John Walker HANCOCK, Sr.

1882 - 1929  (46 years)

• Name	John Walker HANCOCK
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	24 Oct 1882	Lynchburg, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Aug 1929	Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
  Burial	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California Mausoleum Niche CM 1025C
  Notes	John Walker Hancock was third of 9 children of James Ammon Hancock and Alice Jean "Lollie" Williams. He married Madge Limbocker, who was the sister of Zoe Limbocker, wife of Arthur T. Strahorn. They were the parents of John Walker Hancock Jr. and Alice Jean Hancock Bower. Walker is the namesake and a founding member of the Hancock Oil Company, which existed from 1922 until 1959, and was one of the largest independent oil companies in the Western U.S. Hancock Oil was sold to Signal Oil after a major explosion and fire at Hancock's Signal Hill refinery in 1958. At the time of his burial, Forest Lawn was known as Sunnyside Memorial Park and Mausoleum.
  Person ID	I3835	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family	Madge LIMBOCKER,   b. 3 Jun 1885, Big Creek, Neosho, Kansas d. 6 Mar 1978, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. John Walker HANCOCK, Jr.,   b. 11 Apr 1909, Erie, Neosho, Kansas d. 23 Oct 1993, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California (Age 84 years)   2. Alice Jean HANCOCK,   b. 5 Aug 1915, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California d. 2 Sep 1971, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F1433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2020

  
  

• Photos		Photo of John Walker Hancock Sr. Photo courtesy Donna Hancock
  		Crypt for John Walker Hancock, Sr. In the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California Mausoleum Niche CM 1025C Image courtesy Donna Hancock