Hancock County family index

Families of Hancock County, Illinois, from the County Histories

247 people from the county histories of Hancock County, Illinois: who they were, when and where they were born, their parents and spouses, and which biographies are parent and child. Pick a surname.

From Biographical review of Hancock County, Illinois (1907); Portrait and biographical record of Hancock, McDonough and Henderson counties, Illinois : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county (1894). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.

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Everyone in the Hancock County index, A to Z (247)

Albers

Aldridge

  • S. H. Aldridge; child of Dr. Hugh Hunter Aldridge and Mary Jane (Harlan) Aldridge

Athey

  • Samuel H. Athey; child of Walter Athey and Clara (Goldsmith) Athey; married Sarah M. Campbell

Babcock

Bailey

Bainter

Balsley

Barr

Bartholomew

Baumert

Baxter

Berger

Berry

Bertschi

Bideaux

Bidwell

  • Esta Bidwell (b. 1830, Madison County); married Hannah Whaley

Blasberg

Bliss

  • S. Bliss (b. 1840, Du Page County); child of Moses Bliss and Polly (Carpenter) Bliss

Bollin

Boston

Botts

Bowen

  • Kinzy H. Bowen (b. 1866, Terre Haute township); married Sarah D. Knowles

Bradfield

Bradshaw

Brant

Bricker

Bride

Bridges

Brines

Brown

Bryan

Buell

Bullock

Burr

Byers

Byler

Campbell

Canady

  • Thomas Canady (b. 1846); child of Thomas Canady and Eva (Huffman) Canady

Carter

  • Charles Carter (b. 1846); child of Philip L. Carter and Martha E. (York) Carter

Chapman

Clark

Clarke

Clere

  • George Clere (b. 1872); child of Theodore Clere and Catherine (Miller) Clere

Cochran

Connor

Coulson

Cravens

Crawford

  • Thomas Crawford; child of William Crawford and Alzira (Doughty) Crawford; married Maria Louise McColm

Cruise

Crum

  • Charles E. Crum; child of Charles P. Crum and Salina (James) Crum; married Belle Todd

Cummings

Cutler

Dallam

Deitrich

Dickson

  • J. E. Dickson; child of Daniel Dickson and Mary (Shutwell) Dickson

Diver

Dorsey

Downing

  • Charles A. Downing (b. 1861); child of R. H. Downing and Reljecca (Bennett) Downing; married Fannie C. Whitford

Dudman

Eckles

  • C. A. Eckles; child of Samuel Eckles and Diana (Hopson) Eckles

Edmunds

Edwards

Ellison

Essley

  • J. L. Essley (b. 1880); child of Mark Essley and Emma Essley

Ewing

Faught

Ferris

Folckemer

Forth

Frazer

  • George Frazer (b. 1850, Adams county); child of Lafayette Frazer and Caroline Frazer

French

Fullmer

Garner

Garnett

Garwood

  • T. T. Garwood; child of Thomas Garwood and Jane (Richards) Garwood

Geddes

George

  • Lewis F. George; child of Henry George and Martha (Balsley) George; married Nellie B. White

Gibson

Gilchrist

Gingrich

  • Jacob H. Gingrich (b. 1854, York County); child of Jacob Gingrich and Catherine (Kauffman) Gingrich

Glass

  • James M. Glass (b. 1836, Franklin County); child of Samuel Glass and Rachel (Marshall) Glass; married Sarah E. Parker

Gnann

Goddertz

Gordon

  • Samuel Gordon (b. 1825); child of John Gordon and Elizabeth (Smith) Gordon

Grant

Griffith

Gross

Grove

Haigh

  • John Haigh; child of John Haigh and Mary Haigh; married Sarah Folcrod
  • Lewis D. Haigh; child of John Haigh and Sarah (Folkrod) Haigh

Hallam

  • T. A. Hallam; child of Thomas Allen Hallam and Elizabeth (Bell) Hallam; married Anna Cook

Hanson

Harnest

Harris

Hartzell

Hastings

Hawley

Hazen

Heisler

Helfrich

Herbert

Hibbard

Hill

Hooker

Hosford

Huey

  • William Huey (b. 1832, Boone County); child of John Huey and Matilda (Rice) Huey; married Lula Scott

Hughes

  • W. W. Hughes (b. 1821, Bourbon county); married Sarah E. Payne

Hunt

  • Thomas B. Hunt (b. 1831); child of Silas W. Hunt and Elizabeth C. (Wilson) Hunt

Jackson

Jenkins

Johnson

Johnston

Johnstone

Jones

Kaser

  • John D. Kaser (b. 1854); child of John Kaser and Rosa (Bertschi) Kaser; married Hattie L. Cheadle

Kelly

Kendall

  • John M. Kendall (b. 1836); child of John Kendall and Elizabeth (Miniken) Kendall

Kimbrough

Klinefelter

Koontz

Kropp

Lamet

Lathrop

Lawrence

Layton

Leach

Ley

Lionberger

Little

Locke

  • George Locke; child of Thomas Locke and Grazilla (Gardner) Locke

Long

  • Levi Long (b. 1832, Lancaster County); child of William Long and Mary (Yetter) Long; married Sarah Callahan

Lyon

MacK

Manifold

Marsh

  • John W. Marsh (b. 1872); child of Judge John W. Marsh; married Lucy Scholl Cherrill

Marshall

Mccrory

Mckee

Mcmahan

Mcneall

Merritt

Mesecher

Miller

  • John Miller (b. 1827, Beaver County); child of John Miller; married Amelia Ramsey
  • Joseph M. Miller (b. 1838, Miami county); child of Xathan Miller and Eleanor (Engart) Miller; married Elizabeth Kellv
  • Lewis F. Miller (b. 1864, Schuyler county); child of August Miller and Dora (Yaap) Miller

Millikin

Moore

Morford

Morrison

Mott

Nelson

Newcomb

Newton

Outhier

Parker

Paul

  • James A. Paul (b. 1849, Ross county); child of Hugh H. Paul and Margery (Nichols) Paul

Payne

  • George W. Payne; child of Alfred F. Payne and Elizabeth (Williams) Payne; married Kittie Linn

Pence

Pershing

Phelps

Phillippi

Pitt

Puntenney

Quick

Rahn

Rand

  • E. H. Rand; child of Thomas Rand and Mary S. (Badger) Rand

Randall

Ray

Reimbold

Reyer

Rhea

  • Levi J. Rhea (b. 1854, Hancock County); child of Lewis J. Rhea

Rheinberger

Riggins

Riser

Robbins

Roberts

Robinson

  • C. J. Robinson; child of William Robinson and Mary Ann (Howard) Robinson

Rosenstengel

Rowe

Rucker

Ruggles

Russel

Sack

Schafer

Scofield

  • Charles R. Scofield; child of Charles R. Scofield and Elizabeth Scofield; married Catherine L. Vorhees

Scott

Shutwell

Sibert

Siegrist

Sights

Smith

Soule

  • Isaac Soule (b. 1820); child of Josiah Soule and Sarah Soule

Stahl

Stevens

Stewart

Stone

Tanner

Tarman

Thatcher

Thomas

Thornber

  • Henry Thornber (b. 1816); child of Richard Thornber and Hannah (Lord) Thornber; married Lucy Ellison
  • John T. Thornber; child of Henry Thornber and Lucy (Ellison) Thornber

Timasheske

  • Lawrence Timasheske; child of Caisma Timasheske and Zofkar Kriskstofk Timasheske; married Martha Woods

Traverse

Vaughn

  • Luke Vaughn (b. 1870); child of Mathew Vaughn and Mary (Marsden) Vaughn

Walker

Wallace

Warner

Watt

Webb

Weisenborn

White

Wilkens

Williams

Woodside

Woolfolk

Worthen

Xorris

Yetter

  • Samuel R. Yetter (Lancaster county); child of William Yetter and Eydia (Ruck) Yetter; married Lydia Rock

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