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James Elwood Hancock 1927 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1927

Birth Location: Bentonia, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 5/9/2006

Death Location: Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Samuel Hancock

Mother: Nettie Warnock

Spouse(s): Cindy wife, Alice Pettway

Children(s): Janice Hancock, James Hancock, Jean Hancock

The story of James Elwood Hancock Sr began in 1927 in Bentonia, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA. In 1930, James Elwood Hancock Sr resided in Beat 1, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA. James Elwood Hancock Sr married Cindy wife, Alice Mae Pettway, and had children including Janice Mae Hancock, James Elwood Hancock, Jean Alice Hancock. James Elwood Hancock Sr passed away in 2006 in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of James Elwood Hancock Sr began in 1927 in Bentonia, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1930, James Elwood Hancock Sr resided in Beat 1, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA.
  • James Elwood Hancock Sr married Cindy wife, Alice Mae Pettway, and had children including Janice Mae Hancock, James Elwood Hancock, Jean Alice Hancock.
  • James Elwood Hancock Sr passed away in 2006 in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hancock's Ancestors

Self
James Hancock
1927 – 2006
Birth Place: Bentonia, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Samuel Benjamin Hancock
1896 – 1973
Welder TX
Nettie (Irene) Warnock
1911 – 1987
Bentonia, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
James (C) Hancock
1861 – 1943
Evergreen, San Jacinto, Texas, USA
Anna (Melissa) Kite
1878 – 1962
Texas City, Concho, Texas, USA
Thomas (David) Warnock
Florence (Bell) Walls
1884 – 1929
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Hancock
1810 – 1865
Margaret Galloway
1829 – 1890
Samuel Kite
1844 – 1913
Sally Burns
1841 – 1924
Thomas Warnock
1861 – 1939
Mary Papst
1854 – 1943
James Walls
1846 – 1929
Permelia Lee
1858 – 1937
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hancock
1770 – 1840
Tabitha Ballew
1782 – 1850
James O'Quinn
1790 – 1868
Elizabeth Irwin
1802 – 1871
John Burns
1818 – 1873
Eliza Moore
1818 – 1900
William Warnock
1824 – 1868
Willam Lee
1828 – 1882
Mary Razor
1834 – 1906

James Hancock's Descendants

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James (Elwood) Hancock (abt 1927 – 5/9/2006) m. Cindy wife m. Alice (Mae) Pettway (21 February 1936 – 4 Apr 2020)
  1. 1. Janice (Mae) Hancock (abt 1956 – ) m. Husband Wipperling
    1. 1. JANA ((1038cm)) BRANAN (5/11/1977 – )
      1. 1. Mayson Wade
      2. 2. Madison Wade
  2. 2. James (Elwood) Hancock (21 Mar 1965 – ) m. Dena Trosclair m. Unknown Wife m. Carmen Hearn (10 Oct 1969 – )
    1. 1. Carley Hancock (15 Dec 1995 – )
    2. 2. Kayla Hancock (23 nov 1998 – )
    3. 3. JUDITH Gilbert (Jun 1983 – ) m. Jarod Cox (17 September 1982 – )
      1. 1. Nolan (Ryan) Cox (21 Jan 2016 – )
      2. 2. Paul (Landon) Rodgers (3 Jun 2004 – )
  3. 3. Jean (Alice) Hancock m. Husband Whatley m. James Faulkner

James Hancock's Timeline

10 Records

1926
4 Dec 1926
Birth of James Elwood Hancock Sr in Bentonia, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Bentonia, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
1927
abt 1927
Birth of James Elwood Hancock Sr
None
1930
1930
Age 3
James Elwood Hancock Sr resided here in Beat 1, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
James Elwood Hancock Sr resided here in Yazoo, Mississippi
Yazoo, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 13
James Elwood Hancock Sr resided here in Beat One, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Beat One, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 24
James Elwood Hancock Sr resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1954
29 Apr 1954
Age 27
James Elwood Hancock Sr resided here in Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
1989
1989
Age 62
James Elwood Hancock Sr resided here in Vicksburg, MS
Vicksburg, MS
2004
9 May 2004
Age 77
Death of James Elwood Hancock Sr in Redwood, Warren, Mississippi, USA
Redwood, Warren, Mississippi, USA
2006
5/9/2006
Age 79
Death of James Elwood Hancock Sr in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Bentonia, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [4] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [9] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [12] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1927
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Yazoo, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat One, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1954
    Event Place: Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1989
    Event Place: Vicksburg, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bentonia, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vicksburg
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yazoo County, Vicksburg
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Vicksburg Post; Publication Date: 14/ May/ 2004; Publication Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA; PubID=12347&P=750904

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yazoo, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 2004
    Event Place: Redwood, Warren, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5/9/2006
    Event Place: Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [4] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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