Hi,

My relatives were also Bocks from Schleswig Holstein and also settled in this area -- problem is that we don't know what the relationships were between the Bock's that lived in the Davenport, IA/Moline, IL.

This is a piece from the Davenport Times.

Davenport Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Friday, March 9, 1900

THE TIMES 20TH CENTURY DIRECTORY
Errors in Names and Locations and Any Changes From the Way the Names Appear in The Times, Including Removals, Must be Reported to the Office or the Directory Manager in The Times Building Within 48 Hours From This Evening, as These Names Will go in Book Form Then.

Bock, Miss Anna r 519 Ainsworth
Bock, Charles W, wife Olga carp r 1441 w 3d
Bock, Fred, wife Mary eng H Kohrs Pkg Co r 1819 Bowditch
Bock, Fritz H, wife Gena, well driller r 1803 Telegraph rd
Bock, Henry C wife Minnie carp r 220 Ainsworth
Bock, Henry F, wife Annie carp r 220 Ainsworth
Bock, Miss Lena r 1803 Telegraph rd
Bock, Miss Selmar r 232 Ainsworth
Bock, Wm candymkr r 1819 Bowditch

My relatives are Henry and Minnie, Lena I believe is one of Henry's daughters who lives on Telegraph Rd same as Fritz - not sure is this is one of your relatives.

These are my relatives living in Davenport in 1870 & 1880

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1870 Census Davenport; Ward 1; Scott Co., IA

38 751 814 Bock, Henry 30 M W Carpenter . 240 Holstein X X . . . . . . X . .
39 751 814 Bock, Agnes 29 F W Keeping House . . Saxony X X . . . . . . . . .
40 751 814 Bock, Charles 1 M W . . . Iowa X X . . . . . . . . .

CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE or TERRITORY: IA COUNTY: Scott-Dav W1 PAGE NO: 182A
REFERENCE: P.O. Davenport Asst. Marshal H.F. Suksdorf
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1880--Household Record 1880 United States Census Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Henry BOCK Self M Male W 39 GERM Machinist GERM GERM
Minnie BOCK Wife M Female W 27 IA Keeping House GERM GERM
Chas. BOCK Son S Male W 12 IA At Home GERM IA
Augusta BOCK Dau S Female W 10 IA At Home GERM IA
Sophia BOCK Dau S Female W 8 IA GERM IA
Louis BOCK Son S Male W 4 IA GERM IA
Emma BOCK Dau S Female W 2 IA GERM IA
Rudolph BOCK Son S Male W 1 IA GERM IA
Lenas BOCK Mother W Female W 79 GERM At Home GERM GERM

Source Information: Census Place Moline, Rock Island, Illinois; Family History Library Film 1254246; NA Film Number T9-0246; Page Number 418D


This is the bio that we have on Henry.

He came to New York before 1869, sometime during the civil war from Schleswig, Holstein, Germany. He also served on a German Merchant Navy Boat in Germany.He joined the Navy during the Civil War and served as a Machinist aboard the U.S.S. Queen. We also think that he was on the U.S.S. Kerrsarge. His rank was Master of Arms. Served from 1863-1864. Department of Interior file number was 47959. Certificate number was 79661, act of April, 1908.

We believe the U.S.S. Stamen Queen was out of Ohio. He is described as being 5'8", gray eyes, and Brown Hair. He was admitted Aug 23, 1863 for Bronchitisauts. Notes on discharge papers include Miss Agnes Otto of New York, New York, he was discharged on July 17/18, 1864. Munster roll states the ship is the Stamer Queen, his entry list Ships 10, Bock, Henry, Sea, 1863 July 1, 25th August 1863 Munster Roll. Other notes indicated that Henry F. Bock enlisted on July 31, 1863 at Boston, Mass. for 1 yr as a seaman. Place of birth Hamburg, 24yrs of age, grey eyes, brown hair, 5'8", 177lbs, complexion dark. Also listed sometimes as Harry F. Bock, Pension - April 26, 1902 Pension number 47959, discharged in Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY. Agnes and Henry were married in the year of 1869, then they moved to Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa. They lived there till 1884, then moved to Osborn, Agnes and Henry had three known children, one was Augusta Bertha, Sophia Agnes, and Charles Bock, there could of been other children, not sure about, yet. Agnes died and he married Wilhelminia Boltz, they had eleven children, one of them being Rudolf Wayne Bock who was my Great Great Grandfather.

Terry