Brief Life History of Martha Jane
When Martha Jane Hancock was born on 18 August 1876, in Kentucky, United States, her father, George Taylor Hancock, was 27 and her mother, Margaret Elizabeth Walker, was 22. She married William Lindell Ealey on 1 April 1892, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Piney Township, Texas, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Denver, Colorado, United States in 1956. She died on 4 September 1929, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Marthy Ealey in household of George Hancock, "United States Census, 1910"
- Martha J Ealey in household of William L Ealey, "United States Census, 1900"
- Martha Jane Ealey, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
Spouse and Children
1872–1959 Male
1876–1929 Female
Children (12)
1892–1956 Male
1894– Male
1896–before 1900 Female
1898–1970 Male
1899–1910 Female
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1849–1943 Male
1854–1888 Female
Siblings (7)
1876–1929 Female
1878–1959 Female
1879–1959 Male
1881–1968 Male
1883–1914 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1877 · The First Workers Strike
Age 1
1886
Age 10
1892 · The Chicago Canal
Age 16
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Hann + the hypocoristic suffix -cok, which was commonly added to personal names (see Cocke ).
Dutch: from Middle Dutch hanecoc ‘winkle, periwinkle’ (a type of shellfish), probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered and sold shellfish.
History: Thomas Hancock, the uncle of Declaration of Independence signatory John Hancock (1736/7–93), was among the foremost of 18th-century American businessmen. He was a descendant of Nathaniel Hancock, who was known to have been in Cambridge, MA, as early as 1634. Born in Braintree, MA, John Hancock was president of the Second Continental Congress and the first governor of the state of MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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