Banks, Nannie Mae (Rice) (1895-2000)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1895-09-29 - 2000-05-08
Parallel Names
- Rice, Nannie Mae
Biographical Note
Nannie Mae (Rice) Banks (1895-2000) was a central figure within the family, remaining in Roanoke while her siblings traveled to other parts of the world. Nannie exchanged romantic letters with a soldier serving in Europe during World War I (Solomon Payne) and with other suitors during the early part of the 20th century. She eventually married (William) Andrew Banks (1903-1945). They had no children together, but Nannie took in her sister Lizzy's son, James "Jimmy" Rogers, as her foster son after Lizzy's death. Her husband, Andrew, died in June 1945. In October of 1945, her foster son Jimmy was killed in Germany, a casualty of World War II. Nannie lived until the year 2000, reaching the age of 104.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Rice Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-021
Abstract
The Rice Family Papers include decades of letters to and from four generations of the decendents of Jerry Rice of Campbell County, Virginia. The majority of the letters were sent to Nannie Mae (Rice) Banks but there are also letters addressed to her father, Fletcher, her mother, Georgianna, and other members of the family. These letters document the experiences of this family from Southwest Virginia as they lived through, fought, and died in, World War I, the Great Depression, and World War...
Dates:
1892 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1962