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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 R-S675

Mother: Anna Schumacher

Spouse(s): Mary Widney

Children(s): Joseph Hockenberry

The story of James Hockenberry began in 1748 in Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. 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

  • The story of James Hockenberry began in 1748 in Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  • 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 R-S675
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 R-S675
1718–1811
Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Catharina) Schumacher
1717–1751
Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Reinhart (Hachenburger) R-S675
1685–1750
Hachenburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Maria (Sibylla) Pauli
1700–1750
Heddesdorf, Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Maria Reifschneider
1662–1694
Peter Pauli
1660–1735
Anna Gertraut
1666–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hockenberry's Descendants

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

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 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 Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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