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James Edward Hancock 1861 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1861

Birth Location: Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 18 November 1943

Death Location: Stone Bluff, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Lewis Hancock

Mother: Amelia Hancock

Spouse(s): Mary Kunkle

Children(s): Eva Hancock, James Hancock, Edna Hancock, Mildred Hancock, Kathryne Hancock, Rona Hancock, Arch James

The story of James Edward Hancock began in 1861 in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana, United States of America. In 1880, James Edward Hancock resided in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. In 1920, James Edward Hancock resided in Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA. James Edward Hancock married Mary Elizabeth Kunkle, and had children including Eva Lena Hancock, James R Hancock, Edna Hancock, Mildred Hancock, Kathryne Elizabeth Hancock, Rona Pauline Hancock, Arch ana James. James Edward Hancock passed away in 1943 in Stone Bluff, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Edward Hancock began in 1861 in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana, United States of America.
  • In 1880, James Edward Hancock resided in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, James Edward Hancock resided in Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA.
  • James Edward Hancock married Mary Elizabeth Kunkle, and had children including Eva Lena Hancock, James R Hancock, Edna Hancock, Mildred Hancock, Kathryne Elizabeth Hancock, Rona Pauline Hancock, Arch ana James.
  • James Edward Hancock passed away in 1943 in Stone Bluff, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Hancock
1827 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Amelia Hancock
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Kunkle
1854 – 1960
Birth Location: Gettysburg, PA.
MK

Children(s)

Eva Hancock
1888 – 1973
Birth Location: Stone Bluff, Fountain County, Indiana, USA
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James Hancock
1898 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Edna Hancock
1902 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Mildred Hancock
1905 –
Birth Location: Indiana
MH
Kathryne Hancock
1907 –
Birth Location: Stone Bluff, Indiana
KH
Rona Hancock
1910 –
Birth Location: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA
RH
Arch James
1911 –
Birth Location: Indiana
AJ

James Hancock's Ancestors

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James Hancock
1861 – 1943
Birth Place: Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Lewis Hancock
1827 –
Kentucky
Amelia Hancock
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hancock's Descendants

1.
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James (Edward) Hancock (10 May 1861 – 18 November 1943) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Kunkle (11 Jan 1854 – 10 January 1960)
  1. 1. Eva (Lena) Hancock (29 Feb 1888 – 18 July 1973) m. George (Johnson) Elliott (24 September 1882 – 7 January 1921) m. Joseph (Edward) McFadden (7 March 1876 – 2 November 1939)
    1. 1. Robert (James) Elliott (August 8,1907 – 12 September 1995)
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Elliott (13 Aug 1909 – 24 August 1996) m. William Gratrix m. Edwin (Howard) White (abt 1908 – 1956) m. Cecil (L) Stamper
      1. 1. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Corbin (22 July 1930 – 10 August 2021)
      2. 2. Clayton (Leo) Stamper (9 Nov 1928 – 17 Jul 2007)
    3. 3. Mildred (Evalyne) Elliott (2 Sep 1911 – 2 July 2001)
    4. 4. Thomas (Herbert) Elliott (31 Aug 1913 – 17 September 1983)
    5. 5. William (Earl) Elliott (22 Nov 1915 – 10 Oct 1942)
    6. 6. Georgia (Maxine) Elliot (25 Sep 1917 – 20 Nov 2009) m. Harold (Arthur) McWhorter (5 Feb 1922 – 21 August 2002)
      1. 1. Nancy McWhorter (23 Nov 1935 – 1 Mar 2001) m. Fred (Wolverton) Davis
        1. 1. David (Edwin Davis) Lawson m. Irma
      2. 2. Harold (James) McWhorter (23 Jul 1940 – 14 Feb 1965)
      3. 3. Sandra McWhorter (abt 1944 – ) m. Tom Fentress
      4. 4. John McWhorter (abt 1946 – ) m. Julie
      5. 5. Julia (Joyce) McWhorter (1 Jul 1948 – ) m. Donald (Lynwood) Westbrook (22 Feb 1946 – ) m. Robert (William) Walsh
        1. 1. Wendy (Lynn) Westbrook (8 Dec 1969 – ) m. Jonathan (Paul) DeBenedetto (24 07 1970 – ) m. Thomas (Paul) Milonas (11 Dec 1963 – 17 Feb 2025) m. Ashley (Nicole) Shannon (18 Aug 1987 – )
        2. 2. Paul (Lynwood) Westbrook (30 Sep 1972 – 20 Jul 2017) m. Mary Fulop
      6. 6. David McWhorter (11 Dec 1949 – ) m. Alicia
        1. 1. Jennifer McWhorter (abt 1974 – ) m. John (Howard) Mclaughlin
      7. 7. Ralph (Eugene) McWhorter (abt 1954 – ) m. Brenda (Joyce) Herring
      8. 8. Sharon (Lynn) McWhorter (17 Apr 1954 – ) m. Eugene (Thomas "Gene") Chapman (29 July 1959 – 28 January 2013)
        1. 1. Michael (James) Chapman (2 Dec 1976 – ) m. Madeline (Nicole) Coyer
        2. 2. Steven Chapman
        3. 3. Rebecca Chapman m. Chris m. Jeff
      9. 9. Eva (Sue) McWhorter (9 May 1959 – ) m. Jerome Runion (20 Mar 1957 – 23 Aug 2021) m. David Cummings
        1. 1. Michael Runion
        2. 2. Rachelle Runion
      10. 10. Mary McWhorter (9 Apr 1961 – ) m. Dennis Trexler
      11. 11. Robert (Michael) McWhorter (1963 – 23 May 1963)
      12. 12. Richard (Allen) McWhorter m. Jeanette (Lyn) Stracener
        1. 1. Alana (Marie) McWhorter
        2. 2. Bethaney (Lynn) McWhorter
    7. 7. Ruth Boyd
    8. 8. Joe McFadden
    9. 9. Betty McFadden
    10. 10. Cleo McFadden
    11. 11. Edward McFadden
  2. 2. James (R) Hancock (abt 1898 – )
  3. 3. Edna Hancock (abt 1902 – )
  4. 4. Mildred Hancock (abt 1905 – )
  5. 5. Kathryne (Elizabeth) Hancock (29 Apr 1907 – )
  6. 6. Rona (Pauline) Hancock (3 Sep 1910 – ) m. Leo Shapiro
  7. 7. Arch (ana) James (abt 1911 – )

James Hancock's Timeline

7 Records

1861
10 May 1861
Birth of James Edward Hancock in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana, United States of America
Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 19
James Edward Hancock resided here in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 59
James Edward Hancock resided here in Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 69
James Edward Hancock resided here in Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 74
James Edward Hancock resided here in Attica, Indiana
Attica, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 79
James Edward Hancock resided here in Van Buren, Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Van Buren, Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1943
18 November 1943
Age 82
Death of James Edward Hancock in Stone Bluff, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
Stone Bluff, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1861
    Event Place: Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01044; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 23-21
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: T625_430; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 84
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340322
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 255; Page: 264C; Enumeration District: 207
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1943; Roll: 12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 255; Page: 264C; Enumeration District: 207

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: T625_430; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 84

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340322

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Attica, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01044; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 23-21

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Van Buren, Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Van Buren, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01044; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 23-21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1943
    Event Place: Stone Bluff, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1943; Roll: 12

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stone Bluff, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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