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Easton Express, Wednesday, January 3, 1917, page 5
Death of James H. Stocker
Was Civil War Veteran and Former South Easton Policeman
James Henry Stocker, a veteran of the Civil War and a former
South Side policeman, died on Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock
at his home, No. 924 Berwick street, South Side, from general
debility due to old age. He had been seriously ill since before
Thanksgiving Day.
Mr. Stocker was 83 years of age and was a native of Williams
Township. His parents were the late John and Rosanna Steckel
Stocker. In early life he learned the mason's trade and also
devoted some time to farming. For about ten years, just prior
to the time South Easton was annexed to the city. Mrs. Stocker
served as a member of the South Easton police force and after
the South Side became a part of the city, he was a patrolman
for about a year, being succeeded by Thomas Smith.
During the Civil War he served as a member of company F, One
Hundred and Twenty-ninth Regiment, and Company G, Two Hundred
and Fifteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. He had a creditable
record and was wounded during the Battle of Antietam.
Deceased is survived by his wife and three children; Mrs.
Charles Kleckner, of St. Louis, Missouri: Mrs. Lou O’Brien,
of Wilmington, Del, and Monroe J. Stocker, of No. 523 Reynolds
Street South Side; also by two brothers, Jackson Stocker, of
near Reading, and William Stocker, of Doylestown, and by eight
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Mr. Stocker was a good citizen and had a large number of friends
throughout this section. He was a faithful and efficient officer
during his service on the police force.
The funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from his late home, with interment in Hay's cemetery.
December 10, 1862
U.S. General Hospital, Camp B. Fred Md.
My Dear Parents,
I take my pen in my hand to inform you that we both are getting
better. Mandes is not much better, sometimes he feels mostly
good that is after is has made his water.
He has not yet tried for his discharge but he is going to
try and i think he can get it if he don't get ? now he can
get it if some body comes out from home and helps him a little
for there are everyday discharges given and the cases are not
so hard as Mandes is. He looks well enough but he can't walk
but just stir around his bed. These great many relations comes
and gets their friends free and takes them along home and I
think Mandes can get the same.
I James am getting stronger every day, if it keeps so and
don't pull me back again I can eat like a horse and have a
very good appetite but I don't wenter to go out of doors yet.
I have been but a ready but is very cold and if I would go
out to much I would likely ketch a cold so I guess I better
keep my self in the tent for a week or so, but it takes a good
while before I can do anything. I think I wont go to the regiments
this winter not if I can help it for if I can work I think
I can work around the hospital for I think the army of the
Potomac has to go into winter quarters for the weather is very
cold and they say that the rivers are frozen all ready, so
I heard today.
Now we would like to know how father and mother and all the
wve are getting along and we want you to write to us and tell
us all about home how the work goes and I must now tell you
here goes the last stamp we have.
Now we have not yet received none of your boxes get it. Makes
me so mad that we don’t get them I can hardly wait for
them. I guess that first one we wont never get. I think you
don't direct them right if you send. You must stamp your boxes,
United States General Hospital Camp B Frederick City Maryland,
if you put his on the boxes and then send it in haste and don't
let it lay in the express office at Easton, see that it goes
right on and put Adams express on the boxes.
Now tell my wife Catharine that I received her letter today
and I was glad to hear that they was all well and tell her
that I can't write a letter to her, not till I can get some
stamps, but I guess we will get some. William said he would
send some out to us then I will send her letter and all of
you and let you know how we are getting along.
I don't know when I get my money from the Regiment. Tell her
to make out as good as she could till I could help her along.
Now Mandes he will be bbe ? this week or next for his discharge
if he gets it I will send you a letter, then you can come out
and fetch him. I must now close my letter. We send our love
to father and mother and to sisters and brothers and to my
wife and children and to all inquiring friends. Write to us
soon for we would always like to here from home.
Your two sons
J. Stocker
A. Stocker
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