Mrs. Esther (Pittenger) Hankins, wife of Perrine Hankins, died of pneumonia last Wednesday at her home near Freehold, aged 48 years. Mrs. Hankins was the daughter of Richard E. Pittenger. She leaves one daughter, Mrs. Frank Pittenger of Red Bank.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, January 25, 1899

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• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

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