Kelley Tree » Bertha Blanch Hancock (1886-1947)
Personal data Bertha Blanch Hancock
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4Sources 1, 2, 3, 4- She was born on July 15, 1886 in Southampton Twp, Franklin Co, Pennsylvania, United States.Sources 1, 2, 3, 4
- Resident:
- in the year 1920: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.Source 1
- in the year 1910: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.Source 2
- in the year 1910: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.Source 2
- in the year 1900: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.Source 4
- in the year 1920: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.Source 1
- She died on April 8, 1947 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, she was 60 years old.Source 3
- A child of John Hancock and Sarah Elizabeth Carey
Household of Bertha Blanch Hancock
(1) She is married to Samuel E Kelley.
They got married on March 12, 1904, she was 17 years old.
Child(ren):
- Pearl Kelley 1903-1991
- Herman Kelley 1907-1978
- Jessie C Kelley 1909-1971
- John Kelley 1912-2000
- (Not public)
(2) She had a relationship with George Edward Barrick.
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Sources
- (Not public)
- 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1348; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1375361 / Ancestry.com
- (Not public)
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Southampton, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1413; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1241413 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday July 15, 1886
- The temperature on July 15, 1886 was about 16.7 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
- January 29 » Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
- March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
- May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
- August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
- November 27 » German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.
Day of marriage March 12, 1904
- The temperature on March 12, 1904 was between -1.9 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
- January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
- February 9 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
- May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
- May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
- June 15 » A fire aboard the steamboat SSGeneral Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
- July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
Day of death April 8, 1947
- The temperature on April 8, 1947 was between 3.8 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
- July 19 » Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated.
- August 7 » The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
- November 17 » American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.
- November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
- November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
- December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
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The Kelley Tree publication was prepared by Gary Kelley.
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Gary Kelley, "Kelley Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kelley-tree/P12.php : accessed January 2, 2026), "Bertha Blanch Hancock (1886-1947)".
Gary Kelley, "Kelley Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kelley-tree/P12.php : accessed January 2, 2026), "Bertha Blanch Hancock (1886-1947)".