George Washington Hancock
Birth Date
On 1826 March 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1901 November 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Mission Activity
2
Pioneer
4
Born in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1826 March 8
Mother
Alta Adams
Father
Solomon Hancock
Baptized
1834 September (Age 8)
Enlisted in
Mormon Battalion Company C
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 20)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
On 1846 July 16
Enlisted In Company
On 1847 July 16
Discharged
Traveled in
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Married
Betsy Jane Fackrell
1848 May 14 (Age 22)
Married
Betsy Jane Fackrell
1848 May 14 (Age 22)
Traveled in
Allen Taylor Company (1849)
1849 July 5 – October 10 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Betsy Jane Fackrell (Age 24)
Charles Hancock (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1849 July 5
Joined Company
On 1849 October 10
Company Arrived
Married
Amy Experience Hancock
1852 April 4 (Age 26)
Married
Amy Experience Hancock
1852 April 4 (Age 26)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1855)
1855 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Chester Loveland (Age 37)
Shepherd Pierce Hutchings (Age 36)
Seth Dustin (Age 29)
Date Details
Circa 1855
Joined Company
Circa 1855
Company Arrived
Served in
Carson Valley Mission
1855 April 21 – September (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Married
Date Details
On 1855 April 21
Called
Circa 1855 September
Released
Traveled in
Henry W. Miller Company (1862)
1862 August 5 – October 18 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Between 1862 August 5 – 8
Joined Company
Between 1862 October 17 – 18
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1871 October 10 – 1872 (Age 45)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
46th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Payson, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
L Snow
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Date Details
On 1871 October 10
Set Apart
Circa 1872
Released
Died in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
1901 November 15 (Age 75)
Media
George Washington Hancock (1826 - 1901) Profile
George Washington Hancock (1826 - 1901)
Sources
Person
Coalville Times
"Utah State News", Coalville Times, (22 November 1901), Page 2.
"Death of a Pioneer," Deseret Evening News
"Death of a Pioneer," Deseret Evening News, 16 November 1901.
Mission
Historical Record Book, 1841-1874
"List of Missionaries, Carson Valley Mission", Historical Record Book, 1841-1874, (21 April 1855).
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1871, Vol. 1, Page 19, Line 812.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1871, Vol. 2, Page 21, Line 812.
Pioneer
A trip across the plains in the year 1849: with notes of a voyage to California by way of Panama
A trip across the plains in the year 1849: with notes of a voyage to California by way of Panama. Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1983. Page 7-20.
Transcript for Martha M. Morgan, A Trip Across the Plains in the Year 1849 with Notes of a Voyage to California by Way of Panama (Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1983), 7-20
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Allen Taylor's 100, first 50, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (3 September 1849).
David Moore collection, 1843-1921, Meeting minutes, 1849
David Moore collection, 1843-1921, Meeting minutes, 1849.
Transcript for David Moore collection, 1843-1921, Meeting minutes, 1849
David Moore writings, circa 1860
David Moore writings, circa 1860, Page 45-54.
Transcript for David Moore writings, circa 1860, 45-54
DESERET News
"Arrivals", DESERET News, (31 October 1855).
Transcript for "Arrivals," Deseret News, 31 Oct. 1855
"Captain Miller's Company", DESERET News, (17 September 1862), Page 4.
Transcript for "Captain Miller's Company," Deseret News, 17 September 1862, 92
Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894
Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894.
Transcript for Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894, 13-14
Emery County Progress
"Utah State News", Emery County Progress, (23 November 1901), Page 2.
James Fackrell reminiscences, circa 1850
James Fackrell reminiscences, circa 1850, Page 12.
Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938
"Hancock and Adams Families", Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938.
Richetts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Richetts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Treasures of Pioneer History
Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol. 4, Page 484.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846
"Mormon Battalion Company C Muster Roll", Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846, (1846), Page 2.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
"Mormon Battalion lists", Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, (1927), Page 25.
Selected Pension Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-48
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected Pension Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-48.
