Stephen Hancock

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 ☨ Stephen Hancock 
Profession circus elephant keeper
Personal details
Born 1853?
Dead 1924-10-02 in United States
Country United States

Locations
Title elephant keeper -1924
Location at Ketrow Brothers Circus in United States

Biography details

Stephen Hancock , circus elephant keeper in United States

Born 1853? dead 1924-10-02 in United States .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Albert (fatal attack)

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 1924-10-02: elephant keeper Stephen Hancock fatal attack by Albert. Stephen Hancock, 71, elephant keeper with Ketrow Brothers' circus, was killed by one of his charges while the main tent was being erected for a performance at Belle Center, Logan County. The animal attacked Hancock, knocked him down and crushed his chest. Stephen Hancock † Stephen Hancock Died 1924-10-02


1924-10-02: (Orwell newsletter. (Orwell, Ohio), 1924-10-02) Stephen Hancock, 71, elephant keeper with Ketrow Brothers' circus, was killed by one of his charges while the main tent was being erected for a performance at Belle Center, Logan County. The animal attacked Hancock, knocked him down and crushed his chest.


Records about Stephen Hancock from Bob Cline

1925 - Ketrow Bros. Circus
same year - killed a man in Belle Center, Ohio

Bob Cline, Cheraw, South Carolina, United States. Autor of the book Americas elephants


Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant keeper Stephen Hancock in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 4 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3497. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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