Fairfield, IA Ledger, 15 Jul 1859, p 3, col 1: Story about the disappearance of Thomas Hockett, who was presumed drowned while trying to cross flooded Walnut Creek. His body was not recovered.
Thomas Hockett was born 19 Aug 1820, Randolph Co, Ind, 5th child of William & Rachel (Hodgson) Hockett, grandson of Stephen Hockett (Hoggatt) and Margaret (Thornbrugh) Hocket and of Thomas & Patience (Dillon) Hodgson, & great grandson of William & Hannah (Beals) Hoggatt, Joseph & Ann Thornbrugh, John & Mary (Mills) Hodson & Daniel & Lydia Dillon.
Both of Thomas Hockett's parents & all of his grandparents & all 8 of his great grandparents were Quakers. Abstracts of Quaker records published in the Hinshaw Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy & the Heiss Abstracts of Indiana Quaker Records. They were part of the main stream of Quaker migration which pusshed out of Pennsylvania in the 2nd quarter of the 18th century, down across central Virginia (with stops at Quaker meetings Opekan, later Hopewell, Camp Creek, Cedar Creek,) on into north central NC (Cane Creek, New Garden, Center) then northwest into Miami Valley of Ohio in the 1st decade of the 19th century (Miami, Fairfield, Lees Creek, Center) & on to eastern Indiana in the 2nd decade (New Garden, Cherry Grove) & then into the newly opened land in Wisconsin territory in 1837, later known as Henry Co, Iowa.
Salem, Iowa MM notes of Jan 21, 1843: "Thomas Hockett disciplined for drinking."
He died on 29 Jun 1859 in Penn Twp., Jefferson Co., Iowa.
Thomas Hockett was born 19 Aug 1820, Randolph Co, Ind, 5th child of William & Rachel (Hodgson) Hockett, grandson of Stephen Hockett (Hoggatt) and Margaret (Thornbrugh) Hocket and of Thomas & Patience (Dillon) Hodgson, & great grandson of William & Hannah (Beals) Hoggatt, Joseph & Ann Thornbrugh, John & Mary (Mills) Hodson & Daniel & Lydia Dillon.
Both of Thomas Hockett's parents & all of his grandparents & all 8 of his great grandparents were Quakers. Abstracts of Quaker records published in the Hinshaw Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy & the Heiss Abstracts of Indiana Quaker Records. They were part of the main stream of Quaker migration which pusshed out of Pennsylvania in the 2nd quarter of the 18th century, down across central Virginia (with stops at Quaker meetings Opekan, later Hopewell, Camp Creek, Cedar Creek,) on into north central NC (Cane Creek, New Garden, Center) then northwest into Miami Valley of Ohio in the 1st decade of the 19th century (Miami, Fairfield, Lees Creek, Center) & on to eastern Indiana in the 2nd decade (New Garden, Cherry Grove) & then into the newly opened land in Wisconsin territory in 1837, later known as Henry Co, Iowa.
Salem, Iowa MM notes of Jan 21, 1843: "Thomas Hockett disciplined for drinking."
He died on 29 Jun 1859 in Penn Twp., Jefferson Co., Iowa.
Fairfield, IA Ledger, 15 Jul 1859, p 3, col 1: Story about the disappearance of Thomas Hockett, who was presumed drowned while trying to cross flooded Walnut Creek. His body was not recovered.
Thomas Hockett was born 19 Aug 1820, Randolph Co, Ind, 5th child of William & Rachel (Hodgson) Hockett, grandson of Stephen Hockett (Hoggatt) and Margaret (Thornbrugh) Hocket and of Thomas & Patience (Dillon) Hodgson, & great grandson of William & Hannah (Beals) Hoggatt, Joseph & Ann Thornbrugh, John & Mary (Mills) Hodson & Daniel & Lydia Dillon.
Both of Thomas Hockett's parents & all of his grandparents & all 8 of his great grandparents were Quakers. Abstracts of Quaker records published in the Hinshaw Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy & the Heiss Abstracts of Indiana Quaker Records. They were part of the main stream of Quaker migration which pusshed out of Pennsylvania in the 2nd quarter of the 18th century, down across central Virginia (with stops at Quaker meetings Opekan, later Hopewell, Camp Creek, Cedar Creek,) on into north central NC (Cane Creek, New Garden, Center) then northwest into Miami Valley of Ohio in the 1st decade of the 19th century (Miami, Fairfield, Lees Creek, Center) & on to eastern Indiana in the 2nd decade (New Garden, Cherry Grove) & then into the newly opened land in Wisconsin territory in 1837, later known as Henry Co, Iowa.
Salem, Iowa MM notes of Jan 21, 1843: "Thomas Hockett disciplined for drinking."
He died on 29 Jun 1859 in Penn Twp., Jefferson Co., Iowa.
Thomas Hockett was born 19 Aug 1820, Randolph Co, Ind, 5th child of William & Rachel (Hodgson) Hockett, grandson of Stephen Hockett (Hoggatt) and Margaret (Thornbrugh) Hocket and of Thomas & Patience (Dillon) Hodgson, & great grandson of William & Hannah (Beals) Hoggatt, Joseph & Ann Thornbrugh, John & Mary (Mills) Hodson & Daniel & Lydia Dillon.
Both of Thomas Hockett's parents & all of his grandparents & all 8 of his great grandparents were Quakers. Abstracts of Quaker records published in the Hinshaw Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy & the Heiss Abstracts of Indiana Quaker Records. They were part of the main stream of Quaker migration which pusshed out of Pennsylvania in the 2nd quarter of the 18th century, down across central Virginia (with stops at Quaker meetings Opekan, later Hopewell, Camp Creek, Cedar Creek,) on into north central NC (Cane Creek, New Garden, Center) then northwest into Miami Valley of Ohio in the 1st decade of the 19th century (Miami, Fairfield, Lees Creek, Center) & on to eastern Indiana in the 2nd decade (New Garden, Cherry Grove) & then into the newly opened land in Wisconsin territory in 1837, later known as Henry Co, Iowa.
Salem, Iowa MM notes of Jan 21, 1843: "Thomas Hockett disciplined for drinking."
He died on 29 Jun 1859 in Penn Twp., Jefferson Co., Iowa.
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