Almon and Philip Schock Biography, Lapeer County, Michigan This Biography extracted from “Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan…”, published be Chapman Bros., Chicago (1892), p. 1050-1051 This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. *********************************************************************** ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** ALMON AND PHILIP SCHOCK, now residents of Metamora Township, Lapeer County, are the sons of Joseph and Malinda (Pearson) Schock, both natives of Pennsylvania in which State they were united in marriage and in which the father followed the occupation of a tiller of the soil, his home being at that time in Northampton County. His wife died in 1878 and he was again married. There were ten children born to the first wife, nine of whom are now living. In 1870 the family removed to Michigan and settled on two hundred and forty acres of land on sections 20 and 21, in Metamora Township. The following year they built an addition to their house having at that time two hundred acres under splendid cultivation. In 1884 Mr. Schock removed to Kansas and took up land in Butler County, which is now finely improved and consists of one hundred and sixty acres. Almon Schock has had entire supervision of the homestead farm since his father removed to Kansas. The home property, however, is still undivided. Almon and his brother carry on a general farming business equally divided between grain and stock, which yields a liberal return for the labor expended upon it. Almon was born in Pennsylvania, January 13, 1853, where he received a limited district school education. He is fond of home and has always remained there. At the age of twenty-four he was married to Miss Ann E. Jones, who is a daughter of John Jones, of this township: She is a native of England, having been born there in 1852. She came to Michigan with her parents at an early age. Their hearthstone has not been cheered by the bright faces and happy voices of childhood as they have no children. Philip Schock was born December 24, 1865, and his marriage to Miss Ledessie Etnire was celebrated in February, 1890. The bride is a daughter of Samuel Etn ire, who is a resident of Butler County, Kan. Mrs. Schock was born December 4, 1871, in Indiana. Their home has been blessed by the ad-vent of one child whom they have named Floyd. They are both consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Schock brothers are both good Republicans in their political views, following the footsteps of their father, although not aspiring to political honors held many offices in the county, having been County Surveyor of Lapeer County for many years and is now holding the responsible position of Postmaster at Lorena, Kan, He is a well- educated man and began teaching school at the early age of nineteen years. He is a devoted and active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church where he resides. The two sons of this worthy parent possess a good deal of their father's push and energy and work harmoniously together and are bound to make a success of life. j