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Josiah Flowers Hancock 1819–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1819

Birth Location: Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 27 Oct 1905

Death Location: Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: John Hancock

Mother: Tabitha Ballew

Spouse(s): Mary Hancock

Children(s): John Hancock, Effie Bradshaw, Sidney Warnock, James Hancock, George Hancock, Jane Scarbrough

Josiah Flowers Hancock was born in 1819 in Mississippi, United States, the child of John Lewis Hancock And Tabitha Ballew. Josiah Flowers Hancock married Mary Elizabeth Hancock, and had children including Effie Afton Bradshaw, George W Hancock, James Madison Hancock, Jane Tabitha Scarbrough, John Alexander Hancock, Sidney Ann Warnock. Josiah Flowers Hancock passed away in 1905 in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Flowers Hancock was born in 1819 in Mississippi, United States, the child of John Lewis Hancock And Tabitha Ballew.
  • Josiah Flowers Hancock married Mary Elizabeth Hancock, and had children including Effie Afton Bradshaw, George W Hancock, James Madison Hancock, Jane Tabitha Scarbrough, John Alexander Hancock, Sidney Ann Warnock.
  • Josiah Flowers Hancock passed away in 1905 in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hancock
1770–1840
Birth Location: VA, South Carolina, USA
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Tabitha Ballew
1782–1850
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hancock
1831–1898
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Hancock
1867–1958
Birth Location: –
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Effie Bradshaw
1877–1946
Birth Location: –
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Sidney Warnock
1872–1926
Birth Location: –
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James Hancock
1855–1920
Birth Location: –
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George Hancock
1869–1958
Birth Location: –
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Jane Scarbrough
1851–1937
Birth Location: –
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Josiah Hancock's Ancestors

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Josiah Hancock
1819–1905
Birth Place: Mississippi, United States
Parents
John Lewis Hancock
1770–1840
VA, South Carolina, USA
Tabitha Ballew
1782–1850
Virginia
Grandparents
Major (Benjamin Edward Hancock Sr.) Sr.
1740–1815
Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Sarah (S) Lane
1735–1814
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Hancock's Descendants

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Josiah (Flowers) Hancock (15 Jul 1819–27 Oct 1905) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hancock (8 August 1831–10 October 1898)
  1. 1. John (Alexander) Hancock 1867–1958
  2. 2. Effie (Afton) Bradshaw 1877–1946
  3. 3. Sidney (Ann) Warnock 1872–1926
  4. 4. James (Madison) Hancock 1855–1920
  5. 5. George (W) Hancock 1869–1958
  6. 6. Jane (Tabitha) Scarbrough 1851–1937

Josiah Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1819
15 Jul 1819
Birth of Josiah Flowers Hancock in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1905
27 Oct 1905
Age 86
Death of Josiah Flowers Hancock in Yazoo Co., Mississippi
Yazoo Co., Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1819
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1905
    Event Place: Yazoo Co., Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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