James Halfner Hosking (1894-1950) - Find a Grave Memorial

James Halfner Hosking

Birth

29 Jan 1894

Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA

Death

5 Aug 1950 (aged 56)

Menominee, Menominee County, Michigan, USA

Burial

Stambaugh Cemetery

Iron River, Iron County, Michigan, USA Add to Map

Plot

Block 4 Lot 210

Memorial ID

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CEMETERY RECORDS say age 56.

1900 US CENSUS in Iron Mountain city Ward 3-4 of Dickinson County MI shows Thomas Hosking age 46 married 17 years (abt 1883) born Nov 1854 England immigrated 1875 parents both born England. Mamie wife age 43 married 17 years (abt 1883) born March 1857 Wisconsin parents born Ireland & England mother of 14 children 6 living. Thomas Jr son age 16 born Feb 1884 Michigan. John son age 10 born Feb 1890 Michigan. Jas H. son age 6 born Jan 1894 Michigan. William son age 3 born Sep 1897 Colorado. Parents born England & Wisconsin for all children above. Margaret Goodman daughter age 24 single born Feb 1876 Michigan parents born New York & Wisconsin.

OBITUARY of Thomas Hosking 1926 says James is his son.

Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995

James Hosking Age 24

Birth abt 1893 Birthplace Mich

Race White Ethnicity American

Father Thomas Hosking

Mother Mary Hoffner

Spouse Hilda Backlund Age 25

Spouse's Birthabt 1892

Spouse's Birthplace Sweden

Spouse's Race White Ethnicity American

Spouse's Father Gust Backlund

Spouse's Mother Matilda Ganilson

Marriage 9 Apr 1917

Crystal Falls, Iron, Michigan

(Courtesy of KLH.)

INFORMATION FROM RELATIVE granddaughter Sally Matusek ([email protected]) of Madison WI. Sally's mother was Bernice Hosking Anderson who died in 2014, and her grandfather was James Hosking.