Ellsworth Frank Hankinson Jr.: Boxer Who Commited Murder

Ellsworth Frank Hankinson Jr. was born 4 Oct 1909 in Lancaster, OH, to Ellsworth (Elza) Frank Hankinson Sr. (1879-1971) & Matilda C Shrenk (1878-1972).

  Inmate: #66572 San Quentin Prison

Rec: 17 May 1941

Crine: Manslaughter

Term: 0-10yrs

Here are newspaper articles on the crime and trial and conviction. (Click on the links to read them).

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16537641/ellsworth-f-hankinson-court/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16537732/ellsworth-f-hankinson-first-degree/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16538681/ellsworth-hankinson-murder-hearing/

Ellsworth's Boxing Career

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16536083/ellsworth-f-hankinson-boxing-with/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16536483/ellsworth-f-hankinson-fights-dempsey/

http://archive.boxing.media/gogea_mitu_a_tall_tale.html

His siblings were:

George Calvin Haukison

1900–1940

Anna May Hankison

1903–2001

Ralph Hankinson

1905–1997

Martha Belle Hankison

1907–1995

Ellsworth Frank Hankison

1909–1943

Magdalene Hankison

1912–2001

He was married and had a son:

Married 2 Feb 1931

Harriett Nancy Gray

1913–1974

Son

Ellsworth Frank Hankison III

1932–1952

They would divorced

Ellsworth and his son

Whom died in 1952 

Ellsworth would die himself shortly before his son on 24 Dec 1943 in  Muncie, IN.

Ellsworth Jr. in his Military Garb.

I tried searching for a video of one of Ellsworth's fights but unfortunately none were found. That would of been an awesome way to end my story.