Edward W. Hancher

 1. Nicholas Hancher (1705-1777) m Rebecca Smith (c1707-?)
 2.. John Hancher (1734-1793) m Sarah Caudy (1739-1807)
 3... Nicholas Hancher (c1768-1846) m Mary - (c1768-?)
 4.... William Hancher (1788-1857) m Mary Howe (1802-?)
 5..... John W. Hancher (1837-1920) m Mary Margaret Supler (1841-1918)
 6...... Edward W. Hancher (1864-1946)
         +Margaret - (1868-?)
 7.......  Earl O. Hancher (1888-1912) 1
Edward W. Hancher     [ID 13533] Click here to switch to Ancestror Tree view: Tree View

Edward W. Hancher2,3,4 [W. Edward Hancher5, Earl Hincher1].

Born 18642,3,4,5,6,7 [Oct - 18631], West Virginia2,3,4,5,6,7.  

He married Margaret -, about 1886.1  Margaret was born May - 1868, Pennsylvania.1  

Edward was shown in the 1890 city directory of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania:8

Edwd W Hancher, 234 Marion, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; salesman.

Edward (Earl) and family were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 16 1900), living or staying in a rooming house in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:1

Hincher, Earl, roomer, age 36, born Oct 1863 in Pennsylvania; parents born in Pennsylvania; married 14 years; occupation: salesman.
Hincher, Margaret, wife, age 32, born May 1868 in Pennsylvania; parents born in Pennsylvania; married 14 years; 2 children, 1 living.
Hincher, Earl, son, age 12, born Feb 1888 in Pennsylvania; parents born in Pennsylvania; attended school 10 months.

Edward was apparently divorced6 (or widowed)4,7 sometime before 1910.  

Edward was shown in the 1910 census (Apr 1910), living with his parents at 822 Farragot St., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania:6

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.

Edward and his father and sister Ida were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 8 1920), 7222 Monticello St., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania:4

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.

Edward was shown in the 1930 census (Apr 4 1930), living with sister Della at 523 North Avenue, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:7

Hancher, E.W., head-of-household, age 66, born in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia; widower; first married at age 20; owned home ($8,000 value); radio in home; occupation: salesman, dry goods store; not a veteran.
Gunst, Della, sister, age 64, born in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia; widow; first married at age 18; occupation: none.
Easten, Della, lodger, age 35, born in Pennsylvania; parents born in Pennsylvania; single; occupation: nurse, private.

Edward W. Hancher died 1946, buried Section 39, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.2  


Sources

  1. 1900 census, 14th Ward, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; roll T623-1360, ED 179, page 17B, line #76, dwelling #275, family #328.
  2. Contribution from Sue (), citing:
    burial records of Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  3. 1870 census, 5th Ward, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; roll M593-1696, page 290, line #34, dwelling #228, family #228.
  4. 1920 census, 13th Ward, Pittsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; roll T625-1522, ED 523, page 8A, line #40, dwelling #135, family #158.
  5. 1880 census, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; roll T9-1410, ED 204, page 333C, line #12, dwelling #287, family #375.
  6. 1910 census, 11th Ward, Pittsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; roll T624-1303, ED 427, page 67A, line #27, dwelling #28, family #28.
  7. 1930 census, 1st Ward, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; roll T626-1992, ED 862, page 5A, line #11, dwelling #52, family #105.
  8. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Directories, 1888-92; http://www.ancestry.com.


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