William James Hancock
1848 - 1935 (86 years)-
Name William James Hancock Birth 5 Dec 1848 Tishomingo Co, Mississippi 
Gender Male Census 8 Jun 1880 Houston, Harris, TX W.J., age 32, born MS, stationer, living on mother-in-law's estate Census 4 Jun 1900 Houston, Harris, TX age 52, born Dec 1847 in MS, marr 22 yrs, bookseller, parents born TN/MS, living with family on Bagby homestead Census 22 Apr 1910 Houston, Harris, TX W.J., age 62, born MS, marr 32 yrs, public bookkeeper, parents born TN/AL Census 14 Jan 1920 Houston, Harris, TX age 73, born MS, accountant for baking co, parents born TN/AL Census 12 Apr 1930 Houston, Harris, TX age 82, born MS, widowed, parents born US/US, living with Eleanor's family Death 30 Nov 1935 Houston, Harris, TX Burial Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX Person ID I1680 Family Tree Last Modified 2 Jun 2017
Father William Hancock, b. Tennessee Mother Eliza Jane Saunders, b. Alabama Family ID F1288 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Eleanor Bagby, b. 19 Jul 1853, Houston, Harris, TX d. 8 Dec 1924, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 71 years) [1] Marriage 10 Jan 1878 Houston, Harris, TX Children + 1. Eleanor F Hancock, b. Dec 1879, Houston, Harris, TX d. 11 Jan 1934, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 54 years)+ 2. Elsa Hancock, b. 12 Jul 1883, Houston, Harris, TX d. 30 Oct 1940, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 57 years)Family ID F422 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Sep 2014
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Headstones 
Hancock Family Grave Site
Plot: Sect. C-4, Lot 175
William J Hancock Gravestone
WILLIAM J. / HANCOCK / DECEMEBER 5, 1848 / NOVEMBER 30, 1935 / The Lord is my Shepherd
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Notes - W.J. Hancock Called by Death
Resident of Houston Since 1876 Expires at Residence.
William J. Hancock, 87, a resident of Houston since 1876, died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at his residence, 2703 Grant Street. Although he retired from business pursuits many years ago, Mr. Hancock was active in civic affairs. He was one of the members of the old Houston Lyceum which was reorganized the year after he came to the city. The present Houston library was built on the site of the old home of his late wife, a member of the BAGBY family, and he took an active interest of the affairs of the library.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the residence of his son-in-law, F.M. BERLETH, 112 Hawthorne street, with the Rev. Charles L. King officiating. Burial will be in the Glenwood cemetery under the direction of the Morse Funeral church. Surviving are a daughter, MRS. J.Y. ALLEN; a sister, MRS. CHASE AIKEN; a son-in-law, F.M. BERLETH; four grandsons, FRANCIS, NELSON and WILLIAM BERLETH, and JOHN ALLEN, all of Houston, and a nephew, JUDGE W.T. ARMSTRONG of Galveston.
- W.J. Hancock Called by Death
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Sources - [S141] Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (Transcribed by LDS), Ref Num: Rn 38914.
- [S141] Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (Transcribed by LDS), Ref Num: Rn 38914.