Joseph was the great-grandson of Henry Hancock, the brother of John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Joseph's parents were:
Joseph Euclio Hancock, b. May 7, 1822 in Euclid, Cuyahoga County, OH. and d. Jul. 18, 1924 at the age of 102 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. &
Nancy Augusta Bemis, b. Jun. 14, 1829 in Ellisburg, Jefferson County, NY. and d. Jun. 15, 1908 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
On Aug. 31, 1848, Joseph marr. (his 2nd wife), Nancy Augusta Bemis in Council Bluffs, IA.
Joseph & Nancy Hancock's children were:
1. Alvin R. Hancock, b. 1848 and d. 1849
2. Alvin Bemis Hancock, b. Jan. 13, 1850 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA. and d. Nov. 24, 1896 by suicide (ingesting poison), in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Alvin marr. Elizabeth Penman Nish.
2. Elenorah/Elnora Hancock, b. Mar. 19, 1851 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA. (-who was almost buried alive as a tiny infant) and d. Jan. 26, 1949 in Highland, San Bernardino County, CA. Elenorah marr. George Miller
3. Solomon Hancock, b. Nov. 11, 1852 in Ogden, Weber county, UT. and d. Apr. 4, 1901 (in an insane asylum) in Highland, San Bernardino, CA. Solomon marr. Eudora Hammack.
4. Jerusha Hancock, b. Aug. 30, 1854 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Nov. 18, 1953 at the age of 99 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Jerusha marr. Charles Hudson Tyler.
5. Lucina Harriet Hancock, b. Apr. 29, 1856 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Apr. 22, 1938 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Lucina marr. George L. Lord
6. Foster K. Hancock, b. Oct. 21, 1857 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jul. 5, 1934 of a heart attack in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Foster marr. Catherine Mapstead.
7. Joseph Nephi Hancock, b. Nov. 25, 1867 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Mar. 3, 1917 by suicide (gunshot wound), in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA
In the 1870 U. S. census, 3 yr. old Joseph N Hancock, b. in CA., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
48 yr. old father, Joseph Hancock, a farmer, b. in OH.
41 yr. old mother, Nancy Hancock, b. in NY.
20 yr. old brother, Alvin Hancock, a farm laborer, b. in IA.
19 yr. old sister, Elnora Hancock, b. in IA.
17 yr. old brother, Soloman Hancock, b. in UT.
15 yr. old sister, Jerusha Hancock, b. in CA.
14 yr. old sister, Suana (Lucina) Hancock, attending school, b. in CA.
12 yr. old brother, Forster (Foster) Hancock, attending school, b. in CA.
Joseph Sr.'s real estate was valued at $400 and his personal estate at $2,000.
In the 1880 U. S. census, 13 yr. old Joseph N. Hancock, attending school, b. in CA., was living on 8th St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
58 yr. old father, Joseph Hancock, a farmer and stock dealer, b. in OH.
50 yr. old mother, Nancy Hancock, b. in NY.
30 yr. old brother, Alvin B. Hancock, working on the farm, b. in IA.
28 yr. old brother, Solomon Hancock, working the farm, b. in UT.
26 yr. old sister, Jerusha Hancock, b. in CA.
Joseph Sr.'s father was b. in MA. and his mother in VT.
Nancy's parents were both b. in VT.
On Nov. 5, 1892, Joseph Hancock and Emilie "Emma" LeMeur were married in San Bernardino, CA.
Joseph & Emma Hancock's children were:
1. Esther Nancy Hancock, b. Mar. 25, 1893 in San Bernardino, S. B. County, CA. and d. Jun. 5, 1977 in San Bernardino, S. B. County, CA. Esther marr. Henry Smith Littlefield.
2. Ruby Mabel Hancock, b. Jun. 3, 1896 in San Bernardino, S. B. county, CA. and d. Jul. 25, 1995 in Henderson, Clark, NV. Ruby marr. first, Walter E. Decrow in 1914 and second, Edward J. Dadovich/Dedovich.
3. Alvin Hancock, b. abt. 1898 and d. abt. 1898, stillborn.
4. Alvin Hancock, b. Feb. or March 1901 and d. May 31, 1901 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA.
5. Irene Emilie Hancock, b. Mar. 14, 1903 in San Bernardino, CA. and d. Feb. 27, 1988 in San Diego, San Diego, CA. Irene marr. Francis James McCabe.
The San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 4, Col. 6
Sat., Nov. 27, 1897
WAS RUN OVER BY A WAGON
A Close Call to a Fatal Accident Yesterday Afternoon on D Street.
Joseph Hancock Run Over by a Wagon, the Wheel Passing Over His Chest.
What came near being a fatal accident occurred yesterday near the corner of D and Third streets.
A load of baled hale was coming around the corner from Third street into D when the front wheel of the wagon struck the street car track, throwing Jos. Hancock, the driver, off, directly under the front wheels of the wagon, which passed completely over his shoulder and chest. The rear wheel did not strike him as he rolled to one side before it reached him.
As there were 40,000 pounds of hay on the load and the wagon itself weighed about 1600 pounds, it is a miracle that Hancock was not instantly killed. The only explanation is that in striking the car rail the load was slightly tipped to one side and relieved the weight on the wheel. So impossible did it look that a man could survive such an accident that some thought that the wheel only struck the man and pushed him to one side, but several witnesses beside Mr. Hancock himself assert positively that there is not the least doubt but that the wheel passed completely over the upper portion of his body.
The injured man was placed in a carriage and taken to his home on Mt. Vernon avenue, where at last report he was resting easily and it is hoped that nothin serious will result, though there may be internal injuries not yet located by the physicians.
The Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 7, Col. 3
Mon., Nov. 29, 1897
Item from: SAN BERNARDINO
Joseph Hancock, a young man, was driving up D street with a two-ton load of baled hay on the wagon, when on crossing the car track he was thrown from the load, and the front wheel passed over his chest and shoulder, breaking two ribs.
In the 1900 U. S. census, 33 yr. old Joseph Hancock, a farmer, b. Nov. 1866 in CA., was living in a home he owned in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
24 yr. old wife, Emma Hancock, b. Oct. 1875 in France
6 yr. old daughter, Esther W Hancock, b. Mar. 1894 in CA.
3 yr. old daughter, Ruby M Hancock, b. Jun. 1896 in CA.
Joseph and Emma had been married for 7 years.
Emma was the mother of 3 children, only 2 still alive by this census.
Joseph's father was b. in OH. and his mother in NY.
Emma's parents were both b. in France.
The San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 2
Sun., Jun. 2, 1901
DIED
HANCOCK - In San Bernardino, California, Friday, May 31, 1901, Alvin Hancock, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hancock, aged three months. Funeral from the family residence on Mt. Vernon avenue, at 10 o’clock this morning.
In the 1910 U. S. census, 43 yr. old (head of household) Joseph N Hancock, a self-employed farmer on a hay farm, b. in CA., was living on a farm he owned free and clear on 9th St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
34 yr. old wife, Emma Hancock, b. in France
16 yr. old daughter, Esther M Hancock, b. in CA.
13 yr. old daughter, Ruby M Hancock, b. in CA.
7 yr. old daughter, Irene E Hancock, b. in CA.
37 (87) yr. old widowed father, Joseph Hancock, living off his own income, b. in IA.
Joseph Jr.'s father was b. in OH. (IA.) and his mother in NY.
Joseph Sr.'s parents were both b. in MA.
Emma's parents were both b. in France.
Joseph and Emma had been married for 17 years.
Emma was the mother of 5 children, only 3 still alive by this census.
San Bernardino News (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 1, Col. 3-5
Sat., Mar. 3, 1917
War Drives Local Man To Suicide
Worry About War Causes Suicide of Local Man In Barn At His Home Here
Joseph Hancock, son of Joseph Hancock Sr., the latter a nephew of John Hancock, one of the signers of the declaration of independence previous to the revolutionary war committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a revolver at his home in West Ninth street at 9 o’clock today.
War news, hard times and the high cost of living are attributed as the causes which led Hancock to end his life.
He entered his barn on the family ranch, a report of a gun was heard and his dead body was found by members of his family.
The body is at the Mark B. Shaw funeral parlors, where an inquest will be held.
Hancock is a native son of San Bernardino and has resided in this city all his life.
He was about 50 years of age and a son of John Hancock, who is now living, age 95 years.
For some time Hancock has been despondent, talking almost continually of the European war and about the existing high prices for almost every kind of commodity.
When the war crisis came to a culmination with Germany and America a few days ago, Hancock grew unusually excitable and he discussed continually phases of the probably war.
That this preyed upon his mind until he became temporarily insane is stated. He left no note to explain his action.He had previously threatened to end his life.
The Hancock family is well known to pioneers, especially in view of the fact that the family traces its ancestry to the colonists who settled in the eastern states and who aided much in shaping the affairs of the nation when the rule of England grew so tyrannical that the thirteen colonies began the battle of freedom.
Hancock leaves a widow and three children, Mrs. Ruby Decrow of Indio, Mrs. Esther Littlefield and Miss Irene Hancock of this city, also a father, Joseph Hancock, three sisters, Mrs. Lusena Lord, Mrs. C. H. Tyler and Mrs. George Miller, the latter of Highland, and a brother, Foster Hancock, of this city.
Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.
Joseph's parents were:
Joseph Euclio Hancock, b. May 7, 1822 in Euclid, Cuyahoga County, OH. and d. Jul. 18, 1924 at the age of 102 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. &
Nancy Augusta Bemis, b. Jun. 14, 1829 in Ellisburg, Jefferson County, NY. and d. Jun. 15, 1908 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
On Aug. 31, 1848, Joseph marr. (his 2nd wife), Nancy Augusta Bemis in Council Bluffs, IA.
Joseph & Nancy Hancock's children were:
1. Alvin R. Hancock, b. 1848 and d. 1849
2. Alvin Bemis Hancock, b. Jan. 13, 1850 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA. and d. Nov. 24, 1896 by suicide (ingesting poison), in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Alvin marr. Elizabeth Penman Nish.
2. Elenorah/Elnora Hancock, b. Mar. 19, 1851 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA. (-who was almost buried alive as a tiny infant) and d. Jan. 26, 1949 in Highland, San Bernardino County, CA. Elenorah marr. George Miller
3. Solomon Hancock, b. Nov. 11, 1852 in Ogden, Weber county, UT. and d. Apr. 4, 1901 (in an insane asylum) in Highland, San Bernardino, CA. Solomon marr. Eudora Hammack.
4. Jerusha Hancock, b. Aug. 30, 1854 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Nov. 18, 1953 at the age of 99 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Jerusha marr. Charles Hudson Tyler.
5. Lucina Harriet Hancock, b. Apr. 29, 1856 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Apr. 22, 1938 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Lucina marr. George L. Lord
6. Foster K. Hancock, b. Oct. 21, 1857 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jul. 5, 1934 of a heart attack in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Foster marr. Catherine Mapstead.
7. Joseph Nephi Hancock, b. Nov. 25, 1867 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Mar. 3, 1917 by suicide (gunshot wound), in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA
In the 1870 U. S. census, 3 yr. old Joseph N Hancock, b. in CA., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
48 yr. old father, Joseph Hancock, a farmer, b. in OH.
41 yr. old mother, Nancy Hancock, b. in NY.
20 yr. old brother, Alvin Hancock, a farm laborer, b. in IA.
19 yr. old sister, Elnora Hancock, b. in IA.
17 yr. old brother, Soloman Hancock, b. in UT.
15 yr. old sister, Jerusha Hancock, b. in CA.
14 yr. old sister, Suana (Lucina) Hancock, attending school, b. in CA.
12 yr. old brother, Forster (Foster) Hancock, attending school, b. in CA.
Joseph Sr.'s real estate was valued at $400 and his personal estate at $2,000.
In the 1880 U. S. census, 13 yr. old Joseph N. Hancock, attending school, b. in CA., was living on 8th St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
58 yr. old father, Joseph Hancock, a farmer and stock dealer, b. in OH.
50 yr. old mother, Nancy Hancock, b. in NY.
30 yr. old brother, Alvin B. Hancock, working on the farm, b. in IA.
28 yr. old brother, Solomon Hancock, working the farm, b. in UT.
26 yr. old sister, Jerusha Hancock, b. in CA.
Joseph Sr.'s father was b. in MA. and his mother in VT.
Nancy's parents were both b. in VT.
On Nov. 5, 1892, Joseph Hancock and Emilie "Emma" LeMeur were married in San Bernardino, CA.
Joseph & Emma Hancock's children were:
1. Esther Nancy Hancock, b. Mar. 25, 1893 in San Bernardino, S. B. County, CA. and d. Jun. 5, 1977 in San Bernardino, S. B. County, CA. Esther marr. Henry Smith Littlefield.
2. Ruby Mabel Hancock, b. Jun. 3, 1896 in San Bernardino, S. B. county, CA. and d. Jul. 25, 1995 in Henderson, Clark, NV. Ruby marr. first, Walter E. Decrow in 1914 and second, Edward J. Dadovich/Dedovich.
3. Alvin Hancock, b. abt. 1898 and d. abt. 1898, stillborn.
4. Alvin Hancock, b. Feb. or March 1901 and d. May 31, 1901 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA.
5. Irene Emilie Hancock, b. Mar. 14, 1903 in San Bernardino, CA. and d. Feb. 27, 1988 in San Diego, San Diego, CA. Irene marr. Francis James McCabe.
The San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 4, Col. 6
Sat., Nov. 27, 1897
WAS RUN OVER BY A WAGON
A Close Call to a Fatal Accident Yesterday Afternoon on D Street.
Joseph Hancock Run Over by a Wagon, the Wheel Passing Over His Chest.
What came near being a fatal accident occurred yesterday near the corner of D and Third streets.
A load of baled hale was coming around the corner from Third street into D when the front wheel of the wagon struck the street car track, throwing Jos. Hancock, the driver, off, directly under the front wheels of the wagon, which passed completely over his shoulder and chest. The rear wheel did not strike him as he rolled to one side before it reached him.
As there were 40,000 pounds of hay on the load and the wagon itself weighed about 1600 pounds, it is a miracle that Hancock was not instantly killed. The only explanation is that in striking the car rail the load was slightly tipped to one side and relieved the weight on the wheel. So impossible did it look that a man could survive such an accident that some thought that the wheel only struck the man and pushed him to one side, but several witnesses beside Mr. Hancock himself assert positively that there is not the least doubt but that the wheel passed completely over the upper portion of his body.
The injured man was placed in a carriage and taken to his home on Mt. Vernon avenue, where at last report he was resting easily and it is hoped that nothin serious will result, though there may be internal injuries not yet located by the physicians.
The Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 7, Col. 3
Mon., Nov. 29, 1897
Item from: SAN BERNARDINO
Joseph Hancock, a young man, was driving up D street with a two-ton load of baled hay on the wagon, when on crossing the car track he was thrown from the load, and the front wheel passed over his chest and shoulder, breaking two ribs.
In the 1900 U. S. census, 33 yr. old Joseph Hancock, a farmer, b. Nov. 1866 in CA., was living in a home he owned in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
24 yr. old wife, Emma Hancock, b. Oct. 1875 in France
6 yr. old daughter, Esther W Hancock, b. Mar. 1894 in CA.
3 yr. old daughter, Ruby M Hancock, b. Jun. 1896 in CA.
Joseph and Emma had been married for 7 years.
Emma was the mother of 3 children, only 2 still alive by this census.
Joseph's father was b. in OH. and his mother in NY.
Emma's parents were both b. in France.
The San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 2
Sun., Jun. 2, 1901
DIED
HANCOCK - In San Bernardino, California, Friday, May 31, 1901, Alvin Hancock, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hancock, aged three months. Funeral from the family residence on Mt. Vernon avenue, at 10 o’clock this morning.
In the 1910 U. S. census, 43 yr. old (head of household) Joseph N Hancock, a self-employed farmer on a hay farm, b. in CA., was living on a farm he owned free and clear on 9th St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
34 yr. old wife, Emma Hancock, b. in France
16 yr. old daughter, Esther M Hancock, b. in CA.
13 yr. old daughter, Ruby M Hancock, b. in CA.
7 yr. old daughter, Irene E Hancock, b. in CA.
37 (87) yr. old widowed father, Joseph Hancock, living off his own income, b. in IA.
Joseph Jr.'s father was b. in OH. (IA.) and his mother in NY.
Joseph Sr.'s parents were both b. in MA.
Emma's parents were both b. in France.
Joseph and Emma had been married for 17 years.
Emma was the mother of 5 children, only 3 still alive by this census.
San Bernardino News (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 1, Col. 3-5
Sat., Mar. 3, 1917
War Drives Local Man To Suicide
Worry About War Causes Suicide of Local Man In Barn At His Home Here
Joseph Hancock, son of Joseph Hancock Sr., the latter a nephew of John Hancock, one of the signers of the declaration of independence previous to the revolutionary war committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a revolver at his home in West Ninth street at 9 o’clock today.
War news, hard times and the high cost of living are attributed as the causes which led Hancock to end his life.
He entered his barn on the family ranch, a report of a gun was heard and his dead body was found by members of his family.
The body is at the Mark B. Shaw funeral parlors, where an inquest will be held.
Hancock is a native son of San Bernardino and has resided in this city all his life.
He was about 50 years of age and a son of John Hancock, who is now living, age 95 years.
For some time Hancock has been despondent, talking almost continually of the European war and about the existing high prices for almost every kind of commodity.
When the war crisis came to a culmination with Germany and America a few days ago, Hancock grew unusually excitable and he discussed continually phases of the probably war.
That this preyed upon his mind until he became temporarily insane is stated. He left no note to explain his action.He had previously threatened to end his life.
The Hancock family is well known to pioneers, especially in view of the fact that the family traces its ancestry to the colonists who settled in the eastern states and who aided much in shaping the affairs of the nation when the rule of England grew so tyrannical that the thirteen colonies began the battle of freedom.
Hancock leaves a widow and three children, Mrs. Ruby Decrow of Indio, Mrs. Esther Littlefield and Miss Irene Hancock of this city, also a father, Joseph Hancock, three sisters, Mrs. Lusena Lord, Mrs. C. H. Tyler and Mrs. George Miller, the latter of Highland, and a brother, Foster Hancock, of this city.
Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.
Joseph was the great-grandson of Henry Hancock, the brother of John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Joseph's parents were:
Joseph Euclio Hancock, b. May 7, 1822 in Euclid, Cuyahoga County, OH. and d. Jul. 18, 1924 at the age of 102 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. &
Nancy Augusta Bemis, b. Jun. 14, 1829 in Ellisburg, Jefferson County, NY. and d. Jun. 15, 1908 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
On Aug. 31, 1848, Joseph marr. (his 2nd wife), Nancy Augusta Bemis in Council Bluffs, IA.
Joseph & Nancy Hancock's children were:
1. Alvin R. Hancock, b. 1848 and d. 1849
2. Alvin Bemis Hancock, b. Jan. 13, 1850 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA. and d. Nov. 24, 1896 by suicide (ingesting poison), in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Alvin marr. Elizabeth Penman Nish.
2. Elenorah/Elnora Hancock, b. Mar. 19, 1851 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA. (-who was almost buried alive as a tiny infant) and d. Jan. 26, 1949 in Highland, San Bernardino County, CA. Elenorah marr. George Miller
3. Solomon Hancock, b. Nov. 11, 1852 in Ogden, Weber county, UT. and d. Apr. 4, 1901 (in an insane asylum) in Highland, San Bernardino, CA. Solomon marr. Eudora Hammack.
4. Jerusha Hancock, b. Aug. 30, 1854 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Nov. 18, 1953 at the age of 99 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Jerusha marr. Charles Hudson Tyler.
5. Lucina Harriet Hancock, b. Apr. 29, 1856 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Apr. 22, 1938 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Lucina marr. George L. Lord
6. Foster K. Hancock, b. Oct. 21, 1857 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jul. 5, 1934 of a heart attack in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Foster marr. Catherine Mapstead.
7. Joseph Nephi Hancock, b. Nov. 25, 1867 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Mar. 3, 1917 by suicide (gunshot wound), in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA
In the 1870 U. S. census, 3 yr. old Joseph N Hancock, b. in CA., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
48 yr. old father, Joseph Hancock, a farmer, b. in OH.
41 yr. old mother, Nancy Hancock, b. in NY.
20 yr. old brother, Alvin Hancock, a farm laborer, b. in IA.
19 yr. old sister, Elnora Hancock, b. in IA.
17 yr. old brother, Soloman Hancock, b. in UT.
15 yr. old sister, Jerusha Hancock, b. in CA.
14 yr. old sister, Suana (Lucina) Hancock, attending school, b. in CA.
12 yr. old brother, Forster (Foster) Hancock, attending school, b. in CA.
Joseph Sr.'s real estate was valued at $400 and his personal estate at $2,000.
In the 1880 U. S. census, 13 yr. old Joseph N. Hancock, attending school, b. in CA., was living on 8th St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
58 yr. old father, Joseph Hancock, a farmer and stock dealer, b. in OH.
50 yr. old mother, Nancy Hancock, b. in NY.
30 yr. old brother, Alvin B. Hancock, working on the farm, b. in IA.
28 yr. old brother, Solomon Hancock, working the farm, b. in UT.
26 yr. old sister, Jerusha Hancock, b. in CA.
Joseph Sr.'s father was b. in MA. and his mother in VT.
Nancy's parents were both b. in VT.
On Nov. 5, 1892, Joseph Hancock and Emilie "Emma" LeMeur were married in San Bernardino, CA.
Joseph & Emma Hancock's children were:
1. Esther Nancy Hancock, b. Mar. 25, 1893 in San Bernardino, S. B. County, CA. and d. Jun. 5, 1977 in San Bernardino, S. B. County, CA. Esther marr. Henry Smith Littlefield.
2. Ruby Mabel Hancock, b. Jun. 3, 1896 in San Bernardino, S. B. county, CA. and d. Jul. 25, 1995 in Henderson, Clark, NV. Ruby marr. first, Walter E. Decrow in 1914 and second, Edward J. Dadovich/Dedovich.
3. Alvin Hancock, b. abt. 1898 and d. abt. 1898, stillborn.
4. Alvin Hancock, b. Feb. or March 1901 and d. May 31, 1901 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA.
5. Irene Emilie Hancock, b. Mar. 14, 1903 in San Bernardino, CA. and d. Feb. 27, 1988 in San Diego, San Diego, CA. Irene marr. Francis James McCabe.
The San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 4, Col. 6
Sat., Nov. 27, 1897
WAS RUN OVER BY A WAGON
A Close Call to a Fatal Accident Yesterday Afternoon on D Street.
Joseph Hancock Run Over by a Wagon, the Wheel Passing Over His Chest.
What came near being a fatal accident occurred yesterday near the corner of D and Third streets.
A load of baled hale was coming around the corner from Third street into D when the front wheel of the wagon struck the street car track, throwing Jos. Hancock, the driver, off, directly under the front wheels of the wagon, which passed completely over his shoulder and chest. The rear wheel did not strike him as he rolled to one side before it reached him.
As there were 40,000 pounds of hay on the load and the wagon itself weighed about 1600 pounds, it is a miracle that Hancock was not instantly killed. The only explanation is that in striking the car rail the load was slightly tipped to one side and relieved the weight on the wheel. So impossible did it look that a man could survive such an accident that some thought that the wheel only struck the man and pushed him to one side, but several witnesses beside Mr. Hancock himself assert positively that there is not the least doubt but that the wheel passed completely over the upper portion of his body.
The injured man was placed in a carriage and taken to his home on Mt. Vernon avenue, where at last report he was resting easily and it is hoped that nothin serious will result, though there may be internal injuries not yet located by the physicians.
The Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 7, Col. 3
Mon., Nov. 29, 1897
Item from: SAN BERNARDINO
Joseph Hancock, a young man, was driving up D street with a two-ton load of baled hay on the wagon, when on crossing the car track he was thrown from the load, and the front wheel passed over his chest and shoulder, breaking two ribs.
In the 1900 U. S. census, 33 yr. old Joseph Hancock, a farmer, b. Nov. 1866 in CA., was living in a home he owned in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
24 yr. old wife, Emma Hancock, b. Oct. 1875 in France
6 yr. old daughter, Esther W Hancock, b. Mar. 1894 in CA.
3 yr. old daughter, Ruby M Hancock, b. Jun. 1896 in CA.
Joseph and Emma had been married for 7 years.
Emma was the mother of 3 children, only 2 still alive by this census.
Joseph's father was b. in OH. and his mother in NY.
Emma's parents were both b. in France.
The San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 2
Sun., Jun. 2, 1901
DIED
HANCOCK - In San Bernardino, California, Friday, May 31, 1901, Alvin Hancock, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hancock, aged three months. Funeral from the family residence on Mt. Vernon avenue, at 10 o’clock this morning.
In the 1910 U. S. census, 43 yr. old (head of household) Joseph N Hancock, a self-employed farmer on a hay farm, b. in CA., was living on a farm he owned free and clear on 9th St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
34 yr. old wife, Emma Hancock, b. in France
16 yr. old daughter, Esther M Hancock, b. in CA.
13 yr. old daughter, Ruby M Hancock, b. in CA.
7 yr. old daughter, Irene E Hancock, b. in CA.
37 (87) yr. old widowed father, Joseph Hancock, living off his own income, b. in IA.
Joseph Jr.'s father was b. in OH. (IA.) and his mother in NY.
Joseph Sr.'s parents were both b. in MA.
Emma's parents were both b. in France.
Joseph and Emma had been married for 17 years.
Emma was the mother of 5 children, only 3 still alive by this census.
San Bernardino News (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 1, Col. 3-5
Sat., Mar. 3, 1917
War Drives Local Man To Suicide
Worry About War Causes Suicide of Local Man In Barn At His Home Here
Joseph Hancock, son of Joseph Hancock Sr., the latter a nephew of John Hancock, one of the signers of the declaration of independence previous to the revolutionary war committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a revolver at his home in West Ninth street at 9 o’clock today.
War news, hard times and the high cost of living are attributed as the causes which led Hancock to end his life.
He entered his barn on the family ranch, a report of a gun was heard and his dead body was found by members of his family.
The body is at the Mark B. Shaw funeral parlors, where an inquest will be held.
Hancock is a native son of San Bernardino and has resided in this city all his life.
He was about 50 years of age and a son of John Hancock, who is now living, age 95 years.
For some time Hancock has been despondent, talking almost continually of the European war and about the existing high prices for almost every kind of commodity.
When the war crisis came to a culmination with Germany and America a few days ago, Hancock grew unusually excitable and he discussed continually phases of the probably war.
That this preyed upon his mind until he became temporarily insane is stated. He left no note to explain his action.He had previously threatened to end his life.
The Hancock family is well known to pioneers, especially in view of the fact that the family traces its ancestry to the colonists who settled in the eastern states and who aided much in shaping the affairs of the nation when the rule of England grew so tyrannical that the thirteen colonies began the battle of freedom.
Hancock leaves a widow and three children, Mrs. Ruby Decrow of Indio, Mrs. Esther Littlefield and Miss Irene Hancock of this city, also a father, Joseph Hancock, three sisters, Mrs. Lusena Lord, Mrs. C. H. Tyler and Mrs. George Miller, the latter of Highland, and a brother, Foster Hancock, of this city.
Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.
Joseph's parents were:
Joseph Euclio Hancock, b. May 7, 1822 in Euclid, Cuyahoga County, OH. and d. Jul. 18, 1924 at the age of 102 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. &
Nancy Augusta Bemis, b. Jun. 14, 1829 in Ellisburg, Jefferson County, NY. and d. Jun. 15, 1908 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
On Aug. 31, 1848, Joseph marr. (his 2nd wife), Nancy Augusta Bemis in Council Bluffs, IA.
Joseph & Nancy Hancock's children were:
1. Alvin R. Hancock, b. 1848 and d. 1849
2. Alvin Bemis Hancock, b. Jan. 13, 1850 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA. and d. Nov. 24, 1896 by suicide (ingesting poison), in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Alvin marr. Elizabeth Penman Nish.
2. Elenorah/Elnora Hancock, b. Mar. 19, 1851 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA. (-who was almost buried alive as a tiny infant) and d. Jan. 26, 1949 in Highland, San Bernardino County, CA. Elenorah marr. George Miller
3. Solomon Hancock, b. Nov. 11, 1852 in Ogden, Weber county, UT. and d. Apr. 4, 1901 (in an insane asylum) in Highland, San Bernardino, CA. Solomon marr. Eudora Hammack.
4. Jerusha Hancock, b. Aug. 30, 1854 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Nov. 18, 1953 at the age of 99 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Jerusha marr. Charles Hudson Tyler.
5. Lucina Harriet Hancock, b. Apr. 29, 1856 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Apr. 22, 1938 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Lucina marr. George L. Lord
6. Foster K. Hancock, b. Oct. 21, 1857 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jul. 5, 1934 of a heart attack in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Foster marr. Catherine Mapstead.
7. Joseph Nephi Hancock, b. Nov. 25, 1867 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Mar. 3, 1917 by suicide (gunshot wound), in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA
In the 1870 U. S. census, 3 yr. old Joseph N Hancock, b. in CA., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
48 yr. old father, Joseph Hancock, a farmer, b. in OH.
41 yr. old mother, Nancy Hancock, b. in NY.
20 yr. old brother, Alvin Hancock, a farm laborer, b. in IA.
19 yr. old sister, Elnora Hancock, b. in IA.
17 yr. old brother, Soloman Hancock, b. in UT.
15 yr. old sister, Jerusha Hancock, b. in CA.
14 yr. old sister, Suana (Lucina) Hancock, attending school, b. in CA.
12 yr. old brother, Forster (Foster) Hancock, attending school, b. in CA.
Joseph Sr.'s real estate was valued at $400 and his personal estate at $2,000.
In the 1880 U. S. census, 13 yr. old Joseph N. Hancock, attending school, b. in CA., was living on 8th St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
58 yr. old father, Joseph Hancock, a farmer and stock dealer, b. in OH.
50 yr. old mother, Nancy Hancock, b. in NY.
30 yr. old brother, Alvin B. Hancock, working on the farm, b. in IA.
28 yr. old brother, Solomon Hancock, working the farm, b. in UT.
26 yr. old sister, Jerusha Hancock, b. in CA.
Joseph Sr.'s father was b. in MA. and his mother in VT.
Nancy's parents were both b. in VT.
On Nov. 5, 1892, Joseph Hancock and Emilie "Emma" LeMeur were married in San Bernardino, CA.
Joseph & Emma Hancock's children were:
1. Esther Nancy Hancock, b. Mar. 25, 1893 in San Bernardino, S. B. County, CA. and d. Jun. 5, 1977 in San Bernardino, S. B. County, CA. Esther marr. Henry Smith Littlefield.
2. Ruby Mabel Hancock, b. Jun. 3, 1896 in San Bernardino, S. B. county, CA. and d. Jul. 25, 1995 in Henderson, Clark, NV. Ruby marr. first, Walter E. Decrow in 1914 and second, Edward J. Dadovich/Dedovich.
3. Alvin Hancock, b. abt. 1898 and d. abt. 1898, stillborn.
4. Alvin Hancock, b. Feb. or March 1901 and d. May 31, 1901 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA.
5. Irene Emilie Hancock, b. Mar. 14, 1903 in San Bernardino, CA. and d. Feb. 27, 1988 in San Diego, San Diego, CA. Irene marr. Francis James McCabe.
The San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 4, Col. 6
Sat., Nov. 27, 1897
WAS RUN OVER BY A WAGON
A Close Call to a Fatal Accident Yesterday Afternoon on D Street.
Joseph Hancock Run Over by a Wagon, the Wheel Passing Over His Chest.
What came near being a fatal accident occurred yesterday near the corner of D and Third streets.
A load of baled hale was coming around the corner from Third street into D when the front wheel of the wagon struck the street car track, throwing Jos. Hancock, the driver, off, directly under the front wheels of the wagon, which passed completely over his shoulder and chest. The rear wheel did not strike him as he rolled to one side before it reached him.
As there were 40,000 pounds of hay on the load and the wagon itself weighed about 1600 pounds, it is a miracle that Hancock was not instantly killed. The only explanation is that in striking the car rail the load was slightly tipped to one side and relieved the weight on the wheel. So impossible did it look that a man could survive such an accident that some thought that the wheel only struck the man and pushed him to one side, but several witnesses beside Mr. Hancock himself assert positively that there is not the least doubt but that the wheel passed completely over the upper portion of his body.
The injured man was placed in a carriage and taken to his home on Mt. Vernon avenue, where at last report he was resting easily and it is hoped that nothin serious will result, though there may be internal injuries not yet located by the physicians.
The Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 7, Col. 3
Mon., Nov. 29, 1897
Item from: SAN BERNARDINO
Joseph Hancock, a young man, was driving up D street with a two-ton load of baled hay on the wagon, when on crossing the car track he was thrown from the load, and the front wheel passed over his chest and shoulder, breaking two ribs.
In the 1900 U. S. census, 33 yr. old Joseph Hancock, a farmer, b. Nov. 1866 in CA., was living in a home he owned in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
24 yr. old wife, Emma Hancock, b. Oct. 1875 in France
6 yr. old daughter, Esther W Hancock, b. Mar. 1894 in CA.
3 yr. old daughter, Ruby M Hancock, b. Jun. 1896 in CA.
Joseph and Emma had been married for 7 years.
Emma was the mother of 3 children, only 2 still alive by this census.
Joseph's father was b. in OH. and his mother in NY.
Emma's parents were both b. in France.
The San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 2
Sun., Jun. 2, 1901
DIED
HANCOCK - In San Bernardino, California, Friday, May 31, 1901, Alvin Hancock, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hancock, aged three months. Funeral from the family residence on Mt. Vernon avenue, at 10 o’clock this morning.
In the 1910 U. S. census, 43 yr. old (head of household) Joseph N Hancock, a self-employed farmer on a hay farm, b. in CA., was living on a farm he owned free and clear on 9th St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
34 yr. old wife, Emma Hancock, b. in France
16 yr. old daughter, Esther M Hancock, b. in CA.
13 yr. old daughter, Ruby M Hancock, b. in CA.
7 yr. old daughter, Irene E Hancock, b. in CA.
37 (87) yr. old widowed father, Joseph Hancock, living off his own income, b. in IA.
Joseph Jr.'s father was b. in OH. (IA.) and his mother in NY.
Joseph Sr.'s parents were both b. in MA.
Emma's parents were both b. in France.
Joseph and Emma had been married for 17 years.
Emma was the mother of 5 children, only 3 still alive by this census.
San Bernardino News (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 1, Col. 3-5
Sat., Mar. 3, 1917
War Drives Local Man To Suicide
Worry About War Causes Suicide of Local Man In Barn At His Home Here
Joseph Hancock, son of Joseph Hancock Sr., the latter a nephew of John Hancock, one of the signers of the declaration of independence previous to the revolutionary war committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a revolver at his home in West Ninth street at 9 o’clock today.
War news, hard times and the high cost of living are attributed as the causes which led Hancock to end his life.
He entered his barn on the family ranch, a report of a gun was heard and his dead body was found by members of his family.
The body is at the Mark B. Shaw funeral parlors, where an inquest will be held.
Hancock is a native son of San Bernardino and has resided in this city all his life.
He was about 50 years of age and a son of John Hancock, who is now living, age 95 years.
For some time Hancock has been despondent, talking almost continually of the European war and about the existing high prices for almost every kind of commodity.
When the war crisis came to a culmination with Germany and America a few days ago, Hancock grew unusually excitable and he discussed continually phases of the probably war.
That this preyed upon his mind until he became temporarily insane is stated. He left no note to explain his action.He had previously threatened to end his life.
The Hancock family is well known to pioneers, especially in view of the fact that the family traces its ancestry to the colonists who settled in the eastern states and who aided much in shaping the affairs of the nation when the rule of England grew so tyrannical that the thirteen colonies began the battle of freedom.
Hancock leaves a widow and three children, Mrs. Ruby Decrow of Indio, Mrs. Esther Littlefield and Miss Irene Hancock of this city, also a father, Joseph Hancock, three sisters, Mrs. Lusena Lord, Mrs. C. H. Tyler and Mrs. George Miller, the latter of Highland, and a brother, Foster Hancock, of this city.
Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.
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