DOCKALL, Mrs. Joe of Rockdale. Age 86. Died 2/6/1964 in a Taylor hospital (Thursday) after a short illness. Services held (Sat.) at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale. Burial in Bushdale County Cemetery. Rev. F.T. Sager officiated. She was a lifelong resident of Milam Co.

She was born September 1877 in Germany and immigrated to the US in 1882.

Siblings:
Emile Hirt
Otthaefen Germany (May 6, 1876)
Rosa Hirt
Otthaefen Germany (Sep 1, 1877)
Fannie Hirt
Ottenhaefen Germany (Dec 25, 1878)
Joseph Frank Hirt Jr.
Ottenhaefen Germany (Dec 22, 1879)
August Hirt - Missouri USA (Oct 15, 1882)
Emma Hirt - Salty TX (Aug 21, 1884)
Louise Hirt - Salty TX (Jan 7, 1886)
Mary Hirt - Salty TX (Sep 12, 1887)
Minnie Hirt - Salty TX (Sep 7, 1889)
Willie Hirt - Salty TX (Nov 6, 1890)
Max Leo Hirt - Salty TX (Feb 4, 1892)
Emil Hirt - Salty TX (Sep 7, 1897)

Rosa and her parents Joseph Hirt & Bertha von Roth immigrated to the US Mar 8, 1881.

Destination: New York, arrived on the vessel Labrador.

It is probable that Joseph and his family made the trek to Texas via rail to St Louis and Hannibal, Missouri, than on to Moberly, Kansas City and Sedlia over the widely publicized "Great Immirant Route" The Missouri, Kansas and Texas "Katy" railway. It is also possible that the tickets had been purchased in advance in Germany and that they had planned in advance to settle in Milam County near Rockdale. (Source: History of Milam County, p 52, from "Beckhusen-Aschenbeck" entry submitted by Mrs Lucille Huntsman and Eugene A Beckheusen)

They resided in Salty, TX Jan 1, 1883

For some unknown reason Emilie stayed behind in Germany until 1892, when she came to the US, she landed at Galveston Texas on the vessel "Saber"

Joseph petitioned the court to become a citizen in Milam County TX Feb 22, 1909.

SURVIVORS: 5 sons, Max and Floyd Dockall, both of Houston, Bill, Charlie and John Dockall, all of Rockdale; 6 daughters, Mrs. Herman Stolte of Taylor, Mrs. Willie Jenkins, Mrs. Jake Doss, Mrs. Homer Doss, Mrs. Weldon Henry and Miss Mandy Dockall, all of Rockdale; 2 brothers, Willie C. Hirt of Rockdale and Max Hirt of San Angelo; 6 sisters, Mrs. Emma Rhomfeldt of Kingsville, Mrs. Emily Beckhausen of San Angelo, Mrs. Mary Roepke of Taylor, Mrs. Fanny Noack, Mrs. Minnie Stevens and Mrs. Louise Doss, all of Rockdale; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.