James Thomas Hockensmith (1847 - 1907)

Born 26 Nov 1847 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States

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Died 18 Dec 1907 at age 60 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Birth

Date: 26 Nov 1847

Place: Frederick County, Maryland

In 1850 James was three and living with his parents John Hockensmith and Elizabeth Straub, older sibling William David Hockensmith, younger sibling John L Hockensmith in Oxford, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States. Also present in the household were Anna and Mary Straub.^[1]

In 1860 he, his parents siblings William and John and siblings born since the last census :Mary Hockensmith, Samuel Francis Hockensmith and Emma Elizabeth Hockensmith are living in Mt Pleasant Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States^[2]

By 1870 he was married to Anna Elizabeth Small with a one year old son Vincent Hockensmith in Mount Pleasant, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States living in Mount Pleasant, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States^[3]

By 1880 he and Anna have 6 children: Vincent, Mary Philomena (Hockensmith) Yingling, Elizabeth Hockensmith, John Thomas Hockensmith, Alpheta (Hockensmith) Walters and Basil Augusstus Hockensmith. He was a carpenter living in Mount Pleasant, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States.^[4]

Census

14 June 1900

Mount Pleasant Township (south part), Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

James Hockensmith: Head, Male, age 53, born Nov 1847 in Maryland, married for 31 years, parents born in Maryland, Day Laborer, unemployed for 4 months in 1899, can read and write and speaks English, own mortgaged home

Annie E. Hockensmith: Wife, Female, age 56, born Sept 1849 in Pennsylvania, married for 31 years, had 10 children, 9 children still living in 1900, parents born in Pennsylvania, can read and write and speaks English

Basil A. Hockensmith: Son, Male, age 21, born May 1879 in Pennsylvania, father born in Maryland, mother born in Pennsylvania, Cigar Maker, unemployed for 2 months in 1899, can read and write and speaks English

Edward J. Hockensmith: Son, Male, age 19, born Feb 1881 in Pennsylvania, father born in Maryland, mother born in Pennsylvania, Cigar Maker, employed throughout 1899, can read and write and speaks English

Cleatus J. Hockensmith: Son, Male, age 17, born July 1883 in Pennsylvania, father born in Maryland, mother born in Pennsylvania, at school for 5 months in 1899, can read and write and speaks English

Annie R. Hockensmith: Daughter, Female, age 14, born Jan 1886 in Pennsylvania, father born in Maryland, mother born in Pennsylvania, at school for 7 months in 1899, can read and write and speaks English ^[5]

Death

James T. Hockensmith died at age 60 on 18 December 1907 in Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was a retired carpenter and was married at the time of his death. The death certificate (informed by Basil Hockensmith) states that he was born in Pennsylvania on 26 November 1847 and names his parents as John Hockensmith and Isabella Staub also Pennsylvania natives. Burial was in Conewago Cemetery,^[6] apparently the cemetery now known as Conewago Chapel Basilica Cemetery.

Date: 18 Dec 1907

Place: Adams County, PA^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M444-YB1 : 21 December 2020), James T Hockensmith in household of John Hockensmith, Oxford Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family, NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPK-B8N : 18 February 2021), James Hockensmith in entry for John Hockensmith, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZL9-KPY : 3 January 2021), James Hockersmith, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW6H-4Y9 : 20 February 2021), James Hockensmith, Mount Pleasant, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 62, sheet 343A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,085.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS1Z-HVC : accessed 18 March 2021), James Hockensmith, Mount Pleasant Township (south part), Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 5A, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,354. District: 24, Sheet Number and Letter: 5A, Household ID: 96, Line Number: 22, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: T623, GS Film Number: 1241354, Digital Folder Number: 004114948, Image Number: 00579, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N00680-8, Record Number: 28197 [1]
6. ↑ Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 116621-120220. Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/41381_2421406260_0567-01730
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19692554/james-thomas-hockensmith

Acknowledgement

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