Christian County IL Archives Photo Document.....George Taylor Hancock 1899
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Source:             Ida Frances Hancock Waterman
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George Taylor hancock was born in Liberty, Kentucky the 24 Feb. 1849, the son 
of Andrew J. and Rebecca J. Walker Hancock. He was the oldest son of eight 
sisters and one brother. His father Andrew left to serve in the Civil War in 
1862. On his return, George and a neighbor boy rean away from home and enlisted 
int he Union Army.  He served one year as a messenger, forager and buglar and 
was honorably discharged at Camp Nelson, KY on 10 Jan. 1865. 
George married Mary Jane Ross in 1868. Migrating to Illinois in 1873, their 
only child, Ida Frances, was born on the trail. They settled near his widowed 
mother Rebecca and his siblings at Mechanicsburg, IL. Mary Jane died in 
childbirth in 1875 and George married Margaret Elizabeth Walker. They had six 
children: Martha Jane, Rebecca Etter, William Mervin, George Benjamin, James 
Lee and Minnie. They farmed near Mt. Auburn and Blue Mound. After Margaret 
died, George married Mary Etta Smart who helped raise his seven children. 
George continued to farm and garden and collected a Civil War pension for 75 
years. At age 94, he died of natural causes at the home of his daughter, Ida 
Hancock Waterman at Morrisonville. The Breeze Courier noted in his obituary 
that he "was one of the country's last boys in blue."  George was buried at 
Mechanicsburg Cemetery with full military honors.     

Additional Comments:
George Taylor Hancock was my great-grandfather. He was a man of honor and 
always kept his word. Reading the bible was included in his daily routine. I 
will never forget the full 21 gun salute at his funeral.
Shirley Waterman Harris

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