Ellen Loretta 'Retta' Hanks

1883 - 1965  (82 years)

• Name	Ellen Loretta 'Retta' Hanks  [1]
  Birth	13 Sep 1883	Johnson County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1950	Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Sam Johnston
  Death	22 Nov 1965	Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
  Person ID	I1556	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Samuel H 'Sam' Johnston,   b. 11 Mar 1877, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA d. 28 Aug 1964, Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	18 Aug 1903	Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
  Children	1. J C Johnston,   b. 6 Sep 1914, White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA d. 15 Apr 1991, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Sep 1883 - Johnson County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 18 Aug 1903 - Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Sam Johnston - 1950 - Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA Death - 22 Nov 1965 - Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People

  HANKS-Ellen Johnston Ellen Loretta 'Retta' Hanks Johnston (abt. 1906)

  
  

• Sources

  [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: Henderson, Henderson. 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: Henderson, Henderson