Napoleon Bonapart "Bony" Banks b 17 Feb 1860; s/o Harrison Banks and Sarah Emeline Pridemore. Napoleon Bonapart "Bony" Banks m. 13 Mar 1882 Letcher Co KY to Malissia Ison b 16 Mar 1868 d 1956; d/o Doctor Daniel Ison and Ann Ingram. (source: Roxie Maggard O'Hagan topaz1946@gmail.com wrote that Boney Banks was adopted by Harrison Banks and Sarah Emeline Pridemore and that Boney was a Cherokee Indian). Children of Napoleon Bonapart "Bony" Banks and Malissia Ison;

1. Harrison Banks b 17 JUL 1884 d 1968; buried Banks Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; m. 5 Mar 1902 to Pearlee Ison b 1887 d 1968; d/o John Ison and Easter Caudill. Children of Harrison Banks and Pearlee Ison;

I. Augusta Banks m. Enos Banks
II. Boyd Banks m. Ethel Holcomb (Halcomb)
III. Carmie Banks m. Harbey Stallard
IV. Eli Banks
V. Fae Banks
VI. J D Banks m. Dona Brown; children; i. Eli Banks ii. Juanita Banks iii. Female Banks
VII. June Banks m. Charlie Cornett
VIII. Keeter Banks m. Dixie Unknown
IX. Mae Banks m. Kearney Day
X. Tina Banks m. Clifford Day
XI. Arthur Banks m. Margie Brown

2. Amanda Lucinda Banks b 9 MAR 1887 d 1922; m. Hiram Ison Sr b 25 Sept 1884 d 20 Apr 1964; s/o John Ison and Easter Caudill. Children of Hiram Ison and Amanda Lucinda Banks;

I. Willard Ison b 2 Jul 1905 d 24 Feb 1941 m. Leona Mae Blair b 1908 d 1950. (See Ison Family Website for photos of this family) Children of Willard Ison and Leona Blair;

i. Ruth Ison m. Hager Blair b about 1924

ii. Willard Bentley "Brother" Ison

iii. Minnie Sue Ison

Willard Ison m. ? Baker.

II. Wilson Ison b 28 Oct 1907 d ?? m. Pearl Baker. Children of Wilson Ison and Pearl Baker;

i. Dempsey Ison; m. Mercedies Unknown. Children of Dempsey Ison and Mercedies Unknown; 1. Wilma Ison; m. Male Felker 2. Dempsey Ison 3. Daniel Ison

ii. Jo Ison (female); m. Glen Taphouse

iii. Virginia Maude Ison; m. Tom Waltz. Children of Tom Waltz and Virginia Maude Ison; 1. Debbie Waltz

iv. Wilma Ison; m. Danny Smith. Children of Danny Smith and Wilma Ison; 1. Danile Paul Smith 2. Virginia Faye Smith

v. Willard Ray Ison; m. Ila Waltz. Children of Willard Ray Ison and Ila Waltz; 1. Greg Ison 2. Marilyn Ison 3. Donna Ison 4. Cecelia Ison

vi. Alice Ison; m. Jim Watters. Children of Jim Watters and Alice Ison; 1. Jimmy Watters; m. Jen Unknown

vii. Helen Ison; m. Tom Ferens. Children of Tom Ferens and Helen Ison; 1. Wayne Ferens 2. Mike Ferens 3. Bonita Ferens 4. Charlotte Ferens 5. Evelyn Ferens

III. Maggie Lee Ison b 14 May 1910 m. France "Frank" Maggard. Children of France Frank Maggard and Maggie Lee Ison;

i. Paul Maggard

IV. Ora Marie Ison b 17 Jul 1912 d 15 Jun 1981 m. Tilford Crase; s/o Riley Crase Crace and ??. Children of Tilford Crace and Ora Marie Ison;

i. 3 males

ii. 4 females

V. Hardie ison m. Vada Day

VI. Joseph Ison m. Alberta Brown. Children of Joseph Ison and Alberta Brown;

i. Janet Marie Ison

ii. Larry Joe Ison

VII. France Ison m. Daisy McCune

VIII. Hiram Ison Jr m. Ina Mae Whitaker. Children of Hiram Ison Jr and Ina Mae Whitaker;

i. Gary Ison

ii. Tommy Ison

iii. Linda Ison; m. Male Collins

iv. Billy Ison

IX. Virginia Ison b 2 Apr 1922 d 2 Apr 1922

Hiram Ison Sr b 25 Sept 1884 d 20 Apr 1964; s/o John Ison and Easter Caudill. Hiram Ison Sr m. Amanda Frazier b 1887; d/o George Frazier and Cornelia Banks. Children of Hiram Ison Sr and Amanda Frazier;

X. Odell Ison b 20 May 1923 d 20 May 1923

XI. Harry Jay Ison b 19 Dec 1925 d 22 Jan 1978 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY m. Geneva Tyler; d/o Willard Tyler and Mattie Ison. Children of Harry Jay Ison and Geneva Tyler;

i. Don Ison

ii. Lavenia Ison

iii. Brenda Ison

XII. Polly Ison m. Lawrence Brown; Polly Ison m. Burnett Combs. Children of Lawrence Brown and Polly Ison;

i. Linda Brown; m. Garry Bledsoe

ii. Rena Brown; m. Chuck Lindsey

XIII. Flossie Ison m. Pee Wee Thompson

Amanda Frazier b 1887; d/o George Frazier and Cornelia Banks. Amanda Frazier m. Henry Adams

3. Boyd Banks b 11 DEC 1888 m. Celia E McKnight

4. Elihu "Eli" Banks b 7 Sept 1890 Uz, Letcher Co KY d 1962 m. 7 Oct 1911 Letcher Co KY (by Robert Blair) to Nancy Maggard b 13 Aug 1897 KY d 25 Jul 1993 Warren Co OH; buried Banks Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; d/o Elijah G Maggard and Martha Lewis. Children of Elihu "Eli" Banks and Nancy Maggard; 1. Goldie 2. Harold 3. Howard 4. John M 5. Lee 6. Female 7. Anna E b 20 Apr 1913 Letcher Co KY 8. Enis Eugene b about 1914 Letcher Co KY 9. Earl B b 27 Jun 1915 Letcher Co KY 10. Opal b 29 Nov 1917 Letcher Co KY 11. Elbert b 13 Sept 1919 Letcher Co KY 12. Eli Edwin b 23 Jul 1925 Letcher Co KY 13. Lillian Martha b 19 Jun 1928 Letcher Co KY 14. Female 15. Male 16. Male Banks.

5. Grant Banks b 15 APR 1892; m. Rosie Stallard. Child; I. Grant Banks Jr b 1924 d 1976 buried Banks Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY.

6. James Banks b 4 DEC 1893 d 1953 Bellcraft, Letcher Co KY; buried Banks Cemetery, above Dry Fork Creek on the Banks farm on KY River, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; m. Ida Stallard b 18 May 1897 Letcher Co KY d 14 Jan 1971 Lexington, Fayette Co KY, d/o Jesse Clay Stallard and Elizabeth Adams

7. Infant Banks b 24 JAN 1896

8. Ida Banks b 3 JAN 1897 m. Jim Barlsun

9. Wesley Banks b 30 OCT 1898 m. Bertha Morgan

10. Anna Banks b 9 JUL 1900 m. N M Sexton

11. Golda Banks b 15 SEP 1903 m. Charlie Blair

12. Emma Virgie Banks b 13 SEP 1905 m. Ray Sizemore

13. Harlan Banks b d as Infant