The Hancock/Taylor/Gage/Strickland/Moravitz Family Home Page
The Hancock/Taylor/Gage/Strickland/Moravitz Family Home PageUpdated September 5, 2000 | |
I am researching several branches of my family. Hancock, Taylor, Gage, Strickland, and Moravitz are the predominant names I need information on. The Hancock branch begins with Joel Hancock. His son was W. Jonathan Hancock, born on 1/5/1852 in Coldwell County, Texas. He married Feraby Moser in 1871. He died on 6/1/1927. His oldest child was John Riley Hancock, born 4/22/1872, in Bell County, Texas. John Riley married Mary Emma(or Emily)Gage on 10/02/1927. Mary E. was born to Robert and Emily Tennesee Bishop Gage on 1/20/1875. Emily was full blooded Cherokee. John Riley and Mary had 7 children. They were: J. W. Robert Hancock, born 9/10/1893; Early Price Hancock, born 3/29/1896; Dona F. T. Hancock, born 2/22/1898; Ellie Mae G. Hancock, born 8/02/1900; Mamie Pearl Hancock, born 4/18/1905; Corda L. Hancock, born 3/21/1909; and Dorila Lavada Viola Hancock, born 1/10/1912. Early Hancock married Carrie Lee Taylor on 1/14/1917 in Eastland County, Texas. They had 3 children; Amon, Audrey, and Richard(Buster). Audrey married Alton Shelton and had 3 children; Cecil Monroe, Billy, and Martha. She later remarried to Clay Strickland. They had 2 children; Joan(myself) and Nancy. I married Roger Moravitz, and we have 4 daughters; Leah, Lisa, Mariah, and Malisah. Ellie married Bill Snow, their children were: Johnnie Lee, Amy Tennie, Wanda Fay, and Mamie Hope. Corda married Barney Lindsey, They had one child; Earnesteen Joyce.She married "Dude" Harrington, and they had 3 daughters; Louise, Mary and Lynda. Dorila married Carl Gray; their children were Sam, Jerry Lee, and Deloris. The original ones listed were born around Eastland, Bell, Brown, and Tarrant Counties. Some of the Gages were born in Oklahoma(Indian Territory). Feraby Moser was born in Independance, Ark. If anyone has additional information on any of those listed, please let me know. | |
Joan Strickland Moravitz | |