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William James Hancock

Male 1848 - 1935  (86 years)


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  • Name William James Hancock 
    Birth 5 Dec 1848  Tishomingo Co, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 8 Jun 1880  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    W.J., age 32, born MS, stationer, living on mother-in-law's estate 
    Census 4 Jun 1900  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    W.J., age 62, born MS, marr 32 yrs, public bookkeeper, parents born TN/AL 
    Census 14 Jan 1920  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 73, born MS, accountant for baking co, parents born TN/AL 
    Census 12 Apr 1930  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 82, born MS, widowed, parents born US/US, living with Eleanor's family 
    Death 30 Nov 1935  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1680  Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2017 

    Father William Hancock,   b. Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Eliza Jane Saunders,   b. Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor Bagby,   b. 19 Jul 1853, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1924, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [1
    Marriage 10 Jan 1878  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Eleanor F Hancock,   b. Dec 1879, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1934, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    +2. Elsa Hancock,   b. 12 Jul 1883, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1940, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F422  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2014 

  • Headstones
    Hancock Family Grave Site
    Hancock Family Grave Site
    Plot: Sect. C-4, Lot 175
    William J Hancock Gravestone
    William J Hancock Gravestone
    WILLIAM J. / HANCOCK / DECEMEBER 5, 1848 / NOVEMBER 30, 1935 / The Lord is my Shepherd

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S141] Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (Transcribed by LDS), Ref Num: Rn 38914.