Brief Life History of Marritta Ann
When Marritta Ann Hockett was born on 7 February 1868, in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States, her father, Nathan Hodgeson Hockett, was 19 and her mother, Abigail Jane Macy, was 23. She married Melvin J Trueblood on 14 August 1890, in Henry, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Bowcreek Township, Sheridan, Kansas, United States in 1920 and Adell, Sheridan, Kansas, United States in 1930. She died on 7 June 1940, in Studley, Sheridan, Kansas, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Bow Creek Cemetery, Sheridan, Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (34)
- Marritta Trueblood in household of M J Trueblood, "Kansas State Census, 1925"
- Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
- Minnie Florence Hockett, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
Spouse and Children
1867–1933 Male
1868–1940 Female
Children (6)
1891–1960 Female
1893–1930 Male
1895–1930 Female
1898–1989 Female
1901–1944 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1848–1926 Male
1844–1899 Female
Siblings (3)
1868–1940 Female
1870–1959 Male
1873–1959 Male
World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 2
1879
Age 11
1889
Age 21
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal name Hoket, apparently a diminutive (Hocc-et) of Old English Hocca; see Hock 7.
variant of Hoggett, itself either a variant of Hoggard or a diminutive of Hogge, a Middle English pet form of Roger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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