Tag Archives: Banks Family

Charles Banks

Posted on June 28, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Charles “Charlie” Banks
5th Kentucky Infantry
Confederate States Army Continue reading →

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Siblings Die in Vancleve Fire

Posted on February 5, 2024 by sdbowling

Was it murder or just an accident that claimed the lives of two siblings in a Vancleve fire in 1961? Continue reading →

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Breathitt County’s Korean War Dead

Posted on July 11, 2023 by sdbowling

A look at the Breathitt County soldiers who gave their lives for freedom during the Korean War. Continue reading →

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Was Phoebe Banks Really 107?

Posted on February 7, 2022 by sdbowling

Was Phoebe (Hollon) Banks really 107 years old when she died in 1904? Was the old person in America living on Frozen Creek? Continue reading →

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