Miscellaneous historical documents collected by Nora A. Hancock and
Leola Hancock Martin, some of which are originals and others are
reproduced copies. This set of documents was inherited by John
Martin of Vallejo and is contained within and identified as Source folder
739. Upon his death it will go to Dianne Lynn Martin Craft.
The following are 24 of the documents included in John Martin's folder
739 — as well as Dan Hancock's corresponding Hancock Source Number
for each document:
- Copy of the In Memorium funeral card for Wilfred Charles Hancock.
(This document is duplicated within Hancock Source 7)
- Copy of the In Loving Remembrance funeral card for Thomas Hancock.
(This document is duplicated within Hancock Source 34)
- Original death and funeral card for Ella Hancock, wife of
Frank Hancock, who died on 26 Sep 1902.
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 37)
- Copy of Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, Certificate of Birth
No. B9091 for Charlie Wilfred Hancock, 27 Sep 1892, Index 1892-E-183.
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 38)
- Copy of Marriage License, State of California, City and County of San Francisco:
Wilfred Charles Hancock and
Nora Samuels, 8 Aug 1911. Also certificate of marriage,
same date, by Justice of the Peace James G. Conlan. Recorded on Book 58 of Marriage
Certificates on page 365 Records of San Francisco County.
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 40)
- Copy of Affidavit of Birth of Nora A. Samuels by
George W. Samuels, sworn on 20 Feb
1941, and Recorded on 25 Feb 1941 in Volume 85 of Official Records page 334 of Napa
County records at the request of Nora Hancock of 2425 Second Street, Napa.
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 41)
- Copy of the Passes Away obituary for Mrs. George W. Samuels, dated
8 Dec 1913.
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 43)
- Copy of the funeral memorial card for Gerna Belle Samuels, who died on 13 Nov 1900.
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 136)
- Original invitation to the 50th wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hancock, 6 Mar 1916, at Corning, California. Also
original handwritten notes by Nora Samuels Hancock
taken during that anniversary party.
(These documents are duplicated as Hancock Source 170)
- Copy of United States of America Certificate of Naturalization No. 1069240,
Petition Volume 3, Number 206, for Wilfred Charles Hancock, Superior Court of Napa
County, Napa, California, 20 Jan 1920.
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 183)
- Original clipping of an obituary for Arthur Hancock from an unknown newspaper and
unknown date, page, and column. However, this is most probably from an El Granada,
California, newspaper issue of 13 or 14 July 1922.
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 766)
- Letter written by Lucy Coleman (
Mrs. George W. Samuels) in 1910 on the state of her relationship with her husband.
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 777)
- Bill Hancock Retires At Napa Fab After Half Century
As Electrician. One page from a Kaiser Steel employee newsletter of
Jan 1957
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 816)
- Copies of three obituaries from unknown Napa or Vallejo, California, newspapers on
the deaths of Bert E. Martin, W. C. Hancock,
and Pearl Schlageter. The obituaries
were published on 8 Feb 1960, circa 11 Aug 1974, and 25 Feb 1973, respectively.
(These obituaries are duplicated as Hancock Source 817)
- Original handwritten article, six pages long, by Wilfred Hancock that describes the
Napa Motorcycle Club's trip on 23 & 24 Sep 1911 from Napa to Livermore, California.
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 819)
- Copy of Certificate of Death, State of California: Nora Agnes Hancock, 1 Apr
1979, Napa, Napa. Also a copy of Nora's Funeral card.
(These documents are duplicated as Hancock Source 822)
- Original page 1 of a handwritten letter to Wilfred Hancock from Mary Fisher of
Thedford, Ontario, dated 19 Sep 1913. Page 2 of the letter is missing.
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 823)
- Three original season's greeting cards from Canada as follows:
- "Christmas and the New Year" card from Mr. & Mrs. Charles Fisher of Thedford,
Ontario, to Wilfred Hancock. Sent prior to 1917.
- "The Maple Leaf for Ever" Season's greeting card from Mrs. Mary Fisher of Ontario
to Wilfred and Nora Hancock. Sent between 1917 and 1924.
- New Year greeting card from Mrs. Mary Fisher of Ontario to
Wilfred and Nora Hancock. Sent between 1917 and 1924.
(These three cards are duplicated as Hancock Source 824)
- Copy of the Funeral card for Mary Catt Fisher who died 19 May 1925 and was
interred on 21 May 1925 at Thedford, Ontario.
(This document is duplicated as Hancock Source 825)
- Original clipping of a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Hancock of Simcoe, Ontario, from
page 13 of the Salvation Army's The War Cry newspaper. The date of this newspaper
clipping is unknown but is most probably after 1891 and prior to September 1902.
I believe that the two individuals in the photograph are Frank T. Hancock
and his wife Mary Ellen Fisher; however, I cannot be certain of this.
(This clipping is duplicated as Hancock Source 826)
- Copy of the State of California Certificate of Death for Wilfred Charles Hancock, who
died on 9 Aug 1974 in Napa.
(This certificate is duplicated as Hancock Source 830)
- Copies of 16 pages of medical and the final financial records for Nora A. Hancock
and Wilfred C. Hancock prepared by Leola A. Martin covering the years 1969 through 1979.
(These medical and financial records are duplicated as Hancock Source 833)
- Copies of an employment record and summary for Otto J. Martin, Jr., covering the period
from June 1915 through 30 Dec 1964. (This employment record is duplicated as
Hancock Source 834)
- Copy of a Certificate of Training and Identification for Leola A. Martin, dated
1982, for "Tear Gas Training for Citizens". (This certificate is duplicated as Hancock
Source 835)
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