Sangamon County IL Archives Photo Tombstone.....Walker, Rebecca Jane 
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Cemetery:           Mechanicsburg Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, IL
Name:               Rebecca Jane Walker
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Rebecca Jane Walker, born 27 Sep 1827 in Spenser Co.IN. the daughter of George 
W. & Margaret Ann Cheshire Walker, married Anderson Jackson Hancock in 
Liberty, Casey Co. KY on 24 June 1844, migrated to Sangamon Co. IL at 
Mechanicsburg, IL after the Civil War. Rebecca and Anderson had 8 daughters 
and 2 sons. She spent the rest of her life in Mechanicsburg, IL. and died 28 
March, 1913. Burial in Section A-513 at Mechanicsburg Cemetery. Rebecca Walker 
Hancock is my great-great-grandmother. 

Additional Comments:
Rebecca's husband Anderson Jackson Hancock (1824-1870) served in the Union 
Army during the Civil War in the 8th Reg. Ky Cavalry and died of camp 
dysentery on 11 March 1870. Rebecca struggled to support her large family 
after Anderson's Civil War pension was terminated at his death. In 1905, the 
pension was restored. 

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