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
- Charles Albers (b. 1857)
- Claus Albers; child of John Dietrich Albers and Sophia Albers; married Rebecca Knoop
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
- James Babcock; married Nancy Logan
Bailey
- Joel Bailey (b. 1842, La Harpe township)
- George W. Bailey; married Gane Moulin
Bainter
- Thomas J. Bainter; child of George Bainter and Lucy (Heater) Bainter
Balsley
- Jacob C. Balsley; married Sarah Wells
Barr
- George W. Barr; child of Adam Barr
Bartholomew
- Isaac S. Bartholomew (b. 1838); child of Gillead Bartholomew and Sarah (Roseberry) Bartholomew
Baumert
- Michael Baumert; child of Michael Baumert
Baxter
- Cecil John Sherman Baxter; child of Emil Baxter and Annette (Powell) Baxter; married Elenora Iviiitlian
Berger
- Herman Berger (b. 1827)
Berry
- John M. Berry (b. 1834, Macoupin county); married Mary Crawford
Bertschi
- Albert Bertschi; married Margaret Mackie
- Carl Bertschi; child of William Bertschi and Elizabeth (Walte) Bertschi
Bideaux
- William A. Bideaux (b. 1868)
Bidwell
- Esta Bidwell (b. 1830, Madison County); married Hannah Whaley
Blasberg
- Albert Blasberg (b. 1859); child of William Blasberg and Caroline Blasberg
Bliss
- S. Bliss (b. 1840, Du Page County); child of Moses Bliss and Polly (Carpenter) Bliss
Bollin
- Gottlieb Bollin; married Jennie Terry
Boston
- Charles W. Boston (b. 1862); married Mary Rowena Yetter
Botts
- Joseph W. Botts (b. 1863); married Sarah White
Bowen
- Kinzy H. Bowen (b. 1866, Terre Haute township); married Sarah D. Knowles
Bradfield
- James Bradfield; married Ada Wolfe
Bradshaw
- Joel Bradshaw (b. 1812, White County); married Lydia R. Hawley
Brant
- George M. Brant; child of Hezekiah Brant and Isabella (Dick) Brant
Bricker
- Henry Bricker; married Caroline Egley
Bride
- James Bride; married Caroline Ramsay
Bridges
- Wesley Crayton Bridges (b. 1838, Carroll county); child of Willis Bridges
- Joel Willis Bridges (b. 1840, Carroll county)
Brines
- Edward Brines (b. 1829, Schuyler county); married Ollie Alanson
Brown
- John Calvin Brown (b. 1833, Dayton County)
- Edwin Brown (b. 1850, Jefferson county)
Bryan
- Jacob Bryan (b. 1794)
- Smith F. Bryan; child of Jacob Bryan
Buell
- Leverett Wellington Buell; child of William Buell and Louisa (Chatfield) Buell
Bullock
- John H. Bullock (b. 1838)
Burr
- Oscar Hubbard Burr (b. 1858)
Byers
- Andrew W. Byers; married Maiy Ramsey
Byler
- Henry C. Byler (b. 1855); married Emma J. Toof
- Silas H. Byler; child of David Byler
Campbell
- John A. Campbell (b. 1844, Parke county); married Susan Matthews
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
- Samuel S. Chapman (b. 1851)
Clark
- James Henry Clark (b. 1863)
- Charles E. Clark; child of William J. Clark and Abigail (Ellis) Clark
- Charles Gervis Clark; child of Gervis Clark and Rachel (Caple) Clark; married Jennie McCul
Clarke
- Marshall Luther Clarke (b. 1837); child of Henry Clarke and Sarah (Lyon) Clarke; married Mary Boone
Clere
- George Clere (b. 1872); child of Theodore Clere and Catherine (Miller) Clere
Cochran
- John S. Cochran (b. 1873)
- John Cochran; child of James Cochran and Xancy (Elder) Cochran; married Rachel Moore
- Joshua Cochran; child of James Cochran
Connor
- Benjamin F. Connor; child of John Connor and Annie (Maine) Connor; married Eliza Lamb
Coulson
- George Coulson (b. 1843)
Cravens
Crawford
- Thomas Crawford; child of William Crawford and Alzira (Doughty) Crawford; married Maria Louise McColm
Cruise
- Linus Cruise (b. 1859); married Anna H. Gentry
Crum
- Charles E. Crum; child of Charles P. Crum and Salina (James) Crum; married Belle Todd
Cummings
- George Cummings; child of George Cummings and Elizabeth (Keyport) Cummings
Cutler
- Parkhurst Ward Cutler (b. 1848)
- Delos L. Cutler; married Laura Davies
- Dwight C. Cutler; married Elizabeth Showers
Dallam
- Phillip Dallam (b. 1824); married Anna M. McKee
Deitrich
- Joseph F. Deitrich (b. 1826, Xorthumberland county); married Sarah E. Wolf
Dickson
- J. E. Dickson; child of Daniel Dickson and Mary (Shutwell) Dickson
Diver
- Wallace Diver (b. 1876); married Lillie May Hull
Dorsey
- Joseph Dorsey; married Eveline Loxitt
Downing
- Charles A. Downing (b. 1861); child of R. H. Downing and Reljecca (Bennett) Downing; married Fannie C. Whitford
Dudman
- Thomas J. Dudman; married Phcebe Mills
Eckles
- C. A. Eckles; child of Samuel Eckles and Diana (Hopson) Eckles
Edmunds
- Oliver Edmunds (b. 1829)
Edwards
- Ver Edwards (b. 1835)
Ellison
Essley
- J. L. Essley (b. 1880); child of Mark Essley and Emma Essley
Ewing
Faught
- Verrieus R. Faught (b. 1843)
Ferris
- Junius C. Ferris (b. 1858)
- Hiram G. Ferris; married Emma Beebe
- Leonard Thompson Ferris; married Helen M. Gilchrist
Folckemer
- Harry R. Folckemer (b. 1880)
Forth
- Fred Forth; married Catherine Haas
Frazer
- George Frazer (b. 1850, Adams county); child of Lafayette Frazer and Caroline Frazer
French
- Thomas G. French; child of Samuel French and Julia (Daugherty) French
Fullmer
- Francis L. Fullmer (b. 1840)
Garner
- John H. Garner; married Rosa Symmonds
Garnett
- Reuben Garnett (b. 1839)
Garwood
- T. T. Garwood; child of Thomas Garwood and Jane (Richards) Garwood
Geddes
- Thomas Geddes (b. 1805, Franklin County)
- Robert P. Geddes (b. 1840)
George
- Lewis F. George; child of Henry George and Martha (Balsley) George; married Nellie B. White
Gibson
- James Finley Gibson; child of Robert C. Gibson and Harriet (Lowrey) Gibson
- Robert C. Gibson; married Hattie Lowrey
Gilchrist
- Charles A. Gilchrist; married Minnie L. Schaefer
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
- Mathew Goddertz (b. 1840)
Gordon
- Samuel Gordon (b. 1825); child of John Gordon and Elizabeth (Smith) Gordon
Grant
- John W. Grant (b. 1849); married Malissa Jane Suit
Griffith
- Andrew J. Griffith; child of Llewellyn Griffith and Hannah (Hope) Griffith
Gross
- Jacob Michael Gross (b. 1863); child of Michael Hauptman. George Gross
Grove
- Jacob Grove; married Rebecca Lionberger
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
- Henry Clay Hanson (b. 1849); child of Daniel Hanson and Barbara (Broombach) Hanson
Harnest
- S. E. Harnest (b. 1835, Champaign county); married Matilda Ann
Harris
- Rice Harris (b. 1844); married Nancy Bolinger
- Andrew J. Harris; married Lydia Xicodemus
- Francis Marion Harris; married Jessie Cox
- W. R. Harris; child of John Harris and Ruth (Aldridge) Harris
Hartzell
- William H. Hartzell (Durham township); married Inez E. Charter
Hastings
- John B. Hastings; child of Benjamin Hastings and Rachel (Hitch) Hastings
Hawley
- Jane L. Hawley (b. 1831)
Hazen
- Erastus A. Hazen (b. 1843, Trumbull county); married Mary A. Layman
Heisler
- John I. Heisler; child of George Heisler and Mary (Housewert) Heisler
Helfrich
- Joseph E. Helfrich; married Ida May Cudney
Herbert
- John Herbert; married Catherine Trenton
Hibbard
- William T. Hibbard (b. 1848); married Minerva Ostrander
Hill
- William K. Hill; married Kate Griffith
Hooker
Hosford
- Edwin Wright Hosford (b. 1857, Wythe township)
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
- Henry Jenkins; married Family V. Alauk
Johnson
- James G. Johnson (b. 1827, Jefferson county); married Melvina J. Thomas
- Benjamin F. Johnson
- Matthew Mason Johnson; married Mary Bacon
Johnston
- James Eaton Johnston (b. 1845); child of James E. Johnston and Cynthia (Belfield) Johnston
Johnstone
- John E. Johnstone (b. 1812); child of Robert Johnstone and Eliza (Mathews) Johnstone
Jones
- Emmanuel Jones (b. 1813, Reiley township); married Sarah Lloyd
Kaser
- John D. Kaser (b. 1854); child of John Kaser and Rosa (Bertschi) Kaser; married Hattie L. Cheadle
Kelly
- Blair Kelly (b. 1876, Dallas township)
Kendall
- John M. Kendall (b. 1836); child of John Kendall and Elizabeth (Miniken) Kendall
Kimbrough
- William R. Kimbrough; married Elizabeth Dale
Klinefelter
- George Klinefelter (b. 1852)
Koontz
- Hiram Koontz (b. 1841); married Ethalinda Miller
Kropp
Lamet
- Louis Lamet (b. 1874)
Lathrop
- Isaac Lathrop (b. 1833, Fountain Green Township)
Lawrence
- Herbert Lawrence (b. 1866)
Layton
- Anthony P. Layton (b. 1864); child of Biard Layton and Margaret (Rose) Layton
Leach
- James B. Leach (Mason county)
Ley
- Fred N. Mi Ley (b. 1873); married Mabel G. Linn
Lionberger
- Scott G. Lionberger (b. 1854, Pilot Grove township)
Little
- Franklin C. Little (Green county); married Nancy Mc
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
- William E. Lyon; married Viola Susan
MacK
- David MacK; married Ellen Carey
Manifold
- W. E. Manifold (b. 1856, La Harpe Township); married Louella Franks
Marsh
- John W. Marsh (b. 1872); child of Judge John W. Marsh; married Lucy Scholl Cherrill
Marshall
- William Harvey Marshall (b. 1848)
Mccrory
- John Mccrory; married Hannah Martin
Mckee
- James W. Mckee (b. 1840); married Margaret Weir
Mcmahan
- Robert William Mcmahan (Nicholas County); married Susan Walker
Mcneall
- Arthur Mcneall; married Elizabeth Brown
Merritt
- Richmond Merritt (b. 1825); married Martha Jane Laws
Mesecher
- Elkanah Mesecher (b. 1843, Durham Township); child of James 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
- Don C. S. Millikin (b. 1843); married Lucy Smith
Moore
- William Henry Moore (b. 1832, Newcastle county)
Morford
- R. R. Morford (b. 1833)
Morrison
- James E. Morrison; married Relief C. Hager
Mott
- William Gaines Mott (b. 1842); child of Robert Emmett Mott and Amanda (Colgan) Mott
Nelson
- Reason A. Nelson (b. 1846)
- Joseph Nelson
Newcomb
- F. H. C. Newcomb; married Sarah Ann Munson
Newton
- Lewis L. Newton; child of Hiram H. Newton and Hannah (Harper) Newton
Outhier
- Theophilus Outhier (b. 1830); child of Francis Outhier and Frances (Gandard) Outhier
Parker
- Roland M. Parker; married Jennie Swan
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
- Philip Pence (Lycoming county); married Jennie Babcock
Pershing
- Francis Orren Pershing; married Winifred L. Bra
Phelps
- William R. Phelps (b. 1830, Dutchess county)
Phillippi
- Alexander Phillippi (b. 1833)
Pitt
- John Pitt; married Charlotte Hadwick
Puntenney
- Ahimaaz Puntenney (b. 1833); child of John Puntenney and Arminta (Wright) Puntenney
Quick
- Alfred Quick (b. 1878); married Susan Hornbeck
Rahn
- Justus Rahn (b. 1810); married Elizabeth Sabel
Rand
- E. H. Rand; child of Thomas Rand and Mary S. (Badger) Rand
Randall
- M. E. Randall (b. 1864)
Ray
- Daniel T. Ray; married Mary Barr
Reimbold
- Father Reimbold (b. 1842)
- William C. Reimbold; child of Casper W. Reimbold and Elizabeth (Bush) Reimbold
Reyer
- Fred Reyer (b. 1861)
Rhea
- Levi J. Rhea (b. 1854, Hancock County); child of Lewis J. Rhea
Rheinberger
- John J. Rheinberger (b. 1861)
Riggins
- William J. Riggins; married Amelia Bush
Riser
- John Morgan Riser; married Rose Ewing
Robbins
- Edward M. Robbins; child of Dr. Eppaah Robbins and Mary (Clarke) Robbins
Roberts
- Roy B. Roberts (b. 1875); married Sarah Ellen Bulkley
Robinson
- C. J. Robinson; child of William Robinson and Mary Ann (Howard) Robinson
Rosenstengel
- William Rosenstengel; married Adaline York
Rowe
- Edwin P. Rowe (b. 1851); married Minnie P. Graff
Rucker
- Ezekiel Rucker (b. 1827)
Ruggles
- Thomas Ruggles; married Henrietta McDonald
Russel
- Samuel Russel; married Belle Clampet
Sack
- Lewis Sack; married Anna Eliza Weston
Schafer
- Burnett Schafer (b. 1862); child of Fabian Schafer; married Minnie Marsh
Scofield
- Charles R. Scofield; child of Charles R. Scofield and Elizabeth Scofield; married Catherine L. Vorhees
Scott
Shutwell
- John Shutwell; child of John Shutwell
Sibert
- John Sibert (b. 1841); married Louisa Bryant
Siegrist
Sights
- David R. Sights; child of William Sights and Martha (Sarchet) Sights
Smith
- Lee Smith (b. 1863)
- George Smith; child of David Smith and Margaret (Duff) Smith
- Robert F. Smith; married Amanda Benton
Soule
- Isaac Soule (b. 1820); child of Josiah Soule and Sarah Soule
Stahl
- John Stahl; married Ella T. Thayer
Stevens
- John Dee Stevens; married Julia Ann Towler
Stewart
- Robert Stewart (b. 1830, Butler county); married Martha Holmes
Stone
- Samuel T. Stone (b. 1855)
Tanner
Tarman
- Robert Tarman (b. 1827)
Thatcher
- Benjamin F. Thatcher (b. 1861, Adams county); married Ella Nelson
Thomas
- Isaac T. Thomas (Nelson County); married Margaret White
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
- William F. Traverse (b. 1868); married Emily Willsey
Vaughn
- Luke Vaughn (b. 1870); child of Mathew Vaughn and Mary (Marsden) Vaughn
Walker
- Thomas I. Walker (b. 1843, Todd county)
- George Walker; married Rachel Clark
Wallace
- Robert R. Wallace (b. 1867, Montebello Township); married Susanna Davis
- Eugene A. Wallace (b. 1874)
Warner
- Charles Albert Warner (b. 1830)
Watt
- Lyman W. Watt (b. 1868); married Sarah McDonald
Webb
- William G. Webb; married Laura V. Davis
Weisenborn
White
- Joseph Avery White (b. 1857); child of J. A. White and Jane Elizabeth (Fisher) White
Wilkens
- Charles Wilkens (b. 1837); married Carrie Kahler
Williams
- James E. Williams (b. 1859, Hancock township)
Woodside
- William L. Woodside (b. 1833, Washington county); married Maiy Isabell Frits
Woolfolk
- Austin Coleman Woolfolk (b. 1836)
Worthen
- Amos H. Worthen (b. 1844); married Jennie M. Brown
Xorris
- J. Harvey Xorris (b. 1877)
Yetter
- Samuel R. Yetter (Lancaster county); child of William Yetter and Eydia (Ruck) Yetter; married Lydia Rock