Ida May Hanks

Brief Life History of Ida May

When Ida May Hanks was born on 4 June 1920, in Carlin, Elko, Nevada, United States, her father, Minard M Hanks, was 30 and her mother, Estella Catlin, was 35. She had at least 1 son with James Donald Quirk. She lived in Lake City Judicial Township, Modoc, California, United States in 1940 and Alturas, Modoc, California, United States for about 1 years. She died on 12 December 1973, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Donald Quirk
1915–1982
Ida May Hanks
1920–1973
James Minard Quirk
1946–1981

Sources (11)

  • Ida Quirk, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ida M Quirk, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
  • Iva Quirk in entry for James Donald Quirk, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Hanke, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. In England this personal name was a shortened form of both Hankin and Hancock , both of which were used as pet forms of Henry . The equivalent Middle Dutch names Hanke and Hankin, however, had the sense ‘young John’ and may have been introduced to England by Flemish settlers after the Conquest. There is no evidence to support the suggestion that an English hereditary surname was formed from the Old Norse personal name Anki, a diminutive of personal names such as Arngrim and Arnketill.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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