James Alfred Plank

1921 - 2001  (80 years)

• Name	James Alfred Plank  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	24 Jan 1921	Le Flore County, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Service	3 Sep 1942  [2, 5, 6]
  	US Army - WWII: PFC
  Census	1950	Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Lelia
  Death	29 Dec 2001	Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Blackjack Cemetery, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, USA   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I24347	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jess Whitten Plank,   b. 14 Mar 1890, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA d. 1964, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Loraine 'Lola' Davis,   b. 1893, Arkansas, USA d. 1960, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F10361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leila Beatrice Taylor,   b. 4 May 1924, Scranton, Logan, Arkansas, USA d. 23 Jul 2007, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1941	Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA   [9]
  Children	1. Jerry Edwin Plank,   b. 23 Feb 1942, Arkansas, USA d. 26 Jun 1996, Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jan 1921 - Le Flore County, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 28 Sep 1941 - Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Lelia - 1950 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA Death - 29 Dec 2001 - Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 430-26-0993; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S8426] Find a Grave: PLANK James A 1921-2001, James Alfred Plank (Veteran). "PFC US Army - World War II" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11345048/james-alfred-plank [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3333; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 68-15. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3333; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 68-15 [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), James Alfred Plank. [S9526] National Cemetery Administration, U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), James Alfred Plank. [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), James A Plank. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma; Roll: 1931; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0020; Image: 821.0; FHL microfilm: 2341665. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma; Roll: 1931; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0020; Image: 821.0; FHL microfilm: 2341665 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Fort Smith, Sebastia. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Fort Smith, Sebastia [S624] Find a Grave: TAYLOR Leila Plank 1924-2007, Leila Beatrice Taylor Plank. Funeral services for Beatrice PLANK, 83, of Muldrow, were held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Mineral Springs Freewill Baptist Church in Muldrow with Revs. Marlin Douthit and Bill Adcock officiating. Burial was in Blackjack Cemetery in Muldrow, under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Muldrow. Mrs. PLANK was born May 4, 1924, in Scranton, Ark., to Steve Edgar TAYLOR and Maggie Lenora (LOWERY) TAYLOR. She died Tuesday, July 31, 2007, in Fort Smith, Ark. She married James Alfred PLANK, on Sept. 28, 1941, in Moffett. He preceded her in death, Dec. 29, 2001 in Muldrow. Survivors include three daughters and three sons-in-law, Linda and Jerry, Elaine and Melvin, and Alice and Danny; one son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Jackie; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Ina, Cora, Patsy and Kay; one brother, Samuel; and several other relatives and friends. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Stella SMITH and one son, Jerry PLANK. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25349896