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Benjamin Lewis Hancock

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Benjamin Lewis Hancock

Birth
Mexia, Limestone County, Texas, USA
Death
6 Jun 1934 (aged 78)
Eakly, Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA
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Eakly, Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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He was a Methodist Circuit Rider. He farmed, had a large family, 12 children, and is mentioned twice in the Oklahoma Oral Histories. His wife died (in March), and after the burial it began to snow. He took a blanket across the road (they lived across the street from the cemetery) and laid it on her grave because "she hated to be cold."
He married Alversine (Alva) Henryetta (Retta) Laird 31 Oct 1872 in Freestone Co. TX.
N E corner near road on the east side of the cemetery going into Eakly (1st road coming from the east, 2nd coming from the west) off Hwy. 152.
He was a Methodist Circuit Rider. He farmed, had a large family, 12 children, and is mentioned twice in the Oklahoma Oral Histories. His wife died (in March), and after the burial it began to snow. He took a blanket across the road (they lived across the street from the cemetery) and laid it on her grave because "she hated to be cold."
He married Alversine (Alva) Henryetta (Retta) Laird 31 Oct 1872 in Freestone Co. TX.
N E corner near road on the east side of the cemetery going into Eakly (1st road coming from the east, 2nd coming from the west) off Hwy. 152.

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