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 | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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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.
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