Biography of George Edwin Hancock, St Francis County, AR

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Hancock, George Edwin Rector- 
City Cemetery The Forrest City Times' Art Souvenir-1905-Page 29: 
The subject of this sketch was born in Warren County, Kentucky, August 2, 1871,
and is a son of John W. and Elizabeth Hancock, who were of the sturdy yeomanry
of that state, his father being a strong southern man and fought in the Southern
army. His mother died when he was but three years of age. Thus he was compelled
to learn the lesson of self-reliance when very young. He attended the public
schools until the age of fifteen years of age. He entered Union College, at
Barbourville, Kentucky, Jan. 1, 1894, and graduated with honors in 1896. After
teaching for several years, he became the minister of the Presbyterian Church
Jan. 1, 1904 in Forrest City. He married Miss Salome Otey, who is a relative of
the pioneer Bishop Otey of Tennessee on June 7, 1894. One child, Inez Morrell,
has blessed this union.
-Inscription: RECTOR OF THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD

Copyright With Permission: 1905 Art Souvenir-Forrest City Times NewspaperWeston
McCollum Lewey, Publisher-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas