Ancestors of William Adam HOCKER

William Adam HOCKER
(1844-1918)

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Spouses/Children:
Gertrude Alice VENABLE

William Adam HOCKER

Born: 5 Dec 1844, Buckingham Co., Virginia, USA, "Oak Grove"
Marriage: Gertrude Alice VENABLE
Died: 16 Jul 1918, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA aged 73

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William A. Hocker, "one of Florida's most distinguished citizens," was educated at Hampden-Sidney College and the University of Virginia; admitted to the bar in Virginia, 1868; moved to Florida, 1874. He served as States Attorney, 1877-1886, his resignation; Judge of 5th Judicial Circuit, 1893-1901; Supreme Court Commission, 1901-1903; Justice of Supreme Court, 1903-1915, his resignation. He served as a private in 2nd Va. Cavalry, C. S. A., in the battles of FiveForks, Apr. 1, 1865, Amelia Springs, High Bridge, and Farmville, until the surrender at Appomattox. (See: Tampa Morning Tribune, Mar. 1o, 1910, and Who's Who.)

William married Gertrude Alice VENABLE, daughter of Thomas Frederick VENABLE and Mary Pricilla VENABLE. (Gertrude Alice VENABLE was born on 24 Nov 1848 in Scott-Greene, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA and died on 17 Nov 1901 in Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA.)