Emery Hancher

 1. Nicholas Hancher (1705-1777) m Rebecca Smith (c1707-?)
 2.. John Hancher (1734-1793) m Sarah Caudy (1739-1807)
 3... William Hancher  m Ann Dunn (c1756-?)
 4.... John Hancher (1796-1853) m Nancy Ann O'Rourke (1807-1882)
 5..... Thomas J. Hancher (1836-1919) m Fanny Jane Winkler (c1842-1920)
 6...... Emery Hancher (1864-1953)
         +Clara Augusta Ladd (1887-1946)
 7.......  Kenneth Ladd Hancher (c1915-1993) 1,2,3,4
 7.......  John Alden Hancher (1916-2006) 1,2,3,4
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Emery Hancher5 [E. Grant Hancher3,4,6,7].

Born Nov 15 1864, near Des Moines, Iowa.6  (Illinois).3,4,5,7  

Grant was shown in the 1900 census (Jun 6 1900), living in (or staying in) a rooming house at 832R Main, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri:7

Hancher, Gran, roomer, age 35, born Nov 1864 in Illinois; father's birthplace unknown; mother born in Illinois; single; occupation: lawyer.

He married Clara Augusta Ladd, Jun 18 1913, El Campo, Wharton County, Texas.8  Clara, daughter of Daniel Ladd, was born May 17 1887, Clay County, Kansas.3,4,8  

Grant and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 19 1920), El Campo, Wharton County, Texas:3

Hancher, E. Grant, head-of-household, age 56, born in Illinois; father born in Kentucky; mother born in Ohio; owned home (free); occupation: agent, real estate.
Hancher, Clara, wife, age 32, born in Kansas; father born in Vermont; mother born in Maine.
Hancher, Kenneth L., son, age 5, born in Texas; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kansas.
Hancher, John A., son, age 3, born in Texas; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kansas.

Grant and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 17 1930), El Campo, Wharton County, Texas:4

Hancher, E. Grant, head-of-household, age 66, born in Illinois; father born in Kentucky; mother born in Indiana; first married at age 49; owned home ($4500 value); no radio in home; occupation: agent, real estate; not a war veteran.
Hancher, Clara L., wife, age 42, born in Kansas; father born in Vermont; mother born in Maine; first married at age 25.
Hancher, Kenneth L., son, age 15, born in Texas; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kansas; attended school.
Hancher, John A., son, age 14, born in Texas; father born in Illinois; mother born in Kansas; attended school.

Clara died Nov 13 1946, Nightingale Hospital, El Campo, Wharton County, Texas; age 50.8,9  

Clara's obituary was published in the "El Campo News" (El Campo, Texas) on Friday, November 15, 1946:8

RESIDENT OF 36 YEARS DIES
Mrs. E. G. Hancher Always Took Deep Interest In Civic Affairs

Mr. [sic] E. G. Hancher, 50, ardent lover of flowers and music, who had been an active member of the Garden Club ever since it was organized, died early Wednesday in Nightingale hospital following an illness of several months.  She had been in ill health for two years.  

Mrs. Hancher was born Clara Augusta Ladd, May 17, 1887, in Clay county, Kansas, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ladd.  She came to El Campo in 1910 and married Mr. Hancher on June 18, 1913 here.  

During all her residence here she was an enthusiastic worker in the First Christian Church.  She likewise maintained an interest in all civic affairs, but was particularly devoted to music and the programs of the Garden Club.  Mrs. Hancher was a deep student of plant life and was recognized locally as an authority on flowers.  

Services will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Christian church with the pastor, S. A. Crouch officiating.  Burial will be in the O.D.H.S. Garden of Memories with the Wheeler Funeral Home in charge.  

In addition to her husband, survivors include two sons: Ladd of El Campo and John of Columbus; one grandchild Thomas Beattie Hancher of Columbus.

Emery Hancher died Dec 31 1953, Columbus, Colorado County, Texas; age 89.6,9  

Grant's obituary was published in the "El Campo News" (El Campo, Texas) on Monday, January 4, 1954:6

SERVICES HELD SATURDAY FOR E. G. HANCHER, 89

Services were held Saturday, January 2, for E. G. Hancher, 89, who died Thursday at the home of his son, County Judge John Hancher in Columbus.  

The services held at 2:30 p.m. were conducted at the Wheeler Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Barton Williams.  Interment was in the O.D.H.S. Garden of Memories.  

Mr. Hancher was born near Des Moines, Iowa on November 15, 1864.  His education included four years at Drake University and the study of law in Nebraska.  In 1888 he was admitted to the Nebraska state bar association but never practiced.  

The El Campo pioneer was widely traveled both in this country and in Latin America.  In his youth he prospected for gold in Honduras and Nicaragua.  

His business experience was equally as broad as his travel which brought him to El Campo in 1903 with the Allison-Ritchie Company.  His work with the company required that he travel extensively over the Southwest.  

In 1913 Mr. Hancher married Miss Clara Ladd.  She died in November 1948 [sic].  Mr. Hancher was a resident of El Campo until moving to Columbus in March of last year.  

He is survived by two sons, Judge John Hancher of Columbus and Ladd Hancher of El Campo, and a grandson, Tom Hancher of Columbus.  

Pallbearers were P. C. Owen, Claude Appling, Herschel Payne, Ronald Smith, A. J. Isaacson, and Driscoll Stallworth of Austin.


Sources

  1. Obituary of Clara (Ladd) Hancher.
  2. Obituary of John Alden Hancher.
  3. 1920 census, El Campo, Wharton County, Texas; roll T625-1856, ED 170, page 8B, line #66, dwelling #193, family #202.
  4. 1930 census, El Campo, Wharton County, Texas; roll T626-2408, ED 12, page 14A, line #43, dwelling #229, family #348.
  5. 1870 census, Independence Township, Jasper County, Iowa; page 299B, line #23, dwelling #133, family #133.
  6. Obituary of E. Grant Hancher; posted Nov 10 2011 by "mfflournoy" to the Wharton County, Texas message board:
    http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.wharton/740/mb.ashx.
  7. 1900 census, 4th Ward, Joplin, Salem Township, Jasper County, Missouri; roll T623-865, ED 40, page 12A, line #34, dwelling #222, family #249.
  8. Obituary of Clara (Ladd) Hancher; posted Nov 10 2011 by "mfflournoy" to the Wharton County, Texas message board:
    http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.wharton/745/mb.ashx.
  9. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; http://www.ancestry.com.


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