By: Chuck Bury

Chuck Bury — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:36:02 +0000

RE: John the husband of Orilla Holcomb Hancock.

Orilla was his fourth wife. His first wife was Rachel Blizzard, who (per her contemporaneuos obituary) “Died in Florence, Huron county, on the 23d day of March last, Mrs. Rachel Brooks, consort of Mr. John Brooks, of said Florence, in the 79th year of her age.”

His later marriages were all in Florence, OH – documented here: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohhuron/marriages.html

BROOKS, John ….SMITH, Robey, Mrs. ….7 Jan 1826

BROOKS, John ….BARNES, Sena ….21 Oct 1828
BROOKS, John ….BARNES, Cena …. 23 Jly 1830
BROOKS, John ….HANCOCK, Orrilla ….16 Mch 1838

(the Barnes marriages were to the same woman, sometimes shown as Lena, there was a controversy that her first husband had not died as she had believed, so a second wedding was performed after confirmation of his death was received).

The widow Smith’s first name was Asenath, her grave is in Cable Cemetery in Florence, OH.

Orilla Holcomb’s first husband was Smith Hancock.

By: Dave Felzke

Dave Felzke — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:07:09 +0000

Kathy Alvis Patterson,
This is very good except there is a question with
John Brooks b. 22 Dec 1753 that m. Orilla Hocum Hancock as his 2nd wife of four that are known…Both of these
John Brooks were in Rev. War. Different parents??? Try
Jonathan4, Ebenezer3, William2, & Henry1. Please Email me for the rest of the data. His line back is very confusing. dave

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