When Jacob Blocker was born on 28 November 1855, in Glennville, Tattnall, Georgia, United States, his father, James Monroe Blocker, was 35 and his mother, Celia Easterling, was 30. He married Elmira Jane Moody on 16 December 1880, in Liberty, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in District 16, Liberty, Georgia, United States in 1900 and District 1672, Liberty, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 October 1934, in Long, Georgia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Long, Georgia, United States.
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German (Blöcker): occupational name for a jailer (see Block 1).
English: occupational name from Middle English blokker, either ‘one who blocks, especially in shoemaking and bookbinding'. A person called Henry le Blocker is recorded in York in 1212. Compare Block 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesI went to a Blocker Reunion when I was 4. I remember the great Aunts saying that my little brother Jacob looked like their grandpa Jacob Blocker with his red hair.
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