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John Franklin Hancock

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John Franklin Hancock

Birth
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Death
21 Dec 1964 (aged 79)
Grantsboro, Pamlico County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Pamlico County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Cedar Grove Main, Plot 24A
Memorial ID
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PARENTS: Ivey Hancock & Mary Helen Cannon.

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Asa Hancock & Sarah


1850 U.S. Census for White Oak Dist., Carteret Co., NC:
Asa Hancock M 50 NC; blacksmith
Sarah Hancock F 52 North Carolina
Harrel Hancock M 21 NC; blacksmith
Sarah A Hancock F 19 North Carolina
Caleb Hancock M 17 NC; blacksmith
Hellen Hancock F 15 North Carolina
Ira Hancock M 10 North Carolina
Ivy Hancock M 10 North Carolina
Elijah Hancock M 7 North Carolina


1860 U.S. Census for White Oak Dist., Carteret Co., NC (P.O. Hadnots Creek):
Sarah Hancock F 63 NC
Caleb Hancock M 26 NC
Ira Hancock M 19 NC
Ivah Hancock (Ivy) M 19 NC
Elijah Hancock M 17 NC
Hulda Hancock F 3 NC

Sarah is a widow. Caleb's occupation is illegible. The other sons are farm laborers.


Ivy Hancock served with the CSA during the Civil War as a Private in Co. H, 1st Regiment, NC Artillery.


1900 U.S. Census for Twp 6, Craven Co., NC:
Mary Hancock Head F 47 yrs, b. April 1853 NC
John Hancock Son M 15 yrs, b. May 1885 NC
Ivy Hancock Son M 12 yrs, b. Oct. 1888 NC
Albert J Hancock Son M 8 yrs, b. Aug. 1892 NC

Mary was a widow. Mary had 9 children, 5 living. John & Ivy are farm laborers.

Interestingly, on John's DC, it states Ivey Hancock as his father. On Albert James Hancock's DC, it states Ira Hancock is his father. Could Mary have married brothers? Or, does her husband go by Ivey and/or Ira. As noted above, both names appear in the family tree.


John m. Fannie Laura Ballard 20 May 1906, New Bern, Craven Co., NC.


1910 U.S. Census for Twp 6, Craven Co., NC:
John F Hancock Head M 24 North Carolina
Fanny Hancock Wife F 21 North Carolina
Mary Helen Hancock Dau F 3 North Carolina
Rosa Mae Hancock Dau F 1 North Carolina

Fanny had 2 children, both living. John is a farmer.


John m. Neta Rice 6 February 1916, Newport, Carteret Co., NC.


1920 U.S. Census for Twp 1, Pamlico Co., NC (17 Mar):
John C Hancock Head M 36 NC; farmer
Nettie Hancock Wife F 31 North Carolina
Mary Hancock Dau F 12 North Carolina
Rosa Hancock Dau F 10 North Carolina
Nellie Hancock Dau F 8 North Carolina
Louis Hancock Son M 7 mos North Carolina

Mary, Rosa & Nellie are John's children from his marriage to Fannie.


1930 U.S. Census for Twp 1, Pamlico Co., NC:
John F Hancock Head M 44 North Carolina
Neta Hancock Wife F 42 North Carolina
Louis D Hancock Son M 10 North Carolina
Nina Hancock Dau F 8 North Carolina

John worked as a carpenter for a railroad coach shop.


1940 U.S. Census for Twp 1, Grantsboro, Pamlico Co., NC:
John Hancock Head M 54 NC; farmer
Neta Hancock Wife F 52 North Carolina
Lewis D Hancock Son M 20 North Carolina
Nina Hancock Dau F 18 North Carolina

The family resided in the same house in 1935.


Notes: Daughter Rose May Hancock m. Johnny Thomas Cannon 17 May 1924, Twp 6, Craven Co., NC. They both resided in Havelock, Craven Co., NC. However, in the marriage record, Rose stated her birth year as 1906. His parents were John Cannon & Effie Hancock.

Johnny Thomas Cannon, b. Sep. 13, 1905, NC; d. Feb. 12, 1966, Newport, Carteret Co., NC. He was divorced, a farmer, & resided in Newport, NC. He is buried in Cannady Memorial Cemetery, Newport, Carteret Co., NC; Memorial 28084498.

She had a son with Johnny Thomas Cannon, Albert Earl Cannon, who is buried in New Bern Memorial Cem., New Bern, NC; Memorial 46755478.

In the 1930 U.S. Census for Bridgeton, NC, Rosa & son Albert Earl Cannon are residing with her uncle & aunt, Sylvester & Elizabeth Parker. She is shown as being married.

There is an immigration record for a Rose Cannon, 33 yrs, traveling from San Francisco, CA to Honolulu, departing San Francisco on Aug. 20, 1941 & arriving in Honolulu on Aug. 25, 1941 on the S.S. Mariposa. World War II commenced 4 months later.

Daughter Rosa Mae Hancock Cannon, b. 8 May 1909, Craven Co., NC; m. John Dunn Gibble; d. 5 Nov 1985, New Bern, Craven Co., NC; both are buried in the New Bern National Cem., New Bern, NC: Memorial 694226.

Rose & John were married by 9 Oct 1943 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army at Ft. Bragg, NC.

John Gibble's parents were Denard D Gibble & Callie Gibble.

Rose & John had a daughter Ann Laura Gibble Holton, b. 1 Sept 1945, Craven Co., NC; m. ? Holton; d. 9 Oct 1986, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC. She was divorced. She worked in Direct. Info. Sys. Fiber. She resided in Matthews, Mecklenburg Co., NC. She was cremated at Yates Crematory, Charlotte, NC but her cremains have not been located.
PARENTS: Ivey Hancock & Mary Helen Cannon.

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Asa Hancock & Sarah


1850 U.S. Census for White Oak Dist., Carteret Co., NC:
Asa Hancock M 50 NC; blacksmith
Sarah Hancock F 52 North Carolina
Harrel Hancock M 21 NC; blacksmith
Sarah A Hancock F 19 North Carolina
Caleb Hancock M 17 NC; blacksmith
Hellen Hancock F 15 North Carolina
Ira Hancock M 10 North Carolina
Ivy Hancock M 10 North Carolina
Elijah Hancock M 7 North Carolina


1860 U.S. Census for White Oak Dist., Carteret Co., NC (P.O. Hadnots Creek):
Sarah Hancock F 63 NC
Caleb Hancock M 26 NC
Ira Hancock M 19 NC
Ivah Hancock (Ivy) M 19 NC
Elijah Hancock M 17 NC
Hulda Hancock F 3 NC

Sarah is a widow. Caleb's occupation is illegible. The other sons are farm laborers.


Ivy Hancock served with the CSA during the Civil War as a Private in Co. H, 1st Regiment, NC Artillery.


1900 U.S. Census for Twp 6, Craven Co., NC:
Mary Hancock Head F 47 yrs, b. April 1853 NC
John Hancock Son M 15 yrs, b. May 1885 NC
Ivy Hancock Son M 12 yrs, b. Oct. 1888 NC
Albert J Hancock Son M 8 yrs, b. Aug. 1892 NC

Mary was a widow. Mary had 9 children, 5 living. John & Ivy are farm laborers.

Interestingly, on John's DC, it states Ivey Hancock as his father. On Albert James Hancock's DC, it states Ira Hancock is his father. Could Mary have married brothers? Or, does her husband go by Ivey and/or Ira. As noted above, both names appear in the family tree.


John m. Fannie Laura Ballard 20 May 1906, New Bern, Craven Co., NC.


1910 U.S. Census for Twp 6, Craven Co., NC:
John F Hancock Head M 24 North Carolina
Fanny Hancock Wife F 21 North Carolina
Mary Helen Hancock Dau F 3 North Carolina
Rosa Mae Hancock Dau F 1 North Carolina

Fanny had 2 children, both living. John is a farmer.


John m. Neta Rice 6 February 1916, Newport, Carteret Co., NC.


1920 U.S. Census for Twp 1, Pamlico Co., NC (17 Mar):
John C Hancock Head M 36 NC; farmer
Nettie Hancock Wife F 31 North Carolina
Mary Hancock Dau F 12 North Carolina
Rosa Hancock Dau F 10 North Carolina
Nellie Hancock Dau F 8 North Carolina
Louis Hancock Son M 7 mos North Carolina

Mary, Rosa & Nellie are John's children from his marriage to Fannie.


1930 U.S. Census for Twp 1, Pamlico Co., NC:
John F Hancock Head M 44 North Carolina
Neta Hancock Wife F 42 North Carolina
Louis D Hancock Son M 10 North Carolina
Nina Hancock Dau F 8 North Carolina

John worked as a carpenter for a railroad coach shop.


1940 U.S. Census for Twp 1, Grantsboro, Pamlico Co., NC:
John Hancock Head M 54 NC; farmer
Neta Hancock Wife F 52 North Carolina
Lewis D Hancock Son M 20 North Carolina
Nina Hancock Dau F 18 North Carolina

The family resided in the same house in 1935.


Notes: Daughter Rose May Hancock m. Johnny Thomas Cannon 17 May 1924, Twp 6, Craven Co., NC. They both resided in Havelock, Craven Co., NC. However, in the marriage record, Rose stated her birth year as 1906. His parents were John Cannon & Effie Hancock.

Johnny Thomas Cannon, b. Sep. 13, 1905, NC; d. Feb. 12, 1966, Newport, Carteret Co., NC. He was divorced, a farmer, & resided in Newport, NC. He is buried in Cannady Memorial Cemetery, Newport, Carteret Co., NC; Memorial 28084498.

She had a son with Johnny Thomas Cannon, Albert Earl Cannon, who is buried in New Bern Memorial Cem., New Bern, NC; Memorial 46755478.

In the 1930 U.S. Census for Bridgeton, NC, Rosa & son Albert Earl Cannon are residing with her uncle & aunt, Sylvester & Elizabeth Parker. She is shown as being married.

There is an immigration record for a Rose Cannon, 33 yrs, traveling from San Francisco, CA to Honolulu, departing San Francisco on Aug. 20, 1941 & arriving in Honolulu on Aug. 25, 1941 on the S.S. Mariposa. World War II commenced 4 months later.

Daughter Rosa Mae Hancock Cannon, b. 8 May 1909, Craven Co., NC; m. John Dunn Gibble; d. 5 Nov 1985, New Bern, Craven Co., NC; both are buried in the New Bern National Cem., New Bern, NC: Memorial 694226.

Rose & John were married by 9 Oct 1943 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army at Ft. Bragg, NC.

John Gibble's parents were Denard D Gibble & Callie Gibble.

Rose & John had a daughter Ann Laura Gibble Holton, b. 1 Sept 1945, Craven Co., NC; m. ? Holton; d. 9 Oct 1986, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC. She was divorced. She worked in Direct. Info. Sys. Fiber. She resided in Matthews, Mecklenburg Co., NC. She was cremated at Yates Crematory, Charlotte, NC but her cremains have not been located.

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