Brief Life History of George Fletcher
When George Fletcher Brock was born on 4 January 1884, in Blacksville, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, his father, Asby Stephens Brock, was 30 and his mother, Mary Jane "Mollie" Riggs, was 30. He married Lydia Jane Spitznogle on 2 November 1907, in Blacksville, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Perry Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910 and Greene, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920. He died on 12 May 1944, in Dunkard, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 60.
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Sources (23)
- George Brock, "United States Census, 1910"
- Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1913
- G. F. Brock, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
Spouse and Children
1884–1944 Male
1885–1971 Female
Children (1)
1910– Female
Parents and Siblings
1853–1932 Male
1853–1953 Female
Siblings (6)
1875–1954 Male
1876–1945 Female
1879– Female
1884–1944 Male
1888–1889 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1886
Age 2
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
Age 2
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 16
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and North German: variant of Brook .
English and Scandinavian: nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, from Middle English brok(ke) ‘badger’ (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.
Dutch and Flemish: from a personal name, a short form of Brockert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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