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Claud Allen HancockAge: 86 years19182004

Name
Claud Allen Hancock
Given names
Claud Allen
Surname
Hancock
Birth November 16, 1918
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
MarriageArthuretta “Sissy” NashView this family
November 28, 1942 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Birth of a daughter
#1
Claudine Hancock
October 17, 1946 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Edward James “Eddie” Hancock
November 12, 1948 (Age 29 years)
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a daughterClaudine Hancock
September 28, 1990 (Age 71 years)

Death December 7, 2004 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Hill Cemetery
Family with Arthuretta “Sissy” Nash - View this family
himself
wife
Arthuretta “Sissy” Nash
Birth: December 10, 1924 28 28Elk Creek, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 2005St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Marriage: November 28, 1942Missouri, Clark, Arkansas, United States
6 years
son
Edward James “Eddie” Hancock
Birth: November 12, 1948 29 23Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Death: November 18, 2007Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
-2 years
daughter
Claudine Hancock
Birth: October 17, 1946 27 21Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Death: September 28, 1990

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Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Claude Hancock - Household

3021 Myrtle Ave Granite City, Madison, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Hancock, ClaudeheadMW31MarILCore GagerSteel Mill
Hancock, ArthurettawifeFW25MarTN
Hancock, ClaudinedaughterFW3NevIL
Hancock, EdwardsonMW1NevIL