BIO: Joseph Strock, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA.

                             CHAPTER XXXIX. 

                        BOROUGH OF MECHANICSBURG.

436  BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

  JOSEPH STROCK, retired, Mechanicsburg, was born near Churchtown, this 
county, September 15, 1805, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Wise) Strock, 
natives of this county; they were members of the Reformed Church first, 
and latterly joined the Church of God.  Jacob Strock, who was a farmer, 
was accidently killed when aged seventy-three; his widow lived to be 
nearly eighty years.  They had five sons and four daughters, all of 
whom attained maturity, and three sons and two daughters are now 
living:  Mary, wife of John Zimmerman, a farmer and justice of the 
peace, Smithville, Wayne Co., Ohio; Joseph; George, a retired farmer, 
Churchtown, Penn.; Rachael, wife of Jacob Coover, residing on a farm 
near Shepherdstown, this county; and David, a farmer in Clarke County, 
Ohio.  Joseph, who is the eldest son, worked on his father's farm, 
attending the old log schoolhouse in Churchtown until he was eighteen 
years of age, when he began the trade of cabinet-maker in New 
Cumberland, and there remained two years.  He then worked in Carlisle, 
New Cumberland, Baltimore, Md., York, York Co., Penn., and Harrisburg, 
Penn., until the fall of 1829, when he came to Mechanicsburg.  He was 
married December 24, 1829, to Miss Margaret Neagley, born in Silver 
Spring Township, Cumberland Co., Penn., daughter of Daniel and 
Elizabeth (Stoner) Neagley, natives of Lancaster County, Penn.  After 
his marriage Mr. Strock worked at his trade in Mechanicsburg two years, 
then moved to Trindle Spring, where he purchased a farm.  He came to 
Mechanicsburg in 1871 or 1872, and purchased his present home property.  
Mr. and Mrs. Strock had nine children, seven now living:  Daniel N., 
born November 18, 1830, married to Miss Mary Rathburn, they reside in 
Princeton, Ill., where he and his brother have a planing mill; Anne E., 
born November 20, 1832, married first to Dr. Samuel Long, second to P. 
Vanest, of Ohio, and third to John Mumper, her present husband (they 
reside on a farm in York County, Penn.); Mary A., born April 28, 1835, 
wife of William J. Shearer, a lawyer of Carlisle; William E., born 
November 16, 1836, unmarried, resides in Jackson County, Miss.; Sarah 
R., born July 26, 1838, married John C. Reeser, of Monroe Township; 
Jacob N., born June 13, 1841, married Miss Hettie Brandt, and after her 
death Miss Sarah Gibler, they reside on the farm of his father at 
Trindle Spring; Joseph H., born August 9, 1844, married first to Miss 
Etta Glime, and after her death to Miss Lizzie B. Mumert, they reside 
in Princeton Ill.  The mother of these children died May 29, 1852, she 
was a member of the Church of God.  Mr. Strock married March 1, 1859, 
for his second wife, Mrs. Eliza Bigley, born in North Middleton 
Township, daughter of Frederick and Catharine (Snyder) Wonderly.  Mr. 
Strock and wife are members of the Church of God.  Mr. Strock is one of 
the old settlers and enterprising citizens of Mechanicsburg.