1894 Photograph Children of John Hankins and Susan Thomas

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 I'm starting to digitize a notebook of Hankins family photographs dating from the 1880s-1920s. I'll probably do a post for an individual photo or group of photos, depending on what I find. 


According to information written on the back, this photograph dates from 1894, and was taken at the Harding Studio, 33 Court St. in Binghamton. New York. These notes are in my handwriting and I have no clue where the info came from. The photo itself looks to have been peeled off a larger cardboard backing board. People are identified in a typewritten note, taped to the back of the photo. In the original ttypewritten information, Mary Ellen Ross Hankins is included in the list - crossed out an in my handwriting replaced with Mary Hankins Main. Samuel and John Hankins are indicated by ? on the typewritten note, and I wrote in their names. My guess is the information about who is who and when the photo was taken is from another copy of the photo in another part of the family.

These are the surviving children of John Hankins (1803-1847) and Susan Thomas (1811-1885). 




Back: Samuel Howard Hankins, Susan Abigail (Hankins) Bush, John Ralph Hankins, Angeline Elizabeth (Hankins) Johnson
Front: Mary (Hankins) Main, Lucas Wurtz Hankins, Rebecca Thomas Hankins

Lucas Wurtz Hankins, son of John Hankins (1803-1847) and Susan Thomas (1811-1885) was born 31 October 1831 at Ten Mile River, Sullivan County, New York. He married Mary Ellen Ross (1835-1914), daughter of John Ross (1791-1837) and Sarah Kellam (1797-????), on 5 August 1857 at the home of the bride's half brother Benjamin Tyler. Lucas Wurtz Hankins died 11 December 1910 in Manchester, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. 

Mary Hankins, daughter of John Hankins (1803-1847) and Susan Thomas (1811-1885) was born 6 October 1833 in Tusten, Sullivan County, New York. She married Zalmon Smith Main (1833-1967), son of William Pitt Main (1806-1889) and Eliza Middlebrook (1805-1836) on 29 March 1865 in Hankins, Sullivan County, New York. She died 16 October 1907 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York.

Rebecca Thomas Hankins, daughter of John Hankins (1803-1847) and Susan Thomas (1811-1885), was born 28 October 1835 in Pennsylvania. She died 20 July 1918 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York. 

Angeline Elizabeth Hankins, daughter of John Hankins (1803-1847) and Susan Thomas (1811-1885), was born 18 August 1838 in Cochecton, Sullivan County, New York. She married Charles Akers Johnson (1840-1893) on 8 July 1873 in Hankins, Sullivan County, New York. She died 1 February 1903 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York. 

Susan Abigail Hankins, daughter of John Hankins (1803-1847) and Susan Thomas (1811-1885), was born 13 February 1841 in Hankins, Sullivan County, New York. She married David Tyler Bush (1838-1876), son of  Amos Bush (???? - 1846) and Hester Tyler (1815-????) on 21 October 1868 in Hankins, Sullivan County, New York. She died 22 September 1917 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. 

John Ralph Hankins, son of John Hankins (1803-1847) and Susan Thomas (1811-1885), was born 6 August 1843 in Hankins, Sullivan County, New York. He married Emma A. Buckley (1849-1934) on 21 October 1868 in Hankins. He died 12 February 1905 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. 

Samuel Howard Hankins, son of John Hankins (1803-1847) and Susan Thomas (1811-1885), was born 26 May 1848 in Hankins, Sullivan County, New York. He married Lillian Celestia Waite (1853-1915) on 29 September 1875 in Hollisterville, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. He died 17 July 1917 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York. 

 John Hankins and Susan Thomas had one other child, William Thomas Hankins. He was born 30 November 1845 and died 30 July 1847 in Hankins, Sullivan County, New York. 

All photographs on this page have been digitally edited. 
Location: Binghamton, NY, USA

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