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Frances Lillian Hockenberry 1929 – 2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jul 1929

Birth Location: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 May 2021

Death Location: Spartanburg, , South Carolina, USA

Father: James Hockenberry

Mother: Mary Jack

Spouse(s): Stanley Rostas

Children(s): Cheri Rostas, Carol Rostas, Cindy Rostas

The story of Frances Lillian Hockenberry began in 1929 in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1935, Frances Lillian Hockenberry resided in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania. In 1940, Frances Lillian Hockenberry resided in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA. Frances Lillian Hockenberry married Stanley Ernest Rostas, and had children including Cheri Rostas, Carol Rostas, Cindy Rostas. Frances Lillian Hockenberry passed away in 2021 in Spartanburg, , South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Lillian Hockenberry began in 1929 in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1935, Frances Lillian Hockenberry resided in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1940, Frances Lillian Hockenberry resided in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Frances Lillian Hockenberry married Stanley Ernest Rostas, and had children including Cheri Rostas, Carol Rostas, Cindy Rostas.
  • Frances Lillian Hockenberry passed away in 2021 in Spartanburg, , South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hockenberry
1905 – 1980
Birth Location: Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Jack
1905 – 1995
Birth Location: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Stanley Rostas
1929 – 1999
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Cheri Rostas
Birth Location: –
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Carol Rostas
Birth Location: –
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Cindy Rostas
Birth Location: –
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Frances Hockenberry's Ancestors

Self
Frances Hockenberry
1929 – 2021
Birth Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James H Hockenberry
1905 – 1980
Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (A) Jack
1905 – 1995
Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Wilbert (E) Hockenberry
1865 – 1920
Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Grossman
1869 – 1920
Cherry City, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
John (C) Jack
1882 – 1956
Lillian Hosack
1881 – 1967
Great-Grandparents
Casper Hockenberry
1835 – 1910
Priscilla Bryan
1844 – 1919
James Grossman
1847 – 1926
Mary Thompson
1848 – 1928
Thomas Hosack
Margaret Mills
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hockenberry
1814 – 1905
Elizabeth Kennedy
1814 – 1878
Robert BRYAN
1818 – 1901
Margaret English
1821 – 1879
Hugh Grossman
1810 – 1891
Mary Moore
1823 – 1892
William Thompson
1796 – 1884
Jane McCandless

Frances Hockenberry's Descendants

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Frances (Lillian) Hockenberry (30 Jul 1929 – 15 May 2021) m. Stanley (Ernest) Rostas (22 Mar 1929 – 20 Jun 1999)
  1. 1. Cheri Rostas m. Brian Passell
  2. 2. Carol Rostas
  3. 3. Cindy Rostas

Frances Hockenberry's Timeline

5 Records

1929
30 Jul 1929
Birth of Frances Lillian Hockenberry in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Frances Lillian Hockenberry resided here in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 11
Frances Lillian Hockenberry resided here in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Frances Lillian Hockenberry resided here in Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
2021
15 May 2021
Age 92
Death of Frances Lillian Hockenberry in Spartanburg, , South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, , South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1929
    Event Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03450; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 10-77
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2962; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 10-108

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03450; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 10-77

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03450; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 10-77

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2962; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 10-108

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2962; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 10-108

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 2021
    Event Place: Spartanburg, , South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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