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Sherry Smith sent me some fun fact about this family.
Martha Jane Knowlton Coray was 1st cousin to Ephraim Hanks. She was the scribe to Mother Lucy Smith and her husband Howard Coray was personal secretary to Joseph Smith. John S. Eldredge baptized Ephraim in Nauvoo and is 2nd cousin to Ephraim Hanks. Eldredge became a general authority. And the Sidney Algeron Knowlton, brother to Mother Martha Knowlton Hanks-he and his family moved to Nauvoo. They contracted land between 1836 and 1846. In 1839 was when the Saints were starting to move to Nauvoo. Originally, in 1839, there was only about 100 Mormons but by 1846 there was 20,000. Sidney Algernon Hanks family joined the church in 1840.

Georgina Quilley was a nurse. Samuel was employed of the Navy. He was ill in a London hospital and Georgina attended to him. Samuel had asthma and poor circulation of the feet. But that is how they met. I (Sherry) suspect that Samuel was previously married too. I have no confirmation of that but the likelihood is there. But I feel they brought no children to their marriage and the five children were born to the Georgina & Samuel. You will not see the name Georgina in the church records. She added it. Samuel added George to his name. Now Samuel raised some other children after Georgina and the relationships get a little complicated. I have some reasonable explanations but not all the answers--enough to ensure that they are properly linked.