Emily Jane Atwood
F, #6367, b. 27 October 1835, d. 4 July 1912
Emily Jane Atwood|b. 27 Oct 1835\nd. 4 Jul 1912|p6367.htm|Mason Atwood|b. 4 Sep 1807\nd. 27 Oct 1881|p6368.htm|Catherine Runcle|b. 15 Nov 1806\nd. 19 Apr 1881|p6369.htm|||||||||||||
Last Edited=21 Dec 2006
Emily Jane Atwood was born on 27 October 1835 at Indiana.1 She was the daughter of Mason Atwood and Catherine Runcle.
Emily Jane Atwood married George W. Hockersmith, son of John Hockersmith and Lucinda Henderson, on 17 January 1856 when she was 20.2,3,1
Emily Jane Atwood was enumerated with George W. Hockersmith as Emily Hockersmith on the Census of 1856 at Fox River Township, Davis Co., Iowa. Her age was unreadable. Place of birth appears to be Iowa.4
Emily Jane Hockersmith received a pension as a widow beginning March 1867. She was receiving a monthly rate of $8.00 in January 1883.5
Emily Jane Atwood is head of household on the Census of 1885 at Fox River Township, Davis Co., Iowa, as Emily Hockersmith. She is shown as a widow and born in Indiana. Her age was not readable, it is 40 something. Also enumerated were William Franklin Hockersmith.6
Emily Jane Hockersmith died on 4 July 1912 at age 76 years, 8 months and 7 days. She was buried at Atwood (Baptist) Cemetery, Fox River Township, Davis Co., Iowa.1
Emily Jane Atwood married George W. Hockersmith, son of John Hockersmith and Lucinda Henderson, on 17 January 1856 when she was 20.2,3,1
Emily Jane Atwood was enumerated with George W. Hockersmith as Emily Hockersmith on the Census of 1856 at Fox River Township, Davis Co., Iowa. Her age was unreadable. Place of birth appears to be Iowa.4
Emily Jane Hockersmith received a pension as a widow beginning March 1867. She was receiving a monthly rate of $8.00 in January 1883.5
Emily Jane Atwood is head of household on the Census of 1885 at Fox River Township, Davis Co., Iowa, as Emily Hockersmith. She is shown as a widow and born in Indiana. Her age was not readable, it is 40 something. Also enumerated were William Franklin Hockersmith.6
Emily Jane Hockersmith died on 4 July 1912 at age 76 years, 8 months and 7 days. She was buried at Atwood (Baptist) Cemetery, Fox River Township, Davis Co., Iowa.1
Children of Emily Jane Atwood and George W. Hockersmith
- John Mason Hockersmith+ b. 27 Dec 1855, d. 10 Nov 19307
- William Franklin Hockersmith b. 10 Sep 1858, d. 24 Aug 19387
- Lucy Catherine Hockersmith+ b. 3 Nov 1860, d. 15 Aug 19457
- George Washington Hockersmith b. 5 Apr 1863, d. 7 Feb 18847
- Margaret Ann (Maggie) Hockersmith b. 7 Mar 1865
Citations
- [S405] Davis Co., Iowa Cemetery Project, online http://showcase.netins.net/web/daviscoiacemeteries/, Last: Hockersmith
First: Emily
Middle: J.
Birth: 1835
Death:
Age:
Comments: w/o George
Cemetery: Atwood. - [S456] John N. McCue, Henderson Chronicles.
- [S458] Robert T. Hockersmith, Hockersmith V.1, No. 4, Page 19 - He married Emily Jane Atwood, the daughter of Mason and Catherine (Runcle) Atwood, on 17 Jan 1856..
- [S143] 1850 State Census of Davis County, Iowa, Page 482; Dwelling No. 14, Family No. 14..
- [S391] Davis Co., Iowa GenWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadavis/davis.htm, List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Certificate No. 74,495.
- [S144] 1885 Iowa State Census of Davis County, Iowa, Dwelling 113, Family 121.
- [S458] Robert T. Hockersmith, Hockersmith V.1, No. 4.