Jacob Hockersmith1

M, #4094, b. 1 April 1840, d. 8 November 1923
Jacob Hockersmith|b. 1 Apr 1840\nd. 8 Nov 1923|p4094.htm|Thomas Jefferson Hockersmith|b. 11 Aug 1809\nd. 1 Jun 1885|p4090.htm|Rokyannah Noble|b. 10 Apr 1813\nd. 21 Sep 1899|p4091.htm|Jacob Hockersmith , Jr.|b. 24 Jun 1779\nd. 28 Nov 1839|p6029.htm|Anna K. Skinner|b. 16 Apr 1785\nd. 16 Aug 1836|p6030.htm|||||||

Relationship=1st cousin 4 times removed of Robert Lynn Adams.
Relationship=1st cousin 3 times removed of Ida Ione Ashby.
Last Edited=5 Dec 2007
     Jacob Hockersmith was born on 1 April 1840 at Randolph Co., Missouri.3,4,2 He was the son of Thomas Jefferson Hockersmith and Rokyannah Noble.1,2

Jacob Hockersmith was enumerated with Thomas Jefferson Hockersmith as Jacob Hockersmtih on the Census of 27 September 1850 at Fox Township, Davis Co., Iowa. He was shown as age 10 and born in Missouri. He had attended school in the last year.5

Jacob Hockersmith was enumerated with Thomas Jefferson Hockersmith as Jacob Hockersmith on the Census of 1856 at Fox River Township, Davis Co., Iowa. He was shown as age 15 and born in Missouri.6

Thomas Jefferson Hockersmith was listed as the head of household on the 1860 Census. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1860. Also living in the household was Jacob Hockersmith .7 He was enumerated as Jacob Hockersmith on the Census of 3 June 1860. He is age 19 and a farmer. He has attended school within the years. He was born in Missouri.7

During the Civil War, Jacob Hockersmith Enlisted as a Private on 09 August 1862 at the age of 22. Enlisted in Company B, 30th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 24 August 1862. Received a disability discharge Company B, 30th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 20 March 1863 in Keokuk, IA. His residence at enlistment was West Grove, Iowa.8,9,2

Jacob Hockersmith married Cynthia Ann Cox in October 1867 when he was 27.2

Jacob Hockersmith married Rebecca Hawkins on 12 March 1874 at Davis Co., Iowa, when he was 33; Tombstone inscribed wife of Jacob (shared tombstone with Jacob Hockersmith).3,2

Jacob Hockersmith married Mrs. Angelina Gross after 1879.

Jacob Hockersmith is head of household on the Census of 1885 at Fox River Township, Davis Co., Iowa, as Jacob Hockersmith. He was a farmer and born in Davis County, Iowa. He was subject to military service and entitled to vote. Both his parents were native born. His age was difficult to read and could be 44, 47, or 49. Also enumerated were Arthur Leslie Hockersmith, Roxie Ann Hockersmith, Clara Bell Hockersmith, Roland Hockersmith and Rebecca Hawkins.10

Jacob Hockersmith died on 8 November 1923 at Bloomfield, Davis Co., Iowa, at age 83 years, 7 months and 7 days.3,4,2 He's tombstone inscribed GAR on 8 November 1923.3 He was buried at Lot 35, West Grove Cemetery, West Grove Township, Davis Co., Iowa.3,11,4

Children of Jacob Hockersmith and Cynthia Ann Cox

Children of Jacob Hockersmith and Rebecca Hawkins

Citations

  1. [S76] 1850 US Census Population Schedule, Davis County Iowa, Entry 57/58.
  2. [S458] Robert T. Hockersmith, Hockersmith V.1, No. 4.
  3. [S86] Davis County Genealogical Society (Iowa)., Davis County Iowa Cemeteries, Page 19.
  4. [S405] Davis Co., Iowa Cemetery Project, online http://showcase.netins.net/web/daviscoiacemeteries/, Last: Hockersmith
    First: Jacob
    Middle:      
    Birth: 4/1/1840
    Death: 11/8/1923
    Age:     
    Comments: Civil War
    Cemetery: West Grove.
  5. [S76] 1850 US Census Population Schedule, Davis County Iowa, Dwelling No. 57, Family No. 58, page number 281.
  6. [S143] 1850 State Census of Davis County, Iowa, Page 492; Dwelling No. 42, Family No. 42.
  7. [S39] 1860 US Census Population Schedule, Davis Co., IA, Fox River Township, Post Office: West Grove, Dwelling # 548, Family # 571, Lines 2 - 9.
  8. [S283] Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, Civil War Research Database at http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/military/cwrd/…. Viewed on 04 July 2003.
  9. [S336] Civil War Soldiers & Sailors, online http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html, Jacob Hockersmith
    Regiment Name 30 Iowa Infantry
    Side Union
    Company B
    Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
    Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
    Alternate Name
    Notes
    Film Number M541 roll 12
    .
  10. [S144] 1885 Iowa State Census of Davis County, Iowa, Dwelling 9, Family 9, Township 69, Range 15, Section 25 WNW.
  11. [S283] Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, Jacob Hockersmith 08 Nov 1923 1840 West Grove West Grove Randolph co. Mo.; lot 35; Mrs. Rebecca Hakins 1852 18 Feb 1906; Mrs. Angeline Gross 1847 to 13 Feb 1913;1st wif: Cynthia Ann Cox; 2nd wif: Mrs. Rebecca Hakins; 3rd wif: Mrs. Angeline Gross Grave Stone Records of Davis County, Iowa; copied by Graves Registration W. P. A. Project

    Ancestry.com. Iowa Cemetery Records. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original Data: Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C.: n.p..