Mrs. Jane Hockings 1830 - 1910

JONES, HOCKINGS, BALDWIN, CONANT, BROWN, YARWOOD, ROBERTSON, CROWELL

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Date: 1/19/2011 at 10:26:39

Jane Jones was born in Shrewsbury,
England, July 8, 1830. She
came to America with her parents
when fourteen years of age. They
came across the mountains in that
early day and settled in Wisconsin.
December 25, 1854 she was married
to John William Hockings. After residing
a few years in Wisconsin Mr.
and Mrs. Hockings decided to move
farther west and in 1856 they located
in a log cabin one and a half miles
west of where Oelwein now stands,
but at that date this city was not
even dreamed of.
On this they remained and reared
a large family, until twenty years
ago they moved to Oelwein, taking
up their residence in the house that
has been known as their home. Twelve
years ago her husband preceded her
into the summer land, and Grandma
Hockings, one of the early pioneers,
passed to her rest Monday, November
14. The children who mourn the loss
of a good mother are Mrs. Fanny
Baldwin, Oconto, Nebraska; Mrs.
Emily Conant, Hancock, Wisconsin ;
Albert Hockings, Oelwein; Clarence
Hockings, Maynard; Alfred Hockings,
Oelwein; Mrs. M Brown, Oelwein; Mrs.
Pheobe Yarwood, Mankato, Minn.
Mary the first child died in infancy.
Two sister remain to mourn her loss —
Mrs. Elizabeth Robertson, San Jose,
California and Mrs. Susan Crowell,
Oelwein. There are also 21 grandchildren
and 11 great grandchildren.
From the first, after coming to Iowa,
this young woman found time from
her home cares to start a Sunday
school on their farm and for a long;
while was its superintendent. She
was ever interested and active in
Christian work. When the Baptist
church was organized she was among
the first to ally herself with it She
was faithful and full of prayer and
good works. Among the first to enter
the original Baptist church she is the
first to go from this new building in
death.
The last services were held from the
Baptist church Thursday afternoon.
Rev. F. Y. Nichols officiating and all that
is mortal of the Christian wife and mother
was placed beside her husband in the
embrace of mother earth.

Oelwein Daily Register - 18 Nov 1910