The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Henrietta Lacks
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
Ancestry of Henrietta Lacks | |
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1 |
Gladys Pleasant ("Henrietta Lacks"),
b. Roanoke, Va., 18 Aug. 1920,
d. Baltimore, Md., 1 Feb. 1951
m. David Lacks, b. ... 15 Nov. 1915, d. ... 11 July 2002 [SSDI 224-14-6352] |
PARENTS | |
2 |
John Randall Pleasant,
b. ... , Va., 2 March 1881,
d. ... Jan. 1969
[SSDI 223-18-5781]
m. ... 1906 |
3 | Eliza ... , b. ... , Va., 12 July 1886, d. ... 28 Oct. 1924 |
GRANDPARENTS | |
4 |
... Pleasant,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
5 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
6 |
... ,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
7 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
1930 Virginia, Roanoke City, ED 14, Sheet 22A, line 3 Pleasant John H M Neg 46 M 22 VA VA VA Brakeman Steam Railroad Lillian W F Neg 14 M 13 TN TN TN Henry S M Neg 8 S VA VA VA Lillian D F Neg 7 S VA VA VA Gladys D F Neg 11 S VA VA VA Viola D F Neg 14 S VA VA VA John S M Neg 21 S VA VA VA Georgia D F Neg 5/12 S VA VA VA Laurence S M Neg 12 S VA VA VA This is the order of the entries in the census schedule. It appears that the birthplace of Georgia's mother should be Tennessee, but the schedule says Virginia. -------- 1920 Virginia, Roanoke City, ED 28, Sheet 5B, line 67 Pleasant John H M B 38 M VA VA VA Laborer Rail Road Eliza W F B 34 M VA VA VA Edith D F B 14 S VA VA VA Edna D F B 13 S VA VA VA Alleys D F B 12 S VA VA VA John S M B 9 S VA VA VA Charles S M B 7 S VA VA VA Viola S M B 5 S VA VA VA Laurence S M B 3 S VA VA VA Gladys D F B 1 S VA VA VA Yes, Viola is described as a son and male in the census schedule. --------