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James Hockenberry 1748–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Hachenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Death Date: 1825

Death Location: Fannet, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Peter Hockenberry

Mother: Anna Catharina

Spouse(s): Mary Widney

Children(s): Joseph Hockenberry, James Hockenberry, Margaret Hockenberry, John Hockenberry

The story of James Hockenberry began in 1748 in Hachenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. James Hockenberry married Mary Widney, and had children including James Franklin Hockenberry, John Hockenberry, Joseph H Hockenberry, Margaret Hockenberry. James Hockenberry passed away in 1825 in Fannet, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Hockenberry began in 1748 in Hachenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  • James Hockenberry married Mary Widney, and had children including James Franklin Hockenberry, John Hockenberry, Joseph H Hockenberry, Margaret Hockenberry.
  • James Hockenberry passed away in 1825 in Fannet, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Hockenberry
1718–1811
Birth Location: Hachenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Anna Catharina
1717–1751
Birth Location: Germany
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Spouses(s)

Mary Widney
1751–1851
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Joseph Hockenberry
1800–1881
Birth Location: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Hockenberry
1772–1828
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Hockenberry
1775–1859
Birth Location: –
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John Hockenberry
1783–
Birth Location: –
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James Hockenberry's Ancestors

Self
James Hockenberry
1748–1825
Birth Place: Hachenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Parents
Peter Hockenberry
1718–1811
Hachenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Anna Catharina
1717–1751
Germany
Grandparents
Reinhardt Hachenburger
1683–
Hachenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Maria (Sibylla) Pauli
1700–
Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hockenberry's Descendants

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James Hockenberry (1748–1825) m. Mary Widney (1751–1851)
  1. 1. Joseph (H.) Hockenberry 1800–1881 m. Sarah (Jane) Anderson 1824–1913
    1. 1. John (H.) Hockenberry 1858–1936 m. Luella (R.) Kauffman 1867–1943
      1. 1. Laura (Jane) Hockenberry 1886–1968 m. Samuel (Harrison) Casner 1884–1944
        1. 1. Carl (E.) Casner 1910–
        2. 2. Martha (J.) Casner 1923–
        3. 3. Sarah Casner 1915–
        4. 4. Emma (H.) Casner 1917–
        5. 5. Anna (M.) Casner 1925–
        6. 6. Henry (B.) Casner 1908–
        7. 7. Cloyd (G.) Casner 1913–
        8. 8. Frank (H.) Casner 1920–
        9. 9. Donald (E.) Casner 1921–
        10. 10. Esther (M.) Casner 1907–
        11. 11. John (B.) Casner 1906–
        12. 12. Foster (E.) Casner 1904–
      2. 2. William (Harris) Hockenberry 1888–1936 m. Elsie (Viola) Louden 1893–
        1. 1. John (H.) Hockenberry 1917–
        2. 2. Helen (J.) Hockenberry 1918–
        3. 3. Cloyd Hockenberry 1923–
      3. 3. Lela (Matilda) Hockenberry 1890–1980 m. Robert (H.) Peck 1895–
        1. 1. Dorothy (L.ouella) Peck 1912–1994
        2. 2. Mae (Ellen) Peck 1916–1990
      4. 4. Ellen (Grace) Hockenberry 1898–1952 m. Edward Gwartney 1898–1981 m. Carl (Casper) Smith 1891–1943
        1. 1. Smith 1922–1922
      5. 5. Sara (Viola) Hockenberry 1892–1962 m. Howard (Franklin) Snyder 1890–1964
        1. 1. Mary (Irene) Snyder 1914–2012
        2. 2. Penn (Harold) Snyder 1924–2012
        3. 3. Betty (R.) Snyder 1926–2012
        4. 4. Harry (Horace) Snyder 1912–1949
        5. 5. John (W.) Snyder 1917–1952
        6. 6. Robert (Franklin) Snyder 1922–1974
        7. 7. Dorothy (Maxine) Snyder 1930–2000
        8. 8. Olive (Luella) Snyder 1915–1916
      6. 6. John Hockenberry 1900–1910
      7. 7. Forest (Evans) Hockenberry 1900–1965 m. Laura (Mildred) Fisher 1906–1968
        1. 1. Martha (Irene) Hockenberry 1926–1993
        2. 2. Larry (Lee) Hockenberry 1938–1996
      8. 8. Hockenberry 1895–1900
      9. 9. Samuel (Harry) Hockenberry 1904–1964 m. Mabel (Martha) Lehman 1912–1966
        1. 1. Grace (Irene) Hockenberry 1944–2023 m. Robert (Arthur) Campbell 1935–2019
        2. 2. Bessie (Jane) Hockenberry 1928–2012 m. John (C.) McNaughton 1915–2000
        3. 3. Harry (Samuel) Hockenberry 1931–1931
        4. 4. Catherine (Luella) Hockenberry 1932–2014 m. Lewis (L.) Hoffman 1924–2003
        5. 5. Rosalie (Marie) Hockenberry 1936–2009 m. William (Fred) Zeigler 1935–2012
        6. 6. Samuel (Harry) Hockenberry 1938–1970
        7. 7. Sindra (Ellen) Hockenberry 1940–2007
        8. 8. Violet (Arlene) Hockenberry 1946–2023
        9. 9. Annie (Charlotte) Hockenberry 1934–2000 m. Clair (Foster) Campbell 1933–2025
    2. 2. Thomas (William) Hockenberry 1841–1931 m. Nancy (Jane) Wileman 1850–1928
      1. 1. Mary (B.) Hockenberry 1867–1941
      2. 2. John (Henry) Hockenberry 1875–1945
      3. 3. Emma (R.) Hockenberry 1891–1967
      4. 4. Sarah Hockenberry 1866–1866
      5. 5. Anna (S.) Hockenberry 1866–1945
      6. 6. Theodore Hockenberry 1868–
      7. 7. Ida (May) Hockenberry 1869–1941
      8. 8. Margaret (J.) Hockenberry 1871–1948 m. Isaac (Blair) Swailes 1863–1896
        1. 1. John (Nevin) Swailes 1890–1982 m. Mabel (Lorma) Sheneloff 1896–1951
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Bell) Hockenberry 1878–1934
      10. 10. William (Clarence) Hockenberry 1881–1957
      11. 11. George (W.) Hockenberry 1885–1915
      12. 12. Anna (B.) Hockenberry 1886–1900
      13. 13. David (Wesley) Hockenberry 1888–1973
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Hockenberry 1843–1911 m. Henry (William) Bailor 1842–1910
      1. 1. Catherine (E.) Bailor 1867–1901
      2. 2. Joseph (Weimer) Bailor 1877–1951
    4. 4. Joseph Hockenberry 1849–1921 m. Isabella Britcher 1850–1894
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Hockenberry 1882–1950
    5. 5. Emma Hockenberry 1845–1923 m. Thomas (J.) Harter 1843–1900
      1. 1. John (H.) Harter 1882–
      2. 2. Elmer (Ellsworth) Harter 1868–1936
      3. 3. Robert (D.) Harter 1872–
      4. 4. Joseph (Henry) Harter 1869–1954
      5. 5. Henry (D.) Harter 1875–1937
      6. 6. Bertha (L.) Harter 1872–1960
    6. 6. Thaddeus (S.) Hockenberry 1847–1896 m. Ruth (Ann) Swails 1858–1929
      1. 1. Durbin (John) Hockenberry 1887–1946
      2. 2. Frank (Newton Nevin) Hockenberry 1889–1964
      3. 3. Raymond (Robert) Hockenberry 1894–1945
      4. 4. Warren (Edgar) Hockenberry 1883–1943
    7. 7. Samuel (Franklin) Hockenberry 1847–1926 m. Rachel (Jane) Kuhn 1848–1933
      1. 1. David (N.) Hockenberry 1881–1910
      2. 2. Mary (Etta) Hockenberry 1886–1952
    8. 8. Isabella Hockenberry 1850–1924
    9. 9. Henry (H.) Hockenberry 1853–1937 m. Mary (Catherine) Packard 1853–1912
      1. 1. Clarence (Reed) Hockenberry 1891–1967
      2. 2. Anna (Rachel) Hockenberry 1894–1953
      3. 3. Elmer (G.) Hockenberry 1898–
      4. 4. Sarah (Ellen) Hockenberry 1892–1938
    10. 10. William (Kuhn) Hockenberry 1858–1924 m. Harriet (E.) McClintock 1868–1951
      1. 1. Ida (Margaret) Hockenberry 1891–1961
      2. 2. Floyd (N.) Hockenberry 1890–
      3. 3. Mary (J.) Hockenberry 1900–1984
    11. 11. Theodore (M.) Hockenberry 1857–1912
    12. 12. George (G.) Hockenberry 1854–1931 m. Minnie Spence 1863–
      1. 1. Wilber (H.) Hockenberry 1888–1968
      2. 2. Roy (George) Hockenberry 1890–1946
      3. 3. Bessie (V.) Hockenberry 1892–
      4. 4. James (Glasco) Hockenberry 1893–1958
      5. 5. Joseph (Lewis) Hockenberry 1896–1974
    13. 13. Hannah Hockenberry 1855–
    14. 14. Cornelius (Johnston) Hockenberry 1860–1959 m. Emma (Retta) Barrick 1869–1948
      1. 1. Myrtle (Annie) Hockenberry 1891–1951
      2. 2. James (Earl) Hockenberry 1892–1954
      3. 3. Roscoe (Henry) Hockenberry 1894–1971
      4. 4. Margaret (E.) Hockenberry 1897–1971
      5. 5. Sara (Jane) Hockenberry 1901–1977
      6. 6. Florence (D.) Hockenberry 1903–1948
      7. 7. Ruth (Helen) Hockenberry 1906–1971
      8. 8. Grace Hockenberry 1909–1988
      9. 9. Alice (Catherine) Hockenberry 1914–1988
    15. 15. Daniel (Anderson) Hockenberry 1864–1923 m. Ida (Bell) Delancey 1867–1933
      1. 1. James (Franklin) Hockenberry 1888–1958
      2. 2. Conrad (Russell) Hockenberry 1896–1970
      3. 3. Merle (C.) Hockenberry 1898–
      4. 4. Sylvia Hockenberry 1902–1996
      5. 5. Ella (Gertrude) Hockenberry 1906–1977
    16. 16. Ida (Susan) Hockenberry 1867–1937
    17. 17. Elizabeth (E.) Hockenberry 1869–1958 m. George (Alfred) Lyter 1857–1930
      1. 1. Stoey (Ira) Lyter 1890–1963
      2. 2. Mae (Elizabeth) Lyter 1891–1966
      3. 3. Stella (Elizabeth) Lyter 1893–1982
      4. 4. Martin (Luther) Lyter 1895–1899
      5. 5. Harry (Holmes) Lyter 1899–1984
      6. 6. James (Glasgow) Lyter 1901–
      7. 7. Goldie (Viola) Lyter 1904–2000
      8. 8. Sylvia (Jane) Lyter 1906–1985
      9. 9. Carl (Claire) Lyter 1907–1907
      10. 10. George (Lloyd) Lyter 1910–1998
    18. 18. David Hockenberry 1851–
  2. 2. James (Franklin) Hockenberry 1772–1828
  3. 3. Margaret Hockenberry 1775–1859
  4. 4. John Hockenberry 1783–

James Hockenberry's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of James Hockenberry in Hachenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Hachenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1825
1825
Age 77
Death of James Hockenberry in Fannet, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Fannet, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Hachenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Fannet, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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