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Myrtle Electa Hancock 1913–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1913

Birth Location: Maysville DE, Missouri

Death Date: 9 Dec 1989

Death Location: Golden Valley, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Father: Fredrick Hancock

Mother: Fannie Baker

Spouse(s): Gordon Benson

Children(s):

Myrtle Electa Hancock was born in 1913 in Maysville DE, Missouri, the child of Fredrick Koll Hancock And Fannie R Baker. In 1920, Myrtle Electa Hancock resided in Adams, De Kalb, Missouri, USA. Myrtle Electa Hancock married Gordon Melvin Benson, and had children including James William Bensen, Jane Elizabeth Benson, John Gordon Benson. Myrtle Electa Hancock passed away in 1989 in Golden Valley, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Myrtle Electa Hancock was born in 1913 in Maysville DE, Missouri, the child of Fredrick Koll Hancock And Fannie R Baker.
  • In 1920, Myrtle Electa Hancock resided in Adams, De Kalb, Missouri, USA.
  • Myrtle Electa Hancock married Gordon Melvin Benson, and had children including James William Bensen, Jane Elizabeth Benson, John Gordon Benson.
  • Myrtle Electa Hancock passed away in 1989 in Golden Valley, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fredrick Hancock
1884–1945
Birth Location: Adams, De Kalb, Missouri, United States
FH
Fannie Baker
1886–1969
Birth Location: Missouri
FB

Spouses(s)

Gordon Benson
1923–2010
Birth Location: Cresco, Iowa
GB

Children(s)

Myrtle Hancock's Ancestors

Self
Myrtle Hancock
1913–1989
Birth Place: Maysville DE, Missouri
Parents
Fredrick Koll Hancock
1884–1945
Adams, De Kalb, Missouri, United States
Fannie (R) Baker
1886–1969
Missouri
Grandparents
Richard (White) Hancock
1845–1922
Georgetown Scott County, Scott County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Taylor
1847–1921
Near Taylor Mill, DeKalb County, Missouri
John (Porter) Baker
1852–1935
Bolivar, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Maria Parker
1864–1932
Canada
Great-Grandparents
Edward HANCOCK
1808–1867
Jemima WHITE
1812–1884
JOSEPH TAYLOR
1818–1850
Catherine Githens
1818–1891
Obadiah Baker
1820–1904
Rachel BURNS
1817–1893
George Parker
1836–1866
Francis Jeffry
1836–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Hancock
1791–1882
Leah UNK
1780–1850
Richard Sr
1770–1852
Margaret Reid
1776–1830
Benjamin Capt.
1794–1873
Rachel Earnest
1798–1881
John Githens
1788–1850
Susanna McGuire
1793–1822
Nicholas Sr
1780–1839
Margaret Baker
1782–1847
Samuel Burns
1776–1865
Sarah SHEFFIELD
1783–1866
William Parker
1797–
William Jaffray
1816–
Elisabeth Jaffray
1812–

Myrtle Hancock's Timeline

14 Records

1913
15 April 1913
Birth of Myrtle Electa Hancock in Maysville, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
Maysville, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
1913
15 Apr 1913
Birth of Myrtle Electa Hancock in Maysville DE, Missouri
Maysville DE, Missouri
1920
1920
Age 7
Myrtle Electa Hancock resided here in Adams, De Kalb, Missouri, USA
Adams, De Kalb, Missouri, USA
1927
1927
Age 14
Myrtle Electa Hancock resided here in Cameron, Missouri, USA
Cameron, Missouri, USA
1928
1928
Age 15
Myrtle Electa Hancock resided here in Cameron, Missouri, USA
Cameron, Missouri, USA
1929
1929
Age 16
Myrtle Electa Hancock resided here in Cameron, Missouri, USA
Cameron, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Myrtle Electa Hancock resided here in Adams, Adams, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
Adams, Adams, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Myrtle Electa Hancock resided here in Rural, Daviess, Missouri
Rural, Daviess, Missouri
1936
2 Aug 1936
Age 23
Myrtle Electa Hancock resided here in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
1940
1940
Age 27
Myrtle Electa Hancock resided here in Adams Township, Adams, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
Adams Township, Adams, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
1945
Abt 1945
Age 32
Myrtle Electa Hancock resided here in Glendale
Glendale
1950
1950
Age 37
Myrtle Electa Hancock resided here in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1989
09 December 1989
Age 76
Death of Myrtle Electa Hancock in Golden Valley, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Golden Valley, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1989
9 Dec 1989
Age 76
Death of Myrtle Electa Hancock
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1913
    Event Place: Maysville, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: The Mystic 1927; Year: 1927
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cameron High School; Year: 1929
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cameron High School; Year: 1928
    [4] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cameron High School; Year: 1929
    [5] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cameron High School; Year: 1930
    [6] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adams, DeKalb, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02102; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 32-2
    [8] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 350-16-6451; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [9] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Adams, De Kalb, Missouri; Roll: T625_916; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 68
    [10] Minnesota, Death Index
    [11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 5482; Page: 54; Enumeration District: 116-627

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1913
    Event Place: Maysville DE, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Adams, De Kalb, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Adams, De Kalb, Missouri; Roll: T625_916; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 68

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Cameron, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: The Mystic 1927; Year: 1927

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Cameron, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cameron High School; Year: 1928

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Cameron, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cameron High School; Year: 1929

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Adams, Adams, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cameron High School; Year: 1930
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Daviess, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adams, DeKalb, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02102; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 32-2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1936
    Event Place: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, St. Joseph News-PressGazette; Publication Date: 2 Aug 1936; Publication Place: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Adams Township, Adams, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adams, DeKalb, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02102; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 32-2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1945
    Event Place: Glendale
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Globe-Gazette; Publication Date: 17 Dec/ 1945; Publication Place: Mason City, Iowa, USA; ,0.26665336,0.3729515,0.44520748&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, 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: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 5482; Page: 54; Enumeration District: 116-627

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 December 1989
    Event Place: Golden Valley, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 350-16-6451; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Minnesota, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1989
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