Show HARRISVILLE I CrOSB OF O Jilt CAREER Chance II 1 Hancock l Ono nf of IC the II Oldest Church Veterans end Rl Dead Special Correspondence Weber Seber County Count Jan 21 Charles Hancock hero here today tolay of or erysipelas And general genell debility debUHr ageo M SO 0 years nar one else month and III one day tn Ue Do ceased d Is he i a descendant of or tIme the ll mid anti ld Hancocks of or historic Seine fame In the revolutionary era em of ot our nation 1 lon lie He was 1 born bor In Columbia Ohio Dec 23 1323 1123 Ills ilia JIH fattier father Solomon Hancock Joined the tha Church Chur 1 ot of Jesus JesuA Christ of ot Saints In 1830 1530 At t this time Charles Chares U B Hancock was vas seven soven soel years yearn I Iol out old ol and Ind his sister Kister Eliza was wua ten tell The family of at course enjoyed the tho coma com Instructions of oC the thu Pro lihen Joseph Young Charles Charlea I B was wan often oCen engaged as IS errand boy In Inmany many mal snail Important mutters matelA pertaining to 10 the Church In lit II the i titHes times of or Its persecutions Ho lie Jo with his hlA parents ant and sisters labored and suffered ns OA thou thousands shads sands of or others did cud through till the per item persecutions of ot the Church After Aler being driven from their homo home In Ills by 1 cruel mobs moll In ISIS ISH the tho deceased joined the Mormon Hut Bat lut tulIon tallon and auth went to California on that memorable campaign against Mexico Ho Ito 10 was tas honorably discharged on July 16 1817 anti and arrived nt mit lt Halt Salt Lake City Cl In September of ot the Iho same annie year ear ar In iii II I company compan with wih LevI LeI W V and alil George W Hancock and Daniel Tyler lyler this thin his bin fattier father Solomon hued had died at Council Hur In 1817 while sislie coming commit to Utah Uth with wih the Pioneers Deceased worked two yearn ears en on Oil thin tho Church terra farm In in iii II the tue fall rol of or ISM 1850 ho settled at nt laIOn l emil and was sync soon hoon chosen to le lie tc Bishop of or that place Ills His Is labors ll as ai al a n there tire yet et remembered by b 1 a U few tess now floss living In Jut II IS he was appointed by tw m Young as nit 11 colonel of or the terri tern territorial tonal militia mita This Thil was As necessary n as ns the Indians were Wr very vcr sor Ho lIe 0 was al one otto of or tho the bravest t of oC tIle tho Indian fIghters r and one of ot their best beli friends rr no as al through his exertions as OB friend anti ami Interpreter the tho war var was Van s brought Iro ht to a 0 close clone sooner sOler than anticipated In this war he was waa 1 wounded In the back of or ortho tho the head by I a bullet bulet In 1861 ho moved mO ll to where he lie passed the re rc remainder remainder of or his hl stays He lie I Is tho the filthier father of oC 20 children 12 1 of whom him bins who with 73 grand grandchIldren children anti and H 14 anti and bin 1114 hil wire wife arc Iro left lert to honor hid ht memory Brother C II 1 Hancocks life t mis H n ft boy boyman man islets soldier colonel and Lat II Saint Is nn nil object lesson I to his children cud to all cli al our people He lie 10 was isan Wil really ready to work orl light fight l rny Isray preach and administer to the sick or ur needy and amid wa WOI faithful to the lust last and hU his reward Is 18 sure ills His I funeral will 11 be held In the Harris sub 1 meetinghouse Jan 26 28 nt at lt 11 1 le n 0 m All Al friends and alit acquaintances ore are invited to 10 attend |