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James Hockenberry 1748 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Death Date: 1825

Death Location: Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Peter Hockenberry

Mother: Anna Schumacher

Spouse(s): Mary Widney

Children(s): Joseph Hockenberry

In 1748, James Hockenberry entered the world in Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, born to Peter Hockenberry and Anna Catharina Schumacher. James Hockenberry married Mary Widney, and had children including Joseph Henry Hockenberry. James Hockenberry passed away in 1825 in Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1748, James Hockenberry entered the world in Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, born to Peter Hockenberry and Anna Catharina Schumacher.
  • James Hockenberry married Mary Widney, and had children including Joseph Henry Hockenberry.
  • James Hockenberry passed away in 1825 in Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Hockenberry
1718 – 1811
Birth Location: Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Anna Schumacher
1717 – 1751
Birth Location: Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, 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's Ancestors

Self
James Hockenberry
1748 – 1825
Birth Place: Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Parents
Peter Hockenberry
1718 – 1811
Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Catharina) Schumacher
1717 – 1751
Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Reinhart Hachenburger
1685 – 1750
Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Maria (Sibylla) Pauli
1700 – 1750
Heddesdorf, Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Hachenburger
Maria Reifschneider
1662 – 1694
Peter Pauli
1660 – 1735
Anna Gertraut
1666 – 1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Hachenberger
1630 – 1689
Elizabeth Staubi
1630 – 1698
Peter Pauli
Barbara Pauli

James Hockenberry's Descendants

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James Hockenberry (1748 – 1825) m. Mary Widney (1751 – 1851)
  1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Hockenberry (1800 – 7 September 1881) m. Sara (Jane) Anderson (21 Jan 1824 – 22 Mar 1913)
    1. 1. Thomas (William) Hockenberry (5 Sep 1841 – 9 Mar 1931) m. Nancy (Jane) Wileman (23 Jan 1850 – 26 Apr 1928)
      1. 1. Anna (Sarah) Hockenberry (17 December 1866 – 21 March 1946)
      2. 2. Ida (May) Hockenberry (20 February 1869 – 16 June 1941)
      3. 3. Margaret (Jane) Hockenberry (Abt 1872 – 30 March 1948)
      4. 4. John (Henry) Hockenberry (5 Sep 1875 – 1945) m. Margaret (Jane) Hockenberry (29 July 1874 – 9 February 1961)
        1. 1. Margaret (Anne) Hockenberry (22 Oct 1903 – 1 Sep 1995) m. Carl (Edwin) Brubaker (25 Aug 1915 – 23 Jan 1992)
        2. 2. Effie (Pomroy) Hockenberry (29 April 1914 – 10 June 1989) m. Marlin (Chester) Arentz (20 August 1920 – 15 March 1994)
      5. 5. Lizzie (B.) Hockenberry (Abt 1876 – )
      6. 6. William (Clarence) Hockenberry (14 August 1881 – 29 October 1957)
      7. 7. Emma (R.) Bell (29 August 1891 – 21 December 1967)
    2. 2. Emma Hockenberry (14 Oct 1845 – 30 May 1923) m. Thomas (J) Harter (16 Oct 1843 – 26 Jan 1900)
      1. 1. Elmer (Ellsworth) Harter (24 Oct 1868 – 23 Dec 1936) m. Bertha Sparks (11 Apr 1868 – 13 Mar 1901) m. Priscilla (Alice) Ray ( – 19 Jan 1946)
        1. 1. Mary (Emma) Harter (18 Mar 1893 – 10 Nov 1988) m. Harry Miller (abt 1887 – )
        2. 2. Gilbert (Sparks) Harter
      2. 2. Joseph (Henry) Harter (1869 – 1954)
      3. 3. Robert (D) Harter (December 1872 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Hockenberry (12 Mar 1849 – 22 May 1921) m. Isabella Britcher (1850 – 3 May 1894)
      1. 1. Sarah (J) Hockenberry (1882 – 1950) m. John Humprhey (1863 – 1931)
        1. 1. Edith (Pearl) Humphrey (abt 1901 – ) m. Lloyd (Sylvester) Durham (22 May 1893 – 4 June 1978)
    4. 4. Henry (H) Hockenberry (1857 – 1937) m. Mary (Catherine) Packard (31 Aug 1851 – 1911)
      1. 1. Sarah (Ellen) Hockenberry (1894 – 1938)
    5. 5. John (H) Hockenberry (Jan. 1, 1858 – May 21, 1936) m. Luella (R.) Kauffman (9 November 1866 – 24 June 1943)
      1. 1. Sara (Viola) Hockenberry (28 April 1892 – 26 January 1962) m. Howard (Franklin) Snyder (10 December 1890 – 5 September 1964)
        1. 1. Harry (H) Snyder (12 Sep 1912 – 30 Dec 1949) m. M. (Ruth) Brannen (6 Oct 1916 – 23 Jan 1998)
        2. 2. Mary (I) Snyder (16 April 1914 – 15 April 2012) m. Thomas (A) Filler (2 Dec 1910 – 26 Jun 1958) m. Robert (J) Portzline (2 May 1913 – 25 June 1980)
        3. 3. Olive (Luella) Snyder (2 Nov 1915 – 3 Mar 1916)
        4. 4. John (W) Snyder (2 July 1917 – 30 May 1952)
        5. 5. Robert (Franklin) Snyder (4 Feb 1922 – 11 Sep 1974) m. Betty (L.) Stringfellow (31 Aug 1922 – 4 Apr 1974)
        6. 6. Penn (Harold) Snyder (9 Nov 1924 – 15 Oct 2012) m. Margaret (C) Fasick (28 Jun 1930 – 15 May 2006)
        7. 7. Betty (R) Snyder (20 June 1926 – 21 August 2012) m. William (F) Fultz (4 Jan 1923 – 14 Jan 1997)
        8. 8. Dorothy (Maxine) Snyder (18 September 1930 – 13 November 2000) m. Raymond (Walter) Dunn (8 April 1929 – 1 July 2000)
      2. 2. Ellen (G.) Hockenberry (17 June 1898 – 16 February 1952)
      3. 3. Forest (Evans) Hockenberry (1900 – 1965) m. Laura (Mildred) Fisher (abt 1907 – )
        1. 1. Martha (Irene) Hockenberry (abt 1927 – ) m. Guy (Victor) Wentz (1908 – )
        2. 2. Larry (L.) Hockenberry (23 January 1938 – 19 December 1996) m. Dorothy (B.) Weyant (1933 – 19 Mar 1979)
      4. 4. Samuel (Harry) Hockenberry (21 May 1904 – 22 December 1964) m. Mabel (Martha) Lehman (22 February 1912 – 23 June 1966)
        1. 1. Bessie (Jane) Hockenberry (27 September 1928 – 7 April 2012)
        2. 2. Harry (Samuel) Hockenberry (17 January 1931 – 27 June 1931)
        3. 3. Catherine (Luella) Hockenberry (13 June 1932 – 26 August 2014)
        4. 4. Annie (Charlotte) Hockenberry (25 Jul 1934 – 29 Nov 2000) m. Clair (Foster) Campbell (28 Sep 1933 – 30 Jan 2025)
        5. 5. Samuel (Harry) Hockenberry (7 November 1938 – 1 June 1970)
        6. 6. Sindra (Ellen) Hockenberry (28 December 1940 – 12 January 2007)
    6. 6. William (Kuhn) Hockenberry (1 Dec 1858 – 19 Sep 1924) m. Hattie (E) Mcclintock (13 Jul 1868 – 23 Jul 1951)
      1. 1. Floyd (E) Hockenberry (1889 – 1957)
      2. 2. Ida (Margaret) Hockenberry (18 Nov 1891 – 11 Jun 1961) m. Philip Auerback (abt 1875 – )
      3. 3. Mary (J.) Hockenberry (29 Mar 1900 – Jan 1984) m. John (Edward) Wilt (4 January 1885 – August 1965)
        1. 1. Robert (L) Wilt (14 October 1918 – 26 September 1986) m. Ruth (M) Wilt (1923 – 2015)
        2. 2. Harvey (Glenn) Wilt (15 Jun 1927 – 26 Feb 2018) m. Irene (A) Owen (1930 – 5 October 2020)
    7. 7. Cornelius Hockenbury (abt 1864 – 7 March 1959) m. Emmaretta Barrick (3 November 1869 – 24 November 1948)
      1. 1. Myrtle (Annie) Briner (26 March 1891 – 29 April 1951)
      2. 2. Florence (D) Draucker (14 February 1903 – 27 January 1948)
    8. 8. Daniel (Anderson) Hockenberry (1 Jan 1864 – 16 Jul 1923) m. Ida (Bell) DeLancy (6 July 1866 – 25 December 1933)
      1. 1. Conrad (Russell) Hockenberry (17 Jun 1896 – 17 Oct 1970) m. Hattie Arnold (abt 1899 – )
        1. 1. Chester Hockenberry (abt 1917 – )
        2. 2. Stanley Hockenberry (abt 1923 – )
      2. 2. Sylvia (E.) Hockenberry (18 Oct 1902 – 23 Apr 1996)
      3. 3. Ella (Gertrude) Hockenberry (28 Dec 1906 – Sep 1977)
    9. 9. Ida Hockenberry (abt 1868 – )
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Lizzy) Hockenberry (21 Feb 1869 – 2 Mar 1958)

James Hockenberry's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of James Hockenberry in Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1825
1825
Age 77
Death of James Hockenberry in Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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