John William HANKINS

John William was born on August 12th, 1872.  John William's father was Joshua Tipton Hankins and his mother was Phoebe Jane Glenn.  His paternal grandparents were Joseph HANKINS and Catherine ROGERS; his maternal grandparents were Joseph B. Glenn and Elizabeth Graham. He had five brothers and six sisters, named Joseph Berry, Elijah Joseph, Martin Van Buren, Gabriel Ginn, Lory Thomas, Elizabeth Katherine, Lucy Ann, Mary Frances (Molly), Alice Mae, Minnie Olive and Nora Dell.  He was the sixth youngest of the twelve children.  He died at the age of 89 on March 17th, 1962.

‌John William and Ida May were married in a religious ceremony on March 17th, 1897 in Rush,IN.  They had two sons named William Everett and Bert J..