Ephraim Knowlton Hanks
Alternate Names
Ephriam Knowlton Hanks (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1826 March 21 (Born)
Death Date
On 1896 June 9 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
4
Born
1826 March 21
Date Details
Occurred On 1826 March 21
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 20)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Married
Hannah Hardy
1856 March 27 (Age 30)
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
Ephraim K. Hanks Mail Express (1857)
1857 June 1 – 23 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1857 June 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 June 23
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
Ephraim K. Hanks Company (1860)
1860 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1860
Joined Company
Circa 1860
Company Arrived
Died
1896 June 9 (Age 70)
Media
Ephraim Knowlton Hanks (1826 - 1896) Profile
Sources
Pioneer
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"Ephraim Knowlton Hanks", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Claudius V. Spencer, Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 12 November 1856, Item letter.
Deseret News
"Nauvoo Legion: The Eastern Mail", Deseret News, (1 July 1857), Page 4.
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Forty Years Among the Indians
Daniel W. Jones, Forty Years Among the Indians. Salt Lake City: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1890. Page 62-75.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.
Isaac J. Wardle autobiographical sketch, undated
Isaac J. Wardle autobiographical sketch, undated, Page 2.
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James G. Willie Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-November
James G. Willie Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-November, May.
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Patience L. Archer reminiscences
Patience L. Archer reminiscences, Page 57-92.
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Robert T. Burton diaries, 1856-1907
"Record book", Robert T. Burton diaries, 1856-1907, (October).
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Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 25.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 9.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.