Banks, Margaret Belle Pierce, 1918-

Belle Banks was born Margaret Belle Pierce on August 1, 1918 in Coatesville, Pa. Her mother, Mary Donaldson, was a Scottish immigrant, and her father, Sherman Leslie Pierce was a streetcar operator before marrying Miss Donaldson and moving to Coatesville to manage one of his father's grocery stores. She was raised in Coatesville, moving to Florida when she was 18 years old. During World War II she became a shipyard coordinator in Wilmington, Del. Belle Banks married Richard T. Banks in 1944. He was the son of Delia Torrance Banks and the grandson of Richard Allison Torrance. Mr. and Mrs. Banks have one daughter and one son. Mrs. Banks survived her husband and was living at Cedar Grove Plantation at the time of the interview.

From the description of Oral history interview with Belle Banks [electronic resource] 2002 January 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 686766406