Banks Valley
Information comes from A Photo History of Bear Lake by J Pat Wilde
William Hensley Banks, a captain in the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry in the Civil War, served as a Marshal for five years in Utah before coming to the Bear Lake Valley to settle. Known as "Captain Billie", he had plans for making the Banks Valley area a community. He and his family came here from Minersville, Beaver County, Utah in 1875 and had applied for a Post Office at the time of his death. William was born 1837 in England and Margaret Jane Armitage was born 17 Jan 1844 in England, the daughter of Joseph Armatage and Sarah Kitchen. They married in 1863.
William died on his ranch in 22 Mar 1915 and was buried in the Montpelier Cemetery. Margaret Jane died 29 Dec 1933 and was also buried in the Montpelier Cemetery.
Children of William Hensley Banks and Margaret Jane Armitage
1. William Cornelius Banks b-18 June 1865 in
Minersville Utah; d-7 Feb 1934
2. Melvina Ann Banks b-1867 in Minersville Utah; d-5 Jan 1946 in Salt Lake City;
m-Astle
3. John Banks b-1869 in Minersville Utah
4. Joseph Hyram Banks b-19 May 1873 in Minersville Utah; d-1 Sep 1922 in Bear
Lake
5. Ralph Banks b-31 Oct 1875 in Minersville; d-26 Aug 1948
6. Alfred George Banks b-30 Oct 1875 in Minersville; d-14 Apr 1960 in Modoc
California
7. Robert Ernest Banks b-18 Apr 1878 in Minersville; d-6 Dec 1940 in Montpelier
8. Margaret Banks b-21 July 1880 in Banks Valley; d-31 Oct 1883
9. James Banks b-21 Aug 1883 in Banks Valley; d-9 Apr 1949
10. Elizabeth Agnes Banks b-29 Aug 1885 in Banks Valley; d-5 Sep 1885
11. Archibald Ellis Banks b-Sep 1886 in Banks Valley