James Robert Hoskins

Brief Life History of James Robert

When James Robert Hoskins was born on 10 June 1884, in Eden Valley, Meeker, Minnesota, United States, his father, John Henry Hoskins, was 41 and his mother, Alice Almira Campbell, was 32. He married Emma Ann Linn about 12 May 1909, in Vineland, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Morrison, Minnesota, United States in 1935 and Little Falls Township, Morrison, Minnesota, United States in 1940. He died on 16 August 1952, in Maine Prairie Township, Stearns, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Maine Prairie Cemetery, Kimball, Stearns, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Robert Hoskins
1884–1952
Emma Ann Linn
1877–1967
Marriage: about 12 May 1909
Elza Lee Hoskins
1909–1973
Mary Almira Hoskins
1911–1983
Florence Hoskins
1914–
Margie A Hoskins
1916–1990
James Elvin Hoskins
1919–2004

Sources (20)

  • James R Haskins in household of J H Haskins, "Minnesota State Census, 1885"
  • James Robert Hoskins, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • James Robert Hoskins, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886

Historical Boundaries: 1886: Stearns, Minnesota, United States

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

Name Meaning

English:

variant of Hoskin with Middle English genitival -s (Western England) or post-medieval excrescent -s.

variant of Askin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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