Taking advantage of Ancestry’s free access to census records this weekend. Added a couple generations onto the Philadelphia Hockers.
Samuel Hocker
Today, I found the second reference to a Samuel Hocker associated with my Hacker-Hocker family. Another clue in the mystery of Christopher Hocker (ca 1776-?)!
My 3x great grandmother Lydia (Bobb) Eshbach died on 16 Mar 1859. She was 53 years, 4 months, and 10 days old.
My 4x great grandfather Philip Kline was born on 6 Mar 1799, most likely in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He died 30 Jan 1877.
My great great grandfather Dr. Charles T. Waage died on 6 Mar 1921 in Pennsburg, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
My great great grandfather Henry D. Snyder was born on 3 March 1859 to Joseph and Judith (Deysher) Snyder of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He died 30 Sep 1931.
My 8x great grandfather Hans Thiebold Jock died on 3 Mar 1708 in Rußheim, Baden, Germany.
My great great great grandmother Helena (Person) Dillinger died on 3 Mar 1893, quite likely in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
Wordless Wednesday: Unidentified Young Woman
Do You Know Me? The next installment in the Unidentified Pennsylvanians series features a photo of a young woman who may have lived in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the early 20th century.
Wordless Wednesday: Unknown Young Woman
Do you Know Me? The next installment in the Unidentified Pennsylvanians series features a photo of a young woman. She may have lived in the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania area and may have been either a friend of or related to either the Greulich, Wieder, Waage, Snyder, or Witmer families. The photo was likely taken in… read more
Wordless Wednesday: Unidentified Woman
Do You Know Me? The next installment in the Unidentified Pennsylvanians series features a photo of a young woman. She may have lived in the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania area and may have been either a friend of or related to either the Greulich, Wieder, Waage, Snyder, or Witmer families. The photo was likely taken in… read more
Matrilineal Monday
So, for a twist on the Matrilineal Monday blogging meme, I thought I’d post my matrilineal lines back to the earliest female ancestors. My Mom’s Matrilineal Line Mildred “Mims” Esther Wieder, daughter of Edwin J. Wieder and Mary Catherine Waage, was born 23 Dec 1912 in Pennsburg, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania[1] and died 30 Jun 2002… read more
Wordless Wednesday: Unknown Woman
Do You Know Me? This installment in my “Unidentified Pennsylvanians” series features a photo of a young woman. She may have lived in the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania area and may have been either a friend of or related to either the Greulich, Wieder, Waage, Snyder, or Witmer families. The photo was likely taken in the… read more

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