Tag: Family Photo

Witmer Family, ca 1911

Kris Hocker on 14 Mar 2011

Witmer Family circa 1911

It’s amazing what you find when you go looking. I was rescanning some photos that are already on the site at a higher resolution to send to a cousin and came across this photo.

Witmer Family circa 1911

Witmer Family circa 1911

It features the following family members: (seated) Henry and Saraphine (Witmer) Snyder, Lillian (Snyder) and Russ Greulich, Lydia (Kline) and Edward Witmer; (standing) Gertrude Witmer, Horace and Mary (Breish) Witmer. I don’t know who the two girls are or the woman and teenager behind and to their left (our right). But it does clear up a question I had about the following photos:

Russ Greulich

Russ Greulich 1911

Witmer Great Grandchildren 1911

Witmer Grandchildren circa 1911

I’ve always wondered who these children were and how they fit into the family. Now I know that the infant in the middle is my grandfather Russ Greulich. I still don’t know who the two girls are, though. Do you?

Photo: David Elmer Hocker Butter Pretzel Baking Co. Truck

Kris Hocker on 15 Apr 2009

David Elmer Hocker and Pretzel truck

David Elmer Hocker and Pretzel truck

David Elmer Hocker was listed as a baker in the 1910 US census and as a baker for the Butter Pretzel Baking Co. in 1930. According to the above photo, David Hocker was the proprietor of the Butter Pretzel Baking Co. in Harrisburg. His sons were also employees of the company in 1930.

Photo: Christian Hoover Homestead

Kris Hocker on 22 Feb 2009

Christian Hoover homestead, Clearfield county, Penna.

Christian Hoover homestead, Clearfield county, Penna.

Hoover homestead, view 2

Hoover homestead, view 2

The Christian Hoover homestead, possibly in Karthaus or Covington township, Clearfield county, Pennsylvania. The exact location is not known.