Dear List,
I am looking for any information about the family and living descendants of John R.
HOCKING (known as Jack) and his wife Marie KRAMER. John R. HOCKING was born April 11th
1897 (perhaps in Illinois) and he died August 17th 1988 in Grosse Ile, Wayne Co.,
Michigan. His wife Marie KRAMER was born November 14h 1896 in Ladd, Hall township, Bureau
Co., Illinois and she died in 1986, also in Grosse Ile, Wayne Co. Michigan. Marie's
mother Mary KRAMER nee MORRIS (wife of William KRAMER, d. 1947) was born in Wales, UK in
1858 and emigrated to the USA in 1880 (nat. 1882). She died in 1951 but the family in
America remained in contact with our side of the family here in Wales until at least the
1960s, some of them came over in 1965 but we no longer have any contact details.
John R. and Marie HOCKING had a son John R. HOCKING II (also known as Jack R. HOCKING) who
was born in about 1925. In 1930 the family were in Calhoun Co., Michigan. John R. HOCKING
senior worked in the Detroit automobile industry in the 1930s. We have lots of photographs
of this side of the family but we have now lost touch and I would very much like to make
contact with any long lost cousins. I do not know if John R. HOCKING II is still alive but
it is quite possible and he may have children, grandchildren etc - perhaps there is a John
R. HOCKING III? Thank you.
James L. Phillips-Evans