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Josie May Hancock 1883–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1883

Birth Location: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois

Death Date: 20 Oct 1974

Death Location: Springfield,Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA

Father: John Hancock

Mother: Margaret Eades

Spouse(s): David Beecraft

Children(s): Etta Beecraft

Josie May Hancock was born in 1883 in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois, the child of John William Hancock And Margaret A Eades. Josie May Hancock married David Vertion Beecraft, and had children including Etta Jane Beecraft. Josie May Hancock passed away in 1974 in Springfield,Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Josie May Hancock was born in 1883 in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois, the child of John William Hancock And Margaret A Eades.
  • Josie May Hancock married David Vertion Beecraft, and had children including Etta Jane Beecraft.
  • Josie May Hancock passed away in 1974 in Springfield,Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josie Hancock's Ancestors

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Josie Hancock
1883–1974
Birth Place: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois
Parents
John William Hancock
1861–1940
Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, USA
Margaret (A) Eades
1859–1939
Carroll, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Hancock
1824–1870
Adair, Hancock, Kentucky, USA
Rebecca (Jane Walker) Hancock
1827–1913
Rockport, Spenser Cty, Indiana, USA
Ervin (G) Eads
1828–1866
Casey Creek, Adair County, Kentucky, United States of America
Margaret (Elizabeth M) Walker
1837–1878
Casey Creek, Adair County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Anderson Hancock
1790–1865
Margaret Taylor
1795–1878
George Walker
1795–1879
Margaret Cheshire
1795–1869
Elijah Eads
1808–1877
Elizabeth Gilpin
1809–1865
George Walker
1795–1879
Margaret Cheshire
1795–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anderson Hancock
1769–1807
Jerusha Brumfield
1764–1815
James Taylor
1748–1802
Elizabeth
1752–1814
Benjamin Walker
1753–1851
Eleanor Cheshire
1765–1849
John Jr
1745–1838
Catherine Graves
1747–1814
Thomas Eades
1785–1807
Ruth Tucker
1780–1860
Benjamin Walker
1753–1851
Eleanor Cheshire
1765–1849
John Jr
1745–1838
Catherine Graves
1747–1814

Josie Hancock's Descendants

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Josie (May) Hancock (23 Mar 1883–20 Oct 1974) m. David (Vertion) Beecraft (1 Feb 1880–21 May 1952)
  1. 1. Etta (Jane) Beecraft 1901–1940 m. Leonard (Alvey) Roderick 1898–1938
    1. 1. Leonard Roderick 1918–2016

Josie Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1883
23 Mar 1883
Birth of Josie May Hancock in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois
Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois
1974
20 Oct 1974
Age 91
Death of Josie May Hancock in Springfield,Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA
Springfield,Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1883
    Event Place: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1974
    Event Place: Springfield,Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA

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