John
Lorenzo
(John Lorenzo)
Hancock
Born in Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa, USA
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Martha Olive Coons
— married
16 Feb 1882 [location unknown]
Father of
Nettie Pearle Hancock and Archie Earl Hancock
Died about
at about age 73
in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jun 2014
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Biography
JOHN LORENZO HANCOCK, son of John Alexander Hancock and Mary Elizabeth Medaris/Medearis, was born 1859 in Iowa.
John Lorenzo Hancock married 16 Feb 1882 in Davis County, Iowa to Martha Olive Coons. His parents were given as John A. Hancock & M. E. Medaris; her parents given as W. C. Coons & Julia A. Wallace.[1]
"John and Olive Hancock came to Custer County, Nebraska in 1884 in a covered wagon. They with her father, William Joseph Coons, William's sons Frank, William and Charles and daughter Nettie made this trip. John Hancock and Joseph Coons 'took land' near each other in Custer County."[2]
1885 Nebraska State Census[3]
- Custer County, Nebraska, Delight Township
- 12 June 1885
- 34-34
- Coons, William J., white, male, 51, widowed, carpenter, b IN; father b IN; mother b IN
- Coons, Frank, white, male, 23, son, single, farmer, b IA; father b IN; mother b IN
- Coons, William, white, male, 21, son, single, farmer, b IA; father b IN; mother b IN
- Coons, Nettie, white, female, 16, daughter, single, school girl, b IA; father b IN; mother b IN
- Coons, Charles, white, male, 13, son, single, at school, b IA; father b IN; mother b IN
- Hancock, John, white, male, 58 (sic), married, farmer, b IA; father b IN; mother b IN [likely John L. Hancock]
- Hancock, Olive, white, female, 25 (sic), wife, married, housekeeper, b IA; father b IN; mother b IN
1900 U. Federal Census[4]
Custer County, Nebraska, Delight Township
2 June 1900
7-8
Hancock, John L., head, white, male, Sep 1859, 40, married 18y, b IA; father b IN; mother b IN
Hancock, Martha, wife, white, female, February 1860, 40, married 18y, 2 children/2 living; b IA; father b IN; mother b MO
Hancock, Nettie P., daughter, white, female, Oct 1887, 12, single, b NE; mother b IA; father b IA; at school
Hancock, Archie E., son, white, male, April 1892, 8, single, b NE; mother b IA; father b IA; at school
1910 U. S. Federal Census[5]
Dawson County, Nebraska, Gothenburg
19 April 1910
82-83
Hancock, John, head, male, white, 50, married once, married 28y; b IA; father b IN; mother b IN; doctor, chiropractor
Hancock, Martha, wife, female, white, 50, married once, married 28y, 2 children/1 living, b IA; father b IN; mother b MO
1920 U. S. Federal Census[6]
Buffalo County, Nebraska
Kearney
5 January 1920
2300 Central Avenue
81-84
Hancock, John, head, male, white, 60, married; b IA; father b IN; mother b IN, chiropractor, own home
Hancock, Mary (sic), wife, female, white, 59, married, b IA; father b IN; mother b MO
1930 U. S. Federal Census[7]
Dawson County, Nebraska
Lexington
Lexington Precinct
537-563
Hancock, John L., head, Rents $15 month, male, white, 70, married 22y (sic), b IA; father b IA; mother b IA
Hancock, Martha O., wife, female, white, 70, married 22y (sic), b IA; father b IN; mother b MO
Martha Olive (Coon) Hancock died 1931; buried Cozad Cemetery, Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska[8]
John L. Hancock died 1933, age 74; buried Cozad Cemetery, Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska[9]
Children of John Lorenzo Hancock & Martha Olive Coons:
- Nettie Pearl Hancock, b Oct 1887 Nebraska; married in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska as Nita Pearl Hancock (22y) on 26 March 1910 to Leroy Parks (21y) b 1889 IL, s/o Mahlon Parks & Leah Travis.
- Archie E. Hancock, b April 1892 Nebraska; died 1931; buried Cozad Cemetery, Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska Archie E. Hancock gravestone[10]
Sources
- ↑ Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 FamilySearch
- ↑ Mrs. Glen E. Rush, "Wallace Family Genealogy" (1961), p. 12 [1]
- ↑ 1885 Nebraska State Census
- ↑ 1900 U. S. Federal Census
- ↑ 1910 U. S. Federal Census
- ↑ 1920 U. S. Federal Census
- ↑ 1930 U. S. Federal Census
- ↑ M. Olive Hancock gravestone [BillionGraves.com]
- ↑ John L. Hancock gravestone [BillionGraves.com]
- ↑ BillionGraves.com
Acknowledgements
WikiTree Hancock-2851 created by [Living Schmeeckle] on 5 Jun 2014.
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