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Charles A. Hancock

Charles A. Hancock came to this country before the Civil War. His wife was Catherine Henderson and she had a brother killed by a rattlesnake bite. A few years after the war, Charley was elected sheriff of Newton County and held that office many years until defeated by Ed Downs. Their daughters were Dixie, Nannie and Celia. His son Charles married Carey Womack and he was very found of sugar cane. Nannie married Tom Lindsey. Celia was Mose Davison's wife.

Texans in the Civil War
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