John Hocking, b: 1809 - Ruan Lanihorne, England

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}


		^{Richard Hocking}^{b.1781 of Ruan Lanihorne, England d.1820, Illinois}

	^{John Hocking}^{b.1809 Ruan Lanihorne, England d.1874 Edwards, Illinois}

		^Amy Johns^{b.1785 Cornwall, England d.1820 Washington, Illinois}

^{Thomas Hocking}^{b.1833 Bone Gap, Edwards, Illinois d.1914 Bone Gap, Illinois}			^{Nathan Jaggers}^{b.1759 Craven, South Carolina d.1839 White, Illinois}

		^{James Minnis Jaggers}^{b.1785 of Kershaw, South Carolina d.1857}	^{Margaret Minnis}^{b. d.}

	^{Susannah Jaggers}^{b.1815, South Carolina d.1876 Edwards, Illinois}

		^{Elizabeth Ballard}^{b.1793 of Kershaw, South Carolina d.1840 Hancock, Kentucky}