterian Church for many years. Rev. Banks and Mary Fitzhugh had the following children:
**Dr. Alexander Robinson Banks [April 1857-December 1, 1893]
**Edmund Samuel Banks [Sept. 17, 1858-May 7, 1881]
*Eliza Ann Banks Manry [April 3, 1862-]
*Mary Burdett Banks [April 16, 1862]
*William Charles Banks [January 27, 1864-August 29, 1904]
*Fitzhugh Lee Banks [June 24, 1866-]
*Carolyn Chester "Carrie" Banks Gryder [February 1869-]
The Bossier Banner
October 2, 1890
Page 3
A Good Man Gone From Us.
The Rev. A.R. Banks died at his residence at Rocky Mount on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1890, in the 83rd yearof his age. Mr. Banks came to this parish from Arkansas about 25 years ago, and until within the last year or two, was Pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Rocky Mount.
By the death of Mr. Banks, the church has lost one of its most honored servants and this parish one of its most repected and deserving citizens. He was in every sense a lovable man. Able, earnest, honest, broad-minded and benevolent, he had the respect of every one in the parish and the love of those who knew him. He was generous and kind and gave freely to those who needed counsel or assistance.
He was a man of profound learning, great zeal in the pursuit of knowledge and a judicious dispenser of what he had acquired. In company he was genial, affable and interesting. His mind was the receptacle [sic] of information, acquired by years of patient and studioas [sic] research, and his charming manner made him a most congenial companion. He was as devout as he was learned, free from prejudice or biggotry, pursuasivein preaching and sincere in his manners. He was a man in whom there was no guile--a man of gentleness ofdisposition and unselfish devotion to principle.
He leaves an invalid wife and a large family of children to mourn his death.
A good man has gone from us--a Christian patriarch has died full of years and of honor, and has gone to reap his reward. He has entered in to the "rest that remains to the people of God."
His first wife was Elizabeth Pratt, born in 1804 in Hebron, New Mexico; she passed away in Eldorado, Arkansas on Sept. 5, 1853. They married June 5, 1838 in Hempsted County, Arkansas. With Elizabeth, he had two sons:
*Henry Howard Banks [May 16, 1839-August 6, 1878]
*Alexander Banks [August 19, 1842-December 18, 1847]
Rev. Banks married Mary Burdett Fitzhugh [July 31, 1824-September 23, 1891]. They left Eldorado, Arkansas and relocated to Rocky Mount, Louisiana where he lead the Rocky Mount Presbyterian Church for many years. Rev. Banks and Mary Fitzhugh had the following children:
**Dr. Alexander Robinson Banks [April 1857-December 1, 1893]
**Edmund Samuel Banks [Sept. 17, 1858-May 7, 1881]
*Eliza Ann Banks Manry [April 3, 1862-]
*Mary Burdett Banks [April 16, 1862]
*William Charles Banks [January 27, 1864-August 29, 1904]
*Fitzhugh Lee Banks [June 24, 1866-]
*Carolyn Chester "Carrie" Banks Gryder [February 1869-]
The Bossier Banner
October 2, 1890
Page 3
A Good Man Gone From Us.
The Rev. A.R. Banks died at his residence at Rocky Mount on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1890, in the 83rd yearof his age. Mr. Banks came to this parish from Arkansas about 25 years ago, and until within the last year or two, was Pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Rocky Mount.
By the death of Mr. Banks, the church has lost one of its most honored servants and this parish one of its most repected and deserving citizens. He was in every sense a lovable man. Able, earnest, honest, broad-minded and benevolent, he had the respect of every one in the parish and the love of those who knew him. He was generous and kind and gave freely to those who needed counsel or assistance.
He was a man of profound learning, great zeal in the pursuit of knowledge and a judicious dispenser of what he had acquired. In company he was genial, affable and interesting. His mind was the receptacle [sic] of information, acquired by years of patient and studioas [sic] research, and his charming manner made him a most congenial companion. He was as devout as he was learned, free from prejudice or biggotry, pursuasivein preaching and sincere in his manners. He was a man in whom there was no guile--a man of gentleness ofdisposition and unselfish devotion to principle.
He leaves an invalid wife and a large family of children to mourn his death.
A good man has gone from us--a Christian patriarch has died full of years and of honor, and has gone to reap his reward. He has entered in to the "rest that remains to the people of God."
The son of Samuel Mandeville Banks, Sr. [Dec. 17, 1770-Jan. 16, 1857] and Elizabeth Robinson [Sept. 20, 1776-July 22, 1846], Alexander Robinson Banks was born in the Fairfield District of South Carolina.
His first wife was Elizabeth Pratt, born in 1804 in Hebron, New Mexico; she passed away in Eldorado, Arkansas on Sept. 5, 1853. They married June 5, 1838 in Hempsted County, Arkansas. With Elizabeth, he had two sons:
*Henry Howard Banks [May 16, 1839-August 6, 1878]
*Alexander Banks [August 19, 1842-December 18, 1847]
Rev. Banks married Mary Burdett Fitzhugh [July 31, 1824-September 23, 1891]. They left Eldorado, Arkansas and relocated to Rocky Mount, Louisiana where he lead the Rocky Mount Presbyterian Church for many years. Rev. Banks and Mary Fitzhugh had the following children:
**Dr. Alexander Robinson Banks [April 1857-December 1, 1893]
**Edmund Samuel Banks [Sept. 17, 1858-May 7, 1881]
*Eliza Ann Banks Manry [April 3, 1862-]
*Mary Burdett Banks [April 16, 1862]
*William Charles Banks [January 27, 1864-August 29, 1904]
*Fitzhugh Lee Banks [June 24, 1866-]
*Carolyn Chester "Carrie" Banks Gryder [February 1869-]
The Bossier Banner
October 2, 1890
Page 3
A Good Man Gone From Us.
The Rev. A.R. Banks died at his residence at Rocky Mount on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1890, in the 83rd yearof his age. Mr. Banks came to this parish from Arkansas about 25 years ago, and until within the last year or two, was Pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Rocky Mount.
By the death of Mr. Banks, the church has lost one of its most honored servants and this parish one of its most repected and deserving citizens. He was in every sense a lovable man. Able, earnest, honest, broad-minded and benevolent, he had the respect of every one in the parish and the love of those who knew him. He was generous and kind and gave freely to those who needed counsel or assistance.
He was a man of profound learning, great zeal in the pursuit of knowledge and a judicious dispenser of what he had acquired. In company he was genial, affable and interesting. His mind was the receptacle [sic] of information, acquired by years of patient and studioas [sic] research, and his charming manner made him a most congenial companion. He was as devout as he was learned, free from prejudice or biggotry, pursuasivein preaching and sincere in his manners. He was a man in whom there was no guile--a man of gentleness ofdisposition and unselfish devotion to principle.
He leaves an invalid wife and a large family of children to mourn his death.
A good man has gone from us--a Christian patriarch has died full of years and of honor, and has gone to reap his reward. He has entered in to the "rest that remains to the people of God."
His first wife was Elizabeth Pratt, born in 1804 in Hebron, New Mexico; she passed away in Eldorado, Arkansas on Sept. 5, 1853. They married June 5, 1838 in Hempsted County, Arkansas. With Elizabeth, he had two sons:
*Henry Howard Banks [May 16, 1839-August 6, 1878]
*Alexander Banks [August 19, 1842-December 18, 1847]
Rev. Banks married Mary Burdett Fitzhugh [July 31, 1824-September 23, 1891]. They left Eldorado, Arkansas and relocated to Rocky Mount, Louisiana where he lead the Rocky Mount Presbyterian Church for many years. Rev. Banks and Mary Fitzhugh had the following children:
**Dr. Alexander Robinson Banks [April 1857-December 1, 1893]
**Edmund Samuel Banks [Sept. 17, 1858-May 7, 1881]
*Eliza Ann Banks Manry [April 3, 1862-]
*Mary Burdett Banks [April 16, 1862]
*William Charles Banks [January 27, 1864-August 29, 1904]
*Fitzhugh Lee Banks [June 24, 1866-]
*Carolyn Chester "Carrie" Banks Gryder [February 1869-]
The Bossier Banner
October 2, 1890
Page 3
A Good Man Gone From Us.
The Rev. A.R. Banks died at his residence at Rocky Mount on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1890, in the 83rd yearof his age. Mr. Banks came to this parish from Arkansas about 25 years ago, and until within the last year or two, was Pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Rocky Mount.
By the death of Mr. Banks, the church has lost one of its most honored servants and this parish one of its most repected and deserving citizens. He was in every sense a lovable man. Able, earnest, honest, broad-minded and benevolent, he had the respect of every one in the parish and the love of those who knew him. He was generous and kind and gave freely to those who needed counsel or assistance.
He was a man of profound learning, great zeal in the pursuit of knowledge and a judicious dispenser of what he had acquired. In company he was genial, affable and interesting. His mind was the receptacle [sic] of information, acquired by years of patient and studioas [sic] research, and his charming manner made him a most congenial companion. He was as devout as he was learned, free from prejudice or biggotry, pursuasivein preaching and sincere in his manners. He was a man in whom there was no guile--a man of gentleness ofdisposition and unselfish devotion to principle.
He leaves an invalid wife and a large family of children to mourn his death.
A good man has gone from us--a Christian patriarch has died full of years and of honor, and has gone to reap his reward. He has entered in to the "rest that remains to the people of God."
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Born in York District, S C
Family Members
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Rev Henry Howard Banks
1839–1878
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Alexander Banks
1842–1847
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Dr Alexander Banks M D
1857–1893
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Edmond Samuel Banks
1858–1881
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Eliza Ann Banks Manry
1860–1936
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Mollie Burdett Banks Gray
1862–1958
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William Charles Banks
1864–1940
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Rev Fitzhugh Lee Banks Sr
1866–1945
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Caroline Chester "Carrie" Banks Gryder
1869–1959
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