Ephraim Knowlton Hanks: a midway fort family
The Heber Valley Heritage Foundation Midway Fort Family of the week is that of Ephraim Knowlton Hanks written by Jason Moulton. Ephraim Hanks and his Brother Alvis Hanks names appear on the Midway Fort Diagram as residing in a cabin located at the Southwest corner of the Midway Fort. Ephraim Hanks life was featured in a movie “Ephraims Rescue.” It is believed he lived in Charleston and came to Midway when the Fort was created as a result of problems with the Indians. Some dates have been highlighted to indicate when he was living in Wasatch and Summit Counties.
Ephraim Knowlton Hanks LZ27-Y5B was born on 21 March 1826, in Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States, his father, Benjamin Hanks, was 37 and his mother, Martha Knowlton, was He married Harriet Amelia Decker on 22 September 1848, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He registered for military service in 1850. In 1880, at the age of 54, his occupation is listed as blacksmith in Burrville, Sevier, Utah, United States. He died on 9 June 1896, in Notom, Wayne, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Caineville Cemetery, Caineville, Wayne, Utah, United States.
Life sketch compiled by Mormon Battalion Association
Contributed By MaryAnnK
Ephraim Knowlton Hanks was born 21 March 1826 in Ohio, one of twelve children. Ephraim ran away from home at age 16. After working for three years on board a ship for the Navy, he returned home where he found his father had died. Introduced to the Church by his brother, they traveled to Nauvoo where he was baptized in 1845. Fleeing with the Saints to Council Bluffs in 1846, he enlisted in the Mormon Battalion Company B at age 20. After leaving Fort Leavenworth, Elijah Allen who was in Ephraim’s company wrote in his journal, “it was about 11 o’clock before we got into camp I had a violent fever in the morning I took a large dose of Bonset which come near pushing me to death during the day in the evening Elder Hanks laid hands on me and I felt a great deal better the next day.”
Arriving in California in late January 1847 and stationed at San Luis Rey until mid-March, John Borrowman recorded a comical exchange between him and Ephraim. “Ephraim Hanks came to me and asked me when I was going to bring home his Book of Mormon that I had borrowed of him I told him when he brought home my scissors he had borrowed of me four weeks ago and lost them and told me he would pay me for them but when I asked him for some milk which he had plenty he would not give it me with out the money upon which he told me to keep the book and by this means I have got a Book of Mormon.” Assigned to San Diego with Company B for the last four months of enlistment, military records indicated he was on detached service on April 19 per Captain Hunter’s orders, carrying mail to Los Angeles. Historian writer, Norma Ricketts noted that he carried mail again in May and upon return on May 16 “Ephraim Hanks and Bill Casper, borrowed horses and performed an unorthodox bull fight, much to the enjoyment of their comrades.”
After discharge in July 1847, Ephraim traveled with the large Hancock Company with William Casper per William’s Pioneer 1897 Jubilee document. While some returned to California after meeting Captain Brown on his way west to collect pay for the detachments who arrived in Salt Lake in July, others continued to Salt Lake and then Iowa. Ephraim arrived in Utah in October 1847 and remained, marrying the following year with seven children born and adopting two children. He married two plural wives in March 1856, one gave birth to seven children, all but one born in Wasatch and Summit County areas of Heber and Park City where he was instrumental in establishing Mt Dell station for incoming pioneers. Two marriages eventually ended in divorce with one annulment.
His name appeared on multiple muster rolls for the Utah Militia Nauvoo Legion between 1850 and 1854 and then again in 1857 for the Utah War and 1865-66 for the Black Hawk War, often serving as an officer. In 1854, he was listed as a flag bearer with Lot Smith for the Utah Nauvoo Legion command. He was a mail carrier to Fort Laramie in 1851-53, Missouri in 1857, California in 1860, and St Louis in 1860-61. In 1856, Ephraim responded to the call of Brigham Young to rescue a company of Saints caught in the snow as they traveled to Utah. Key figures in the rescue of the Martin handcart company, Arza Hinckley wrote “We met the handcart folks at Ice Springs on Sweet Water River, from there into Salt Lake City. Eph Hanks, one of my battalion chums spent much of our time while in camp in administering to the sick. Ephraim was a man of grate (great) faith. Ephraim’s gift of healing was later captured in a movie called “Ephraim’s Rescue.” A girl traveling with the handcart company with her sister and mother were cared for in Ephraim’s home when they arrived in Utah and later became his wife in 1862, adding twelve additional children to his posterity. By 1879, the family moved south to Sevier Utah and were the first permanent settlers of Pleasant Creek in Wayne County in 1883, now part of Capitol Reef Monument, living in dugouts until a permanent home was built in 1888. He was a great friend of the native population. He died there in 1896. A BYU Master Thesis noted a guard of 1000 Indians stood rimming the edges above the ranch in silent tribute to their friend and benefactor.
Sources:
Church and Military records, 1897 Pioneer Jubilee Journal: Elijah Allen, Norma Ricketts publication Eph Hanks, Pioneer Scout, Master Thesis by Richard K Hanks, April 1973
In the book How Beautiful Upon the Mountains page 994 is the following “others were soon attracted to the Charleston Area and began to take up land for homes and farms. Ephraim K Hanks, an able assistant to President Brigham Young in the pioneer trek of 1847 brought his family to Charleston to settle Mr. Hanks, noted as a scout and peace-maker among the Indians , was also instrumental in saving the Martin Hand cart Company from starvation in the snows of Wyoming.”
In the same book on page 1028 is the following “Ephraim was active in the church, was a farmer, Mormon Scout and mail carrier. He spent much time among hostile Indians of the plains while assisting in bringing immigrants to Utah. Among the Indians he won love and their respects and had a great influence over them. Being handy with a Horse, Lariat and gun, he provided much needed food for the pioneers. He crossed over the plains and mountains more than 50 times delivering mail, each trip taking from 40 to 90 days.
Ephraim was blessed with the power of healing and this talent increased after he was ordained a patriarch. Pres. Brigham Young said. “he was always ready to lay down his own life for the authorities of the church.” At the time of his death, June 9, 1896, he was serving as st Counselor to Bishop Henry Giles of Blue Valley Ward, Wayne County. Burial took place in Cainesville, Utah.”
The following details the wives and children mentioned above.
Harriet Amelia Decker LLQX-3CW was born on 13 March 1826, in Phelps, Ontario, New York, United States, her father, Isaac Decker, was 26 and her mother, Harriet Page Wheeler, was 22. She married Edwin Sobieski Little on 22 March 1842, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of a son George Edwin Little . Edwin Little died on 18 March 1846 in Van Buren Iowa. She married Ephraim Knowlton Hanks on 22 September 1848 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She and Ephraim raised George together. George became a pony express rider, married and moved to Idaho. Harriet divorced Ephraim Knowlton Hanks shortly after his plural marriages. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Chapin, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1900. She died on 31 May 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
There were (7) Children from her marriage plus 2 children raised as foster or adoptive.
Male
1836–Deceased
9JHJ-R3G Yodes Hanks was born in 1836, in Utah, United States. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States. He is believed to be an Indian Child.
Foster – Ephraim Knowlton Hanks
Foster – Harriet Amelia Decker
Female 1846–1897
KWVL-R34 Adelia Hanks was born on 14 March 1846, in Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 19 and her mother, Harriet Amelia Decker, was 20. She married John Robinson in 1882, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 16 April 1897, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.
Adoptive – Ephraim Knowlton Hanks
Adoptive – Harriet Amelia Decker
Male 1849–1890
KTHX-HVW Ephraim Marcelles Hanks was born on 21 June 1849, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 23 and his mother, Harriet Amelia Decker, was 23. He married Mary Elizabeth Heath on 29 October 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 22 October 1890, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 41.
Female 1851–1939
KWVP-BPR Marcia Amelia Hanks was born on 3 July 1851, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 25 and her mother, Harriet Amelia Decker, was 25. She married John Cummins on 4 May 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She died on 4 February 1939, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
Male 1853–1854
K1HJ-142 Otis Alvarus Hanks was born on 15 September 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 27 and his mother, Harriet Amelia Decker, was 27. He died on 13 October 1854, in his hometown, at the age of 1, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
Female
1856–1906
LCTJ-YSS Harriet Page Wheeler Hanks was born on 25 February 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 29 and her mother, Harriet Amelia Decker, was 29. She married Victor Donglain Duboce on 25 February 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 18 February 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
Female 1859–1932
K2WW-R5N Clara Vilate Hanks was born on 10 July 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 33 and her mother, Harriet Amelia Decker, was 33. She married John Gillingham Felt on 7 November 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 15 September 1932, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
Male 1860–1922
KG7V-64F Charles Decker Hanks was born on 22 December 1860, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 34 and his mother, Harriet Amelia Decker, was 34. He married Louise Virginia Timoney on 6 June 1882, in Marysvale, Piute, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1910 and Grover, Wayne, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 12 February 1922, in Teasdale, Piute, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Teasdale Cemetery, Teasdale, Wayne, Utah, United States.
Male 1863–1892
KWNK-B36 Perry Isaac Hanks was born on 20 January 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 36 and his mother, Harriet Amelia Decker, was 36. He married Charlotte Levina Henson on 16 May 1887, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 18 October 1892, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
Ephraim also married Hannah Hardy and Jane Maria Capener in plural marriage 27 March 1856..
Hannah Hardy K2WF-5GX was born on 9 October 1839, in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Jacob Hardy, was 42 and her mother, Louisa King Kimball, was 30. She married Ephraim Knowlton Hanks on 27 March 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1850. She died on 20 October 1909, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. There were no children born from this marriage.
Jane Maria Capener was born on 16 October 1840, in Shandaken, Shandaken, Ulster, New York, United States, her father, William Capener, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Verrinder, was 37. She married Ephraim Knowlton Hanks on 27 March 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1910 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 7 January 1926, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States. Seven Children were born from this marriage.
Children (7)
Male
1859–1912•
KWZM-3D3 William Albert Capener Hanks was born on 17 February 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 32 and his mother, Jane Maria Capener, was 18. He married Eunice Louisa Murdock on 20 May 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1880 and Daniels Election Precinct, Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 17 August 1912, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States. This is the father of Nymphas Coridon Hanks KWJJ-GTX also known as N C Hanks (Corey Hanks) who was blind and had no hands as a result of a explosion . Corey Hanks was well known in Heber Valley.
Female 1861–1924
KWC4-FQG Alice Maria Hanks was born on 15 January 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 34 and her mother, Jane Maria Capener, was 20. She married Moroni Smith McAffee on 15 January 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 4 October 1924, in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
Female 1863–1929•
KWCD-GP9 Sarah Elizabeth Hanks was born on 10 March 1863, in Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 36 and her mother, Jane Maria Capener, was 22. She married Ethan Leonard Brown on 27 October 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Tabiona, Duchesne, Utah, United States in 1920 and Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1929. She died on 15 May 1929, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
Male 1865–1930
KWZC-JPK Ephraim Knowlton Hanks Jr was born on 18 May 1865, in Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 39 and his mother, Jane Maria Capener, was 24. He married Lottie Francis Bagley on 1 October 1886, in Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Wallsburg, Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 24 March 1930, in Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States.
Male 1868–1929
KWZ1-TNH George Augustus Hanks was born on 3 January 1868, in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 41 and his mother, Jane Maria Capener, was 27. He married Melissa Jane Merrill on 20 December 1900, in Thatcher, Graham, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 6 January 1929, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.
Male
1870–1932
KWCP-BFR David Capener Hanks was born on 5 March 1870, in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 43 and his mother, Jane Maria Capener, was He married Mary Elizabeth Baum on 6 December 1893, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Tetonia, Teton, Idaho, United States in 1929. He died on 4 January 1932, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Cache Clawson Cemetery, Teton, Idaho, United States.
Female 1872–1931
KWVH-FXN Louisa Rebecca Hanks was born on 27 June 1872, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 46 and her mother, Jane Maria Capener, was 31. She married Ray H. Tolles on 15 July 1890, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States. She died on 21 August 1931, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.
Ephraim married his last wife Thisbe Quilley Read who was born on 25 April 1845, in Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel George Read, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Georgina Quilley, was 39. She married Ephraim Knowlton Hanks on 5 April 1862, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 23 July 1903, in Notom, Wayne, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Caineville Cemetery, Caineville, Wayne, Utah, United States.
Children (12)
Female 1863–1864
United States.
KWVC-HC2 Ella Miriam Hanks was born on 2 November 1863, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 37 and her mother, Thisbe Quilley Read, was 18. She died on 7 February 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 0, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah,
Male 1865–1930
KWZK-K94 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.
Female 1867–1902
KWZL-KB8 Martha Georgina Hanks was born on 20 August 1867, in Parleys Park, Summit, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 41 and her mother, Thisbe Quilley Read, was 22. She married Daniel Allen IV on 20 March 1886, in Lyman, Wayne, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 12 January 1902, in Orangeville, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Orangeville, Emery, Utah, United States.
Female 1870–1935
KWZB-K2B Amy Alicia Hanks was born on 29 January 1870, in Parleys Park, Summit, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 43 and her mother, Thisbe Quilley Read, was 24. She married John George Giles on 21 December 1887, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Manti Utah Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 31 March 1935, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Female 1872–1924
KWCW-CRQ Thisbe Hanks was born on 28 March 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 46 and her mother, Thisbe Quilley Read, was 26. She married Samuel Alonzo Allen on 27 October 1892, in Manti Utah Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 3 April 1924, in Lyman, Wayne, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Lyman Cemetery, Lyman, Wayne, Utah, United States.
Male 1874–1874
KWVC-HCK Knowlton Hanks was born on 26 January 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 47 and his mother, Thisbe Quilley Read, was 28. He died on 11 March 1874, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
Male 1875–1949
KWCT-ZRR Sidney Alvarus Hanks was born on 4 April 1875, in Parleys Park, Summit, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 49 and his mother, Thisbe Quilley Read, was 29. He married Martha Elizabeth Huber on 21 May 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Kilgore, Clark, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 1 April 1949, in Monrovia, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Male 1877–1910
KWVC-HCF Raymond Elijah Hanks was born on 24 August 1877, in Parleys Park, Summit, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 51 and his mother, Thisbe Quilley Read, was 32. He died on 3 September 1910, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
Female 1879–1960
KWZT-3YZ Lillie Maria Hanks was born on 2 August 1879, in Burrville, Sevier, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 53 and her mother, Thisbe Quilley Read, was 34. She married James Henry Wodskow on 21 March 1900, in Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Heyburn, Minidoka, Idaho, United States in 1935 and Heyburn Election Precinct, Minidoka, Idaho, United States in 1940. In 1940, her occupation is listed as fortune teller in Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States. She died on 2 March 1960, in Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.
Male 1882–1963
KWCG-7JD Arthur Eugene Hanks was born on 14 May 1882, in Burrville, Sevier, Utah, United States, his father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 56 and his mother, Thisbe Quilley Read, was He married Mattie Taylor Little on 30 December 1906, in Haden, Teton, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1935 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 25 January 1963, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
Female 1884–1951
KWJJ-KG6 Nettie May Hanks was born on 8 November 1884, in Notom, Wayne, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 58 and her mother, Thisbe Quilley Read, was 39. She married Henry Giles on 20 May 1903, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Monrovia, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1935 and Pasadena Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. She died on 12 January 1951, in Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Female 1888–1969
KW8B-572 Clara Ellen Hanks was born on 16 August 1888, in Notom, Wayne, Utah, United States, her father, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, was 62 and her mother, Thisbe Quilley Read, was 43. She married Robert Kitley on 9 March 1905, in Colusa, Colusa, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in United States in 1949. She died on 30 December 1969, in Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.