• Born: 4 September 1867, Louisiana, USA ^{1 4 5}
• Marriage (1): Belle Boyd BYRAM on 25 January 1899 in Red River County, Texas, USA ^{1 2}
• Marriage (2): Tennie Bell GALLAWAY on 24 June 1910 in Red River County, Texas, USA
• Died: 5 April 1957, Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, USA at age 89 ⁶
• Buried: 7 April 1957, Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, USA

   Cause of his death was cerebrovascular accident; cerebral thrombosis; auricular fibrillation.

   Other names for James were James BANISTER,^{4 5} James L. BANISTER ¹ and Jim BANISTER.

  Death Notes

Tahoka Hospital Clinic

  Burial Notes

Tahoka Cemetery, Block 9

  Recorded Events in His Life

• Nickname: Jim.

• Parents: Baalam Banister and Margaret Harvey.

• He worked as a farmer on 6 June 1900 in Justice Precinct 8 (North Half), Red River County, Texas, USA. ¹

• He appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census on 6 June 1900 in Justice Precinct 8 (North Half), Red River County, Texas, USA. ¹
  

Banister, James L    Head      W  M   Sept 1867   32  M   1         Louisiana   Louisiana        Mississippi   Farmer
--------  Belle      Wife      W  F   May  1880   20  M   1  0  0   Texas
--------  Margaret   Mother    W  F        1847   52  Wd     1  1   Louisiana   Louisiana        Louisiana  
--------  Henry W    Brother   W  M   Nov  1873   26  S             Texas       Louisiana        Mississippi   Farmer
--------  Maudie     Sister    W  F   Aug  1883   16  S             Texas       Louisiana        Mississippi  
--------  Madge      Sister    W  F   Sept 1885   14  S             Texas       Louisiana        Mississippi  
Chambless John H     Boarder   W  M   Dec  1882   17  S             Texas       Georgia          Virginia      Farm Laborer
Thompson  Morgan     Boarder   B  M   Jan  1851   49  M  29         Alabama     South Carolina   Virginia      Farm Laborer
Bruce     Charley    Boarder   B  M   Jun  1881   19                Texas       Georgia          Georgia       Farm Laborer
Thorne    Frank      Boarder   B  M   July 1882   17                Alabama     Alabama          Alabama       Farm Laborer

• He worked as a general store merchant on 9 May 1910 in Justice Precinct 8, Red River County, Texas, USA. ⁴

• He appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census on 9 May 1910 in Justice Precinct 8, Red River County, Texas, USA. ⁴
  

Banister James      Head     M  W  42  Wd          Louisiana   Louisiana   Miss    Merchant / Gen. Store
-------- Leroy      Son      M  W   9  S           Texas       Louisiana   Texas   none
-------- Cloman     Son      M  W   8  S           Texas       Louisiana   Texas   none
-------- Margaret   Mother   F  W  63  Wd  10  8   Miss        Miss        Miss    none   
-------- Madge      Sister   F  W  23  S           Texas       Louisiana   Miss    Teacher / Public School

• He worked as a farmer on 9 April 1920 in Justice Precinct 2, Foard County, Texas, USA. ⁵

• He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 9 April 1920 in Justice Precinct 2, Foard County, Texas, USA. ⁵
  

Banister, James      Head            M  W  52  M   Louisiana   Alabama     Alabama    Farmer / General Farm
--------  Tennie B   Wife            F  W  35  M   Arkansas    Arkansas    Arkansas   none
--------  Roy        Son             M  W  19  S   Texas       Louisiana   Arkansas   none
--------  Cloman     Son             M  W  17  S   Texas       Louisiana   Arkansas   none
Kennedy,  Opal       Step Daughter   F  W  15  S   Texas       Arkansas    Arkansas   none
-------   James M    Step Son        M  W  11  S   Texas       Arkansas    Arkansas   none

• He was buried at the Tahoka Cemetery in Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, USA on 7 April 1957.

James married Belle Boyd BYRAM on 25 January 1899 in Red River County, Texas, USA.^{1 2} (Belle Boyd BYRAM was born on 3 May 1880 in Texas, USA,² died on 16 June 1904 in Red River County, Texas, USA ⁷ and was buried in 1904 in Annona, Red River County, Texas, USA.)

James next married Tennie Bell GALLAWAY on 24 June 1910 in Red River County, Texas, USA. (Tennie Bell GALLAWAY was born on 3 September 1884 in Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, USA,⁸ died on 31 December 1962 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA ⁹ and was buried about 2 January 1963 in Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, USA.). The cause of her death was Pneumonia.