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William Henry Clay Hancock 1858–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1858

Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1945

Death Location: Davis, Iowa, USA

Father: William Hancock

Mother: Sarah Jones

Spouse(s): Charlotte Strickland

Children(s): Minnie Hancock, Mary Hancock, Emmet Hancock, Ira Hancock, Lillie Hancock, Rena Hancock, James Hancock, Iona Hancock, Hazel Hancock, Ivan Hancock, William Hancock, Arthur Hancock

In 1858, William Henry Clay Hancock entered the world in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA, born to William Harrison Hancock And Sarah Jones. William Henry Clay Hancock married Charlotte Strickland, and had children including Arthur Victor Hancock, Emmet Anderson Hancock, Hazel Marie Hancock, Iona Faye Hancock, Ira Harold Hancock, Ivan Strickland Hancock, James Clay Hancock, Lillie Winefred Hancock, Mary Emma Hancock, Minnie May Hancock, Rena Winona Hancock, William Gale Hancock. William Henry Clay Hancock passed away in 1945 in Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1858, William Henry Clay Hancock entered the world in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA, born to William Harrison Hancock And Sarah Jones.
  • William Henry Clay Hancock married Charlotte Strickland, and had children including Arthur Victor Hancock, Emmet Anderson Hancock, Hazel Marie Hancock, Iona Faye Hancock, Ira Harold Hancock, Ivan Strickland Hancock, James Clay Hancock, Lillie Winefred Hancock, Mary Emma Hancock, Minnie May Hancock, Rena Winona Hancock, William Gale Hancock.
  • William Henry Clay Hancock passed away in 1945 in Davis, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hancock
1827–1909
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Jones
1827–1914
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Strickland
1865–1947
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Minnie Hancock
1882–1883
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Mary Hancock
1884–1970
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
MH
Emmet Hancock
1886–1972
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
EH
Ira Hancock
1888–1973
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
IH
Lillie Hancock
1892–1985
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
LH
Rena Hancock
1894–1918
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
RH
James Hancock
1897–1898
Birth Location: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
JH
Iona Hancock
1901–1974
Birth Location: Soap Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
IH
Hazel Hancock
1903–1989
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
HH
Ivan Hancock
1905–1981
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
IH
William Hancock
1908–1982
Birth Location: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Arthur Hancock
1890–1959
Birth Location: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
AH

William Hancock's Ancestors

Self
William Hancock
1858–1945
Birth Place: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
Parents
William Harrison Hancock
1827–1909
Kentucky, USA
Sarah Jones
1827–1914
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hancock's Descendants

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William (Henry Clay) Hancock (11 Nov 1858–25 Jan 1945) m. Charlotte Strickland (Feb 1865–1947)
  1. 1. Minnie (May) Hancock 1882–1883
  2. 2. Mary (Emma) Hancock 1884–1970 m. Lessie (Leon) Lang 1879–1944
    1. 1. Wilbur (Lowel) Lang 1902–1960 m. Ruth (Alberta) Bolwar 1905–1958
      1. 1. Elwood (Eugene) Lang 1928–1965
    2. 2. Harold (Leon) Lang 1904–1961 m. Marjorie (Tennessee) Mathews 1910–1983 m. Mable (Mae) Post 1907–1933
      1. 1. Beverly (Jean) Lang 1928–1985
      2. 2. Mary (Rowene) Lang 1931–2005 m. Harry (Matthew) Clark 1930–1999
      3. 3. Shirley (Mae) Lang 1932–1978
  3. 3. Emmet (Anderson) Hancock 1886–1972 m. Elsie (W) Johnson 1890–1954
    1. 1. Betty (Jean) Hancock 1927–1996
    2. 2. John (W) Hancock 1922–
    3. 3. Marry (M) Hancock 1924–
    4. 4. Stanely (N) Hancock 1920–
    5. 5. Oline (M) Hancock 1912–
    6. 6. Raymond (E) Hancock 1914–
  4. 4. Ira (Harold) Hancock 1888–1973 m. Helen (Flora) Schwartz 1893–1973
  5. 5. Lillie (Winefred) Hancock 1892–1985 m. Charles (Wallace) Sayler 1891–1964
    1. 1. Charlotte (Maxine) Sayler 1914–2001
  6. 6. Rena (Winona) Hancock 1894–1918 m. Robert Parker 1895–1974
    1. 1. Winona (Aline) Parker 1918–
  7. 7. James (Clay) Hancock 1897–1898
  8. 8. Iona (Faye) Hancock 1901–1974 m. William (LaMonte) Garrett 1903–1967 m. Orlando (Lloyd) Jones 1897–1958 m. Charlotte Strickland 1865–1947
    1. 1. Garrett 1922–
    2. 2. Evelyn (Irene) Garrett 1924–1925
  9. 9. Hazel (Marie) Hancock 1903–1989 m. Harold (D) Saylor 1900–
  10. 10. Ivan (Strickland) Hancock 1905–1981 m. Blanche (N) Proctor 1907–1981
    1. 1. Jerry (Lee) Hancock 1936–1998
  11. 11. William (Gale) Hancock 1908–1982 m. Wilma (Marguerite) Fitzgerald 1910–1995
  12. 12. Arthur (Victor) Hancock 1890–1959 m. Louisa (June) Christy 1893–1968
    1. 1. Hollis Hancock 1925–
    2. 2. Mable (M) Hancock 1912–1917
    3. 3. Keith (Carl) Hancock 1920–2008
    4. 4. Pauline Hancock 1923–
    5. 5. Eunice (Ruth) Hancock 1931–1994 m. Harold (Joseph Taylor) Jr. 1931–2008
    6. 6. Bernard (Claydean) Hancock 1929–1993
    7. 7. Helen (L) Hancock 1927–1997 m. Floyd (M) Runnells 1922–1980
    8. 8. Marvin (Morris) Hancock 1917–1963 m. Carolyn (Frances) Nodland 1921–2010

William Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1858
11 Nov 1858
Birth of William Henry Clay Hancock in Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
1945
25 Jan 1945
Age 87
Death of William Henry Clay Hancock in Davis, Iowa, USA
Davis, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1858
    Event Place: Floris, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1945
    Event Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
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