Brief Life History of Delphia
When Delphia Hancock was born on 4 December 1909, in Douglass Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States, his father, Harvey Hancock, was 43 and his mother, Helen Amelia "Nellie" Porter, was 39. He married Mildred Viola McCully on 12 January 1933, in Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Muskegon Township, Muskegon, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Day Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States in 1950. He died on 1 June 1978, in Lansing, New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Stanton, Montcalm, Michigan, United States.
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- Delphia Hancock, "United States Census, 1950"
- Delphia Hancock, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Delphis Hancock in household of Harvey Hancock, "United States Census, 1910"
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1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1910 · Upper Twin Falls Bridge
The Upper Twin Falls Bridge which connected Breitung Township, Michigan, to Florence County, Wisconsin. The through-truss bridge spanned the Menominee River and was completed in 1910. The bridge was closed to through traffic in 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
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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