John W. Hancher
John W. Hancher
B: 1837
D: 1920
M: Mary Margaret Supler
+-- Della Hancher, 1860-1937
+-- Ida L. Hancher, c1862-1922
+-- Edward W. Hancher, 1864-1946
+-- Cordelia Hancher, c1865-?
+-- Louis O. Hancher, 1872-1947
+-- Jessie V. Hancher, 1874-1901
+-- Nellie Hancher, 1878-1962
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John W. Hancher [ID 16891]
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(John W. Hancher)a,b,c,d,e (W. John Hancher)f
Born Feb - 1837, Ohio.f,b,c,d (c1835, Virginia).a
He married Mary Margaret Supler, Jun 1 1860, Marshall County, Virginia.g,e,h,f,b,c (Margaret -)a [Apparently Mary Margaret or Margaret Mary Supler].i Mary, daughter of Edward Supler & Elizabeth "Eliza" Brice, was born Jul - 1841, Virginia.j,f,b,c,k,l,m (c1837, Virginia).a
John and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jul 22 1870), Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia:a
Hancher, John, age 35, born in Virginia; ret. grocer; $975 personal property.
Hancher, Margaret, age 33, born in Virginia; keeps house.
John and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 14 1880), 2239 Chaplins Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia:f Hancher, W. John, age 42, born in Ohio; father born in England; mother born in Pennsylvania; liveryman.
Hancher, Mary, wife, age 39, born in West Virginia; parents born in Pennsylvania; keeping house.
Hancher, C. Della, daughter, age 19, born in West Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in West Virginia; divorced.
Hancher, L. Ida, daughter, age 18, born in West Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in West Virginia.
Hancher, E. Birdie, daughter, age 15, born in West Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in West Virginia.
Hancher, W. Ewd [sic], son, age 16, born in West Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in West Virginia; clk in store.
Hancher, Louis, son, age 8, born in West Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in West Virginia.
Hancher, Bessie, daughter, age 6, born in West Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in West Virginia.
Hancher, Nellie, daughter, age 1, born in West Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in West Virginia.
Hobbs, L. Josie, grandson, age 1, born in West Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in West Virginia.
John and family apparently moved from Wheeling to Pittsburg sometime in the 1880s. John was shown in the 1890 city directories of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania:n John W. Hancher, 234 Marion, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; clerk.
Hancher, John, head-of-household, age 63, born Feb 1837 in Ohio; father born in England; mother born in Pennsylvania; married 40 years; occupation: traveling salesman; rented home.
Hancher, Mary M., wife, age 58, born July 1841 in West Virginia; parents born in Pennsylvania; married 40 years; 7 children, 7 living.
Holmes, Ida L., daughter, age 37, born Apr 1863 in West Virginia; father born in West Virginia [sic]; mother born in Ohio [sic]; widow; 1 child, none living.
Hancher, Louis O., son, age 28, born Feb 1872 in Pennsylvania; father born in West Virginia [sic]; mother born in Ohio [sic]; married 1 year; occupation: salesman, milling.
Tolley, Jessie V., boarder, age 26, born Apr 1874 in West Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in West Virginia; married 6 years; 1 child, 1 living.
Tolley, Charles E., boarder, age 28, born Mar 1872 in Pennsylvania; parents born in Pennsylvania; married; occupation: bookkeeper, bank.
Tolley, Verna V., granddaughter, age 4, born July 1895 in Pennsylvania; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in West Virginia.
Hancher, Pearl, daughter-in-law, age 24, born Dec 1875 in Ohio; parents born in Ohio; married 1 year; no children.
John and family were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 1910), 822 Farragot St., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania:c Hancher, John W., head-of-household, age 73, born in Ohio; [..father's birthplace unclear..]; mother born in Virginia; first marriage, married 50 years; occupation: commercial [..unclear..], paper co.; rented home.
Hancher, Mary M., wife, age 68, born in West Virginia; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Virginia; first marriage, married 50 years; 7 children, 6 living.
Hancher, Edwin W., son, age 46 [unclear], born in West Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in West Virginia; divorced; occupation: commercial [..unclear..], wholesale dry goods.
Hancher, Earl O., son [sic], age 22 [unclear], born in Pennsylvania; father born in Ohio; mother born in West Virginia; single; occupation: teacher, [..unclear..] school.
Grogan, Mary, servant, age 23, born in Pennsylvania; parents born in England; single; occupation: servant, private family.
Widower John and son Edward and daughter Ida were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 8 1920), 7222 Monticello St., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania:d
Hancher, Edward W., head-of-household, age 55, born in West Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in Virginia; widower; owned home; occupation: commercial salesman, [..unclear..] dry goods.
Hancher, John W., father, age 83, born in Ohio; parents born in Virginia; widower; occupation: none.
Holmes, Ida Mrs., sister, age 57, born in West Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in Virginia; widow; occupation: none.
John W. Hancher died 1920, buried Lot 357, Section 39, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.k
John was probably a son of William Hancher & Mary Howei who had sons who settled in the same area.
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SOURCES
(a) 1870 census, 5th Ward, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; roll M593-1696, page 290, line #34, dwelling #228, family #228.
(b) 1900 census, 14th Ward, Pittsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; roll T623-1360, ED 175, page 4B, line #52, dwelling #73, family #82.
(c) 1910 census, 11th Ward, Pittsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; roll T624-1303, ED 427, page 67A, line #27, dwelling #28, family #28.
(d) 1920 census, 13th Ward, Pittsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; roll T625-1522, ED 523, page 8A, line #40, dwelling #135, family #158.
(e) Virginia Marriages, 1851-1900; http://www.ancestry.com.
(f) 1880 census, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; roll T9-1410, ED 204, page 333C, line #12, dwelling #287, family #375.
(g) "Marriage Index: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, & Virginia, 1740-1920"; http://www.genealogylibrary.com.
(h) Contribution from Sue () citing:
Marriage Index: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, & Virginia, 1740-1920.
(i) Speculation.
(j) 1850 census, District 33, Marshall County, Virginia; roll M432-959, page 275, line #5, dwelling #497, family #499.
(k) Contribution from Sue (), citing:
burial records of Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(l) RootsWeb WorldConnect data by Cherie Atkinson Clark ().
(m) LDS IGI, citing: member submission.
(n) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Directories, 1888-92; http://www.ancestry.com.
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