Christopher F. Hankey
Christopher Hankey was the president of Hankey Milling Company, incorporated for $85,000. He was born in Wilhelmsdorf, Germany on April 15, 1837. His parents were John M. and Wilhelmina (Gumpper) Hankey. Just as the family were emigrating to the US in 1848, his father became ill and the mother and six children traveled without him. They landed in New York City and came west to Ann Arbor, Michigan. The father joined them a year later.
Christopher enlisted in the Tenth Regiment of Illinois Volunteers on September 2, 1861. He was part of Sherman's March to the Sea. He was at Island No. 10, Chickamaugua, Missionary Ridge, took part in the Atlanta campaign, was at Bentonville, and was in the Grand Review at Washington, DC on May 24, 1865. He mustered out as a lieutenant and was discharged in Chicago on July 4, 1865.
He married Vina E. Remington on February 3, 1864. They had five children: Minnie, Nellie, Louis, Margaret, and Guy.
After the war, he moved to Danville, Illinois and worked in the contracting and building business. He studied under architect A. Ines. He moved to Petoskey in 1880 and began a flour milling company. His son-in-law, Thomas Foreman, operated a flooring company and Christopher was vice-president of that company as well as First National Bank.
He was a member of G.A.R. Lombard Post 170 and was a Mason. He lived at 210 Michigan Street.
Christopher enlisted in the Tenth Regiment of Illinois Volunteers on September 2, 1861. He was part of Sherman's March to the Sea. He was at Island No. 10, Chickamaugua, Missionary Ridge, took part in the Atlanta campaign, was at Bentonville, and was in the Grand Review at Washington, DC on May 24, 1865. He mustered out as a lieutenant and was discharged in Chicago on July 4, 1865.
He married Vina E. Remington on February 3, 1864. They had five children: Minnie, Nellie, Louis, Margaret, and Guy.
After the war, he moved to Danville, Illinois and worked in the contracting and building business. He studied under architect A. Ines. He moved to Petoskey in 1880 and began a flour milling company. His son-in-law, Thomas Foreman, operated a flooring company and Christopher was vice-president of that company as well as First National Bank.
He was a member of G.A.R. Lombard Post 170 and was a Mason. He lived at 210 Michigan Street.