The Laton Argus (Laton, Fresno County, California), Thursday, 3 Jul 1913, page 1.
"Death of J.Q. Hancock"
"Laton Loses One of Best Citizens"
"Funeral Held Thursday"
Hancock - Died, at Laton, Tuesday, July 1, 1913. John Quincy Hancock, a native of Iowa, aged 46 years, 19 days.
In the death here at 7:30 Tuesday morning of John Quincy Hancock, Laton loses one of its most respected and valued citizens. (history of illness, not copied)
Mr. Hancock was born in Lee County, Iowa, in 1867, and came to Fresno County 25 years ago. He made his home on the Grant in 1894 and has lived in Laton since 1903.
The deceased leaves a widow and three young daughters; a sister, Mrs. Mary M. Washburn, living in Grant [Laton, per daughter Ina], and three brothers, H.M. Hancock, Riverdale and two living in the east.
When Mr. Hancock first came to this country he was an invalid, seeking a different climate
for the benefit of his health . . . he was a president of the First National Bank of Laton, president of the Laton Lumber Company, owned several ranches and was a heavy stock dealer.
The funeral was held at 9:30 a.m. from the family home, Rev. A.B. Murphy of the Fowler Baptist Church officiating at the ceremonies. The interment was at the Fowler cemetery."
AND
"History of the State of California & Biographical Record of the San Joaquin Valley"
by J.M. Guinn, 1905. Biography of John Q. Hancock on pages 1449-1450.
JOHN Q. [Quincy] HANCOCK. - Although a young man, Mr. Hancock has attained an enviable position in the business circles of Fresno county. He has made his own way in the world since leaving home, in youth and young manhood having had but few advantages.
A native of Iowa, Mr. Hancock was born in Keokuk, June 4, 1868. His father, D.[Daniel] A.[Ayres] Hancock, was born in Indiana [March 28, 1824], and at an early day located in Iowa, where he followed farming near Keokuk until his death [April 9, 1890] at the age of sixty-five years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Isabella Hare, became the mother of nine children, seven sons, and two daughters.
John Q. Hancock obtained a limited common school education and remained at home until 1888, when he came to California. The first month of his residence here was spent in Stockton, but on account of lung trouble he came to Fresno, where the following year was spent in regaining his lost health. He then purchased a team and engaged in hauling lumber from the mountains to Fresno. This occupation he followed for three years, meantime purchasing a place of twenty acres, ten miles east of Fresno, which he planted to a vineyard. In 1893 he located on the Laguna de Tache grant seven miles west of Laton. Here he rented land and engaged in raising wheat, corn, and barley, having nearly fifteen hundred acres under cultivation. Five years later, owing to the hard times and drought, he became interested in the cattle business, buying and selling to quite a large extent. About this time the tract was opened up and subdivided. Mr. Hancock buying one hundred acres, four and three-quarters miles west of Laton, on which he engaged in a cattle and dairy business. He also conducted a skimming station, which he still owns. Since making his first purchase he has added land until he now has two hundred acres, and in addition owns another ranch in the Riverdale district which is devoted to the growing of alfalfa. In 1903 he purchased eighteen hundred acres of land in the mountains, where he grazes cattle during the summer, in the winter bringing them to his valley ranch where he feeds and fattens them for market. Aside from his general farming and cattle interests, in October, 1904, he formed a partnership with Alex Sime and purchased the interests of the Laton Lumber Company, incorporated. Mr. Hancock is now serving as the president and general manager of this concern and is also carrying on an extensive hay and grain business. Recognizing the need of better banking facilities, he assisted in the organization of the Laton State Bank, of which he is a director and vice-president.
The marriage of Mr. Hancock and Miss Irene Harlan [1878-1966] was solemnized in Fresno. She is a native of Fresno county, her birth having occurred twelve miles west of Laton [near Riverdale]. By her marriage she has become the mother of two children, Ruth and Hazel. Mr. Hancock has been too busy looking after his extensive interests to take an active part in political matters, and aside from voting for the candidates of the Republican party, he leaves such matters to others. His friends unite in wishing him many years of continued prosperity.
"Death of J.Q. Hancock"
"Laton Loses One of Best Citizens"
"Funeral Held Thursday"
Hancock - Died, at Laton, Tuesday, July 1, 1913. John Quincy Hancock, a native of Iowa, aged 46 years, 19 days.
In the death here at 7:30 Tuesday morning of John Quincy Hancock, Laton loses one of its most respected and valued citizens. (history of illness, not copied)
Mr. Hancock was born in Lee County, Iowa, in 1867, and came to Fresno County 25 years ago. He made his home on the Grant in 1894 and has lived in Laton since 1903.
The deceased leaves a widow and three young daughters; a sister, Mrs. Mary M. Washburn, living in Grant [Laton, per daughter Ina], and three brothers, H.M. Hancock, Riverdale and two living in the east.
When Mr. Hancock first came to this country he was an invalid, seeking a different climate
for the benefit of his health . . . he was a president of the First National Bank of Laton, president of the Laton Lumber Company, owned several ranches and was a heavy stock dealer.
The funeral was held at 9:30 a.m. from the family home, Rev. A.B. Murphy of the Fowler Baptist Church officiating at the ceremonies. The interment was at the Fowler cemetery."
AND
"History of the State of California & Biographical Record of the San Joaquin Valley"
by J.M. Guinn, 1905. Biography of John Q. Hancock on pages 1449-1450.
JOHN Q. [Quincy] HANCOCK. - Although a young man, Mr. Hancock has attained an enviable position in the business circles of Fresno county. He has made his own way in the world since leaving home, in youth and young manhood having had but few advantages.
A native of Iowa, Mr. Hancock was born in Keokuk, June 4, 1868. His father, D.[Daniel] A.[Ayres] Hancock, was born in Indiana [March 28, 1824], and at an early day located in Iowa, where he followed farming near Keokuk until his death [April 9, 1890] at the age of sixty-five years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Isabella Hare, became the mother of nine children, seven sons, and two daughters.
John Q. Hancock obtained a limited common school education and remained at home until 1888, when he came to California. The first month of his residence here was spent in Stockton, but on account of lung trouble he came to Fresno, where the following year was spent in regaining his lost health. He then purchased a team and engaged in hauling lumber from the mountains to Fresno. This occupation he followed for three years, meantime purchasing a place of twenty acres, ten miles east of Fresno, which he planted to a vineyard. In 1893 he located on the Laguna de Tache grant seven miles west of Laton. Here he rented land and engaged in raising wheat, corn, and barley, having nearly fifteen hundred acres under cultivation. Five years later, owing to the hard times and drought, he became interested in the cattle business, buying and selling to quite a large extent. About this time the tract was opened up and subdivided. Mr. Hancock buying one hundred acres, four and three-quarters miles west of Laton, on which he engaged in a cattle and dairy business. He also conducted a skimming station, which he still owns. Since making his first purchase he has added land until he now has two hundred acres, and in addition owns another ranch in the Riverdale district which is devoted to the growing of alfalfa. In 1903 he purchased eighteen hundred acres of land in the mountains, where he grazes cattle during the summer, in the winter bringing them to his valley ranch where he feeds and fattens them for market. Aside from his general farming and cattle interests, in October, 1904, he formed a partnership with Alex Sime and purchased the interests of the Laton Lumber Company, incorporated. Mr. Hancock is now serving as the president and general manager of this concern and is also carrying on an extensive hay and grain business. Recognizing the need of better banking facilities, he assisted in the organization of the Laton State Bank, of which he is a director and vice-president.
The marriage of Mr. Hancock and Miss Irene Harlan [1878-1966] was solemnized in Fresno. She is a native of Fresno county, her birth having occurred twelve miles west of Laton [near Riverdale]. By her marriage she has become the mother of two children, Ruth and Hazel. Mr. Hancock has been too busy looking after his extensive interests to take an active part in political matters, and aside from voting for the candidates of the Republican party, he leaves such matters to others. His friends unite in wishing him many years of continued prosperity.
The Laton Argus (Laton, Fresno County, California), Thursday, 3 Jul 1913, page 1.
"Death of J.Q. Hancock"
"Laton Loses One of Best Citizens"
"Funeral Held Thursday"
Hancock - Died, at Laton, Tuesday, July 1, 1913. John Quincy Hancock, a native of Iowa, aged 46 years, 19 days.
In the death here at 7:30 Tuesday morning of John Quincy Hancock, Laton loses one of its most respected and valued citizens. (history of illness, not copied)
Mr. Hancock was born in Lee County, Iowa, in 1867, and came to Fresno County 25 years ago. He made his home on the Grant in 1894 and has lived in Laton since 1903.
The deceased leaves a widow and three young daughters; a sister, Mrs. Mary M. Washburn, living in Grant [Laton, per daughter Ina], and three brothers, H.M. Hancock, Riverdale and two living in the east.
When Mr. Hancock first came to this country he was an invalid, seeking a different climate
for the benefit of his health . . . he was a president of the First National Bank of Laton, president of the Laton Lumber Company, owned several ranches and was a heavy stock dealer.
The funeral was held at 9:30 a.m. from the family home, Rev. A.B. Murphy of the Fowler Baptist Church officiating at the ceremonies. The interment was at the Fowler cemetery."
AND
"History of the State of California & Biographical Record of the San Joaquin Valley"
by J.M. Guinn, 1905. Biography of John Q. Hancock on pages 1449-1450.
JOHN Q. [Quincy] HANCOCK. - Although a young man, Mr. Hancock has attained an enviable position in the business circles of Fresno county. He has made his own way in the world since leaving home, in youth and young manhood having had but few advantages.
A native of Iowa, Mr. Hancock was born in Keokuk, June 4, 1868. His father, D.[Daniel] A.[Ayres] Hancock, was born in Indiana [March 28, 1824], and at an early day located in Iowa, where he followed farming near Keokuk until his death [April 9, 1890] at the age of sixty-five years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Isabella Hare, became the mother of nine children, seven sons, and two daughters.
John Q. Hancock obtained a limited common school education and remained at home until 1888, when he came to California. The first month of his residence here was spent in Stockton, but on account of lung trouble he came to Fresno, where the following year was spent in regaining his lost health. He then purchased a team and engaged in hauling lumber from the mountains to Fresno. This occupation he followed for three years, meantime purchasing a place of twenty acres, ten miles east of Fresno, which he planted to a vineyard. In 1893 he located on the Laguna de Tache grant seven miles west of Laton. Here he rented land and engaged in raising wheat, corn, and barley, having nearly fifteen hundred acres under cultivation. Five years later, owing to the hard times and drought, he became interested in the cattle business, buying and selling to quite a large extent. About this time the tract was opened up and subdivided. Mr. Hancock buying one hundred acres, four and three-quarters miles west of Laton, on which he engaged in a cattle and dairy business. He also conducted a skimming station, which he still owns. Since making his first purchase he has added land until he now has two hundred acres, and in addition owns another ranch in the Riverdale district which is devoted to the growing of alfalfa. In 1903 he purchased eighteen hundred acres of land in the mountains, where he grazes cattle during the summer, in the winter bringing them to his valley ranch where he feeds and fattens them for market. Aside from his general farming and cattle interests, in October, 1904, he formed a partnership with Alex Sime and purchased the interests of the Laton Lumber Company, incorporated. Mr. Hancock is now serving as the president and general manager of this concern and is also carrying on an extensive hay and grain business. Recognizing the need of better banking facilities, he assisted in the organization of the Laton State Bank, of which he is a director and vice-president.
The marriage of Mr. Hancock and Miss Irene Harlan [1878-1966] was solemnized in Fresno. She is a native of Fresno county, her birth having occurred twelve miles west of Laton [near Riverdale]. By her marriage she has become the mother of two children, Ruth and Hazel. Mr. Hancock has been too busy looking after his extensive interests to take an active part in political matters, and aside from voting for the candidates of the Republican party, he leaves such matters to others. His friends unite in wishing him many years of continued prosperity.
"Death of J.Q. Hancock"
"Laton Loses One of Best Citizens"
"Funeral Held Thursday"
Hancock - Died, at Laton, Tuesday, July 1, 1913. John Quincy Hancock, a native of Iowa, aged 46 years, 19 days.
In the death here at 7:30 Tuesday morning of John Quincy Hancock, Laton loses one of its most respected and valued citizens. (history of illness, not copied)
Mr. Hancock was born in Lee County, Iowa, in 1867, and came to Fresno County 25 years ago. He made his home on the Grant in 1894 and has lived in Laton since 1903.
The deceased leaves a widow and three young daughters; a sister, Mrs. Mary M. Washburn, living in Grant [Laton, per daughter Ina], and three brothers, H.M. Hancock, Riverdale and two living in the east.
When Mr. Hancock first came to this country he was an invalid, seeking a different climate
for the benefit of his health . . . he was a president of the First National Bank of Laton, president of the Laton Lumber Company, owned several ranches and was a heavy stock dealer.
The funeral was held at 9:30 a.m. from the family home, Rev. A.B. Murphy of the Fowler Baptist Church officiating at the ceremonies. The interment was at the Fowler cemetery."
AND
"History of the State of California & Biographical Record of the San Joaquin Valley"
by J.M. Guinn, 1905. Biography of John Q. Hancock on pages 1449-1450.
JOHN Q. [Quincy] HANCOCK. - Although a young man, Mr. Hancock has attained an enviable position in the business circles of Fresno county. He has made his own way in the world since leaving home, in youth and young manhood having had but few advantages.
A native of Iowa, Mr. Hancock was born in Keokuk, June 4, 1868. His father, D.[Daniel] A.[Ayres] Hancock, was born in Indiana [March 28, 1824], and at an early day located in Iowa, where he followed farming near Keokuk until his death [April 9, 1890] at the age of sixty-five years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Isabella Hare, became the mother of nine children, seven sons, and two daughters.
John Q. Hancock obtained a limited common school education and remained at home until 1888, when he came to California. The first month of his residence here was spent in Stockton, but on account of lung trouble he came to Fresno, where the following year was spent in regaining his lost health. He then purchased a team and engaged in hauling lumber from the mountains to Fresno. This occupation he followed for three years, meantime purchasing a place of twenty acres, ten miles east of Fresno, which he planted to a vineyard. In 1893 he located on the Laguna de Tache grant seven miles west of Laton. Here he rented land and engaged in raising wheat, corn, and barley, having nearly fifteen hundred acres under cultivation. Five years later, owing to the hard times and drought, he became interested in the cattle business, buying and selling to quite a large extent. About this time the tract was opened up and subdivided. Mr. Hancock buying one hundred acres, four and three-quarters miles west of Laton, on which he engaged in a cattle and dairy business. He also conducted a skimming station, which he still owns. Since making his first purchase he has added land until he now has two hundred acres, and in addition owns another ranch in the Riverdale district which is devoted to the growing of alfalfa. In 1903 he purchased eighteen hundred acres of land in the mountains, where he grazes cattle during the summer, in the winter bringing them to his valley ranch where he feeds and fattens them for market. Aside from his general farming and cattle interests, in October, 1904, he formed a partnership with Alex Sime and purchased the interests of the Laton Lumber Company, incorporated. Mr. Hancock is now serving as the president and general manager of this concern and is also carrying on an extensive hay and grain business. Recognizing the need of better banking facilities, he assisted in the organization of the Laton State Bank, of which he is a director and vice-president.
The marriage of Mr. Hancock and Miss Irene Harlan [1878-1966] was solemnized in Fresno. She is a native of Fresno county, her birth having occurred twelve miles west of Laton [near Riverdale]. By her marriage she has become the mother of two children, Ruth and Hazel. Mr. Hancock has been too busy looking after his extensive interests to take an active part in political matters, and aside from voting for the candidates of the Republican party, he leaves such matters to others. His friends unite in wishing him many years of continued prosperity.
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