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ALVAH EMERSON2 BOCOCK (SOLOMON1) was born March 16, 1873 in near Philo (Champaign Co.) IL, and died April 27, 1974 in Urbana, IL. He married MELZINA ALICE ("MOLLY") STUART January 02, 1900 in Champaign Co., IL. She was born 1880 in Paoli, IN, and died 1935 in Philo, IL.

 

Notes for ALVAH EMERSON BOCOCK:

  • ‘Chart of Gladys E. Brewer’ (from Champaign Co., IL Genealogical Society; item numbered 313b) #2: b. 1873 Champaign Co., IL; m. 1900; d. 1974 Urbana, IL [Champaign Co.];

  • "Descendants of Elijah Bocock" p. 1 by Ron Green (Marion, IN 23-I-2000): as ‘Alva Bocock’, pedigree (no other information);

  • Chamberlain Co., IL marriage record #1082 (2 Jan 1900)): age 21; parents’ information:

  • "Champaign County News" [7 Mar 1914] feature on Solomon Bococks 50th wedding anniversary: ‘Mr Bocock to Crittenden township in in 1850; Mrs (Amy Boots) Bocock in 1858; 6 children born, 1 dying in infancy; Jas. died 2 years ago; the living are: Alva Bocock of Tolano, Arthur of Cittenden township; Mrs Minnie Ordel of Philo, & Mrs Ethel Adair of Lebanon, IN’;

  • [father’s] obituary "Champaign Daily News" [12 Apr 1916]: ‘served 4 years in Civil War; survivors: widow; children: Mrs Minnie Ordel & Arthur & Alva Bocock of Philo; Mrs E. Adair of Indiana;

  • [mother’s]  obituary "Champaign Daily News" at Champaign, IL [Sun., 13 Jan 1918]: ‘died Friday [11 Jan 1918] at her home, 4 miles south of Philo, 9PM; survivors: 2 daughters and 2 sons, Mrs Minnie Ordel of Philo, Miss Edith Bocock of Indiana; Arthur Bocock of Villa Grove and Alvin Bocock’;

  • mother’s probate: Champaign Co., IL Probate Court [7 Apr 1919]: heirs: ‘son, Arthur F. Bocock, Villa Grove,IL; son, Alva E. Bocock, Philo, IL; daughter, Minnie M. Ordel, Philo, IL; daughter, Ethel Adair, Lebanon, IN; granddaughter, Hazel Bocock, Philo, IL; grandson, Russell Bocock, Philo, IL; Walter Bocock, Philo, IL’;

  • obituary "Champaign - Urbana News Gazette" [Mon., 29 Apr 1974]: died Sauday [27 Apr] at Champaign Co. Nursing Home; burial Tursday at Locust Grove Cemetery, Philo; birth data; married Molly Stuart, 2 Jan 1900 at Urbana; survivors: daughter, Mrs Gladys Brewer, Villa Park; 2 grandchildren & 4 great-grandchildren; preceded in death by wife; farmer & carpenter’

More About ALVAH EMERSON BOCOCK:

  • Burial: April 30, 1974, Locust Grove Cemetery, Philo, IL

  • Occupation: farmer, carpenter

Notes for MELZINA ALICE ("MOLLY") STUART:

  • ‘Chart of Gladys E. Brewer’ (from Champaign Co., IL Genealogical Society; item numbered 313b) #3: b. 1880 IN; m. 1900; d. 1935 Philo, IL (SE of Champaign-Urbana in Champaign Co., IL);

  • Chamberlain Co., IL marriage record #1082 (2 Jan 1900)): age 20, born Paoli, IN

 

Child of ALVAH BOCOCK and MELZINA STUART is:

          i. GLADYS ETHEL BOCOCK, b. 1905, Champaign Co., IL; d. 1974, Villa Park, IL; m. LEON DAVID BREWER, 1927, Champaign Co., IL; b. Unknown, ?; d. Unknown, ?IL.


Gladys Ethel Bocock

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