M. E. Hanks b. 1877 Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States d. 1877 Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States

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Name	M. E. Hanks
Birth	1877	Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States
Gender	Female
Death	1877	Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States
Burial	Parowan Cemetery, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States
Person ID	I6378	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

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RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. 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.