Mervin Joseph Hocker
1899 - 1980 (80 years)-
Name Mervin Joseph Hocker Birth 17 Oct 1899 Paxtang, Dauphin, PA 
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Name Mervin J. Hocker
Sex Male
Race W
Father's Name Geo. Hocker
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Jennie Hocker
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Birth
Event Date 26 Aug 1899
Event Place Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original) Boyds Station, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender Male Death 5 Feb 1980 Burial Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA - BURIAL Shoops Cemetery
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Person ID I16815 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 7 Feb 2025
Family Katherine Jane Witman, b. 20 Jul 1906, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA d. 5 Oct 2011, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA (Age 105 years) Marriage 11 Jun 1928 Dauphin County, PA - Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages
Name: Katherine Jane Witman
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1907
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1928
Marriage Place: Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Emanuel W. Witman
Mother: Mary Trullinger
Spouse: Merwin J. Hocker
Film Number: 000021204
Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages
Name: Merwin J. Hocker
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Date: abt 1900
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1928
Marriage Place: Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: George A. Hocker
Mother: Jennie E. (D) Miller
Spouse: Katherine Jane Witman
Film Number: 000021204
Children 1. Elaine Hocker Documents 
Family ID F5663 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Feb 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - 17 Oct 1899 - Paxtang, Dauphin, PA 
Marriage - 11 Jun 1928 - Dauphin County, PA 
Burial - - Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
Veteran's Compensation Application
WWII DRC
Obituary
The Evening News
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Thursday, February 07, 1980 Page 9
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Notes - FATHER George Albert Hocker
Mother Jennie Elizabeth Hocker
U.S., World War II Draft Cards
Name: Mervin Joseph Hocker
Race: White
Age: 42
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1899
Birth Place: Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence Place: Susquehanna Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Susquehanna Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Employer: H C Manning
Weight: 150
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 5
Next of Kin: Katherine Hocker
Household Members: 1
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Mervin J Hocker
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1899
Death Date: 5 Feb 1980
SSN: 162077599
Enlistment Date: 2 Jun 1917
Discharge Date: 7 May 1919
Page number: 1
U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists
Name: Mervin J. Hocker
Departure Date: 19 Apr 1919
Departure Place: St Nazaire, France
Arrival Date: 30 Apr 1919
Arrival Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Address: R.F.D.#5
Residence Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Mother: Jennie E. Hocker
Ship: Pocohontas
Military Unit: CO I 112TH INF
Rank: Private
Service Number: 1,248,788
Notes: COMPANY "I" 112TH INFANTRY
Pennsylvania, U.S., World War I Veterans Service and Compensation Files
Name: Marvin Joseph Hocker
Residence Age: 35
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1898
Birth Place: Paxtang, Pennsylvania
Residence Date: 3 Feb 1934
Residence Place: Progress, Pennsylvania
Military Branch: Army
Record Type: Application
- FATHER George Albert Hocker