SNGF - Tell Us About the Fathers in Your Tree

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:

It's Saturday Night again -

Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Our mission from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings is to:

1)  It's Father's Day on Sunday.  This week, tell us about the fathers in your tree -- their names, their birth and death years and locations, their occupations, the number of spouses, the number of children, etc. Go back at least four generations, if possible, through your known second great-grandfathers.

Here's mine:

Generation 1 (Father)
William J. Hork (1930-2007). Lived in California his whole life and worked as a produce clerk for a variety of grocery stores. 6 children.

Generation 2 (Grandfathers)
William Cyril Hork (1899-1967). Born in Montana, died in Los Angeles. Never met him, as he was separated from my grandmother. Worked odd jobs. 5 children.

Tom J. Johnston (1912-1973). Born in Texas, died in Pleasant Hill, California. Worked as a carpenter. 1 child.

Generation 3 (Great-grandfathers)
Johan Anton “John” Hork (1843-1906). Born in Westphalia, died in Sheridan, Wyoming. Worked as a tailor. 10 children.

John H. Sullivan (1854-1932). Born in Ireland, died in San Bernardino, California. Worked as an electrician in the mining industry. 5 children.

Thomas Newton Johnston (1885-1951). Born and died in Texas. Started out as a farmer, then a lumber salesman. 6 children.

George Warren Lancaster (1893-1964). Born and died in Texas. Started out as a farmer, then an auto mechanic. 4 children.

Generation 4 (2x-great-grandfathers)
Joseph Heinrich Horoch (1804-1857). Born and died in Westphalia. I don’t know his occupation, but it might have been a tailor. 10 children.

Vincent Sievert (1823-1890). Born in Posen, died in Joliet, Illinois. He worked as a farmer and stone cutter in America. 11 children.

Jeremiah “Jerry” Sullivan (1811-1888). Born in County Cork, died in Todd County, Minnesota. He was a miner in Michigan, then a homesteader in Minnesota. 9 children.

John Gleeson (1835-1915). Born in Ontario, Canada, and died in Portland, Oregon. Worked as a farmer and hotelkeeper. 10 children.

Rueben Mack Johnston (1841-1924). Born in Alabama, died in Texas. Worked as a farmer. Two wives, 17 children.

Peter H. Hutson (1853-1930). Born in Georgia, died in Texas. Worked as a farmer. 8 children.

William Carlton Lancaster (1873-1946). Born and died in Texas. Worked as a farmer. 2 wives. 6 children.

Abner Ebenezer Loveless (1851-1929). Born in Georgia, lived in Arkansas, died in Texas. Worked as a farmer and Baptist preacher. 2 wives. 11 children.

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