Map of Hankins, Sullivan County, New York 1875

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One of my favorite maps has always been the 1875 map of Hankins, Sullivan County, New York - because I can identify several family members who lived on the west end of town.

Mrs. Hankins (pink property) is Susan Thomas Hankins (1812-1885) daughter of Moses Thomas and Rebecca Monington, widow of John Hankins - my great-great-great grandmother.

B. Tyler (green property) is Benjamin Tyler (1818-1913) son of Benjamin Tyler and Sarah Kellam, who married John Ross after the death of her husband Benjamin Tyler. Sarah Kellam and John Ross are the parents of Mary Ellen Ross - my great-great-grandmother who married Lucas Wurtz Hankins - son of John Hankins and Susan Thomas. So Benjamin Tyler is the 1/2 brother of Susan Thomas Hankins' daughter-in-law.

J.R. Kellam (purple property) is John Ross Kellam (1830-1903) son of John Kellam and Jane Ross. John Kellam was the older brother of Sarah Kellam who married Benjamin Tyler and John Ross. Jane Ross is the younger sister of John Ross who married Sarah Kellam. John Ross Kellam and his wife Frances Maria Shafer are the parents of Mary Jane Kellam - who married William Lucas Hankins - son of Lucas Wurtz Hankins and Mary Ellen Ross. So John Ross Kellam is the father of Susan Thomas Hankins' grandson's wife, and the father-in-law of Benjamin Tyler's half-niece.

And by the time I go back a few generations from here - the Hankins, Thomas, Tyler, Kellam and Ross families are so inter-related that my family tree looks more like a plate of spaghetti than a traditional family tree.
Location: Hankins, NY 12741, USA

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