I found several family trees on Ancestry that suggest that Jourden Henry Banks moved to Australia by 1867, when he married Sarah McMullen and had a large family. One of his sons, James Albert "Darky" Banks was a "famous Australian Rules footballer." Jourden died in 1887 in Maryborough, Victoria, Australia. The *Australia Death Index 1787-1985* gives this information: Name: Jordan Hy Banks Birth Year: abt 1833 Age: 54 Death Place: Maryborough, Victoria Father's name: Norel Mother's name: Frances Jackson Registration Year: 1887 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 7066 Elaine (McHale) McRey Librarian Fairfax County (VA) Public Library On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 6:02 PM, Madaline Preston <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have just finishing reading "A Narrative of Events of the Life of J. H. > Banks, an Escaped Slave......" written for him by J. W. C. Pennington, the > first black man (slave) to attend Yale Divinity School in 1834. Banks was > born in 1833 to Mary Frances and Novel both slaves of Charles L. Yancey in > Rockingham Co., VA. He was sold to a man in Alabama to help Mr. Yancey > raise money to pay his debts. > > I want to know more about Mr. Banks, did he marry, get an education, have > children, have some semblance of contentment after fleeing to England in > 1861..... but Google isn't being much help? > If you learned souls will give me some input for resources I would greatly > appreciate your help. > M. Preston > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_ > source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_ > source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> > <#m_8356769981222453085_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html