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LAURIUM  (View posts) Posted: 29 May 2009 2:57AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Hocking, Vivian, Hearn
Looking for info on James Vivian Hocking born 07 Jul 1840 in Camborne to William George Hocking and Sally Sarah Vivian. James married Ellen Hearn and he died 23 Nov 1905 in Houghton, Houghton Co., MI. Siblings were William Hocking, John Hocking. Thanks in advance. Joan of Michigan

Re: James Vivian Hocking

ThomasKer2  (View posts) Posted: 1 Jun 2009 8:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
I'm not related to this family.

WHERE is Camborne???

1900 -
Name: James Hocking
Home in 1900: Portage, Houghton, Michigan
Age: 59
Birth Date: Apr 22, 1841
Birthplace: England
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1874
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Spouse's name: Helena
Marriage Year: 1866
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 34
Residence : Houghton Village, East Side, Houghton, Michigan
Occupation: day laborer

James Hocking 59
Helena Hocking 58, 5/42 ENG = married 34 yr; 8 children & 5 living
James Hocking 21, 3/79 MI
Louise Hocking 17, 6/82 MI

Re: James Vivian Hocking

TEOBUCK  (View posts) Posted: 2 Jun 2009 12:26AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Hocking
I don't mean to be rude, but you obviously have a computer, did you think about googleing it. If you are not willing to do that, it is in South West England near Wales

Re: James Vivian Hocking

SCIGSC  (View posts) Posted: 2 Jun 2009 2:43AM GMT
Classification: Query
Both James and Ellen have death certs on the Seeking Michigan web site

Ellen Hearn Hocking
b. May 15, 1842
d. Nov 5, 1918

I found these 2 kids …

Elizabeth J. Hocking
Sex: Female
Date of death: Aug 17, 1880
Age: 3 months 24 days
County of Death: Houghton
Cause of Death: Decline
Birthplace: Michigan
Parents: James and Ellen Hocking

and

Mary Hockings
Sex: Female
Date of death: Apr 21, 1881
Age: 5 years 1 month
County of Death: Menominee
Cause of Death: Brain Fever
Birthplace: Michigan
Parents: James Hockings and Ellen Hockins
(2 different spellings for parents names)

I hope this information will be helpful to your research.

Susan L. Warner
Michigan

Re: James Vivian Hocking

LAURIUM  (View posts) Posted: 2 Jun 2009 5:00AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Hocking, Vivian, Hearn
Thank you so much, yes, it does help my research. Are you related to either the Hocking or Vivian family? Joan of Michigan

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