Photo: Edgar Seltzer
Edgar Arnold Seltzer, son of Dr. Henry Hocker and Susan (Arnold) Seltzer. Photo courtesy of Jessica Bell
Photo: Barbara (Smith) Hocker
Barbara (Smith) Hocker was the second wife of Martin Hocker, son of the immigrant Johann Adam Hacker and his wife Maria Elisabetha (Weidman) Hacker. Martin and Barbara married about 1809 and the couple had 9 children, including a set of twin girls Anna and Barbara. Photo courtesy of Jessica Bell
Photo: Martin Hocker
Martin Hocker, son of Johan Adam and Maria Elisabetha (Weidman) Hacker, was born 21 Oct 1768 in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania and died 25 Apr 1862 in Derry township, Dauphin county, Pennsylvania. Martin came to the Harrisburg area from Lancaster county about 1787. Hockersville in Derry township was named in his honor. “In addition… read more
Photo: George W. Houdeshell Family
George W. Houdeshell, son of Adam and Mary (Sine) Houdeshell, married Mariah Mayes, daughter of John and Mary A. (___) Mayes, 14 May 1865 in Snow Shoe, Centre county, Pennsylvania. Mariah was the sister of Phoebe Mayes, wife of George’s brother Benjamin. George and Mariah had 10 children, 7 who survived: Mary Louise, Rachel Anne,… read more
Photo: Levi O. Hacker and students
Levi O. Hacker was, for a time at least, a school teacher. Here is a photo of him (standing, right) with his students. Photo courtesy of Kim Hogarth
Photo: Levi O. Hacker family
This photo of Levi O. and Anna Mahala (Neis) Hacker was taken about 1895. The children shown, include: Harry Lincoln (center, back), John Norman (left), Annie Laura (right), and George Granville (center, front). The baby of the family, Miriam E., was not born until 1901. Photo courtesy of Kim Hogarth
Johan George HACKER
George2 Hacker (Johan Adam1) is another Hacker/Hocker family member I’ve had some difficulty finding information on. Johan George Hacker was the fifth son of Johan Adam and Maria Elisabetha (Weidman) Hacker. He was born 9 Oct 1766 and christened 12 Oct 1766 in the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Brickerville, sponsored by Lorenz Haushalter and wife… read more
Photo: George Granville Hacker
George Granville Hacker, son of Levi O. and Anna Mahala (Neis) Hacker, dressed in his World War I uniform. His WWI registration card states he was born Jan 23rd, 1891 in Lincoln, Pennsylvania. He was single and living in Philadelphia. The registrar’s report states that Granville was short, of medium build, with brown eyes and… read more
Photo: Jane (Martin) Hacker
This photo of Jane (Martin) Hacker and her four children: Earl Martin and Anna Katherine (standing), and Miriam Grace and John Edwin (seated), was taken in the late 1920s. Jane’s husband, John Norman Hacker, son of Levi O. and Anna Mahala (Neis) Hacker, died in 1925. Photo courtesy of Kim Hogarth
Photo, Levi O. Hacker Family, ca 1910
The Levi O. Hacker family, circa 1910. This time Miriam is included with the family, age 9, but apparently she could not stand perfectly still while the photo was being taken. Does that look like a teddy bear in her arms? From left to right: Miriam E., Annie Laura, Levi O., Harry Lincoln, John Norman,… read more
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