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Henry Hudson Hancock 1868–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1868

Birth Location: Ft. Meade, Polk County, Florida

Death Date: 7 Jan 1951

Death Location: Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida, United States of America

Father: James Hancock

Mother: Serena Willingham

Spouse(s): Martha Sturgess

Children(s): Elise Hancock, Clyde Hancock, Winfield Hancock, Serena Hancock, Janie Hancock, William Hancock, Martin Hancock, Robert Hancock

Henry Hudson Hancock was born in 1868 in Ft. Meade, Polk County, Florida, the child of James Thomas Hancock And Serena Victoria Willingham. In 1900, Henry Hudson Hancock resided in Precinct 2, Polk, Florida, USA. Henry Hudson Hancock married Martha Jane Sturgess, and had children including Clyde Claudson Hancock, Elise Mariah Hancock, Janie Bell Hancock, Martin Luther Hancock, Robert Walton Hancock, Serena Ruth Hancock, William Henry Hancock, Winfield Scott Hancock. Henry Hudson Hancock passed away in 1951 in Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Henry Hudson Hancock was born in 1868 in Ft. Meade, Polk County, Florida, the child of James Thomas Hancock And Serena Victoria Willingham.
  • In 1900, Henry Hudson Hancock resided in Precinct 2, Polk, Florida, USA.
  • Henry Hudson Hancock married Martha Jane Sturgess, and had children including Clyde Claudson Hancock, Elise Mariah Hancock, Janie Bell Hancock, Martin Luther Hancock, Robert Walton Hancock, Serena Ruth Hancock, William Henry Hancock, Winfield Scott Hancock.
  • Henry Hudson Hancock passed away in 1951 in Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hancock
1838–1901
Birth Location: Thomas Co., Georgia
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Serena Willingham
1844–1926
Birth Location: Waycross, Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Martha Sturgess
1870–1962
Birth Location: Lafayette County, Florida, United States of America
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Children(s)

Elise Hancock
1896–1968
Birth Location: Fort Meade, Florida
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Clyde Hancock
1890–1982
Birth Location: Fort Mead, Polk, Florida, United States
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Winfield Hancock
1891–1964
Birth Location: Fort Meade, Polk, Florida, United States
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Serena Hancock
1894–1979
Birth Location: Ft Meade, Polk, Florida, United States
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Janie Hancock
1900–1973
Birth Location: Ft Meade, Polk, Florida, United States
JH
William Hancock
1902–1902
Birth Location: FT MEADE, Polk, Florida, United States
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Martin Hancock
1904–1982
Birth Location: Tantie, Okeechobee County, Florida
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Robert Hancock
1907–
Birth Location: Tantie Okeechobee, Florida, USA
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Henry Hancock's Ancestors

Self
Henry Hancock
1868–1951
Birth Place: Ft. Meade, Polk County, Florida
Parents
James Thomas Hancock
1838–1901
Thomas Co., Georgia
Serena (Victoria) Willingham
1844–1926
Waycross, Georgia
Grandparents
Jordan (A.) Hancock
1813–1867
Tattnall County, Georgia
Martha (Jane) Backer
1817–1895
Irwin County, Georgia
William (Henry) Willingham
1816–1886
Scotland
Anna (E.) Hilliard
1815–1901
Bulloch, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Durham Hancock
1786–1864
Mary Hall
1783–1870
William Sr
1790–1872
Catharine
1798–1860
Silas Hilliard
1770–1861
Abegail Bullock
1775–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rachel Goff
1725–1832
William Willingham
1740–1797
Ezekiel Sr.
1755–1832
Sarah Wilder
1755–1844
James Bullock
1743–1797
Dinah Stafford
1745–1816

Henry Hancock's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Hudson) Hancock (30 Jan 1868–7 Jan 1951) m. Martha (Jane) Sturgess (30 January 1870–10 January 1962)
  1. 1. Elise (Mariah) Hancock 1896–1968 m. Walter (Nixon Gray) Sr 1887–1968
    1. 1. Thurza (Alvina) Gray 1918–2002 m. Abriel (George Pickering) Sr 1907–1969 m. Elbert (William) Whiddon 1909–1966
      1. 1. Howard (Eugene Pickering) Sr 1937–1987
      2. 2. Edna Middaugh 1891–
    2. 2. Samuel (Luther) Gray 1925–1998
    3. 3. Urma (J) Gray 1936–1988
    4. 4. Martha (R) Rutherford 1915–2006
    5. 5. Edith (Louise) Gray 1929–2016
    6. 6. Walter (Nixon Gray) Jr. 1920–2016 m. Geneva (Lurene) Watts 1927–1991 m. Lois (Evelyn) Pechanec 1932–2010
      1. 1. Walter (Nixon "Nick" Gray) III 1945–2008
  2. 2. Clyde (Claudson) Hancock 1890–1982
    1. 1. Barbra Hancock 1929–1929
  3. 3. Winfield (Scott) Hancock 1891–1964
  4. 4. Serena (Ruth) Hancock 1894–1979
  5. 5. Janie (Bell) Hancock 1900–1973
    1. 1. Clara Stewart 1918–1918
    2. 2. Cora (Mae) Stewart 1920–1921
  6. 6. William (Henry) Hancock 1902–1902
  7. 7. Martin (Luther) Hancock 1904–1982
  8. 8. Robert (Walton) Hancock 1907–

Henry Hancock's Timeline

10 Records

1868
30 Jan 1868
Birth of Henry Hudson Hancock in Ft. Meade, Polk County, Florida
Ft. Meade, Polk County, Florida
1889
1889
Age 21
Henry Hudson Hancock was married in Fort Meade
Fort Meade
1900
1900
Age 32
Henry Hudson Hancock resided here in Precinct 2, Polk, Florida, USA
Precinct 2, Polk, Florida, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
Henry Hudson Hancock resided here in Precinct 6, Saint Lucie, Florida, USA
Precinct 6, Saint Lucie, Florida, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
Henry Hudson Hancock resided here in Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA
Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA
1930
1930
Age 62
Henry Hudson Hancock resided here in Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA
Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 67
Henry Hudson Hancock resided here in Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida
Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida
1940
1940
Age 72
Henry Hudson Hancock resided here in Precinct # 7, Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA
Precinct # 7, Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA
1950
1950
Age 82
Henry Hudson Hancock resided here in Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA
Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA
1951
7 Jan 1951
Age 83
Death of Henry Hudson Hancock in Okeechobee County, Florida
Okeechobee County, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1868
    Event Place: Ft. Meade, Polk County, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00602; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 47-8
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida; Roll: T625_228; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 111
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340061
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 2, Polk, Florida; Roll: 175; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0131
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 6, Saint Lucie, Florida; Roll: T624_167; Page: 17a; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1374180
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tampa Tribune; Publication Date: 8 Jan 1951; Publication Place: Tampa, Florida, USA; ,0.028252726,0.16409473,0.3620796&xid=3355
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida; Roll: 6092; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 47-5
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Fort Meade
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tampa Tribune; Publication Date: 8 Jan 1951; Publication Place: Tampa, Florida, USA; ,0.028252726,0.16409473,0.3620796&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Polk, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 2, Polk, Florida; Roll: 175; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0131

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 6, Saint Lucie, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 6, Saint Lucie, Florida; Roll: T624_167; Page: 17a; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1374180

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida; Roll: T625_228; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340061

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00602; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 47-8

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct # 7, Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00602; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 47-8

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee, Florida; Roll: 6092; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 47-5

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Okeechobee, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tampa Tribune; Publication Date: 8 Jan 1951; Publication Place: Tampa, Florida, USA; ,0.028252726,0.16409473,0.3620796&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1951
    Event Place: Okeechobee County, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tampa Tribune; Publication Date: 8 Jan 1951; Publication Place: Tampa, Florida, USA; ,0.028252726,0.16409473,0.3620796&xid=3355
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Age:
    82

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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