Mary E. Hanks

1870 - 1873  (0 years)

• Name	Mary E. Hanks
  Birth	Feb 1870	Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States
  Gender	Female
  Death	From 1871 to 1873	Of Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States
  Person ID	I3546	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Albert Hanks,   b. Abt 1845, , , Utah, United States d. Aug 1878, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Ruth Oshij alias Smith,   b. From 1845 to 1848, , , Utah, United States d. 13 Apr 1905, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1868	, , Utah, United States
  Family ID	F680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Censuses: 1870 US: Parowan, Iron, Utah, p. 293b, household 163, family 159 (6 houses before Ebenezer and Jane Hanks): Albert Hanks, 25, Indian, b. UT, cannot write. Ruth, 25, Indian, b. UT, cannot write. Albert A., 2, Indian, b. UT. Mary E., 4/12, Indian, b. UT in Feb. 2. FamilySearch messages from Julie Williams 26 May 2020: A. I have complete a new research I hope will clear up some of the confusion for this family. It is an extensive research gleaned from several histories, family websites, an 1870 census and sexton records. I have included a report in the memories section under documents that will explain the conclusion. New research has confirmed Albert Hanks was the parent of Albert A. Hanks, Mary E Hanks and M.E. Hanks according to a Parowan Sexton Record which is attached as a source. In this record the children are buried next to Ruth Smith Hanks and together they are listed as parents of these 3 children. Albert's wife, Ruth was raised by Zilpha Stark with her daughter Mary Amelia Smith who later marries a Wimmer. This is where the Wimmer surname has been confused. An 1870 Census which has an incorrectly indexed surname as Wento; it is found for an "Indian couple," Albert Hanks and Ruth, they are listed as parents of 2 additional children, Albert A and Mary E. (this is a different Mary E. - see report attached in documents for more details of this family.) Two separate histories note Ruth had "five" children that did not live to adulthood. B. Julie also wrote up a very good research treatise showing five children from Albert and Ruth. It is posted on FamilySearch in the Memories section.