Note: Due to boundary changes, the birth location can be found described as either Tyler county, Virginia, or Tyler county, W. Virginia. Will just use Virginia for this memorial and that of several of Hannah's children but with that caution.

Father was possibly, but not confirmed, to be a William Francis. The name of her mother is not provided in family group sheets available at the Fairfield Public Library. Any clarification would be appreciated.

Wife of John Henry Ankrom, married April 16, 1828.

Aged: 69y 8m 18d.

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Obituary transcription added to this memorial on November 11, 2015 -

Fairfield Ledger
September 18, 1878
Pg. 2 Col. 6

DIED

ANKROM. In Jefferson county, Iowa, Sept. 10, 1878, Mrs. Hannah Ankrom, in the 70th year of her age.

Deceased was a native of Virginia. She came with her husband to Iowa in 1837 - stopping in Burlington one year and thence to this county, where she has lived to see it grow from a wild plain to a beautiful and properous community. Elder Hedrix officiated at the funeral, from the residence of Mr. John Whitham, which was attended by a large concourse of relatives and friends, among whom were a number of the early settlers of this county. The deceased was for many years a faithful member of the Church of Christ, and the friends have not only the sympathy of the community, but the consolation of the gospel of Christ in this hour of affliction.

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Children:
Twelve children (at least) are believed to have been born to John Henry Ankrom and Hannah Francis Ankrom. To the extent possible they are mostly represented with memorials on FindAGrave.

* Cinderella Ankrom Gordon
* Elias Van Ankrom
* Eli Ankrom
* William D Ankrom
* Martha L Ankrom Whitson/Pringle
* John H Ankrom (1838-1911, where buried?? Oklahoma??)
* Andrew Jackson Ankrom
* Mary Ruth Ankrom Coop
* Sara Jane Ankrom Keltner
* Richard Ankrom
* Elizabeth Ankrom
* Catharine/Catherine Ankrom