The Shemwell Family

James Arthur HancockAge: 94 years19031997

Name
James Arthur Hancock
Given names
James Arthur
Surname
Hancock
Birth January 24, 1903 38 33
Birth of a sisterEdna Faye Hancock
June 23, 1905 (Age 2 years)
Death of a sisterCora May Hancock
November 19, 1905 (Age 2 years)
Census May 12, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Ann Jones
November 18, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 years)

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 (Age 14 years)

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/
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Death of a fatherJames Solomon Hancock
December 18, 1923 (Age 20 years)
MarriageAnnie Elizabeth IzardView this family
June 18, 1925 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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
Death of a motherTabitha Clementine McGehee
August 9, 1942 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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
Death of a brotherCharles Edward Hancock
June 1, 1953 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 42 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 sisterSarah Alice Hancock
March 23, 1978 (Age 75 years)
Death of a sisterEdna Faye Hancock
April 28, 1979 (Age 76 years)

Death of a wifeAnnie Elizabeth Izard
September 15, 1984 (Age 81 years)
Death of a sisterLaura Beth Hancock
August 1, 1986 (Age 83 years)

Death December 22, 1997 (Age 94 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Moriah Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 11, 1886Carroll, Georgia, United States
13 months
elder sister
Cora May Hancock
Birth: May 22, 1887 22 17Arkansas, United States
Death: November 19, 1905Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
Charles Edward Hancock
Birth: March 22, 1892 27 22Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: June 1, 1953Laclede, Missouri, United States
4 years
elder sister
7 years
himself
James Arthur Hancock
Birth: January 24, 1903 38 33Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 22, 1997Inlet, Hamilton, New York, United States
2 years
younger sister
Edna Faye Hancock
Birth: June 23, 1905 40 35Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 28, 1979
Family with Annie Elizabeth Izard - View this family
himself
James Arthur Hancock
Birth: January 24, 1903 38 33Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 22, 1997Inlet, Hamilton, New York, United States
wife
Annie Elizabeth Izard
Birth: September 17, 1902Kansas, United States
Death: September 15, 1984Missouri, United States
Marriage: June 18, 1925Jackson, Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Solomon Hancock - Household

314 N. 3rd. Street Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hancock, James SheadMW45M123MOTNTNBrick MasonHouse Work
Hancock, TabithawifeFW40M12365MOTNTN
Appleby, Claudeson in lawMW28M11TXMOMO
Hancock, AlicedaughterFW20M1100ARMOMO
Hancock, Charlie EsonMW18SMOMOMOBrick MasonHouse Building
Hancock, Laura BdaughterFW15SARMOMO
Hancock, JamessonMW7SOKMOMO
Hancock, Edna FdaughterFW4SOKMOMO
Appleby, Ruthgrand daughterFW4mSOKTXAR

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Solomon Hancock - Household

314 North Fourth St Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hancock, James SheadMW55MMOTNUNBrick LayerPublic Work
Hancock, Tabitha CwifeFW50MMOTNTN
Hancock, James AsonMW16SOKMOMO
Hancock, Edna FdaughterFW14SOKMOMO