Obituaries of Theressa and William Flocker, Deckerville, Sanilac County, Michigan

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Obituary from Deckerville Newspaper-Friday, December 4, 1936
Local Pioneer passes on Saturday november 28, 1936
Mrs. Theressa Fockler, 82 was a lifelong resident of county.
Mrs. Thressia Fockler, age 82 a resident of Sanilac County all of her
life and always a resident of this section of the county died late
Saturday evening of a heart attack.
Thressa Thornton was born near Forester 82 year ago. (Records indicate
that she was born in York County, Ontario and came to Sanilac County at
an early age.) She was married on July 29, 1873.
Since her husband's death several years ago, she had been living with
her children. The mother of 12 children, 8 of them are still living.
She is survived by 5 sons, Louis and William of Deckerville, Silas of
Plymouth, Arthur of Stockbridge, Roy of Ecorse, three daughters, Mrs.
Mary Robinson of Plymouth, Mrs. Ellen (Effie) of Tuscola, Illinois and
Mrs. Caroline Bolsby, Sandusky.  Funeral services were held at 3 p.m.
from the Deckerville M.E. Church with Reverend William Pryor
officiating.  Interment was in the Downing Cemetery.

William Fockler
William Fockler was the son of Daniel Fockler and Mary orton and was
born July 7, 1852 (info from Gravestone Downing Cemetery) in Whitchurch
Township, York County, Ontario, very  likely near the hamlet of
Lemonville (Lot 8 Concession 7 of Whitchurch Township).
He died 28 September, 1912 at Deckerville of Bright's Disease and a
series of strokes and is buried in Downing Cemetery.  In December 1875
when  his daughter Mary was born he lived in Marion Township.
In the 1876 atlas of Sanilac County, William is shown as owning 80 acre
in Secion 36 Marion Township and Section 28 Wheatland Township. (he only
owned one of these at one time, owning the land in Marion Township prior
to the land in Wheatland Township. (one mile west of Deckerville on the
north side of the road).  He lived in Marion Township until after 1883
In the 1884 Sanilac County Atlas he is shown as owning land in Section
28 Wheatland Township, the North East 1/4 of the North East 1/4 (40
acres) and the North East 1/4     of the South East 1/4 (40 acres).  In
the 1906 atlas he still owned the 80 acres plus 40 acres in Section #27
(North West 1/4 of the North West 1/4).
He was a farmer all his life.   Taken from Notes of Robert G. moore, 77
MetcalfeSt. St. Thomas. Ontario. N5R 3K6



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