Harry William Bockus (1892 - abt. 1977)

Born 8 Sep 1892 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jennie B (Deming) Bockus — married 4 Oct 1917 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Died about 15 Nov 1977 at about age 85 in Bristol, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

Biography

Harry William Bockus was born on September 8, 1892 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, son of Ernest William Bockus (~1866–1933) and Daisy Alice Cowles (1873–1950).

Harry (25) married Jennie B Deming (27) (born on March 11, 1890 in Wethersfield, Hartford) on October 4, 1917 in Wethersfield, Hartford.

Their children were:

1. Walter David Bockus (1920-1980), July 12, 1920 - Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (married)
2. Eunice Edna (Bockus) Borkowski (1922-1999), 1922 - Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (married)
3. Richard Deming Bockus (1923-1988), September 9, 1923 - Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (marriage status unknown)
4. Janet (Bockus) Wells, August 7, 1924 - Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (married)
5. Beulah (Bockus) Dyke, October 15, 1926 - Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (married)

Harry died about November 15, 1977 in Bristol, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, aged about 85^[1][2]

Residence

• 1900 US Census - East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - Living with parents
• 1910 US Census - Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - Living with parents
• 1920 US Census - Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - Head of household, Living with spouse and mother in law
• 1930 US Census - Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - Head of household, Living with spouse and children
• 1940 US Census - Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - Head of household, Living with spouse and children

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9QK-HHR : 10 March 2022), Harry Bockus in entry for Ernest W Bockus, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK2M-34X : accessed 8 October 2018), Harry W Bockus in household of Ernest W Bockus, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 244, sheet 18B, family 433, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 132; FHL microfilm 1,374,145.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCFV-QQ3 : 31 January 2021), Harry Bockus, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7NZ-QYC : accessed 30 November 2022), Harry W Bockus, Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 3B, line 95, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1300; FHL microfilm 2,341,035.

• 1940 US Census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MT-3N3L?i=2&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AVTMY-K7S, Sheet 1B, Line 43

Occupation

• 1920 - Mail carrier, US govt
• 1930 - Farmer
• 1940 - Farmer

Military Records

• "Connecticut, Military Census Questionnaires, 1917", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZJG7-13T2 : 25 June 2021), Harry William Bockus, 1917.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZFF-SXQ : 24 December 2021), Harry William Bockus, 1917-1918.

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKJJ-C3T : 13 March 2020), Harry William Bockus, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC6-ZFD7 : 3 September 2021), Harry William Bockus, ; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK6Y-VM2 : 7 January 2021), Harry Bockus, Nov 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
2. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260769435/harry_william-bockus: accessed March 28, 2024), memorial page for Harry William Bockus (8 Sep 1892–15 Nov 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 260769435, citing Rhoades Cemetery, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Snow88 (contributor 50477168).

See also:

• Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8W1-2Q7