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Nancy Hockenberry 1836 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 June 1836

Birth Location: Monticello, White County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 14 March 1877

Death Location: Montecello, White, Indiana, USA

Father: David Hockenberry

Mother: Elizabeth Rizor

Spouse(s): Benjamin Bowsher

Children(s): Olive Bowsher, Anthony Bowsher, Marilda Hanaway, Margaret Hayworth, William Bowsher, Ella Ballard, Hester Moore, Everett Bowsher, Ada Bowsher, Sherman Bowsher, Ida Woods, Martha Monbeck, Benjamin Bowsher, Joseph Bowsher, James Bowsher, George Bowsher, Lillie Carter, Grace Schnepp

Nancy Hockenberry was born in 1836 in Monticello, White County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of David Hockenberry and Elizabeth Rizor. Nancy Hockenberry married Benjamin Francis Bowsher, and had children including Olive Viviann Bowsher, Anthony David Bowsher, Marilda Esas Hanaway, Margaret Jane Hayworth, William Allen Bowsher, Ella Lou Ballard, Hester Marie Moore, Everett Eugene Bowsher, Ada Viola Bowsher, Sherman Arthur Bowsher, Ida May Woods, Martha Melissa Monbeck, Benjamin Oscar Bowsher, Joseph Albert Bowsher, James Francis Bowsher, George Warren Bowsher, Lillie Myrtle Carter, Grace Louisa Schnepp. Nancy Hockenberry passed away in 1877 in Montecello, White, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Hockenberry was born in 1836 in Monticello, White County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of David Hockenberry and Elizabeth Rizor.
  • Nancy Hockenberry married Benjamin Francis Bowsher, and had children including Olive Viviann Bowsher, Anthony David Bowsher, Marilda Esas Hanaway, Margaret Jane Hayworth, William Allen Bowsher, Ella Lou Ballard, Hester Marie Moore, Everett Eugene Bowsher, Ada Viola Bowsher, Sherman Arthur Bowsher, Ida May Woods, Martha Melissa Monbeck, Benjamin Oscar Bowsher, Joseph Albert Bowsher, James Francis Bowsher, George Warren Bowsher, Lillie Myrtle Carter, Grace Louisa Schnepp.
  • Nancy Hockenberry passed away in 1877 in Montecello, White, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Nancy Hockenberry's Ancestors

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Nancy Hockenberry
1836 – 1877
Birth Place: Monticello, White County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
David Hockenberry
1808 – 1860
Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Rizor
1815 – 1908
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Hockenberry
1765 – 1860
Perry, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy (A) Crow
1781 – 1860
Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Jacob Rizor
1786 – 1863
Pennsylvania, Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy Hewitt
1790 – 1868
Maryland, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Hockenberry
1741 – 1839
Hannah Kelly
1750 – 1803
Margaret Crow
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Hockenberry
1718 – 1811
Anna Schumacher
1717 – 1751
Michael Kelly
1717 –
Alice Lacey
1720 –

Nancy Hockenberry's Descendants

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Nancy Hockenberry (17 June 1836 – 14 March 1877) m. Benjamin (Francis) Bowsher (9 June 1833 – 3 August 1901)
  1. 1. Olive (Viviann) Bowsher (25 Aug 1855 – 6 Jun 1942)
  2. 2. Anthony (David) Bowsher (1 April 1857 – 21 July 1930)
  3. 3. Marilda (Esas) Hanaway (11 March 1860 – 21 April 1946)
  4. 4. Margaret (Jane) Hayworth (1861 – 1954)
  5. 5. William (Allen) Bowsher (16 August 1864 – 18 September 1940) m. Bell Boushee (abt 1866 – )
    1. 1. Fred Boushee (abt 1863 – )
  6. 6. Ella (Lou) Ballard (11 November 1867 – 13 May 1965)
  7. 7. Hester (Marie) Moore (19 September 1869 – 9 June 1956)
  8. 8. Everett (Eugene) Bowsher (2 October 1872 – 1 July 1939)
  9. 9. Ada (Viola) Bowsher (16 December 1874 – 18 January 1931) m. William (George) Bell (6 June 1871 – 24 May 1950)
    1. 1. James (Lloyd) Bell (3 Sep 1896 – 5 Apr 1948) m. Emma (May) Pillsbury (abt 1893 – )
      1. 1. Donald (A) Bell (abt 1918 – ) m. June Brathovd m. Ruth (Irene) Bell (abt 1921 – )
        1. 1. James (Gordon) Bell (abt 1945 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Donald) Bell (abt 1947 – abt 2000)
    2. 2. Chancey (William) Bell (1912 – 7 Aug 1921)
  10. 10. Sherman (Arthur) Bowsher (16 December 1874 – 9 April 1962)
  11. 11. Ida (May) Woods (22 July 1881 – 16 August 1963)
  12. 12. Martha (Melissa) Monbeck (12 October 1881 – 23 November 1953)
  13. 13. Benjamin (Oscar) Bowsher (13 April 1886 – 27 August 1964)
  14. 14. Joseph (Albert) Bowsher (5 March 1888 – 21 January 1975)
  15. 15. James (Francis) Bowsher (17 December 1889 – 3 October 1954)
  16. 16. George (Warren) Bowsher (29 January 1892 – 9 June 1955)
  17. 17. Lillie (Myrtle) Carter (28 February 1894 – 14 May 1978)
  18. 18. Grace (Louisa) Schnepp (28 February 1899 – 18 May 1978)

Nancy Hockenberry's Timeline

2 Records

1836
17 June 1836
Birth of Nancy Hockenberry in Monticello, White County, Indiana, United States of America
Monticello, White County, Indiana, United States of America
1877
14 March 1877
Age 41
Death of Nancy Hockenberry in Montecello, White, Indiana, USA
Montecello, White, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 June 1836
    Event Place: Monticello, White County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1877
    Event Place: Montecello, White, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: White County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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