Falls, Mary "Polly" Ann

1822 - Aft 1900  (> 79 years)   Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

Bankston, Grimes B.

Abt 1818 - 1880  (52 years)

Birth	Abt 1818	Tennessee, USA
Died	Between 1870 and 1880
Father	Walker, [--?--],   b. Abt 1800
Relationship	natural
Mother	Bankston, Nancy,   b. Abt 1800, NC
Relationship	natural
Married	Abt 1814
Family	Falls, Mary "Polly" Ann,   b. Nov 1822, Tennessee, USA
Married	17 Feb 1844	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Bankston, Mary Jane,   b. 29 Nov 1844, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Thomas Butler,   b. 23 Jan 1847, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, Andrew Jackson,   b. Abt Oct 1852, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, John H.,   b. Abt Mar 1855, Tennessee, USA   5. Bankston, William A.,   b. Dec 1857, Tennessee, USA   6. Bankston, Nancy C.,   b. Feb 1860, Tennessee, USA   7. Bankston, Henry Lee,   b. Nov 1862, Tennessee, USA   8. Bankston, Written George,   b. 11 Dec 1865, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, Mary Jane

1844 - 1931  (86 years)

Birth	29 Nov 1844	Tennessee, USA
Died	3 Jan 1931	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Good Hope Cemetery, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, Grimes B.,   b. Abt 1818, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Falls, Mary "Polly" Ann,   b. Nov 1822, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Feb 1844	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	Hale, Woolford,   b. May 1863, Tennessee, USA
Married	27 Nov 1883	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Hale, Samuel Eugene,   b. 9 Jan 1886, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, Thomas Butler

1847 - 1925  (78 years)

Birth	23 Jan 1847	Tennessee, USA
Died	12 Jun 1925	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Decatur Cemetery, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, Grimes B.,   b. Abt 1818, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Falls, Mary "Polly" Ann,   b. Nov 1822, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Feb 1844	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	May, Nancy Ann,   b. 31 May 1836, NC
Married	12 Nov 1866	Meigs Co., TN by Wm. G. Wilson, MG Thos. Powell, Surety
Children	1. Bankston, Mary Zarelda,   b. 15 Oct 1869, Meigs, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Martha M.,   b. 29 Nov 1871, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, Alfred John T. "Dugger",   b. 6 Mar 1874, Meigs, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, James A. S.,   b. 19 Jul 1876, Meigs, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, Andrew Jackson

Abt 1852 - 1910  (57 years)

Birth	Abt Oct 1852	Tennessee, USA
Died	19 Feb 1910	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, Grimes B.,   b. Abt 1818, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Falls, Mary "Polly" Ann,   b. Nov 1822, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Feb 1844	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	Hale, Darcus Adeline,   b. Jun 1847, Tennessee, USA
Married	21 Mar 1875	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Bankston, William Oliver,   b. 26 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Henry Willis,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, Evelena,   b. 31 Jul 1881, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, Anna Elizabeth "Lizzie",   b. Sep 1885, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, John H.

Abt 1855 - 1934  (78 years)

Birth	Abt Mar 1855	Tennessee, USA
Died	2 Feb 1934	Hamilton Co., TN
Father	Bankston, Grimes B.,   b. Abt 1818, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Falls, Mary "Polly" Ann,   b. Nov 1822, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Feb 1844	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	Corvin, Malinda Jane,   b. Jan 1847, Tennessee, USA
Married	22 Oct 1874	Meigs Co., TN by R. C. Powell, JP Owen Falls, Surety
Children	1. Bankston, Jeanette Bell,   b. Aug 1876, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Earnest Lee,   b. 29 Aug 1879, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, Charles L.,   b. Sep 1882, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, Maud,   b. Sep 1886, Tennessee, USA   5. Bankston, Mack Clayton,   b. 17 Sep 1890, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA   6. Bankston, unknown,   b. Between 1874 and 1900

Bankston, William A.

1857 - 1930  (72 years)

Birth	Dec 1857	Tennessee, USA
Died	25 May 1930	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Good Hope Cemetery, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Father	Bankston, Grimes B.,   b. Abt 1818, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Falls, Mary "Polly" Ann,   b. Nov 1822, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Feb 1844	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	[--?--], Harrit,   b. Abt 1852, Tennessee, USA
Married	Abt 1909

Bankston, Nancy C.

1860 - Aft 1900  (> 41 years)

Birth	Feb 1860	Tennessee, USA
Died	Aft 1900
Father	Bankston, Grimes B.,   b. Abt 1818, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Falls, Mary "Polly" Ann,   b. Nov 1822, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Feb 1844	Meigs, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, Henry Lee

1862 - 1947  (84 years)

Birth	Nov 1862	Tennessee, USA
Died	2 Oct 1947
Buried	City (Dayton) Cemetery, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Bankston, Grimes B.,   b. Abt 1818, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Falls, Mary "Polly" Ann,   b. Nov 1822, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Feb 1844	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	Moore, Isabelle L. Pocahontas,   b. 18 Apr 1863, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Married	2 Dec 1885	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Children	1. Bankston, Lee Onzo,   b. 15 Jan 1887, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Earl H.,   b. 8 Sep 1904, Tennessee, USA

Bankston, Written George

1865 - 1950  (84 years)

Birth	11 Dec 1865	Tennessee, USA
Died	22 Feb 1950	Hamilton Co., TN
Father	Bankston, Grimes B.,   b. Abt 1818, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Falls, Mary "Polly" Ann,   b. Nov 1822, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Feb 1844	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Family	Rowland, Mary E. "Sudie",   b. 14 Mar 1872, Tennessee, USA
Married	2 Feb 1890	Hamilton Co., TN
Children	1. Bankston, William Franklin,   b. 11 Apr 1892, Meigs, Tennessee, USA   2. Bankston, Anna B.,   b. Sep 1893, Tennessee, USA   3. Bankston, George Austin "Doc",   b. 14 Mar 1897, Tennessee, USA   4. Bankston, unknown,   b. Between 1890 and 1900   5. Bankston, unknown,   b. Between 1890 and 1900

• Name	Falls, Mary "Polly" Ann  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	Nov 1822	Tennessee, USA   [7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Female
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Death	Aft 1900
  Person ID	I1232	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family	Bankston, Grimes B.,   b. Abt 1818, Tennessee, USA d. Between 1870 and 1880 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	17 Feb 1844	Meigs, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Bankston, Mary Jane,   b. 29 Nov 1844, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Jan 1931, Meigs, Tennessee, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Bankston, Thomas Butler,   b. 23 Jan 1847, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Jun 1925, Meigs, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Bankston, Andrew Jackson,   b. Abt Oct 1852, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Feb 1910, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Bankston, John H.,   b. Abt Mar 1855, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Feb 1934, Hamilton Co., TN (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Bankston, William A.,   b. Dec 1857, Tennessee, USA d. 25 May 1930, Meigs, Tennessee, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Bankston, Nancy C.,   b. Feb 1860, Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1900 (Age > 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Bankston, Henry Lee,   b. Nov 1862, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Oct 1947 (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Bankston, Written George,   b. 11 Dec 1865, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Feb 1950, Hamilton Co., TN (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S63] Byron & Barbara Sistler, compilers, Early East Tennessee Marriages-Volume 1-Grooms (Nashville, Tennessee, 1987), 16. Grimes BANKSTON to Polly Ann FALLS 17 Feb 1844 [Me] [S264] Grimes Bankston household, 1850 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, 22nd Subdivision, pp 369b, dwelling & family 201. listed as Polly Ann BANKSTON [S249] G. B. Bankston household, 1860 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD2, wp 29, pp 152a, dwelling & family 206. listed as Polly A. BANKSTON [S42] B. G. Bankston household, 1870 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD2 wp 6, pp 376b, dwelling & family 36. listed as Mary Ann BANKSTON [S462] Mary Bankston household, 1880 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 82, wp 42, pp 466b, dwelling & family 379?. National Archives micropublication T9 roll 1272 [S644] William Bankston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD 3, ED 104, wp 4a, pp 29a, dwelling & family 58. listed as Mary A. BANKSTON, mother, widowed [S264] Grimes Bankston household, 1850 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, 22nd Subdivision, pp 369b, dwelling & family 201. listed as 23 yrs old, b. abt 1827, pob: TN [S249] G. B. Bankston household, 1860 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD2, wp 29, pp 152a, dwelling & family 206. listed as 37 yrs old, b. abt 1823, pob: TN [S42] B. G. Bankston household, 1870 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD2 wp 6, pp 376b, dwelling & family 36. listed as 43 yrs old, b. abt 1827, pob: TN [S462] Mary Bankston household, 1880 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD 2, ED 82, wp 42, pp 466b, dwelling & family 379?. listed as 63 yrs old, b. abt 1817, pob: TN, f-pob: NC, m-pob: TN [S644] William Bankston household, 1900 U.S. Census, Meigs Co., TN, population schedule, CD 3, ED 104, wp 4a, pp 29a, dwelling & family 58. dob listed as November 1822, 76 yrs old,? pob: TN, f-pob: TN, m-pob: TN