Abraham Mock & Catherine Row

Paul R. Swan May 2005

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Abraham Mock & Catherine Row

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Abraham was born 1790/1792 in Pennsylvania, and died before 1880.

Abraham and Catherine married 20 Apr 1826 in Stark, Ohio.

Catherine was born 1804/1806 in Pennsylvania.

Abraham Mock married Catherine Row in Stark County, Ohio, on 20 Apr 1826 [Early Marriages of Stark Co., Ohio, 1809-1840, Alliance Genealogical Society, Alliance, Ohio, 1986; also Ankrum, 1940] and IGI [Marriage records, 1809-1916; marriage index, 1809-1972 Ohio. Probate Court (Stark County)], and we assume this is the son of Peter. We know from the Maryland court papers regarding his father’s estate that Abraham was in Ohio before 1833.

Two Abraham Mocks appear in the census index for Sugar Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio in 1850. Kari Teeter Kandoll kindly identified this one for me [Personal Communication, 30 May 2003] :

Abraham Mock 63 PA Farmer $5500

Catherine 44 PA

Emanuel 22 OH

Susanna 15 OH

Wilson 13 OH School

Catherine 10 OH School

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1850 Census Sugarcreek Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Series: M432 Roll: 739 Page: 66 9 Aug 1850

This is almost certainly a record of the Abraham and Catherine married in 1826, as Emanuel was from this record born 1827/28, and Wayne and Stark are adjacent counties in Ohio. The age of 63 presents a slight dilemma, as it implies a birth year of 1786/87.

However, in 1860 he was censused as Abram, age 68, thus born 1791/92, with no occupation and with an innovative spelling of the name of his wife and daughter. Apparently he only aged five years in the previous decade, and his daughter Susanna aged 15 years! The previous census entry is for his son Wilson, and Emanuel is found on the next page.

Abram Mock 68 $15,200 $450 PA

Cathaina 55 PA

Susan 30 OH

Cathaina 20 OH

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1860 Series: M653 Roll: 1050 Page: 87

OH WAYNE SUGAR CREEK TWP

The 1800 census of Peter Mock’s household, discussed above, recorded a son born between 1790 and 1800 which could only be Abraham. Thus this 1860 census age is about right, and the 1850 one is incorrect (a not unusual occurrence).

The birth in Pennsylvania, however, is perplexing, and moreover is confirmed in later censuses of his son Wilson in 1900 and 1910. Abraham’s father Peter I was “of Frederick County” when he purchased Resurvey on Brother’s Agreement in June 1793. These two records imply a residence in Pennsylvania ca 1790-92, and then residence somewhere in Frederick County before the June 1793 purchase. Possible, but it requires quite a bit of moving around.

Catherine’s ages of 44 and 55 in these two censuses imply a birth year of 1804 to 1806, so she was about 20 to 22 years old when she married in 1826. Abraham was in his mid-thirties when they married.

I was unable to find an Abram or Abraham or Catherine Mock or Mack in the 1870 census index at Heritage Quest. Either they were missed that year, or had moved out of the state, although Catharine was censused still in Sugar Creek as a widow in 1880, with an unmarried servant and her child:

Catharine Mock Self W F W 75 PA Keeping House PA PA

Martha Forney S F W 24 OH Servant OH OH

Maggie Forney Daughter S F W 3 OH OH OH

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1880 Census Sugar Creek, Wayne, Ohio

Family History Library Film 1255077

NA Film Number T9-1077 Page Number 322A

The four children of Abraham and Catherine (Row) Mock were Emanuel, Susanna, Wilson and Catherine.

i Emanuel son, born 1826/1828 in Ohio. Emanuel married Catherine ____ {b 1833/1835 in Pennsylvania}.

Emanuel’s censuses for 1860 and 1870 give rather disparate birth years for him and his children. The age of 27 (clearly written) might have been 37 misheard by the census taker.

Emanuel Mock 27 farmer 600 OH

Cathaine 26 PA

Amanda 6 OH

Eliza 3 OH

Joseph Sagen 21 laborer PA

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1860 Series: M653 Roll: 1050 Page: 87B

OH WAYNE SUGAR CREEK TWP

Emanuel Mock 45 Farmer 3000, 1098 OH

Catherine 35 Keeping House PA

Manda 14 At home OH

Eliza 9 OH

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1870 Series: M593 Roll: 1224 Page: 153

OH HOLMES PRAIRIE TWP

Note the two daughters aged only eight and six years that decade.

The Emanuel Mock, aged 54, censused in Illinois in 1880 is of the right age and birthplace, as well as having the right birth places for his parents. However, this Emanuel could not be the son of Abraham and Catherine, because he had an older sister Elizabeth in his home, aged 60. That means she was born 1819/20, some six years before Abraham and Catherine were married. I copy that census here merely for completeness, and do NOT believe it is the right Emanuel unless there is something seriously wrong with this Elizabeth’s record. (A 50 year old Elizabeth, e.g., born 1830 and out of her parents home before the 1850 census, would be acceptable.) No other Emanuel or Manuel born in Ohio turned up in a search of that census index, and I was unable to locate a Sergeon or Surgeon in 1860 or 1870 with a wife Elizabeth.

Emanuel MOCK Self 54 OH Farmer PA PA

Charles W. MOCK Son 17 OH Farmer OH PA

Elizabeth SERGEON Sister 60 PA Housekeeping PA PA

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1880 Census Oakley, Macon, Illinois

Family History Library Film 1254229

NA Film Number T9-0229 Page Number 554A

The two children of Emanuel and Catherine (____) Mock:

1 Amanda dtr., born 1853/1856.

2 Eliza dtr., born 1856/1861.

ii Susanna dtr., born 1829/1835 in Ohio.

iii Wilson son, born Mar 1834 in Ohio. Wilson was married 3 Jan 1858 in Stark County, Ohio to Laura Ann Fratz (1) {b 1825/1826 in Ohio and d about 1863}. He was married 12 Oct 1865 in Wayne County, Ohio to Emma Griling (2) {b Apr 1850 in Ohio}.

Wilson Mock’s first wife, according to the Melvin Summers papers, was Laura Ann Fratz, married 3 Jan 1858 in Stark County, Ohio. This was documented in the IGI [Marriage records, 1809-1916; marriage index, 1809-1972, Ohio, Probate Court, Stark County]. Wilson’s second marriage was with Emma Griling, 12 Oct 1865 in Wayne County, adjacent to Stark County [IGI, Marriage Records, 1813-1951, Ohio Probate Court, Wayne County].

The census records in Wayne County, Ohio, for Wilson Mock, shown in detail below, identify his children and their birth years. The 1900 census, in particular, indicates that he had 10 children of whom 9 were living that year. That, combined with a second marriage and a seven year gap between two of his children leads to a surmise that his wife Laura and newborn child died around 1863:

marriage 3 Jan 1858

Minerva 1858/59

Isabella 1860/61

child † ca 1863

marriage 12 Oct 1865

Laura A. 1867/68

Amanda 1869

Emma 1870/71

Oliver 1873/74

William 1877/78

Edgar Jan1885

Edward 1855/86

Summers’ papers included the following obituary for Edward, son of Wilson:

“From Canton Repository of Jan 20, 1936

“Wooster-Services were to be held today for Edward Mock, 50, of southeast of Wooster who died after a short illness. Burial was to be in Wooster cemetery, Mr. Mock leaves his widow; a daughter, Katherine; two brothers, William and Oliver, and three sisters, Mrs. James Shamp, Mrs. William Gerlach and Mrs. Edward Winkler, all of Wooster.”

A search for William Gerlach in Ohio resulted in censuses 1900, 1910 and 1920 for a William G. Gerlach, born 1865/66, of German born parents. His wife’s name was Laura, born 1867/69 (from the three censuses) in Ohio of Ohio born parents. They had two chldren, shown below, and in 1920 Laura’s mother Emma Mock was living with them, aged 73.

A search for James Shamp in Ohio was less definitive, as there were two such in Wooster, James A. born in 1860, and James G. born 1881. However, James G. was censused twice with his mother-in-law named as Flora Hessler or Hestler, so he could not be the son-in-law of Wilson Mock. Thus, Amanda Shamp, wife of James A. born 1868/69 (from three censuses), was a daughter of Wilson

I was unable to identify Edward Winkler in any census (anywhere in the Ohio) as a husband of any other daughter of Wilson, nor did I find any of the daughters as a widow Winkler up through 1920.

The census record is repeated here for Wilson in his father’s home in 1850:

MOCK, WILSON - 13 yrs, born Ohio, Attended school in last year.

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1850 Census Sugarcreek Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Page 66, Lines 23-28, Enumerated the 9th of August

In 1860, censused adjacant to his father (as Abram), the name of Wilson’s wife is unfortunately not a all clear. This is the only record we have as to her age, but note that Wilson’s age should have been 26 if his birth in Mar 1834 (from the 1900 census) is correct.

Wilson Mock 24 Laborer OH

Lara (?) 24 OH

Minerva 1 OH

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1860 OH WAYNE SUGAR CREEK TWP

Series:M653 Roll:1050 Page:87A 25 Jul

Wilson was a little difficult to find in the 1870 census because Heritage Quest indexed him as Mank, while the census itself was clearly Mauk:

Wilson Mauk 36 Farmer

Emma 26 Keeping house

Minerva 11

Isabella 9 (all born in OH)

Laura A. 2

Amanda 8/12

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1870 OH WAYNE SUGAR CRK TWP

Series:M593 Roll:1281 Page:344 9 Aug

In 1880 Wilson was again censused as Mauk, this time with Emma as Emily, and they had three more children:

Wilson MAUK Self 40 OH PA PA Farmer

Emily MAUK Wife 36 OH PA PA Keeping House

Laura MAUK Dau 12 OH OH OH

Amanda MAUK Dau 10 OH OH OH

Emma MAUK Dau 9 OH OH OH

Oliver MAUK Son 6 OH OH OH

(Edward missing) 4

William MAUK Son 2 OH OH OH

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1880 Census Place East Union, Wayne, Ohio

Family History Library Film 1255076

NA Film Number T9-1076 Page Number 179C

By 1900 Wilson was back to being recorded as Mock, and the census shows one additional son, Edgar, born 1885. However, the birth months for Emma and Edgar seem incompatible with their reported ages.

Mock Wilson Head Mar 1834 66 40* 10 9 OH PA PA Farmer

Mock Emma Wife Apr 1850 49 38 6 6 OH PA PA

Mock William Son Jul 1878 21 - - - OH OH OH Farmer

Mock Edgar Son Jan 1885 14 - - - OH OH OH At School

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1900 Series:T623 Roll:1332 Page:116

MOCK WILSON 66 M W OH OH WAYNE WOOSTER 15 Jun 1900

Someone overwrote (*) on the census 38 years married for Wilson. But the 38 years for Emma would have her married at age eleven. It’s difficult enough to interpret censuses without later overwriting by unknown individuals! However, it’s clear that the census taker recorded, in the column “Mother of how many children” 10 children, 9 living for Wilson, and 6 children, 6 living for Emma.

The census record of 1910 is doubly mysterious. Is the son Edward, 24, the same person as Edgar, 14 in 1900? One might be tempted to assume so, but Emma lists 8 children, 6 living, two more than she had in 1900. There was a 7 year gap between William and Edgar, so presumably another child was born and died in that period.

Mock Wilson 77 44 yrs married

Emma 67 44 yrs married, 8 children, 6 living

Edward 24

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1910 OH WAYNE WOOSTER TWP

Series:T624 Roll:1240 Page:55

The three children of Wilson and Laura Ann (Fratz) Mock:

1 Minerva dtr., born 1858/1859 in Ohio.

2 Isabella dtr., born 1860/1861 in Wayne County.

3 † child, born about 1863.

The eight children of Wilson and Emma (Griling) Mock:

1 Laura dtr., born Feb 1869 in Wayne County. Laura married William G. Gerlach {b 1864/1866 in Ohio}.

In 1900 William Gerlach was a RR Ticket Office Clerk:

William Gerlach Mar 1866 34 m 9 yrs OH GER GER

Laura A. Feb 1869 31 1 ch, 1 liv. OH OH OH

Frank W. Jun 1893 6 OH OH OH

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1900 OH WAYNE 2-WD WOOSTER

Series: T623 Roll: 1332 Page: 154

In 1910 William was a Bookkeeper, and in 1920 a Bank Teller:

William G. Gerlach 45 m 19 years OH GER GER

Laura 42 2 ch, 2 liv. OH PA OH

Frank W. 16

Pauline M. 7

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1910 OH WAYNE 3-WD WOOSTER

Series: T624 Roll: 1240 Page: 109

William 54 bank teller OH GER GER

Laura 51 OH OH OH

Paulene 16 OH OH OH

Emma Mock 73 mother-in-law OH PA PA

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1920 OH WAYNE WOOSTER

Series: T625 Roll: 1448 Page: 156

The two children of William G. and Laura (Mock) Gerlach:

i Frank W. son, born Jun 1893 in Ohio.

ii Pauline M. dtr., born 1902/1904 in Ohio.

2 Amanda dtr., born Sep 1869 in Wayne County. Amanda married James Shamp {b 1860 in Ohio}.

James Shamp was a Deputy Postmaster in 1900:

James A. Shamp Mar 1860 40 5 yrs m OH OH OH

Amanda Sep 1869 30 1 ch, 1 living OH OH OH

James D. May 1898 2 OH OH OH

Saunders Shelley, female servant

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1900 OH WAYNE 3-WD WOOSTER

Series: T623 Roll: 1332 Page: 162

James A. Shamp 51 15 yrs married OH PA OH

Amanda 40 5 ch, 3 living OH PA OH

James D. 12 OH OH OH

Mildred M. 10 OH OH OH

Miles A. 8 OH OH OH

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1910 OH WAYNE 4-WD WOOSTER

Series: T624 Roll: 1240 Page: 125

The five children of James and Amanda (Mock) Shamp:

i James D. son, born 1898 in Ohio.

ii Mildred M. dtr., born 1900 in Ohio.

iii Miles son, born 1901/1902 in Ohio.

iv † child.

v † child.

3 Emma dtr., born 1870/1871 in Wayne County.

4 Oliver son, born 1873/1874 in Wayne County.

5 William son, born Jul 1878 in Wayne County.

6 Edgar son, born Jan 1885 in Wayne County. Edgar married ____ ____ { d after 1936}.

As mentioned above, the censuses of Wilson Mock named this son as Edgar in 1900.

7 Edward son, born 1885/1886 in Wayne County. Edward married an unknown person.

As mentioned earlier, Summers’ papers included the following obituary for Edward, son of Wilson:

“From Canton Repository of Jan 20, 1936

The only child of Edward Mock:

i Katherine dtr.

8 † child.

iv Catherine dtr., born 1839/1840 in Ohio.