Walter Ernest Hanks

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Surnames: Hanks
Places: Bicknell, Utah
Year range: 1865 - 1930

1 Vitals
2 Parents
3 Marriages and Children
4 Siblings
5 Biographical Sketch
6 Books
7 Other References
8 Photos
9 What Else?

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Vitals

Birth: 19 Jun 1865 at Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Death: 17 Sep 1930 at Bicknell, Wayne, Utah, United States
Buried: 19 Sep 1930 at Teasdale, Wayne, Utah, United States

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Parents

Ephraim Knowlton Hanks
Mary Ellen Stewart

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Marriages and Children

Mary Ellen Stewart married 15 Apr 1887 at Logan, Cache, Utah, United States

Children:

Ellen Josephine Hanks, born 23 Jan 1890 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Walter Benjamin Hanks, born 4 Apr 1892 at Pleasant Creek, Wayne, Utah, United States
Thisbe Alicia Hanks, born 23 Aug 1894 at Caineville, Wayne, Utah, United States
Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, born at 4 Sep 1896 at Caineville, Wayne, Utah, United States
Edna Mary Hanks, born 9 Oct 1898 at Caineville, Wayne, Utah, United States
Urban Van Hanks, born 29 Nov 1900 at Caineville, Wayne, Utah, United States
Verd Arthur Hanks, born 12 Jun 1904 at Grover, Wayne, Utah, United States
Retta Arthella Hanks, born 22 Apr 1907 at Caineville, Wayne, Utah, United States

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Siblings

Ella Mariam Hanks, born 2 Nov 1863 at Heber, Wasatch, Utah, United States
Walter Ernest Hanks, born 19 Jun 1865 at Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Martha Georgenia Hanks, born 20 Aug 1867 at Parley's Park, Summit, Utah, United States
Amy Alicia Hanks, born 29 Jan 1870 at Parley's Park, Summit, Utah, United States
Thisbe Hanks, born 28 Mar 1872 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Knowlton Hanks, born 26 Jan 1874 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Sidney Alvarus Hanks, born 4 Apr 1875 at Parley's Park, Summit, Utah, United States
Raymond Elijah Hanks, born 24 Aug 1876 at Parley's Park, Summit, Utah, United States
Lillie Maria Hanks, born 2 Aug 1879 at Burrville, Sevier, Utah, United States
Arthur Eugene Hanks, born 14 May 1882 at Burrville, Sevier, Utah, United States
Nettie May Hanks, born 8 Nov 1884 at Pleasant Creek, Wayne, Utah, United States
Clara Ellen Hanks, born 9 Aug 1888 at Pleasant Creek, Wayne, Utah, United States

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Biographical Sketch

Hanks, Walter Ernest, Bishop and Patriarch, was born June 19, 1865, in Provo Valley, Wasatch County, Utah, the son of Ephraim K. Hanks and Thisbe Read.

He was baptized in 1874 by Joseph Snider at Parley's Park, Utah, ordained a Deacon in 1880, a Teacher in 1881, an Elder in 1883 by Ephraim K. Hanks, a Seventy April 9, 1887, by Franklin D. Richards, and a High Priest April 8, 1893, by Francis M. Lyman. In 1887 to 1888, responding to a call from the authorities of the Church, he settled at Caineville, where he presided as Bishop from 1892 to 1909. Prior to his removal to Caineville he acted as Sunday school teacher, secretary of Y. M. M. I. A. in the Teasdale Ward, Ward teacher, home missionary, etc.

In 1887 (April 15th), he married Mary E. Stewart, with whom he has had eight children.

He has resided successively in Salt Lake City, Park City, Burrville, Grass Valley, Pleasant Creek, Teasdale and Caineville. He has practically been a pioneer all his life and was with the first wagon that ran through Capital Wash in 1883.

He also ran the first electric street car that made a regular trip in Salt Lake City, in 1889.

Bro. Hanks has principally followed farming and stock-raising for a living and was for a number of years a forest ranger on the Aquarius Reserve.

In 1909 Caineville suffered severely from the effects of a flood, after which Bishop Hanks moved to Grover, Wayne County, Utah, his present residence, having been honorably released from his position as Bishop in Caineville after serving in that capacity eighteen years. For three years after this he served as Stake president of Y. M. M. I. A. in the Wayne Stake and has been a member of the Stake High Council for four years. He was also president of the High Priests' Quorum until he was ordained a Patriarch of the Wayne Stake in August, 1912, by Apostle Francis M. Lyman.

LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 2, p. 263

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