Taken from "Rockport Journal" May 23, 1919 (Spencer Co. IN) Levias Hancock, son of Edward W. and Mary Hancock, was born in Clermont County, Ohio, Sept. !6 1856, died May 15, 1919, aged 62 years, 7 months and 29 days. Levias was the oldest of a family of five children. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Cotton, May 6, 1884. To this union four children have been born, two sons and two daughters. Mr. Hancock united with the New Hope Baptist Church in the fall of 1880. He was a charter member of the MWA Lodge of Newtonville, also a member of the IOOF Lodge of Newtonville. The family and relatives extend to these two orders their heartfelt sympathy for their kindness and benevolence during his sickness and patient suffering. The past 15 years Mr. Hancock has been in the employ of the government as teacher in the industrial school at Toma, Wis. To this work he gave his entire time, and through his careful and untiming efforts of this school it has become the best in the service of the government. He leaves to mourn his departure his devoted wife, two sons, one brother and two sisters, his two daughters having preceded him to their eternal home some years ago. Mr Hancock was ready and willing to go. He knew his departure was at hand, he fought a great fight, he finished his course. He had kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid for him a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge shall give him at that day and not to him only but unto all them also that love his appearing. The remains were brought to Newtonville, his old place May 18, servings being conducted by the Rev. McKinney, pastor of the M.E. Church at that place. James