Ruth Pauline Bankson

1900 - 2001  (100 years)

• Name	Ruth Pauline Bankson
  Birth	Apr 1900	Keokuk, IA
  Gender	Female
  Death	2001	Spokane Co., WA; bur: Spokane Co., WA
  Person ID	I4423	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	David William Bankson,   b. 21 Aug 1852, Havana, Mason Co., IL d. 26 Aug 1900, Keokuk, Lee Co., IA (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Paulina "Lena" Peterson,   b. Jan 1867, Norway d. 2 Dec 1910 (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F1703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Clarence Renard Wilsey,   b. ABT. 1897, Keokuk, IA d. 1928 (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1919	Lee Co., IA
  Children	1. Earle Bankson Wilsey,   b. 22 Aug 1920, Iowa City, Johnson Co., IA d. 10 May 2012, Spokane Co., WA (Age 91 years)   2. Marilyn Wilsey,   b. 12 Jul 1925, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA d. 1979, Bur: Spokane Co., WA (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F4916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Glenn G. Cory,   b. ABT. 1897, Elkhart, Polk Co., IA
  Marriage	BEF. 1936
  Children	1. Judith Joan Cory,   b. 21 Aug 1936, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F1707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Eileen Crimmins: Names, dates, & places Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M14Z-CFH LDS, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M14Z-CFP : accessed 2015-12-09), entry for Ruth Bankson. ANCESTRAL FILE ANCESTRAL FILE NUMBER 2RWF-271 Ruth Bankson Female BIRTH April 1900 Keokuk,Lee Co.,Iowa FATHER David William Bankson MOTHER Pauline Peterson NOTES (1) She lived in Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and St. Louis, Missouri. Sources: 1900 US Census, Iowa, Lee Co., Jackson Twp., Keokuk, 6th Ward, Family #176 enumerated Jun 16th Obituary of David William Bankson (brother) Obituary of Joseph L. Jeffers (step-father) Source: Analiese Merrill: Death date Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJQP-ZTJ Clarence Renard Wilsey Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 Name: Clarence Renard Wilsey Titles and Terms: Mr Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 31 Dec 1919 Event Place: Lee, Iowa, United States Gender: Male Age: 24 Birth Year (Estimated): 1895 Father's Name: Edward Wilsey Mother's Name: Mary E Renard Spouse's Name: Ruth Paulyn Bankson Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1900 Spouse's Father's Name: Wm Bankson Spouse's Mother's Name: Paulyn Peterson Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8D-P1XD Ruth Pauline Bankson mentioned in the record of Marilyn Wilsey Name: Ruth Pauline Bankson Age: 25 Birthplace: Keokuk Sex: Female Husband: Clarence Wilsey Daughter: Marilyn Wilsey Other information in the record of Marilyn Wilsey from Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942 Name: Marilyn Wilsey • Event Type: Birth Event Date: 12 Jul 1925 • Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States • Event Place (Original): Des Moines, Polk Gender: Female Father's Name: Clarence Wilsey • Father's Birthplace: Keokuk • Father's Age: 29 Father's Birth Year (Estimated): 1896 Mother's Name: Ruth Pauline Bankson • Mother's Birthplace: Keokuk • Mother's Age: 25 Mother's Birth Year (Estimated): 1900 Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP86-T6MY Judith Joan Cory Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942 Name: Judith Joan Cory • Event Type: Birth Event Date: 21 Aug 1936 • Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States • Event Place (Original): Des Moines, Polk Gender: Female Father's Name: Glen G Cory • Father's Birthplace: Elkhart Iowa • Father's Age: 39 Father's Birth Year (Estimated): 1897 Mother's Name: Ruth Pauline Bankson • Mother's Birthplace: Keokuk Iowa • Mother's Age: 36 Mother's Birth Year (Estimated): 1900 Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJ5-J9T Earl B Wilsey United States Census, 1930 Name: Earl B Wilsey Event Type: Census Event Date: 1930 • Event Place: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States • Gender: Male Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Birth Year (Estimated): 1921 Birthplace: Iowa • Father's Birthplace: Iowa Mother's Birthplace: Iowa Relationship to Head of Household: Grandson Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Grandson Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 6 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Joseph L Jeffers Head Male 70 Iowa Pauline Jeffers Wife Female 62 Norway Raymond J Jeffers Son Male 25 Iowa Earl B Wilsey Grandson Male 9 Iowa Marilyn Wilsey Granddaughter Female 4 Iowa