Randolph Allen Hankla was born on 1 February 1803 in Halifax County, Virginia to James Hankla (1777-1829) and Mary Ann West (1777-1852).  He married Martha Matilda Flournoy (1813-1897) in Mercer County, Kentucky on 29 January 1827.  Randolph was in Sabine County, Texas in 1839 and received 640 acres of land.  He was a farmer, tax payer and a citizen of the Republic of Texas.  He passed away before 1880 in Sabine County, Texas.

June Bennett Gray, Descendant