. ▁After ▁government - fund ed ▁d red ging ▁made ▁a ▁deep ▁water ▁har bor ▁and ▁break water ▁a ▁reality , ▁the ▁port ▁continued ▁to ▁grow . ▁ ▁Family ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁B anning ▁married ▁Reb e cca ▁San ford ▁( 1 8 3 7 – 1 8 6 8 ), ▁the ▁younger ▁sister ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁California ▁employ er . ▁Ph ine as ▁and ▁Reb e cca ▁had ▁eight ▁children , ▁of ▁which ▁three ▁surv ived ▁into ▁ad ul th ood — Will iam ▁B anning ▁( 1 8 5 7 – 1 9 4 6 ), ▁Joseph ▁Br ent ▁B anning ▁( 1 8 6 2 – 1 9 2 0 ), ▁and ▁Han cock ▁B anning ▁( 1 8 6 6 – 1 9 2 5 ). ▁ ▁Family ▁life ▁was ▁relatively ▁stable ▁in ▁the ▁B anning ▁household , ▁and ▁Ph ine as ▁was ▁a ▁dot ing , ▁if ▁distant ▁father ▁to ▁his ▁three ▁boys , ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁around ▁the ▁expand ing ▁do cks ▁in ▁San ▁Pedro . ▁Reb e cca ▁B anning ▁died ▁in ▁child b irth ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁infant , ▁Vincent ▁B anning , ▁died ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁B anning ▁married ▁Mary ▁H oll ister ▁( 1 8 4 6 – 1 9 1 9 ), ▁a ▁wealth y ▁he ir ess ▁whose ▁family ▁l ent ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁H oll ister , ▁California