Relationship Record 4

Male/Husband}   Hancock, Wilfred Charles (Bill)		Family History} Hancock
Female/Wife}    Samuels, Nora Agnes		Relationship Type} Marriage
Marriage: Date} Exa 8 Aug 1911	Place} San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Ended: On Date} Exa 9 Aug 1974                      By} Death of husband		Source 1}   40 = Marriage rec Source 2} 135 = Newspapers Source 3} 736 = Photographs Source 4} 733 = Photographs Source 5}     8 = Biography Source 6} 444 = Birth certif Source 7} 306 = 1920 USA cen Source 8}   85 = Family hstry Source 9} 833 = Medical recs
1st Household No.} 197 = 1100 West Second Street, Napa, Calif.
Photos}  See below
Last Updated         by} Dan Hancock Date Updated} 29 Jun 2006 Date Created}  17 Jun 1994
Notes:  Were Married   8 Aug 1911   Napa, California "Miss Nora Samuels and Mr. Wilfred Hancock, well known young people of this city, slipped away to San Francisco Tuesday morning, and were married there.  The ceremony was performed shortly before noon. The young people told a few of their friends of their plans, but a telegram received here Tuesday afternoon from the couple told that the ceremony had occurred.  The bride is an accomplished young lady, a graduate of the Napa High School with the class of 1911.  She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Samuels of this city. The groom is an energetic young electrician of this city, and an active member of the Napa Motorcycle Club.  The couple are enjoying a honeymoon in the bay cities, and on their return from the trip will make their home in Napa." They first lived at 1100 West Second Street and had two daughters there while Wilfred worked for the Earl G. Wilson electrical company in Napa. The family moved to Canary Cottage in Calistoga in about 1914 so that Wilfred could install electricity in that town.  Prior to that, most of Calistoga had no electricity — especially in the homes.  Wilfred often talked about his experiences in converting wine cellars in the area from gas to electric lighting.  Their son Warren was born in Calistoga. The family returned to Napa two years later when Wilfred completed his job of wiring Calistoga.  He continued to do electrical work in Napa for Earl G. Wilson, and Nora concentrated on raising their children.  Their daughter Ruth was born in 1917 while they briefly resided at 824 Pine Street. The main family home was at 2425 Second Street in Napa.  They resided there for over two decades — about 23 years total.  This is where the four children grew up.  The photo at the right shows them in about 1920. Wilfred and Nora enjoyed playing Michigan Rummy and Canasta with friends and family.  The photo at the left shows them in 1956 with their daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren (son Bud was absent). Wilfred and Nora enjoyed taking automobile vacations throughout California, the western U.S., and Canada.  They gained more free time after Wilfred retired in December 1957.  The adjacent photographs show Wilfred and Nora in Honolulu as they began their 1962 Hawaiian vacation. Their travels ended when Wilfred suffered a stroke in December 1969 that kept him bedridden until his death on 9 Aug 1974.  Nora fell and fractured her hip on 15 Dec 1971; she was never able to walk after that.
Children:	Total # of Children} 4	Seq. # of Primary}
1st Child} Hancock, Leola Agnes (Lee)   2nd Child} Hancock, Bee Ella   3rd Child} Hancock, Warren Samuel (Bud)   4th Child} Hancock, Ruth Arlyne
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