Peter Clarence Hancock (1878 - 1956)

Born 2 Apr 1878 in Tollhouse, Fresno, California, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ruby Myrtle Silvers — married 17 Jul 1900 in Fresno, Fresno, California

Husband of Harriet Louise (Thurman) Hancock — married 8 Jun 1907 in Fresno, Fresno, California

Descendants

Died 4 May 1956 at age 78 in Fresno, California, United States

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Biography

1878 2 Apr born at Tollhouse, Fresno, California, United States ^{[1] [2] [3]}

1880 in census at Big Dry Creek and Millerton, Fresno, California, USA. In the household of Jonathan Barton Hancock, a farmer. ^[4]

1900 he is in the census Fresno city Ward 2, Fresno, California, United States living in the household of his father Jonathan B Hancock. ^[5]

1900 Jul 17 he married Ruby Myrtle Silvers at Fresno, Fresno, California. ^[6]

1903 7 Dec wife Ruby dies, leaving Clarence with 9-month old daughter Celia. ^[7] Clarence's mother Alice will raise Celia.

1907 Jun 8 marriage to Hattie L. Loveless at Fresno, Fresno, California. Clarence is 29 years and Hattie is 34 years. ^[8]

1910 he is in the census at North West Merced, Merced, California. Clarence is 32 years old, a house painter, living with wife Hattie and two children. Daughter Celia Virginia is from his marriage to Ruby, and daughter Serena Nichols is from is marriage with Hattie. ^[9]

1918 Sep 12 WWI draft registration at Berkeley, Alameda, California ^[10]

1920 he is in the census at Berkeley, Alameda, California. Clarence is a painter living with wife Hattie and daughter Irene [Serena]. Clarence Peter is 41 years, born in California, and Hattie is 46 years, born in Missouri. ^[11]

1938 Social Security Application while residing at Stockton, California ^[2]

1942 Sep 12 WWI draft registration at Stockton, California ^[3]

1953 Jul 17 wife Harriet dies at Sutter, California ^[12]

1956 May 7 died at Fresno, California, United States ^{[1] [13] [14]}

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Research Notes

His birth name is more likely Peter Clarence rather than Clarence Peter, but he went by the name Clarence and signed his name Clarence Hancock. He was probably named after his grandfather Peter Donahoo. The following list of children by his sister Harriet gives his name as Peter Clarence.

Bible Extraction showing child Francis Hancock

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPK8-BSP : 26 November 2014), Clarence P Hancock, 04 May 1956; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

   Death date 4 May 1956

   Place: Fresno, California

   Birth date 2 Apr 1878

   Place: California

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

   Name: Clarence Hancock

   SSN: 553184626

   Birth Date: 2 Apr 1878

   Birth Place: Tollhouse, Fresno, California

   Father: Johnathon B Hancock

   Mother: Alice J Donohue

   Address in 1938: 1817 E. Layfette, Stockton, California

   Note: he signs his name "Clarence Hancock" [not Peter]

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for California, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 603155; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

   Clarence Hancock

   Age: 64

   Birth Date: 2 Apr 1878

   Birth Place: Tollhouse, California, USA

   Residence Year: 1942

   Residence: Stkn, California, US

   5'8-1/2" tall

   145 lb weight

   Blue Eyes

   Gray hair

   ruddy complexion

   Scar on Forehead

4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GT-HY1 : 14 July 2016), Scott Winfield Hancock in household of John B Hancock, Big Dry Creek and Millerton, Fresno, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 4, sheet 214A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0065; FHL microfilm 1,254,065.

   Household, Role, Gender, Age, Birthplace

   John B Hancock, Self, M, 39, Missouri

   Alice J Hancock, Wife, F, 30, Iowa

   Scott Winfield Hancock, Son, M, 2, California

   Jesse B Webber, Stepdaughter, F, 11, Iowa

   William H Webber, Stepson, M, 8, Iowa

   John E Webber, Stepson, M, 6, Iowa

   ...

   Note: Scott Winfield Hancock must be the same person as Clarence Peter Hancock. It is not known if this is a simple error or if the family changed his name

5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9PZ-V75 : accessed 21 February 2017), Clarence Hancock in household of Jonathan B Hancock, Fresno city Ward 2, Fresno, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 10A, family 234, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,086.
6. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZ3P-64P : 28 November 2014), Clarence Hancock and Ruby Silvers, 17 Jul 1900; citing Fresno, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,548,475.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, California, Death and Burial Records from Select Counties, 1873-1987 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
8. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ3R-SW1 : 28 November 2014), Clarence Hancock and Hattie L. Loveless, 08 Jun 1907; citing Fresno, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,548,576.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVLX-SZS : accessed 1 March 2017), Clarence Hancock, North West Merced, Merced, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 102, sheet 8A, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 89; FHL microfilm 1,374,102.

   Clarence Hancock, Head, M, 32, California

   Hattie Hancock, Wife, F, 36, Missouri

   Serena Hancock, Daughter, F, 1, California

   Celia V Hancock, Daughter, F, 8, California

   ...

   Note that Celia is also listed in the 1910 census with Clarence's mother Alice, who actually raised her after Clarence's first wife, Ruby Silvers, died.

10. ↑ United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm. Repository: Ancestry.com.

    Clarence Peter Hancock

    Occupation: painter

    1907 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, California

    5'8" tall

    Slender

    Blue Eyes

    Brown Hair

11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MH36-M6P : accessed 1 March 2017), Clarence P Hancock, Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States; citing ED 177, sheet 3B, line 98, family 316, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 92; FHL microfilm 1,820,092.
12. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPCW-ZNY : 26 November 2014), Harriet Louise Hancock, 17 Jul 1953; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
13. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 41696881 for Clarence Peter Hancock ( https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41696881 : accessed 3 Mar 2017 )

    This is the first of two Find A Grave memorials. This has a link to his second wife.

14. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 40579613 for Peter Clarence Hancock ( https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40579613 : accessed 3 Mar 2017 )

    This is a second Find A Grave for Clarence, with link to his first wife.