Individual Details

Joseph Hocker

(11 Mar 1848 - 17 Mar 1908)

PHYSICAL: Grey eyes, black hair, 5'6 1/2", dark complexion

Military: Soldier in civil war. Entered service when age 16, 12 December 1864,, Company C or K, 48th Indiana Infantry, participated in march to the sea, Grand Review in Washington, DC, mustered out July 15, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky, member of GAR

Residence: Moved in August, 1878 from Vera Cruz, Wells County, Indiana to Monroe, Adams County, Indiana. Purchased property in Berne, Adams, Indiana 1 June 1880.

OCCUPATION: Owned drug store in Monroe, Adams, Indiana

Burial: Funeral at Monroe, Adams, Indiana (in his home), Rev. D. L. Jones officiating, burial in MRE Cem., Berne, Adams, Indiana

Events

Birth11 Mar 1848Tuscawaras Twp., Stark, Ohio
Census1850
Census1860
Marriage30 Aug 1868Adams County, Indiana - Jesteenia Sunier
Occupation1870Carpenter
Census1870French Twp., Adams, Indiana
Occupation1880Druggist in Monroe, Adams, Indiana
Census1880
Census1900
Death17 Mar 1908Monroe, Adams, Indiana
Burial1908Berne, Adams, Indiana

Families

SpouseJesteenia Sunier ( - )
ChildMary Hocker ( - )
ChildCharles Hocker ( - )
ChildHarvey Hocker ( - )
ChildOtis Hocker ( - )
ChildSusan Hocker ( - )
ChildJohn Hocker ( - )
FatherStephen Hocker (1811 - 1873)
MotherSusannah Elizabeth Wefler (1824 - 1902)
SiblingJohn W. Hocker (1844 - 1883)
SiblingChristian W. Hocker (1851 - 1924)
SiblingSamuel H. Hocker (1853 - 1932)
SiblingAbraham E. Hocker (1856 - 1925)
SiblingFranklin Pierce Hocker (1859 - 1931)
SiblingMary L. Hocker (1862 - 1921)
SiblingCharles Albert "Albert" Hocker (1867 - 1900)

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