I picked up a marriage for him in Baldwin Co Georgia Dec 23, 1851 to Mary Stephens. Know nothing further but got interested in him as I too have 2 Augustus Hancocks in our lineage. Helene ----- Original Message ----- From: <GaveganG@cs.com> To: <HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 6:17 PM Subject: [HANCOCK-L] Georgia/Texas Hancocks > Am still having a difficult time with my Hancock clan. I just recently > learned that my GRGR grandfather moved to Texas from Georgia about 1880 and > resided in Dallas County. His name was Augustus Clarence Hancock born > 12/1830 in Greene County, GA and died 11/3/1894 in Dallas County, Texas. His > first wife (Mary Jane Stephens) died in GA about 1876. > > Apparently Augustus then married Martha F. ? (born in GA 1852) and he took > the following children to Texas with him: > 1. Richard H. Hancock b. 1857 > 2. Augustus F. Hancock b. 1859 > 3. Lucille Francis Hancock b. 1862 > > 1. Richard married a Loma? about 1888 and they apparently resided in Ellis > County, Texas. They are both buried in Midlothian cemetery in Ellis County, > Texas. The had the following children: Willie, Vernon, Alice, Susan, Mary, > Opal, and Claud (births were from 1889 - 1907) > > 2. Augustus F. married Jennie ? about 1886 and they too resided in Ellis > County. Do not know where they are buried. They had the following children: > Fred, Fannie, Clark, Kitty Clyde, Harry, Ruth, Ada P., Frankie M., Jimmie > H., and Robert B. (Births were from 1889-1910) > > 3. Lucy Frances married Thomas Hickey 1880 in Dallas County and she died > 1936 in Clay County, Texas. It appears that from Dallas County they moved to > Ellis County. Thomas died after 1903 then the family can be found in Clay > County, Texas. They had the following children: John, Mary, Augustus C., > William, Earnest, Bessie Lee, Nellie, George and Roger. (Births were from > 1883 to 1903) > > The Georgia clan is just as mysterious. It appears that Augustus Clarence's > siblings remained in Georgia primarily in Greene, Taliaferro, Oglethorpe, > Hancock, Spalding, Polk, Baldwin and Putnam Counties. > > Any help would be appreciated, > > Gary > > > > Gary A. Gavegan > 24810 Pecan Creek Lane > San Antonio, Texas 78255 > Gavegang@cs.com > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > Thank you for your support of The HANCOCK Family Discussion List. Please post your HANCOCK folks periodically so we will all know who you are looking for. > >