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Friday, June 22, 2012

Utah County Marriage Index on FamilySearch.org

One of the many databases available at www.familysearch.org is the index to marriages for Utah County, Utah for 1887 to 1937. Included in that is the marriage between Ned William Hancock and Melva Huff.

1942 Salt Lake City Directory

In this entry from a 1942 Salt Lake City directory, Ned William Hancock and his wife Melva and family are living at 337 West 1500 South.


Hancock Family 1930 United States Census


In the 1930 United States Census, Ned William is living with his parents.

Hancock family in 1940 US Census

As Utah is now one of the states that is searchable on the 1940 United States Census, we are beginning to see some of the families we know in modern day records. A search at www.familysearch.org has found the record of Ned William Hancock, my grandfather, with his wife, my grandmother Melva, with my mom Dee Ann. The two images below show that record. The first is the transcroibed record;

The second record (below) is the actual family taken from the 1940 census. In order to see a larger version just click on the image.


Monday, February 21, 2011



William Vest (20 Apr 1860- 20 Mar 1934) and Georgiana Reese (1 Sep 1864-21 Mar 1941) were the Grandparents of Ned William Hancock on his mother's side.