Ahira Webber Hanks

  • Born November 22, 1807 in Vermont.
  • His parents were CONSIDER HANKS and SARAH BALDWIN.
  • Married JOANN DYE. Joanne was born April 21, 1810; and died July 3, 1866.
  • Married ISABELLA WALKER on November 29, 1868 in Shalersville, Portage County, Ohio. Isabella was born in 1836 in Scotland; and died March 31, 1923 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
  • Died December 4, 1887 in Portage County, Ohio. (This date is taken from his tombstone. County records report his date of death as July 25, 1887.)
  • Ahira and Joanne are buried in Hillside Cemetery, Shalersville Township, Portage County, Ohio. Isabella is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio.





CHILDREN WITH JOANN DYE

  1. PHILOMENA HANKS, born in 1832 in Ohio; and was buried on April 3, 1923 in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio. Married DARIUS DAWLEY. on August 10, 1853 in Portage County, Ohio.
  2. SILAS HANKS, born December 25, 1832 in Ohio; died April 8, 1899. Married MARY HOWLAND on August 24, 1856 in Portage County, Ohio.
  3. SARAH HANKS, born about 1837 in Ohio. Married WILLIAM NELSON.





CHILDREN WITH ISABELLA WALKER

  1. AHIRA BRUCE HANKS, born January 3, 1870 at the family home in Shalersville, Portage County, Ohio. Married HARRIETTA LANNING on September 10, 1893 in Portage County, Ohio.
  2. MARY HANKS, born March 29, 1873 at the family home in Shalersville, Portage County, Ohio; died January 3, 1950 in Pittsburgh, Allegany County, Pennsylvania. Married FRANCIS HORACE VAN ALLEN.
  3. DARWIN VINING HANKS, born January 20, 1885 in Portage County, Ohio; died September 28, 1890 in Portage County, Ohio. He is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio.

SOURCES:

• Portage County, Ohio Records

• Hillside Cemetery