Hancock
HANCOCK, MRS. SAMUEL W.
McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette, January 12, 1953
BONHAM WOMAN RECALLS MUCH TEXAS HISTORY
Bonham–Born in the turbulent days that culminated in the war between the states there is little that amazes Mrs. Samuel W. Hancock, who Thursday quietly observed her 91st birthday at her home in Bonham.
She was born in McKinney on Jan. 8, 1862, the daughter of the late James Harmon Lovejoy and Malin I. Goodman Lovejoy. She was christened Mary Elizabeth Lovejoy, a name handed down on her mothers’ side of the family since the days of the American revolution.
Mrs. Hancock was born on the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans in which her great-grandfather, John Aaron, was killed. Two of her ancestors, Capt. Daniel Williams and Benjamin Goodman were killed in the massacre at Hayes Station during the revolution.
Her father was a veteran of the Texas revolution and served as a Confederate soldier for four years. He served as a deputy under the first sheriff of Collin County and later as the third sheriff of that county. He also was a Texas Ranger and a deputy U. S. Marshal.
Mrs. Hancock remembers the burning of McKinney, which was the site of a Confederate arsenal. She was three years old at the time and her mother and an aunt, Mrs. J. J. Harrison, and her children were left homeless. They hired a team and a driver to take them to East Texas.
A family treasure, the first piano brought to McKinney, was packed in the wagon, and around it as much of the family supply of wheat as could be salvaged.
When a child, Mrs. Hancock saw Jesse James when he rode at the McKinney Fair.
On Dec. 8, 1885, at McKinney, she was married to Samuel William Hancock, a native of Kentucky, whose forebears were early settlers in Virginia and the Carolinas. His father’s people are said to be cousins of John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his grandmother, Priscilla Franklin Hancock, is said to have been closely related to Benjamin Franklin.
Mrs. Hancock joined the Christian Church in 1895. She has been a member of the first parent-teacher organization, predecessor of the PTA, Civic League, Bonham Public Library, Delphian club, Story League, Current Literature Club.
A lover of books, she memorized many poems and passages from the Bible. Her hobbies were collecting rocks and pitchers. Rocks from many places border her flower gardens, and she has a collection of some 500 pitchers representing many lands in addition to America.
McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette, January 12, 1953
BONHAM WOMAN RECALLS MUCH TEXAS HISTORY
Bonham–Born in the turbulent days that culminated in the war between the states there is little that amazes Mrs. Samuel W. Hancock, who Thursday quietly observed her 91st birthday at her home in Bonham.
She was born in McKinney on Jan. 8, 1862, the daughter of the late James Harmon Lovejoy and Malin I. Goodman Lovejoy. She was christened Mary Elizabeth Lovejoy, a name handed down on her mothers’ side of the family since the days of the American revolution.
Mrs. Hancock was born on the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans in which her great-grandfather, John Aaron, was killed. Two of her ancestors, Capt. Daniel Williams and Benjamin Goodman were killed in the massacre at Hayes Station during the revolution.
Her father was a veteran of the Texas revolution and served as a Confederate soldier for four years. He served as a deputy under the first sheriff of Collin County and later as the third sheriff of that county. He also was a Texas Ranger and a deputy U. S. Marshal.
Mrs. Hancock remembers the burning of McKinney, which was the site of a Confederate arsenal. She was three years old at the time and her mother and an aunt, Mrs. J. J. Harrison, and her children were left homeless. They hired a team and a driver to take them to East Texas.
A family treasure, the first piano brought to McKinney, was packed in the wagon, and around it as much of the family supply of wheat as could be salvaged.
When a child, Mrs. Hancock saw Jesse James when he rode at the McKinney Fair.
On Dec. 8, 1885, at McKinney, she was married to Samuel William Hancock, a native of Kentucky, whose forebears were early settlers in Virginia and the Carolinas. His father’s people are said to be cousins of John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his grandmother, Priscilla Franklin Hancock, is said to have been closely related to Benjamin Franklin.
Mrs. Hancock joined the Christian Church in 1895. She has been a member of the first parent-teacher organization, predecessor of the PTA, Civic League, Bonham Public Library, Delphian club, Story League, Current Literature Club.
A lover of books, she memorized many poems and passages from the Bible. Her hobbies were collecting rocks and pitchers. Rocks from many places border her flower gardens, and she has a collection of some 500 pitchers representing many lands in addition to America.
