William Conrad Hank (1915 - 1994)

Born 7 Apr 1915 in Whitefield Township, Marshall, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Lucille (Smith) Hank — married 18 Jan 1947 in Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA

Died 7 Oct 1994 at age 79 in Henry, Marshall, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Birth^[1]

Date: 7 Apr 1915 ^[2]

Place: Whitefield Township, Marshall County, Illinois

28 Jan 1920: Living in Saratoga Township, Marshall County, Illinois as son of Henry Hank^[3]

12 May 1930: Living in Henry, Marshall County, Illinois as son of Henry Hank^[4]

20 April 1940: Living in Henry, Marshall County, Illinois as son of Christina Hank^[5]

Military Service^[6]

Name: William C Hank

Event Date: 14 Oct 1941

Event Place: Peoria, Illinois, United States

Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Marriage^[1][2]

Husband: William Conrad Hank

Wife: Elizabeth Lucille Smith

Date: 18 Jan 1947^[2]

Place: Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois

Died^[1]

Date: 7 Oct 1994

Place: Henry, Marshall County, Illinois

Buried ^[7]

Date:

Place: Calvary Cemetery, Henry, Marshall County, Illinois

Obituary^[1]
William Hank
William C. Hank, 79, of 316 Adams St., Henry, died at 5:44 a.m. Friday, Oct 7. 1994, at his home.
Born April 7, 1915, in Whitefield Township, Marshall County to Henry J. and Christina E. Schlosser Hank, he married Lucille Smith on 18 Jan 1947, in Morton. She survives.
Also surviving are one brother, Clarence L. of Henry; one sister, Dorothy Young of Iola, KA; and nieces and nephews. One brother preceded in in death.
A World War II Army veteran, he was a member of American Legion Post 323.
He owned and operated a contracting business.
He was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Ries-McKitrick & Newton Mortuary, Henry Chapel. The Rev. Walter A. Breuning officiated. Visitation was from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Burial was in Henry Cemetery, where military rites were accorded by his American Legion post.
Memorials may be made to Henry Community Ambulance Service.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Newspaper. Henry News Republican. Henry, Marshall County, Illinois. October 12, 1994. Obituary
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ledger. Unpublished. Original hand written family ledger of Christina Hank; maintained after her death by her daughter Dorothy Hank Young; passed to nephew Steve Hank on 30 June 2008.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJHJ-63H : accessed 23 February 2018), William Hank in household of Henry Hank, Saratoga, Marshall, Illinois, United States; citing ED 43, sheet 7B, line 62, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 391; FHL microfilm 1,820,391.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSB2-3M8 : accessed 23 February 2018), Henry Hank, Henry, Marshall, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 14A, line 43, family 470, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 534; FHL microfilm 2,340,269.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWCF-JXB : accessed 23 February 2018), Christina Hank, Henry, Henry Township, Marshall, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62-7, sheet 13B, line 42, family 341, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 854.
6. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8P8-XLH : 5 December 2014), William C Hank, enlisted 14 Oct 1941, Peoria, Illinois, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #96865874 page for William C. Hank (7 Apr 1915-7 Oct 1994), citing Calvary Cemetery, Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by GWL (contributor 47839266).