HANCOCK BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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HANCOCK, John B. - b: 1831 Owen Co, KY
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 516
residence: Clinton Twp

John B. Hancock, farmer and stock raiser, section 3, was born in Owen County, 
Kentucky, November 20, 1831, and was a son of George W. and Jane (Settles) 
Hancock. The former was a carpenter and farmer by occupation and a native of 
Virginia. The latter was a Kentuckian by birth. J. B. was the oldest of a family of 
three children. His youth was spent on the farm and in his father's mill, and he 
received his education in the common schools of Kentucky. In November, 1854, he 
came to Henry County and entered the milling business at Clinton, continuing it 
for five years. In 1861 he enlisted in Captain Stone's company, in which he 
remained until the close of the war. He was in the battles of Springfield and 
Cross Harbor, and at the battle of Springfield was wounded in the arm and 
abdomen. After being confined in the hospital a short time he was sent home. In 
1855 he had entered 320 acres of land in this county, and after returning from 
the war he began to improve this tract. He has since followed farming and 
milling, and now owns 485 acres of good land, which he has well improved. He is 
a member of the Christian Church. October 13, 1867, Mr. Hancock was married to 
Mrs. Mary Snowden, a daughter of William Herrigton She was born in Henry 
County, Missouri, October 3, 1841. They have five children living: Mary, George, 
Josie P. and Clement E., twins, and Mary. They lost two, Rosy L. and Norman.

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