Joseph Hockenberry

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Joseph Hockenberry is not in my direct ancestry. He is 2 step removed in the following ways: Nephew of Jane Hockenberry who married Moses McCandless Grandson of John Hockenberry and Hannah Kelly; Son of Casper Hockenberry

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	16 Jan 1814	Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA father's farm on Muddy Creek
1st Marriage			Eliza Kennedy daughter of David Kennedy
2nd Marriage			Mrs. Mary J. Lepely, died 1883
Death	13 Mar 1905	Butler, PA
Butial	1905	Upper Mt. Zion Cemetery

Ancestry chart segment

   Generation 6                  Generation 7           Generation 8
 
                         +-- Casper Hockenberry 
                         |    (1785-1860)         
   Joseph Hockenberry  --+                      +--  John Hockenberry 
   (1814- >1891)         |                      |    (1741-1839)
                         +-- Margaret Shaffer --+ 
                             (????-????)        |
                                                +--  Hannah Kelly 
                                                     (????-~1803)

Sources:

Children

(all children with Eliza Kennedy)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Casper Hockenberry	M	27 Nov 1835	Hockenberry homestead, Worth Twp. Butler Co. PA		Priscilla Bryan dau. of Robert Steel Bryan of Cherry Twp.
Euphemia Hockenberry	F			Jacob Shields
Mary J. Hockenberry	F			J.S. Snyder
Margeret Hockenberry	F			1) William Bennet 2) John Hunt
Mahala Hockenberry	F			James Cratty	gravestone at Mt Zion Baptist
J. Pierce Hockenberry	M

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA father's farm on Muddy Creek	born 1814
Worth Twp.,Butler Co. PA	purchased 1st farm
Franklin Twp.,Butler Co. PA	2nd farm - retired 1891
Butler borough, Butler Twp.,Butler Co. PA	1891 - till death

Photo Gallery

Gravestone of Mary J. wife of Joseph Hockenberry, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA

Gravestone of Joseph Hockenberry, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery

Gravestone of Eliza Kennedy, wife of Joseph Hockenberry, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery

Gravestone of Priscilla Bryan, wife of Caspser Hockenberry, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery

Gravestone of James C. Hockenberry, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery

Gravestone of Casper Hockenberry, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery

Gravestone of Casper A. Hockenberry, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery

Casper A. Hockenberry and James C. Hockenberry are two of the 14 children of Casper & Priscilla Hockenberry

Note that the different color brick buildings in these photos are the old church (red brick) and the new addition (beige bricks).

Mt. Zion Baptist Church with new addition

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 United States Federal Census , Franklin Twp, Butler Co, PA. Pgs. 25 & 26: In the two dwellings just prior to Jane McCandless, widow, and the household of her son John M. McCandless, are the households of Joseph Hockenberry and William Hockenberry. Joseph Hockenberry is age 64, married to Elizabeth. William Hockenberry is age 33, married to Delilah. Joseph Hockenberry is an uncle of Jane "Jennie" McCandless, who in this 1850 census appears as the widow of "Swamp" James McCandless. Joseph Hockenberry is the brother of her mother, Jane Hockenberry. William Hockenberry may be a cousin of Jane "Jennie" McCandless, a son of her uncle Casper Hockenberry.
2	History of Butler County Pennsylvania 1895. Pg. 1246 Casper Hockenberry, Sr., second son of John and Hannah Hockenberry, born in Perry county in 1785, came with his parents to Butler county, about 1810 located on Muddy creek, in Worth Twp.; 200 acres; died Oct. 29, 1860. Married Margaret Shaffer; lists 8 children: Annie who married Jonathan Wimer; Joseph, a resident of Butler; Catherine, wife of J. J. Baker; Hannah, deceased wife of William Gallagher; Effie, wife of Joseph Forrester; Mahala, wife of Sheplar Boston; William, who died recently in Worth township, and Mary, wife of Elijah Rolls. Pg. 1246 Joseph Hockenberry, eldest son of Casper & Margaret Hockenberry was born Jan 16, 1814...His first wife was Eliza Kennedy, a dau. of David Kennedy. She died in 1878 leaving 6 children (named); His second wife was Mrs. Mary J. Lepely who died in 1883. See full text. Pg. 610 re. Worth township. "Robert Glenn and his large family settled on the Hockenberry claim in 1810, and Casper Hockenberry located on the north bank of Muddy Creek the same year."	transcript
3	Manuscript: Peter Hockenberry and Descendants of his Son, John Hockenberry, research manuscript by Edith & Horace Renick, 1975. Pg. 14: Casper Hockenberry b. 1785 Cumberland Co., PA ( became Perry Co.,1830); d, 29 Oct. 1860 Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA; married Margaret Shaffer b. 1788, d. 1852. Both buried Lower Mt. Zion. Second son of John Hockenberry Sr., Casper was a farmer in Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA. (Lists children & spouses, same as found in 1895 History of Butler Co. PA; see above)
4	Gravestone transcriptions, Mt Zion Baptist Cemetery by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. Transcriptions Oct 2006: Hockenberry plot, 3 stones: Joseph Hockenberry Jan 16, 1814 - Mar. 13, 1905. Mary Jane wife of Jos. Hockenberry died Nov. 14, 1883 in the 50th year of her age. Eliza, (wife of? poorly legible)Joseph Hockenberry died Aug 26, 1878 aged 64 yrs 2 mos & 9 dys. Transcriptions June 2007. Hockenberry plot, 3 stones, left to right: "Mother" Priscilla Hockenberry 29 Dec 1844 - 11 Feb 1919. James G. Hockenberry 8 July 1874 - 25 Nov 1928 "Father" Casper Hockenberry Nov 27, 1835 - Feb 7, 1910 This is the family plot of Casper Hockenberry, son of Joseph Hockenberry. Casper A. Hockenberry June 11, 1870 - Aug 26, 1916. Casper A. Hockenberry is a son of Casper & Priscilla Hockenberry, and a grandson of Joseph Hockenberry
5	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A