|
a.
|
Note: CENSUS 1910 Decatur County, Indiana: Hanks, Samuel B. 32, Della 27, Maryc C. 4/12 1920 Decatur County, Indiana: C W Wonderley 71 S B Hanks 42 (Divorced Nephew) 1930 Decatur County, Indiana: Samuel B Hanks 51 Virginia Hanks 45 __________________________________________ SAMUEL B. HANKS Samuel B. Hanks, a representative farmer and stockman of Clay township, this county, descended on his paternal side from the family which gave to the world the mother of Abraham Lincoln, is known as one of the alert, progressive and liberal-minded farmers of this section. A man of wide information and reading he has been for many years a leader among the farmers of Clay township, having lived on his present fine farm in that township since the time of his marriage, in 1907. Born in Clay township, Decatur county, Indiana, in 1877, Samuel B. Hanks is a son of Newton and Mary (Alley) Hanks, the latter of whom was the daughter of Samuel B. and Nancy (Selby) Alley, and the former of whom was born May 14, 1837, in Bradford county, Kentucky, the son of Sidnor D. Hanks, a pioneer citizen in that state. To Newton and Mary (Alley) Hanks were born four children, Nannie and Hattie, deceased; Samuel R., the subject of this sketch, and Mrs. Amelia Royce. Newton Hanks, who now lives in Covington, Kentucky, was a soldier in the Civil War, having enlisted three times and having served until the close of the war. His wife died in 1893. Newton Hanks has always been an ardent Democrat and is a member of the Baptist church. Samuel B. Hanks was educated in the common schools of this county and at the Central Normal College at Danville, Indiana, as well as at Franklin College, receiving a liberal classical education, admirable preparation for the duties of life. On September 10, 1907, he was married to Della Davis, the daughter of James B. and Martha (Ewing) Davis, pioneer citizens of this county, to which union, has been born one child, a daughter, Mary Caroline, who was born on December 25, 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Hanks are members of the Baptist church and are active in all good works in their neighborhood, being held in the very highest regard by all in that community. Mr. Hanks is a Democrat and takes a warm interest in the political affairs of the county, being an ardent advocate of the principles of good government. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Burney and is popular with all the members of that lodge, as well as in the community at large. "History of Decatur County, Indiana" Lewis A. Harding B. F. Bowen & Co. Indianapolis, Indiana published in 1915.
|