Individual Details
Amaltha Jane Hanks
(22 Aug 1830 - 10 Feb 1891)
On the 1880 U. S. Census taken 8th June 1880, at the City of Quincy, Adams, Co., Illinois, Amaltha Loper appears with her children Lucy, Carrie, Effie, William, Reuben and Fred. Her brother John Hanks and sister Belle Hanks are also in the household. Amaltha is house keeper, Lucy a domestic, Carrie a dress maker, Effie a domestic, William a laborer, Fred is at school, John is a farmer and Belle is a domestic. Reuben is listed as having hemmorage of the bowels.
The Quincy Daily Herald, Quincy, Illinois, Thursday, February 12, 1891, Page 5: Lived Sixty Years in This County. Mrs. Amntha Jane Loper passed from this life to a brighter land at 11:35 Tuesday evening. Mrs. Loper was born on August 22nd, 1830, of German parentage, in Melrose township, six miles east of Quincy. She was in her 61st year and has almost constantly been a resident of this county. She leaves five children to mourn a much beloved and devoted mother, two daughters and three sons, namely; Mrs. W. G. Higginbotham of Quincy; Mrs. M. A. Felmelie, of Chicago, and William, Ruben and Freddie of this city. Mrs. Loper was well-known throughout the county, and she leaves friends numbering by the score. Her children have the sympathy of the community. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 this afternoon from the family residence, 316 South Fifth street. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
The Quincy Daily Herald, Quincy, Illinois, Thursday, February 12, 1891, Page 5: Lived Sixty Years in This County. Mrs. Amntha Jane Loper passed from this life to a brighter land at 11:35 Tuesday evening. Mrs. Loper was born on August 22nd, 1830, of German parentage, in Melrose township, six miles east of Quincy. She was in her 61st year and has almost constantly been a resident of this county. She leaves five children to mourn a much beloved and devoted mother, two daughters and three sons, namely; Mrs. W. G. Higginbotham of Quincy; Mrs. M. A. Felmelie, of Chicago, and William, Ruben and Freddie of this city. Mrs. Loper was well-known throughout the county, and she leaves friends numbering by the score. Her children have the sympathy of the community. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 this afternoon from the family residence, 316 South Fifth street. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
Events
| Birth | 22 Aug 1830 | Melrose Township, Adams Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 27 Dec 1849 | Adams Co., Illinois - William Henry Loper | | ||
| Death | 10 Feb 1891 | Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois | | ||
| Burial | Unknown | |
Families
| Spouse | William Henry Loper (1826 - ) |
| Father | Joseph Hanks (1781 - 1856) |
| Mother | Mary Young (1794 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Jacob Ventrees Hanks (1808 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Hanks (1813 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Susanna Hanks (1816 - 1826) |
| Sibling | Nancy Hanks (1818 - 1890) |
| Sibling | John Henry Hanks (1822 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Joseph Hanks (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Hanks (1827 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Isabelle Hanks (1833 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Caroline "Carrie" Hanks (1836 - 1916) |
Endnotes
1. Research of Tom Black.
2. Ancestry.com OneWorldTree.
3. Obituary of Mrs. Amantha [Amaltha] Jane Loper, The Quincy Daily Herald, Quincy, Illinois, Thursday, February 12, 1891, Page 5.
4. Illinois Dept. of Public Health Death Index.
5. Research of Tom Black.
6. Obituary of Mrs. Amantha [Amaltha] Jane Loper, The Quincy Daily Herald, Quincy, Illinois, Thursday, February 12, 1891, Page 5.
7. Obituary of Amaltha Hanks Loper, The Quincy Daily Herald, Quincy, Illinois, Thursday, February 12, 1891, Page 5.