Walter Ernest Hanks

Brief Life History of Walter Ernest

When Walter Ernest Hanks was born on 19 June 1865, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 39 and his mother, Thisbe Quilley Read, was 20. He married Mary Ellen Stewart on 15 April 1887, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Grover, Wayne, Utah, United States in 1930. He died on 17 September 1930, in Bicknell, Wayne, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Teasdale Cemetery, Teasdale, Wayne, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Ernest Hanks
1865–1930
Mary Ellen Stewart
1867–1944
Marriage: 15 April 1887
Ellen Josephine Hanks
1890–1985
Walter Benjamin Hanks
1892–1918
Thisbe Alicia Hanks
1894–1973
Ephraim Knowlton Hanks
1896–1984
Edna Mary Hanks
1898–1904
Urban Van Hanks
1900–1989
Verd Arthur Hanks
1904–1968
Retta Arthella Hanks
1907–2007

Sources (88)

  • Walter Ernest Hanks, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Walter Ernest Hanks, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
  • Walter Ernest Hanks and Mary Ellen Stewart, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1879

Historical Boundaries: 1879: Piute, Utah Territory, United States 1892: Wayne, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wayne, Utah, United States

1884

Earliest dated memorial currently listed in Find A Grave: Joseph Armstrong Adams Birth 29 Nov 1884, Teasdale, Wayne County, Utah, USA Death 13 Dec 1884 (aged 14 days), Teasdale, Wayne County, Utah, USA Burial Teasdale Cemetery, Teasdale, Wayne County, Utah, USA Memorial ID 197518795

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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The Story of Walter Ernest Hanks and Mary Ellen Stewart

THE GRIP OF FAITH THE STORY OF WALTER ERNEST HANKS AND MARY ELLEN STEWART New Straws in the Wind: "For he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligent …

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