Banks family papers, 1818-1923, bulk 1860-1889

Summary

Creator:
Banks family
Date:
1818-1923, bulk 1860-1889
Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet 2 document boxes, 1 half box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Banks family papers, ms2343, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of family correspondence, indentures and legal documents. Some of the Civil War letters describe battles and fighting at Falls Church, Virginia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Lookout Mountain, Tybee Island, and the retreat from Atlanta, Georgia. Later correspondence contains letters concerning family news, cotton sales, farm management, and land sales in Georgia.

Biographical / historical:

John Banks (1797-1870) was a banker, merchant, and planter who primarily resided in Elbert and Muscogee Counties, Georgia. He married Sarah Watkins in 1828. Their children included Willis Dunston (1830-1864), George Young (1831-1887), Daniel Watkins (1833-1864), Edward Sims (1834-1900), Susan Martha (1835-1893), Richard Eugene (1838-1864), Elbert Augustine (1840-1902), Sarah Lucy (1842-1928) who married Edward Willis Yonge (d. 1919), and Anne Virginia Josephine (1844-1906) who married Gideon James Peacock (d. 1913).

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Banks family papers, ms2343, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.