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Ephraim Knowlton Hanks
1826-1896
compiled by June Jorgensen a ggranddaughter of Ephraim and Thisbe Hanks
from the sources below
These are parts of stories, I will place the number by the side of the source that it was taken from.
The 1 2 3 4 sources are from microfilm viewed from the LDS genealogy film strips:
(1) "Biographical Encyclopedia" Vol 11 page 764-765
(2) "Our Pioneer Heritage" chapter Utah and The Pony Express page 336
(3) "Our Pioneer Heritage" chapter Mormon Folklore page 592-593
(4) "Our Pioneer Heritage" chapter The Story of Mining in Utah page 117
(5) "Descendants Of Ephraim Knowlton Hanks" page 7-8
1 Hanks, Ephraim Knowlton, a Patriarch in the Church and a Utah pioneer of 1847, was born March 2, 1826 in Maddison, Lake county, Ohio, the son of Benjamin Hanks and Martha Knowlton. Until he was sixteen years of age Ephraim worked with his father (who was an edge tool maker or blacksmith), after which he left home and went to Boston, where he enlisted as a sailor before the mast in the U. S. Man of war "Colombus," which carried 74 guns.
1 He served on board that ship for three years, during which time he visited France, Spain, Gibralter, Italy, Brazil and other countries. On one occasion he had a narrow escape from drowning; while working on top, he fell accidentally from the fore royal yard into the foretop, but was saved by his grasping a rope, while his two companions were killed. One of these fell overboard and was drowned; the other fell to the deck and was mashed. Ephraim was discharged in New York in 1844 and returned to his home in Ohio.
1 In the meantime his father had died and his brother had joined the Church.
1 After another good talk with his mother and brothers about the plight of Sid, he started out for the city of Nauvoo in Illinois, to rescue his brother Sidney from his Mormon "captors." He had traveled for a day and a half, when the road divided into two forks. He started down the right fork, when a most unusual thing happened. Some strange power came over him, causing tears to stream from his eyes and blocking his progress. He knew something was wrong so he turned around and took the other road, but the same feeling overpowered him. He was confused and needed help. Taking a few steps off the road into a grove of sycamore trees, he knelt down and for the first time in years he asked his Heavenly Father for help. As he finished praying, he realized that his mind had cleared and he began to retrace his steps toward home.
1 When he reached home, he was very much surprised to find his brother Sidney already there. Sidney, who was bubbling over with the spirit of the gospel, began to unfold to his widowed mother and his brothers the principles of life and salvation as taught by the Prophet Joseph Smith. He testified to them of how he had been healed from a bad case of rupture through the administration of the servants of the Lord.
1 This doctrine aroused the ire of Mother Hanks, who was very bitter against the Mormons. It ended in her asking Ephraim to get the two most able sectarian ministers who could be found in that part of the country, to controvert his brother's teachings.
1 They came promptly and discussed with his brother, but were beaten in the argument. As usual in such cases, the ministers got angry and commenced to abuse the baptized brother; they also called Joseph Smith a murderer, a horse thief, a black leg, etc., adding that all his followers were like him. This accusation raised the ire of Ephraim, who immediately seized a chair and drove the three ministers out of the house, declaring at the same time that henceforth he would remain a friend and defender of Joseph Smith.
1 Eph followed the ministers as far as the gate to make sure they were well on their way.
1 Returning to the house, he found his mother crying. He told her that he was sorry, but that no one could slander his brother while he was there. He asked her to forgive him for causing the hurried exit of those two abusive ministers.
1 The next morning as Eph was sitting on the woodpile enjoying the sunshine, Sidney came over, smiling broadly.
1 "Ho!" he exclaimed. "I wonder if those ministers are still running."
1 The two had a hearty laugh. Then Sidney sat down and told Eph of a dream he had had while in Nauvoo. It had made such a firm impression on his mind that it had caused him to return to his mother's home to learn, if possible, its meaning. Once there, the interpretation was made plain to him as he beheld his long-absent, seafaring brother, Ephraim.
1 The gospel story unfolded by his brother Sidney struck a responsive chord in the breast of the young sailor. There on the woodpile that day, he chose to cast his lot with Sidney and the Mormons. This decision meant the turning point of his life.
1 Mother Hanks, however, felt so badly about the spiritual trouncing administered by Sidney and the physical demonstration by Ephraim toward the two ministers, that she made it quite plain that her sons were no longer welcome in the old homestead.
1 So the two bade her farewell and set out for Nauvoo.
1 Ephraim now went to Chicago, Ill., and reached Nauvoo in 1845. Here he was baptized by Horace S. Eldredge. He was also ordained a Seventy and went to work on the Nauvoo Temple. He enlisted in the first company of pioneers which was sent west from Nauvoo, but before he could get ready to start, he was sent to Indianapolis, Indiana, after a company of Saints who returned with him to Nauvoo. Soon after that he left Nauvoo with the companies going west and had got as far as Mount Pisgah, Iowa, when President Brigham Young came along raising volunteers for the Mormon Battalion. Ephraim offered his services at once, enlisted and marched as a private in Company B to San Diego, Cal. Thence, after serving his time, he came to Great Salt Lake Valley in 1847. He spent the winter in the "Old Fort" and in the spring of 1818 located a farm, on Mill Creek, near the spot where John Neff the same year built his mill. In the fall of that year he went east as far as Sweetwater to meet President Brigham Young's company. After his return he became the first pound keeper in Salt Lake City, Horace S. Eldredge being his assistant. Subsequently, in the winter of 1850-1851, he hired out to Mr. Magers to take mails out on the plains. Later he took a contract to carry the mail over the plains, with Feramorz Little and Chas, Decker as partners, and remained in that business for three years.
2 On Thursday, November 20, 1848, Allen Compton, Dr. Ezekiel Lee, James Casto and John Smith arrived in Salt Lake City from Winter Quarters with the mail consisting of 227 letters and many papers. This was the first official mail to arrive in the valley, but it was carried by the action of a Mormon Conference held October 6, 1848, at which time these men were called to carry the express to Great Salt Lake Valley. In 1849, the Post master-General established the first governmental post office in Salt Lake Valley and appointed Joseph L. Heywood as Postmaster.
2 The first U. S. contract to carry the mail from Independence, Missouri to Salt Lake City was awarded to Samuel H. Woodson. The monthly stage service began July 1, 1850 and the contractor was to receive $19,500 per annum for four years. Woodson chose Ephraim K. Hanks and Charles H. Decker to assist him.
1 In 1856 he rendered very efficient aid in helping the handcart companies into the valley. For all these public services he never received any remuneration. He took as active part in the so-called Echo Canyon was during the years 1857 and 1858. He served as captain of the life guards and escorted Col. Thomas L. Kane to Fort Bridger early in 1858, returning with him safely to Salt Lake City. During the campaign Elder Hanks made a most bold and daring exploit, by which he took a band of horses and mules from the soldiers. For many years Elder Hanks was kept on the frontiers and passed through some very interesting experiences.
During "the move" in 1858 he went to Provo, and after his return he settled at Mountain Dell, Parley's Canyon, between Big and Little Mountain.
picture of Mountain Dell home
3 Up among the rugged peaks of the Wasatch Range, where nature under God's command had worked wonders, is a flat meadowland named Parley's Park. It is surrounded by lofty peaks that rise majestically toward heaven. Here in this inviting meadow Ephraim Hanks started a stock ranch which proved a blessing to all travelers, especially miners. From this hub went many winding trails which were followed by men with light packs on their backs or leading pack trains to their many mining claims. Thus, men of many minds went their secret ways, disappearing for months at a time, some of them never returning. The trail leading up Silver Creek was one of the most enchanting of all. The foaming waters tumbling over the rocks of that beautiful stream knew much of men's conquests and many of their failures but continued to hold their secrets.
3 Spring had come and the air seemed full of whispering minerals in the mountains. With so many others going up into the hills to look for ore, Hanks also caught the spirit. One morning Eph with his pickaxe walked slowly up the hill and while still in sight of his ranch, chipped a piece off a rock which looked promising. After digging a bit more his heart began to pound and he knew that he had struck a rich vein of ore. He staked his claim naming it "The Green Monster Mine."
3 This mine proved to be the big attraction which led to the building of Parley's Park, later to be known as Park City. It was not long before the road from Salt Lake City was lined with teams taking out ore and bringing in supplies. Eph, having the backing of a good ranch, soon developed the mine into a big producer. Lucile B. White
4 The earliest discoveries of the Park City Mining District are credited to Rufus Walker who located the Webster-Walker claims, Ephraim Hanks who filed a claim in the summer of 1869, and the Young America lode, dated December 23, 1868. "The first shipment from the camp, which is called Parley's Park, was 40 tons for the month of July, 1870, but no mention is made of the mine producing it. However, later records give credit to the Flagstaff mine."(History of Summit County).
1 Here (Mountain Dell), he kept a trading post, doing a good business. He also built a number of houses and barns, but finally sold out his improvements in the canyon, bought a saw mill and located near Heber City, Wasatch county. There he lived till the breaking out of the Black Hawk war in 1865, when he removed to Salt Lake City. He spent several months in the mountains, mainly in Sanpete county, participation in many daring adventures in Indian fighting, but he was always proud of being able to say that he never killed an Indian. Prior to this he had taken an active part in the Indian wars of 1848 and 1853. After the Black Hawk war he engaged in stock raising in Parley's Park and found the first silver quartz on the spot where the rich mines of Park City now are situated. Being advised by President Young to purchase Lee's Ferry, on the Colorado river, he sold out his improvements in Parley's Park in 1877 and made all preparations to start south when President Young took sick and died; that altered his program. President John Taylor however, also advised him to go south, which he did, and settled in Burrville, Grass Valley. This being a cold region, he soon changed location and moving farther east, he settled in a box canyon on Pleasant Creek, a small tributary of the Fremont river.
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1There the writer of these lines visited him in June, 1891. His place of abode was a cozy little nook in an opening in the mountain where there is a few acres of land on which Bro. Hanks had set out about 200 fruit trees and was making a comfortable home. The wild flowers were so colorful that Thisbe named it the Hanks Floral Ranch.
Comment from Ephraim's son Arthur Eugene Hanks: 5 My father died from gangerine in his right leg. It started in the calf of the leg and the poisonous condition developed. Alva went for a Doctor, Father didn't want him to go. Father seemed to have a premonition of his own death. He said that there was just no use of going for the doctor. He was only bed fast for three days. At one time his hip was thrown out of the socket, that was before I was born, that bothered him at times. We took him to Caineville for burial. He died the 9 of June 1896 about 9:00 A.M. at the Floral Ranch, Wayne, Utah.
Ephraim Knowlton Hanks died at the age of 69. Click here for more information on his death and the 100th Year Anniversary of his death.
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Thisbe Quilley Read Hanks
A child who crossed the Plains
Written by her grand daughter
Mrs. Teton Hanks Jackman
1 Mar. 1988
Thisbe Quilley Read was born 25 April 1845, Stepney, Middlesex, England. Her parents were Samuel 'George' Read and Elizabeth Georgiana Quilley. Her father added the name 'George' to his name after he came to the United States.
The 3rd of May 1856, Thisbe, her parents, sister Alicia, brothers Samuel Milford and Walter, left London on the ship, 'Horizon' for America. Thisbe was eleven years old, full of fun and enjoying exploring the ship. It was an experience to remember. They landed in Boston, Mass. in July 1856, then traveled by train to Iowa City, Nebraska, where carts were made for their journey across the Plains to Salt Lake Valley. They were given their choice of staying in Iowa City for the winter or go on to Utah. A great number chose to go on. Samuel, Elizabeth and their children: Samuel, Alicia, Thisbe, and Walter were assigned to the Edward Martin Hand cart Company.
The companies were in groups of 100, with twenty handcarts to each group. A wagon drawn by oxen to carry the provisions and tents. A cow was alotted to every ten people. Each cart was limited to 100 pounds of freight; a limit of 20 pounds to a person on bedding and clothing.
Can we picture ourselves walking for nearly three months, pushing and pulling a cart over rocks and bumps, walking thru deseret sand, up and down hills, sleeping at night on the ground among insects and snakes with half enough to keep us warm and worrying about enough food to keep our strength to go on? We had half enough bedding to keep us warm. The food was rationed and we hoped it would give us strength to go on. Keeping guard against the Indians who might attack us or steal our provisions and live stock was a constant problem.
The company had not been traveling many days when Thisbe's little brother Walter reached his eighth birthday. He ask if he might help drive the cattle. When night came he could not be found. His father Samuel and older brother Samuel Milford went back to find him. Elizabeth and her two little daughters, Alicia and Thisbe trudged on alone, pulling and pushing their cart. Walter was not found for many months. He was finally located in Iowa City. Two men had found him and had appealed to his youthful fancy by promising him a pony etc. if he would go back with them. The three of them came to Utah at a much later date.
When the handcart company reached the sweet water river they were so nearly starved and frozen and depressed spiritually that they felt they could go no farther. A rescue party, that had been sent out to meet them, at the request of President Brigham Young, risked their lives to help them across the river in which large chunks of ice were floating.
Josiah Rogerson Sr. kept a diary of their travels, with the Martin Hand Cart Company. From it we read this quotation: "I wish to mention some of the heroes and hardy pioneers that were instrumental in saving one or two hundred of our lives and whose record for self-sacrifice and courage is almost incomparable. At the head of the list stands the late General R. T. Burton, George D. Grant Sr., and his son George, William H. Kimball, eldest son of the late Heber C. Kimball, and a younger son, David P. Kimball, then the brave and generous Ephraim Hanks, who deserves the second if not the first in the list. Charley Decker and Feromorze Little came to us at the Devil's Gate with the first six teams."
The rescue of the Hand Cart Pioneers was only partial and two hundred graves mark the scenes of the tragedy. Those who reached the valley remembered the warmth with which they were received. News of their arrival came during a Sunday Morning service. President Young dismissed the congregation with this classic declaration: "When those persons arrive I do not want to see them put into houses by themselves I want to have them distributed in this city among the families that have good comfortable houses, and I wish the sisters now before me and all who know how and can, to nurse and wait upon the new comers, and prudently administer medicine and food to them. The afternoon meeting will be omitted, for I wish the sisters to go home and prepare to give those who just arrived a mouthful of something to eat and to wash them and nurse them. Prayer is good, but when, as on this occasion, baked potatoes, pudding and milk are needed, prayer will not supply their place. Give every duty its time and place."
Elizabeth Read and her two daughters, Thisbe and Alicia were taken into the home of Ephraim and Harriet Decker Hanks. Ephraim had met them when helping to rescue the company. The beds were all filled so Thisbe was put in the foot of the bed with Harriet and Ephraim. She was eleven years old.
From that time on the Reads were good friends of the Hankses.
When Thisbe was seventeen years old, she married Ephraim on the 6 April, 1862, in the Salt Lake Endowment House, as his fourth wife. Their first baby daughter, Ella May, was born 3 Nov. 1863 at Provo, Utah. Thisbe and Ephraim went out to a dance one night, and had left their baby with an Indian girl, baby sitter. The 3 month old baby was fine when Thisbe and Ephraim retired. The baby was taken into bed with them. In the morning the baby was found dead, evidently smothered during the night. That was a sad experience for them to loose their first baby. Her body was prepared for burial and they took her to be buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Teton Jackman did a bit of record searching in the Cemetery books and found she is buried in Plot F, Block 7, lot 10. They also lost their 6th child named Knowlton Hanks. He was born 26 Jan. 1874 in Salt Lake, died and buried 11 Mar. 1874. He is buried block 11, Lot 14, Grave 10, Salt Lake City Cemetery.
A year and a half later Walter Ernest was born while they were still living at Provo, Utah. The next two children were born in Parley's Park, Summit, Utah. Then Thisbe and Knowlton were born in Salt Lake City. Knowlton only lived three months.
Sidney and Raymond were born in Parley's Park just north of the first men that discovered silver quartz in the near by hills. The mine was later called the Silver King Mine.
In the spring of 1877, President Brigham Young asked Ephraim to sell his properties and go to Lee's Ferry, on the Colorado River to take care of the Church's out post there. They packed their things in two wagons and were in the process of leaving when word came of President Young's death. The church leaders gave up the plans to send Ephraim to Lee's Ferry but told him to find a sutable place to spend the winter. They traveled south to Burrville, Sevier, Utah. This is a few miles from Fish Lake. Their son Raymond had been born the 24 of August, 1877 in Parley's Park, so he was very young to make this trip.
They found a few families living in Burrville. Ephraim built a three roomed log cabin and they were happy.
The 2nd of August, 1879 Lillie Maria was born. May 14, 1882 Arthur Eugene came, the tenth child in the family.
The past winter had been so severe that many of their cattle had frozen to death or starved so spring was welcome. So they were happy when they could buy a place farther East and much warmer.
Photo of "The Floral Ranch"
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Early in August the family moved farther south to a sunny spot eleven miles south east of Fruita, Wayne, Utah. It was a beautiful location for ranch land, boxed in on three sides by red and black sand stone ledges which wove a mixture of grotesque shapes and colors in whichever direction one might choose to look. Beautiful wild flowers bloomed abundantly to show that this was also The Place. Ephraim and his two sons, Walter and Alva had been here earlier in the season and had planted seeds and trees. Baby Arthur was six weeks old when Ephraim took his wife Thisbe and the rest of the family to the new place. The wild flowers were so colorful that Thisbe named it the Hanks Floral Ranch. They soon bought milk cows and some for beef, chickens and pigs. In the spring there was plenty of vegetables, so they were happy there.
It was warmer than Burville and the first winter was spent in a dug-out in the side of a hill. The next spring a log house was built which was a source of great enjoyment. This choice location attracted four other families.
Nettie May and Clara Ellen were both born at the ranch and grew up there.
The family would move twenty miles to Caineville during the winter so the children could go to school there and enjoy the activities of that community.
The book, 'The Tempered Wind' by Sidney Alvarus Hanks, Thisbe and Ephraim's son, tells the life story of Thisbe from beginning to end, also includes Harriet Decker and Jane Capener the other wives of Ephraim Hanks.
History has parts of both sources below. As both were written by Teton Hanks Jackman.
Note: A copy of 'Descendants Of Ephraim Knowlton Hanks' in possession of my brother Lloyd Scott Allen, and a copy of 'The Tempered Wind' is in the possession of June Jorgensen ggranddaughter, this web master.
History on page 304, in the book.. Descendants Of Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, Compiled by Golden Leone and Teton Hanks Jackman. Printed by Copy Cat Duplicating and Print Shop 1015 So. State St. Provo, Utah Dec. 1959.
This is a collection of Family Group Sheets of Eph and his 4 wives and their descendents (born up to 1959). It also has brief histories and pictures. A large 500 page bound book.
Page 5 Photos mountain Dell home, Photo grave of Ephraim K Hanks and Thisbe Read in Caineville Cemetery
Page 7-8 History of Ephraim K Hanks
Page 301 Pictures of Ephraim K Hanks and Thisbe Read and their family
Page 302 certified copy of birth certificate for Thisbe Quilley Read and photo of her parents: Samuel Read and Elizabeth Georgiana
Page 302A-B: photos of Floral Ranch, Wayne County, Utah
Page 303 Family Group Sheet for Ephraim K Hanks and Thisbe Read with 12 children
Page 304 History of Thisbe Quilley Read Hanks
Another source for infomation above from my niece Kimberly. In a packett she sent me 02/07/2004. She got it from.. The International Society DAUTHERS OF UTAH PIONEERS.
List of more stories and histories of Thisbe Quilley Read Hanks
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Children of.. Ephraim Knowlton Hanks and Thisbe Quilley
1. Sex Name
F Ella Miriam (May) HANKS (AFN:3WM5-TW) Pedigree
Born: 2 Nov 1863 Place: Heber, Wasatch, Utah
Died: 7 Feb 1864 Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried: Feb 1864 Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
2. Sex Name
M Walter Ernest HANKS (AFN:1CH0-9V) Pedigree
Born: 19 Jun 1865 Place: Provo, Utah, Utah
Died: 17 Sep 1930 Place: Bicknell, Wayne, Utah
Buried: 19 Sep 1930 Place: Teasdale, Wayne, Utah
3. Sex Name
F Martha Georgina HANKS (AFN:1CZ6-7S) Pedigree
Born: 20 Aug 1867 Place: Parley's Park, Summit, Utah
Died: 12 Jan 1902 Place: Orangeville, Emery, Utah
Buried: Jan 1902 Place: Orangeville, Emery, Utah
4. Sex Name
F Amy Alicia HANKS (AFN:1CZ6-80) Pedigree
Born: 29 Jan 1870 Place: Parley's Park, Summit, Utah
Died: 1 Apr 1935 Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Buried: Apr 1935 Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
5. Sex Name
F Thisbe HANKS (AFN:1CZ6-95) Pedigree
Born: 28 Mar 1872 Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died: 3 Apr 1924 Place: Lyman, Wayne, Utah
Buried: 6 Apr 1924 Place: Lyman, Wayne, Utah
6. Sex Name
M Knowlton HANKS (AFN:3WM5-V3) Pedigree
Born: 26 Jan 1874 Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died: 11 Mar 1874 Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried: Mar 1874 Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
7. Sex Name
M Sidney Alvarus HANKS (AFN:1CZ5-FP) Pedigree
Born: 4 Apr 1875 Place: Parley's Park, Summit, Ut
Died: 1 Apr 1949 Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Ca
Buried: 4 Apr 1949 Place: Rose Hills Cemetery, Whittier, Ca.
8. Sex Name
M Raymond Elijah (Ray) HANKS (AFN:3G54-8H) Pedigree
Born: 24 Aug 1876 Place: Parley's Park, Summit, Utah
Died: 3 Sep 1910 Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried: 6 Sep 1910 Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
9. Sex Name
F Lillie Maria HANKS (AFN:1CZ6-DN) Pedigree
Born: 2 Aug 1879 Place: Burrville, Sevier, Ut
Died: 2 Mar 1960 Place: Burley, Cassia, Id
Buried: 5 Mar 1960 Place: Burley, Cassia, Id
10. Sex Name
M Arthur Eugene HANKS (AFN:1CZ6-FT) Pedigree
Born: 14 May 1882 Place: Burrville, Sevier, Utah
Died: 26 Jan 1963 Place: Provo, Utah, Utah
Buried: 29 Jan 1963 Place: Provo, Utah, Utah
11. Sex Name
F Nettie May HANKS (AFN:1CZ6-G1) Pedigree
Born: 8 Nov 1885 Place: Pleasant Creek, Wayne, Utah
Died: 12 Jan 1951 Place: Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon
Buried: 18 Jan 1951 Place: Whittier, Los Angeles, California
12. Sex Name
F Clara Ellen HANKS (AFN:1CZ6-H6) Pedigree
Born: 9 Aug 1888 Place: Pleasant Creek, Wayne, Utah
Died: 30 Dec 1969 Place: Burley, Cassia, Idaho
Buried: 3 Jan 1970 Place: Burley, Cassia, Idaho
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