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William C B Hancock 1889–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1889

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 4 February 1961

Death Location: Eden, St Clair, Alabama, USA

Father: James Hancock

Mother: Mary Hancock

Spouse(s): Mary Hancock

Children(s): Russell Hancock, Byford Hancock, Jack Hancock

In 1889, William C B Hancock entered the world in Tennessee, born to James Lackey Hancock And Mary A Hancock. William C B Hancock married Mary Isabelle Hancock, and had children including Byford Andrew Hancock, Jack Winfield Hancock, James E Hancock, Russell Decatur Hancock. William C B Hancock passed away in 1961 in Eden, St Clair, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, William C B Hancock entered the world in Tennessee, born to James Lackey Hancock And Mary A Hancock.
  • William C B Hancock married Mary Isabelle Hancock, and had children including Byford Andrew Hancock, Jack Winfield Hancock, James E Hancock, Russell Decatur Hancock.
  • William C B Hancock passed away in 1961 in Eden, St Clair, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hancock
1860–1936
Birth Location: Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Hancock
1862–1909
Birth Location: Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
MH

Spouses(s)

Mary Hancock
1897–1931
Birth Location: Gold Dust, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
MH

Children(s)

Russell Hancock
1917–1984
Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
RH
Byford Hancock
1915–1983
Birth Location: –
BH
Jack Hancock
1920–1985
Birth Location: –
JH

William Hancock's Ancestors

Self
William Hancock
1889–1961
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James Lackey Hancock
1860–1936
Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
Mary (A) Hancock
1862–1909
Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Hancock
1816–1893
North Carolina, United States
Martha Wilson
1823–1892
Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
John Monroe
1839–1865
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (D.) Boydston
1840–
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Hancock
1775–
Baryman Furgason
1785–1867
Martha Collier
1800–1856
Nancy Davis
1795–1853
Capt Sr
1816–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Handcock
1740–1818
Elizabeth Agifield
1733–1804
Francis Fergusson
1760–1834
Francis Furguson
1764–1818
Miles Collier
1770–1810
Nancy Gee
1776–1817
Isaac Davis
1775–1842
Mary Kennedy
1770–1838
Thomas (Boydstun)
1770–1835
Elizabeth Newport
1775–1862

William Hancock's Descendants

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William (C B) Hancock (Sep 1889–4 February 1961) m. Mary (Isabelle) Hancock (1897–18 Sep 1931)
  1. 1. Russell (Decatur) Hancock 1917–1984 m. Sybel (Lorine) Bonner 1919–2005
    1. 1. James (Ray "Jimmie") Hancock 1941–1988
    2. 2. Charles (Decatur) Hancock 1939–2021
  2. 2. Byford (Andrew) Hancock 1915–1983
  3. 3. Jack (Winfield) Hancock 1920–1985

William Hancock's Timeline

9 Records

1889
10 September 1889
Birth of William C B Hancock in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
1889
10 Sep 1889
Birth of William C B Hancock in Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
1889
Sep 1889
Birth of William C B Hancock in Tennessee
Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 11
William C B Hancock resided here in Civil District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee
Civil District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 11
William C B Hancock resided here in Civil District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee
Civil District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 41
William C B Hancock resided here in Beat 1, Beat 1, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Beat 1, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
1945
1945
Age 56
Death of William C B Hancock in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, United States
Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, United States
1961
4 Feb 1961
Age 72
Death of William C B Hancock in Eden, St. Clair, Alabama
Eden, St. Clair, Alabama
1961
4 February 1961
Age 72
Death of William C B Hancock in Eden, St Clair, Alabama, USA
Eden, St Clair, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 September 1889
    Event Place: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1889
    Event Place: Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1583; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241583

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1889
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1583; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241583

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1583; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241583

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 7, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1583; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241583

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Beat 1, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1961
    Event Place: Eden, St. Clair, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 February 1961
    Event Place: Eden, St Clair, Alabama, USA
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