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Ernest Forrest Hockenberry 1886 – 1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1886

Birth Location: Isle, Butler County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 2 Aug 1933

Death Location: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Casper Hockenberry

Mother: Priscilla Bryan

Spouse(s): Mabel Watson

Children(s): Vergil Hockenberry, Shirley Hockenberry

The story of Ernest Forrest Hockenberry began in 1886 in Isle, Butler County, Pennsylvania. In 1910, Ernest Forrest Hockenberry resided in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1920, Ernest Forrest Hockenberry resided in Greenville Ward 5, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA. Ernest Forrest Hockenberry married Mabel Grace Watson, and had children including Vergil Watson Hockenberry, Shirley Hockenberry. Ernest Forrest Hockenberry passed away in 1933 in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Forrest Hockenberry began in 1886 in Isle, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1910, Ernest Forrest Hockenberry resided in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1920, Ernest Forrest Hockenberry resided in Greenville Ward 5, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ernest Forrest Hockenberry married Mabel Grace Watson, and had children including Vergil Watson Hockenberry, Shirley Hockenberry.
  • Ernest Forrest Hockenberry passed away in 1933 in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Casper Hockenberry
1835 – 1910
Birth Location: Worth, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
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Priscilla Bryan
1844 – 1919
Birth Location: Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mabel Watson
1886 – 1964
Birth Location: Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
MW

Children(s)

Vergil Hockenberry
1909 – 1998
Birth Location: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
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Shirley Hockenberry
1929 – 2019
Birth Location: Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Ernest Hockenberry's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Hockenberry
1886 – 1933
Birth Place: Isle, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Casper Hockenberry
1835 – 1910
Worth, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Priscilla Bryan
1844 – 1919
Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Hockenberry
1814 – 1905
Worth, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Kennedy
1814 – 1878
Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Robert (Steel) BRYAN
1818 – 1901
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret English
1821 – 1879
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Casper Hockenberry
1785 – 1860
Margaret Shaffer
1788 – 1852
David Kennedy
1788 – 1858
Mary Armstrong
1806 – 1858
Thomas Bryan
1789 – 1871
Margaret STEEL
1794 – 1879
James English
1786 – 1855
Mary Gallagher
1776 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hockenberry
1741 – 1839
Hannah Kelly
1750 – 1803
George Shaffer
1764 – 1855
Ana Lichtenwalner
1766 – 1850
David Kennedy
1751 – 1840
Jane Greacen
1757 – 1829
Zephaniah BRYAN
1755 – 1838
Elizabeth DeVorce
1761 – 1798
Robert STEEL
1838 –
Ann LEECH
1834 –

Ernest Hockenberry's Descendants

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Ernest (Forrest) Hockenberry (6 Apr 1886 – 2 Aug 1933) m. Mabel (Grace) Watson (27 Jul 1886 – 19 Nov 1964)
  1. 1. Vergil (Watson) Hockenberry (31 Jan 1909 – 2 Oct 1998) m. Henry (Emerson) Burlbaugh (9 Feb 1907 – 1 May 1959)
    1. 1. Geril (Emerson) Burlbaugh (31 July 1945 – 20 April 2020)
  2. 2. Shirley Hockenberry (2 March 1929 – 7 November 2019) m. Ernest (Francis) Stock (6 August 1925 – 6 November 2012)

Ernest Hockenberry's Timeline

4 Records

1886
6 Apr 1886
Birth of Ernest Forrest Hockenberry in Isle, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Isle, Butler County, Pennsylvania
1910
1910
Age 24
Ernest Forrest Hockenberry resided here in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Ernest Forrest Hockenberry resided here in Greenville Ward 5, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Greenville Ward 5, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1933
2 Aug 1933
Age 47
Death of Ernest Forrest Hockenberry in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1886
    Event Place: Isle, Butler County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 068001-071000
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenville Ward 5, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1603; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 49
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Mercer; Roll: 1894021; Draft Board: 2
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1322; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1375335
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1322; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1375335

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Greenville Ward 5, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenville Ward 5, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1603; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 49

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Mercer; Roll: 1894021; Draft Board: 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1933
    Event Place: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 068001-071000
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Obituary Index, 1850-2010

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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