Tag: Wordless Wednesday

Not So Wordless Wednesday: Class Photo

Kris Hocker on 26 Jan 2011

William Penn High School Class Photo, circa 1936
William Penn High School Class Photo, circa 1921/22

Junior High School Class Photo

Update: I’ve learned that this is not a high school class photo, but a junior high class photo, probably taken circa 1921/22.

My grandfather, Bill Hocker, is in the third row, third from the right. Do you recognize anyone?

Wordless Wednesday: Hocker Family Portrait

Kris Hocker on 12 Jan 2011

Albert Hocker family
Albert Hocker family

Albert Hocker family, ca 1900

Seated, left to right: Albert Curtin Hocker (1860-1940), Anna Hocker (1892-1961), Lillian Ainsley (Leedy) Hocker (1861-1942)

Standing, left to right: Levi Ainsley Hocker (1886-1965), Krehl Samuel Hocker (1885-1935), Ethel Pearl Hocker (1882-1948), Albert Curtin Hocker Jr. (1888-1935), William Hocker (1890-1967)

Not So Wordless Wednesday: Hocker Children at Camp

Kris Hocker on 5 Jan 2011

Bill, Anna & Betty Jean Hocker

This is one of my favorite photos of my grandfather, William Hocker. His expression seems to speak volumes about the type of man he was. I miss him dearly.

Bill, Anna & Betty Jean Hocker

Bill, Anna & Betty Jean Hocker

The photo was taken, I believe, at the Hocker hunting camp in Perry County, Pennsylvania. His sisters Anna and Betty Jean can be seen in the background.