A Pennsylvania Dutch Genealogy
the genealogy & family research site of Kris Hocker
Samuel Augustus HOCKER and Amanda Elizabeth CRUM
Samuel Augustus HOCKER, son of George and Mary “Polly” (BRUBAKER) HOCKER, and Amanda Elizabeth CRUM, daughter of Jonas and Elizabeth (___) CRUM. The couple was wed on 14 Jan 1886 in Macon county, Illinois.1
Mary Crum HOCKER and Lloyd STICKEL
A photo of Mary Crum HOCKER, daughter of Samuel Augustus and Amanda Elizabeth (CRUM) HOCKER of Macon county, Illinois, and Lloyd STICKEL, son of Nathan E. and Mayme (HILL) STICKEL also of Macon county, Illinois. Lloyd and Mary married circa 1920 in Illinois. The couple had four children: Kenneth H., Robert E., Beverly, and Lloyd STICKEL.
John B. Hocker family
A photo of John B. HOCKER and his wife (seated) with their son and Stella (HOCH?) in the rear, standing.
Johan Adam HOCKER
Johan Adam Hocker, son of Johan George and Maria Margaretha (Weidman) Hacker, was born 19 Dec 1763 in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania and died 4 Feb 1847 in Slate River Mills, Buckingham county, Virginia. He married on 4 Mar 1797 in Germantown, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania Ann Dillet.
Colorado Hockers
William Edward Hocker (1855—1946), Henry Arthur Hocker (1857—1938), John Buser Hocker (1859—1911), and Clarence Marion Hocker (1868—1938) were the sons of John Benjamin and Mary Ann (HESS) HOCKER. The couple’s two other children Ira Franklin Hocker and Mary Ellen Hocker both died young.
Photo courtesy of John Garrett Hocker
William Edward and Leonora (Redmon) Hocker
William Edward HOCKER, son of John Benjamin and Mary Ann (HESS) HOCKER, was born 8 Nov 1855 in Bellefontaine, Logan county, Ohio and died 15 Sep 1946 in Rio Grande county, Colorado.
William married three times. First, he married Nora Ann COCKRELL, daughter of Peter COCKRELL, in Jan 1882 in Rio Grande County, Colorado. He married second Nora’s sister Joetta COCKRELL in 1886 in Rio Grande County, Colorado. Finally, he married 19 Jan 1893 Leonora REDMON, daughter of Garrett Clellen and Rebecca Charlotte (MOSS) REDMON.
Photo courtesy of John Garrett Hocker
David Elmer Hocker and Pretzel truck
David Elmer Hocker was listed as a baker in the 1910 US census and as a baker for the Butter Pretzel Baking Co. in 1930. According to the above photo, David Hocker was the proprietor of the Butter Pretzel Baking Co. in Harrisburg. His sons were also employees of the company in 1930.
David Elmer and Carrie May (Baker) Hocker family
David Elmer Hocker, son of Jacob L. and Susanna (Etzweiler) Hocker, was born 12 Aug 1880 in Buck county, Missouri and died 8 Sep 1945 in Pennsylvania. He married Carrie May Baker, daughter of Henry J. and Sarah A. (___) Baker, on 15 Oct 1867 in Halifax township, Dauphin county, Pennsylvania. David and Carrie had two sons: Chester Earl Hocker (1898—1979) and Clyde Dewey Hocker (1900—1957).
Jacob L. Hocker children
Jacob L. Hocker, son of John Peter and Nancy (WELPMER) HOCKER, was born Jun 1850 and died sometime between 1920 and 1930. He married first Susanna (___), and second Ida May MUTTERSPAUGH. Jacob and Susanna had at least eight children, as follows:
Fuhrman Hocker marriage announcement
Elizabeth HOCKER, daughter of Martin and Barbara A. (SMITH) HOCKER, married John FUHRMAN Jr. (also FOREMAN), son of John and Mary (___) FOREMAN, on 15 Sep 1833, probably in Derry township, Dauphin county, Pennsylvania.