There is a discrepancy in John's middle name. There are four documents listing his middle name or initial:
U.S., World War I Draft Reg. Cards, 1917-1918
Name: John Ervin Hancher
County: Garza; State: Texas
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1881
Race: White; Age: 37
Occupation: Farmer
Nearest Relative: A. D. Hancher
Date: 9-12-1918
Source Citation: Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Garza; Roll: 1953398.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
1920 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Post, Garza, Texas; Roll: T625_1806; Page: 1A; ED: 93.
Name: John E Hancher
Age: 38; Birth Year: abt 1882; Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Son; Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Ambrose D Hancher; Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Mary J Hancher; Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members:
Name Age
Ambrose D Hancher 72
Mary J Hancher 66
William G Hancher 40
John E Hancher 38
Clarence D Hancher 33
R Hancher 26
Lawrence Hancher 22
United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: John Ervin Hancher
Event: Military; Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Bradshaw, Runnels, Texas; Residence: Bradshaw, Runnels, Texas
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1882 [different YOB]
Film Number: 4186376
Digital Folder Number: 4186376
Image Number:00137
name: John Smoot Hancher
death date: 29 Feb 1944; death place: Winters, Runnels, Texas
death age: 62 years 2 months 5 days; birth date: 24 Dec 1881
birthplace: Brown County, Indiana
marital status: Single
father's name: Ambrose Hancher; father's birthplace: Ohio
mother's name: Mary Jane Mabe; mother's birthplace: Brown County, Indiana
occupation: Farmer
place of residence: Winters, Runnels, Tex.
cemetery: Bradshaw Cemetery; burial place: Texas; burial date: 01 Mar 1944
film number: 2137703; digital film number: 4029636; image number: 2415; reference number: cn 10237
Collection: John Smoot Hancher, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
The death certificate is the only document found that lists Smoot as his middle name. Informant was his brother W. G. Hancher who possibly did not know his brother's middle name. It is unlikely that John changed his middle name between 1942 and 1944.
U.S., World War I Draft Reg. Cards, 1917-1918
Name: John Ervin Hancher
County: Garza; State: Texas
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1881
Race: White; Age: 37
Occupation: Farmer
Nearest Relative: A. D. Hancher
Date: 9-12-1918
Source Citation: Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Garza; Roll: 1953398.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
1920 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Post, Garza, Texas; Roll: T625_1806; Page: 1A; ED: 93.
Name: John E Hancher
Age: 38; Birth Year: abt 1882; Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Son; Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Ambrose D Hancher; Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Mary J Hancher; Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members:
Name Age
Ambrose D Hancher 72
Mary J Hancher 66
William G Hancher 40
John E Hancher 38
Clarence D Hancher 33
R Hancher 26
Lawrence Hancher 22
United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: John Ervin Hancher
Event: Military; Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Bradshaw, Runnels, Texas; Residence: Bradshaw, Runnels, Texas
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1882 [different YOB]
Film Number: 4186376
Digital Folder Number: 4186376
Image Number:00137
name: John Smoot Hancher
death date: 29 Feb 1944; death place: Winters, Runnels, Texas
death age: 62 years 2 months 5 days; birth date: 24 Dec 1881
birthplace: Brown County, Indiana
marital status: Single
father's name: Ambrose Hancher; father's birthplace: Ohio
mother's name: Mary Jane Mabe; mother's birthplace: Brown County, Indiana
occupation: Farmer
place of residence: Winters, Runnels, Tex.
cemetery: Bradshaw Cemetery; burial place: Texas; burial date: 01 Mar 1944
film number: 2137703; digital film number: 4029636; image number: 2415; reference number: cn 10237
Collection: John Smoot Hancher, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
The death certificate is the only document found that lists Smoot as his middle name. Informant was his brother W. G. Hancher who possibly did not know his brother's middle name. It is unlikely that John changed his middle name between 1942 and 1944.
There is a discrepancy in John's middle name. There are four documents listing his middle name or initial:
U.S., World War I Draft Reg. Cards, 1917-1918
Name: John Ervin Hancher
County: Garza; State: Texas
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1881
Race: White; Age: 37
Occupation: Farmer
Nearest Relative: A. D. Hancher
Date: 9-12-1918
Source Citation: Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Garza; Roll: 1953398.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
1920 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Post, Garza, Texas; Roll: T625_1806; Page: 1A; ED: 93.
Name: John E Hancher
Age: 38; Birth Year: abt 1882; Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Son; Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Ambrose D Hancher; Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Mary J Hancher; Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members:
Name Age
Ambrose D Hancher 72
Mary J Hancher 66
William G Hancher 40
John E Hancher 38
Clarence D Hancher 33
R Hancher 26
Lawrence Hancher 22
United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: John Ervin Hancher
Event: Military; Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Bradshaw, Runnels, Texas; Residence: Bradshaw, Runnels, Texas
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1882 [different YOB]
Film Number: 4186376
Digital Folder Number: 4186376
Image Number:00137
name: John Smoot Hancher
death date: 29 Feb 1944; death place: Winters, Runnels, Texas
death age: 62 years 2 months 5 days; birth date: 24 Dec 1881
birthplace: Brown County, Indiana
marital status: Single
father's name: Ambrose Hancher; father's birthplace: Ohio
mother's name: Mary Jane Mabe; mother's birthplace: Brown County, Indiana
occupation: Farmer
place of residence: Winters, Runnels, Tex.
cemetery: Bradshaw Cemetery; burial place: Texas; burial date: 01 Mar 1944
film number: 2137703; digital film number: 4029636; image number: 2415; reference number: cn 10237
Collection: John Smoot Hancher, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
The death certificate is the only document found that lists Smoot as his middle name. Informant was his brother W. G. Hancher who possibly did not know his brother's middle name. It is unlikely that John changed his middle name between 1942 and 1944.
U.S., World War I Draft Reg. Cards, 1917-1918
Name: John Ervin Hancher
County: Garza; State: Texas
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1881
Race: White; Age: 37
Occupation: Farmer
Nearest Relative: A. D. Hancher
Date: 9-12-1918
Source Citation: Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Garza; Roll: 1953398.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
1920 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Post, Garza, Texas; Roll: T625_1806; Page: 1A; ED: 93.
Name: John E Hancher
Age: 38; Birth Year: abt 1882; Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Son; Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Ambrose D Hancher; Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Mary J Hancher; Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members:
Name Age
Ambrose D Hancher 72
Mary J Hancher 66
William G Hancher 40
John E Hancher 38
Clarence D Hancher 33
R Hancher 26
Lawrence Hancher 22
United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: John Ervin Hancher
Event: Military; Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Bradshaw, Runnels, Texas; Residence: Bradshaw, Runnels, Texas
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1882 [different YOB]
Film Number: 4186376
Digital Folder Number: 4186376
Image Number:00137
name: John Smoot Hancher
death date: 29 Feb 1944; death place: Winters, Runnels, Texas
death age: 62 years 2 months 5 days; birth date: 24 Dec 1881
birthplace: Brown County, Indiana
marital status: Single
father's name: Ambrose Hancher; father's birthplace: Ohio
mother's name: Mary Jane Mabe; mother's birthplace: Brown County, Indiana
occupation: Farmer
place of residence: Winters, Runnels, Tex.
cemetery: Bradshaw Cemetery; burial place: Texas; burial date: 01 Mar 1944
film number: 2137703; digital film number: 4029636; image number: 2415; reference number: cn 10237
Collection: John Smoot Hancher, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
The death certificate is the only document found that lists Smoot as his middle name. Informant was his brother W. G. Hancher who possibly did not know his brother's middle name. It is unlikely that John changed his middle name between 1942 and 1944.
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