Forman, Elvira Jane Hanna, 1837-1905
Biographical Note
Elvira Jane Hanna is likely Elvira Jane Foreman, daughter of William Percy Foreman and Margaret Minerva Hanna. Born in Pope County, Illinois on October 24, 1837, Elvira Jane Hanna married three times. In 1854, Elvira married Thomas Jefferson Glass, with whom she had two known children. She then married John W. Dillard in 1863 and they had five children. Her final marriage was to Simon Cottom in 1880. Elvira died in Denmark, Illinois on February 23, 1905.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Elvira Jane Hanna Receipt Book,
The collection contains a book holding both recipes and medical receipts, likely written by an Elvira Jane Hanna whose name is signed on many of the volume's pages. The recipes include Sweet Potato Waffles, Turtle Soup, Bacon Frase, Ginger Beer, Cottage Pudding, Panada, Arrow Root Jelly, Oyster Pie, and Election Cake.