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The Great Migration continued…

The second youngest son of James and Anna Banks married Sophia Robinson on 28 Oct 1914. The couple had four children including Clara Mae, Ruth Elizabeth, Robert, and Catherine. In the late 1920s they left Henderson, Kentucky to Danville, Illinois.

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Gustava Cooper (née Banks)

Birth: 8 Sep 1889 in Henderson, Kentucky

Marriage: Unknown

Death: 15 Sep 1977 in Detroit, Michigan

Clarence Banks resided at 578 E. Ferry Street in the 1930 United States Federal Census. The head of household was Lelia Shaffer (née Banks). His sisters Lelia, Drusilla, and Gustava along with their mother Georgianna (Anna) Banks and brother Ewing (Pete) Banks were listed as living in the household as well. Others listed in the household were George Henry (Jack) Banks, Nina V. Cooper, Dorothy M. Cooper, and Jamesanna (Janie) Banks.

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