Clyde Hancock A Man of Trouble

 Clyde "Red" Hancock was born 27 Oct 1907 Newton County, AR, to James Willis Hancock (1879-1947) & Dora Ellen Hale (1882-1950).

Inmate: #71380 San Quentin Prison

Rec: 26 Mar 1944

Crime: Robbery 2nd Degree 

Term: 1-Life

1946

1948

He had just been in Huntsville Prison in Texas in Dec of 1939

He was in Oklahoma State Prison as well for robbery and murder

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67003866/clyde-hancock/

He was also incarcerated in Arkansas for robbery got 5 years at Tucker Farms.

1954 and 1955 he was in jail in Tulare County, CA

1954 Drunk

1955 Drunk

Did you notice all his tattoo descriptions? He was married and divorced to a Bertha Fisher 18 Sep 1926 in Le Flore County, OK.

I also found his WWII Draft Card.

Here are his siblings:

Henry Owen Hancock

1899–

Pearl Hancock

1899–1953

Robert Earl Hancock

1901–1968

Willis Handcock

1903–1980

Dorthy Hancock

1904–1981

Paul Handcock

1906–1975

Clyde "Red" Hancock

1907–1960

Ruby Jewell Hancock

1909–1989

Grace M Hancock

1918–1987

Georgia Thelma Hancock

1921–2003

I am sure she left him because of his shenanigans, but he loved her deeply, and those tattoos tell his love story, be cool if there were photos of them.

Clyde died 7 Aug 1960 in San Joaquin County, CA.

 I found a Robert Hancock in the Huntsville Prison records but it may not be his brother as the name is too common.

NAME: Robert Hancock

RECORD DATE: 13 Feb 1941

PRISON LOCATION: Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA

CONVICT NUMBER: 96337

What a sad life he must of had. I wonder why he robbed.

OH I wish the sun was bright in the sky,

And the fox was back in his den O!

For always I'm hearing the passing by

Of the terrible robber men O!

Of the terrible robber men.

Oh what does the fox carry over the rye,

When it's bright in the morn again O!

And what is it making the lonesome cry

With the terrible robber men O!

With the terrible robber men.

Oh I wish the sun was bright m the sky,

And the fox was back in his den O!

For always I'm hearing the passing by

Of the terrible robber men O!

With the terrible robber men.

Padraic Colum