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Russell Decatur Hancock 1917–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1917

Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 22 November 1984

Death Location: Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Hancock

Mother: Mary Hancock

Spouse(s): Sybel Bonner

Children(s): James Hancock, Charles Hancock

The story of Russell Decatur Hancock began in 1917 in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Russell Decatur Hancock resided in Bowen, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA. In 1930, Russell Decatur Hancock resided in Beat 1, Beat 1, Tunica, Mississippi, USA. Russell Decatur Hancock married Sybel Lorine Bonner, and had children including Charles Decatur Hancock, Clyde A Hancock, James Ray Jimmie Hancock, Joyce L Hancock, Kathie L Hancock. Russell Decatur Hancock passed away in 1984 in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Russell Decatur Hancock began in 1917 in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Russell Decatur Hancock resided in Bowen, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1930, Russell Decatur Hancock resided in Beat 1, Beat 1, Tunica, Mississippi, USA.
  • Russell Decatur Hancock married Sybel Lorine Bonner, and had children including Charles Decatur Hancock, Clyde A Hancock, James Ray Jimmie Hancock, Joyce L Hancock, Kathie L Hancock.
  • Russell Decatur Hancock passed away in 1984 in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Russell Hancock's Ancestors

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Russell Hancock
1917–1984
Birth Place: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William C B Hancock
1889–1961
Tennessee
Mary (Isabelle) Hancock
1897–1931
Gold Dust, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (Lackey) Hancock
1860–1936
Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
Mary (A) Hancock
1862–1909
Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
Edward Gilmore
1875–1943
Montezuma Ch, Tennessee
Isabel Haynes
1875–
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hancock
1816–1893
Martha Wilson
1823–1892
John Monroe
1839–1865
Elizabeth Boydston
1840–
John Gilmore
1837–1913
Angeline Graham
1839–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hancock
1775–
Baryman Furgason
1785–1867
Martha Collier
1800–1856
Nancy Davis
1795–1853
Capt Sr
1816–1907
Richard Gilmore
1814–1904
Mary Haughton
1819–1908
James Graham
1813–
Emaline Graham
1824–1861

Russell Hancock's Descendants

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Russell (Decatur) Hancock (3 August 1917–22 November 1984) m. Sybel (Lorine) Bonner (7 April 1919–30 January 2005)
  1. 1. James (Ray "Jimmie") Hancock 1941–1988
  2. 2. Charles (Decatur) Hancock 1939–2021

Russell Hancock's Timeline

8 Records

1917
3 August 1917
Birth of Russell Decatur Hancock in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Russell Decatur Hancock resided here in Bowen, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
Bowen, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Russell Decatur Hancock resided here in Beat 1, Beat 1, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Beat 1, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Russell Decatur Hancock resided here in Rural, Haywood, Tennessee
Rural, Haywood, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 23
Russell Decatur Hancock resided here in Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill, Perry, Arkansas, USA
Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill, Perry, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Russell Decatur Hancock resided here in Bunker Hill, Miami, Indiana, USA
Bunker Hill, Miami, Indiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
Russell Decatur Hancock resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1984
22 November 1984
Age 67
Death of Russell Decatur Hancock in Ripley, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
Ripley, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1917
    Event Place: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bowen, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bowen, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: T625_72; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 141

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Beat 1, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Tunica, Mississippi; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340903

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Haywood, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cherry Hill, Perry, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00160; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 53-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill, Perry, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cherry Hill, Perry, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00160; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 53-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bunker Hill, Miami, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bunker Hill, Miami

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 November 1984
    Event Place: Ripley, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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