Individual Record 686

Name}   Culley, George Family History} Hancock                
  Title}   Race} White Sex} Male
Birth:   Date} Fam 22 Feb 1893 Place} Forest, Bosanquet, Lambton, Ontario
Marr.: Date} Exa  14 Aug 1918 Place} London, Middlesex, Ontario     (Link)
Death: Date} Exa  21 Oct 1962 Place}   , Los Angeles, California
Burial: Date} Cir   24 Oct 1962 Place}  
  Grave Marker}  
Source 1} 832 = 1901 CAN cen
Source 2} 831 = 1911 CAN cen
Source 3} 1122=Border cross'g
Source 4} 170 = Invitation
Source 5} 844 = Draft registr
Source 6} 956 = Military rec
Source 7} 987 = Marriage rec
Source 8} 1135=Citizenship
Source 9} 661 = Death record
Source 10}127 = Interview
Source 11}478 = Letter
Source 12}482 = Genealogy
Source 13}485 = Family history
Source 14}957 = Family history
Source 15}1054=Family history
Parents: } John Culley & Fannie Jane Hancock
   Relationship No.} 220
1st Household No.} 241 = 320 N. Olive Ave., Alahambra, Calif.
      Occupation 1} Barber
       Occupation 2} Soldier
       Occupation 3} Office manager
  Religion/Church} Methodist
Spouses:    First} Beatty, Gertrude Olive
 Total Number of} 1
Notes:  As of Mar 1911 George was 18 and living at home in Forest, Ontario, with his parents and siblings.  In Apr 1913 George at age 21 crossed into the U.S. at Port Huron on his way to Lansing, Michigan.

In Mar 1916 George lived in Redding, California, and attended his grandparents, Thomas and Mary Ann Hancock's 50th wedding anniversary party held at their home in Corning, California.

Sometime prior to Jun 1917, George served with the 27th Regt. C.M. (Canada) for one year.  In Jun 1917 he was a Canadian citizen living at 2124 Center Street, Berkeley, California.  On 3 July 1917 he was in London, Ontario, where he swore allegiance to His Majesty King George the Fifth and enrolled in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force.  He was described as being 5' 7" tall with blue eyes, dark complexion, and dark brown hair.

In 1918 at age 25 George married Gertrude.  In 1926 George came to Napa to visit the Hancock family.

In 1932 George declared his intent to become a U.S. citizen.  At that time he was an office manager residing in Alhambra, California.  He described himself as being 5' 9" tall with blue eyes, fair complexion, brown hair, weight 160 pounds, and having his index finger on his right hand cut off at the first joint.

George died in 1962 in Los Angeles, California.  His burial place is unknown.
Time of Birth}   Time of Death}   Fraternal/Social}  
Baptism Date}   Place}    
Confirm. Date}   Photo} None
Immigr'n Date} Exa 2 Jun 1925 Port} Seattle
Education: Grade}              or Top 2 Degrees}  
Military: Service} Army         for the State of} Canada
Health Condition}  
  Cause of Death} Coronary heart disease
Last Updated
by} Dan Hancock
Date Updated} 20 Apr 2009
Date Created}    6 Feb 1999
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