John
Hancock
Born in Bellfount, Jackson, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Allen Hancock
and Sarah Ann (Ryan) Hancock
Brother of
Allen Hancock, Celia Hancock, Ryan Hancock, Sarah Frances Hancock, Phoebe Hancock, William Ryan Hancock, George Duncan Hancock, Olivia (Hancock) Corn, Julia Ann Hancock, Lewis Swanson Hancock and Lucy Hancock
Husband of
Susan Elizabeth (Richeson) Hancock
— married
12 Nov 1855 in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Hugh Berry Hancock and Edwin Brigham Hancock
Died
at age 68
in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
John Hancock is Notable.
John Hancock was born October 24, 1824.
Hancock was a judge and member of the Texas Bar.[1]
He married Sue Richeson November 12, 1855, in Travis County, Texas.[2] They lived in Travis County.[3]
Hancock was serving as a legislator in the Texas State House of Representatives when the Civil War began, and was expelled for refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the newly formed Confederate States of America. He fled to Mexico in 1864 to avoid conscription.
He was elected as a Democrat to represent three different Texas Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives. He first represented the 4th District from 1871 to 1875, then the 5th District from 1875 to 1877, then finally the 10th District from 1883 to 1885.
He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "John Hancock (Texas politician)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock_(Texas_politician) (accessed May 6, 2021).
- ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXQ1-J8D : 22 January 2020), John Hancock, 1855.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXG8-T7Q : 2 January 2021), George Hancock, 1870.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/18197/john-hancock : accessed 06 May 2021), memorial page for John Hancock (24 Oct 1824–19 Jul 1893), Find A Grave: Memorial #18197, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.
- "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #92414461 (accessed 28 July 2022)
John Hancock in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
- https://www.geni.com/people/Judge-Hancock/6000000041391698566
- "Who do you think you are?" Season 7 Episode 1 "Aisha Tyler"
- http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/upperla/pafg309.htm#10389
Acknowledgements
- Profile created by Antonia on 05 April 2016
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