Descendants listed in Julia Hankal’s Obituary (daughter of Hezekiah and Mariah Hankal)

Julia Hankal was born in 1880 and died June 30, 1963 –Her obituary in the Johnson City Press Chronicle listed as survivors-- nephews, James Hezekiah Law and Earnest Roseboro, niece –Dr. Thelma P. Law and great grand niece, Anna P. Law. After making contact with a surviving great grandson of Hezekiah Hankal, Eric Law of Charlotte NC, I have added more information about this family that Eric shared with me.

A. James Hezekiah Law –son of Anna Hankal Law (Edwards) and John Law. Anna Hankal was born in 1879 and died April 7, 1947. John Law’s date of birth and death are unknown.
James was born in 1898 in Virginia and died June, 1966. He married Mary Elizabeth Wilson Law. (6/14/1898-6/3/1982) James Hezekiah Law was 2 years old when his parents were divorced. James Hezekiah Law was listed as living in the household of Hezekiah and Mariah Hankal in the 1900 census (1 year old). He was also listed as living with Mariah Hankal in the 1910 census as 12 years old.
(His grandfather, Hezekiah Hankal died in 1903)

1 . Son- James (Jimmy) Roland Law- Born Feb. 23,1926, died March 10, 1996 (married Aurelia Liston Law who was born on July 5,1927. She married Jimmy on April 19, 1957 and died June 6, 2007.

a. Sons and daughters-in-law of Jimmy and Aurelia Law are Eric Law and Rita Harmon Law, Charlotte NC and Stanley and Anita Law, Cincinnati, Ohio. Eric’s stepdaughter is Markitta Harmon. They have one granddaughter Addisyn Liliana Sifford born July 23, 2010.

2. The second wife of James Hezekiah Law was Dr. Thelma Patten Law (died Nov.12, 1968)

a. James Hezekiah Law and Dr. Thelma P. Law’s daughter was Pauline Anna Law (died December 11, 1968)

B.- Earnest Roseboro – He was the grandson of Hezekiah and Mariah Hankal and the son of Ella Hankal Roseboro (she died Sept.25, 1931) Earnest was listed as living in Detroit, MI in 1963 (whereabouts and descendants are unknown)



Note: Daughters of Hezekiah Hankal--Julia Hankal, Anna Hankal Law Edwards, and Ella Roseboro are all buried in Johnson City, TN at West Lawn Cemetery. All of Hezekiah Hankal’s daughters and a son are also buried there. There is also one grandson, Dr. Jordan B.(Spurgeon?) Hankal, buried there.

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