Emily Richey Hancock was born 12 March 1830 in Pickensville, Pickens County, Alabama to William Richey (1796-1879) and Margaret Ann Adair (1804-1852) and died 26 April 1857 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory of unspecified causes. She married Solomon Cowles Case (1825-1874) 12 May 1847 in Iowa. She married Levi Ward Hancock (1803-1882) 24 February 1849 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Biography
Early Years
Emily was born in Pickensville AL in 1830. The following year her family moved just barely across the state line to Mississippi. In Noxubee County, Mississippi their family joined the Buttahatchie 1845 LDS Branch of the young LDS Church. In 1845 they moved to join the main body in Nauvoo, IL.
Marriage #1 - Solomon Case
In 1847 (Iowa) she married Solomon Case and had one child, Cordelia with him. Emily traveled to Salt Lake City, where she gave birth to her daughter (Nov 1848). Apparently they divorced shortly afterwards, for she married only two years later in Salt Lake to Levi Hancock.
Marriage #2 - Levi Hancock
In 1849, Emily became the fourth of five wives married to Levi Hancock, a prominent member of The Mormon Battalion.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Cordelia Case (1848-1922) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Emily Melissa Hancock (1849-) | |||
| Temperance Jane Hancock (1852-1940) | |||
| Levi Ward Hancock (1855-1911) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Hester Richey (1817-1817) | September 1818 Georgia, United States | May 1819 Georgia, United States | |
Vital Records
1850 US Federal Census
Taken at Utah County, Utah Territory - Household ID# 49: The Mormon territory was originally known as Deseret before being designated Utah Territory
- Levi W Hancock - M/47 - B:Mass
- Emely M Hancock - F/21 - B:Alabama
- Cordelia Hancock - F/2 - B:Deseret
- Emely M Hancock - F/6 months - B:Deseret
References
- Gravesite of Emily Hancock - FindAGrave Memorial #31138899 - Salt Lake City Cemetery