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John Clopp Bockius

Birth
Death
16 Jan 1934 (aged 71–72)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot # 7, Section K
Memorial ID
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Married Cora E. Collum in 1886.

Real Estate Officer with the Germantown Trust Company.

Phila. Inquirer, Jan 16, 1934:
Daughter Finds Banker Dead With Clothing On Fire
Running to tell John C. Bockius that she smelled smoke, his daughter found the 72 year old bank official seated in a chair with his clothing in flames. Police carried him to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Physicians expressed belief that Bockius who was real estate officer with the Germantown Trust Company, had suffered a heart attack, his cigar falling from his mouth and igniting his clothing.
Married Cora E. Collum in 1886.

Real Estate Officer with the Germantown Trust Company.

Phila. Inquirer, Jan 16, 1934:
Daughter Finds Banker Dead With Clothing On Fire
Running to tell John C. Bockius that she smelled smoke, his daughter found the 72 year old bank official seated in a chair with his clothing in flames. Police carried him to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Physicians expressed belief that Bockius who was real estate officer with the Germantown Trust Company, had suffered a heart attack, his cigar falling from his mouth and igniting his clothing.

Gravesite Details

Grave includes: Charles G.Bockius, Wm H. Scott Bockius, John Bockius, Isabella E. Hammond, John C. Bockius, Cora E. Bockius, Margaret W. Bockius.



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