John Newton Hockersmith

M, #6347, b. 27 December 1849, d. 1897
John Newton Hockersmith|b. 27 Dec 1849\nd. 1897|p6347.htm|Jackson Smith Hockersmith|b. 10 Jul 1818\nd. 28 Mar 1897|p4201.htm|Martha Jane Gale|b. 7 Oct 1826\nd. 19 Mar 1903|p4202.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|William Gale||p6353.htm|Rebecca E. Jones||p6354.htm|

Relationship=1st cousin 4 times removed of Robert Lynn Adams.
Relationship=1st cousin 3 times removed of Ida Ione Ashby.
Last Edited=24 Apr 2007
     Reference: 1346. John Newton Hockersmith was born on 27 December 1849 at Davis Co., Iowa.1 He was the son of Jackson Smith Hockersmith and Martha Jane Gale.1

John Newton Hockersmith was enumerated with Jackson Smith Hockersmith as John N. Hockersmith on the Census of 26 September 1850 at Fox Township, Davis Co., Iowa. He is shown as age 9/12 and born in Iowa.2 John Newton Hockersmith was enumerated as 1870. He is age 20 and listed as "at home." He was born in Iowa.3

John Newton Hockersmith married Viola Stewart, daughter of James Stewart and Elizabeth (?), on 18 April 1876 at Jackson Co., Oregon, when he was 26.1

John Newton Hockersmith obtained a land patent on 15 July 1878 at Jackson Co., Oregon; obtained 160 acres.4

John Newton Hockersmith was listed as the head of household as John Hockersmith on the 1880 Census recorded 5 June 1880 at Manzanita precinct, Jackson Co., Oregon. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1880. He is listed as age 30 and widowed or divorced. He is a farmer. He was born in Iowa. His father was born in Ken; his mother in Ind. Also living in the household were , his sisters, Rebecca E. Hockersmith, Mary Emily Hockersmith and Florence Isadora Hockersmith, his mother, Martha Jane Hockensmith, his father, Jackson Smith Hockersmith.5 Living nearby was James K. Bell and Elizabeth (Elisa) Hockersmith.5

John Newton Hockersmith married Rebecca Stewart, daughter of James Stewart and Elizabeth (?), on 7 December 1881 at Jackson Co., Oregon, when he was 31.1

John Newton Hockersmith was appointed a road supervisor by the county commissioners to serve during 1885 on 23 January 1885 at Jackson Co., Oregon.6

John Newton Hockersmith died in 1897 at Jackson Co., Oregon, at age 47 years.1

Children of John Newton Hockersmith and Viola Stewart

Child of John Newton Hockersmith and Rebecca Stewart

Citations

  1. [S413] Robert T. Hockersmith, Hockersmith V.2, No. 2.
  2. [S76] 1850 US Census Population Schedule, Davis County Iowa, Page 279, Dwelling 42, Family 43.
  3. [S348] 1870 US Census Population Schedule, Jackson Co., Oregon, Jacksonville Post Office, Page No. 31 (stamped 400), Dwelling No. 296, Family No. 290, Lines 15-22.
  4. [S359] J. N. Hockersmith Land Patent Title Transfer, Aliquot Parts Sec./ Block Township Range Fract. Section Meridian State Counties

    SESE 19/ 37-S 1-E No Willamette OR Jackson
    W½SW 20/ 37-S 1-E No Willamette OR Jackson
    NWNW 29/ 37-S 1-E No Willamette OR Jackson.
  5. [S349] 1880 US Census Population Schedule, Jackson Co., Oregon, Manzanita Precinct, Page No. 10, Supervisor's Dist. No. (blank), Enumeration Dist. No 52, Dwelling and Family No. 80.
  6. [S396] Jackson Co., Oregon GenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~orjackso/, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/or/jackson/history/…
    Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Elizabeth Corethers 10 Jan 2003
    District No. 1 John N. Hockersmith.
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