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William H. Hancock (Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace)

b. 1824-06-12 d. 1911-06-07

Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Married to Minerva J. Hancock. Father of P. E. Hancock, Francis M. Hancock, E. H. Hancock, Eva J. Hancock, Lilly B. Hancock, Sally L. Hancock, Mattie Hancock, and Addie Hancock. Farmer in Henderson County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in 1860. Justice of the peace for the Corydon District of Henderson County from 1863 to 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 1, p. 73; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedule, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 1, p. 6; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Henderson County, Corydon, p. 3-4; Find A Grave, "William Harrison Hancock (1824-1911)," Memorial #74598808, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=HAN&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=19&GScntry=4&GSsr=1561&GRid=74598808& (accessed May 4, 2017).

Citation

Hancock, William H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212490 (November 12, 2026).

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