THIRD GENERATION

20. Johann Frederick HOKE ⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾ was born on 12 Oct 1767 in York Co., Pennsylvania. (Some records: 9 Oct 1768) He died on 1 Jan 1844 in Catawba Co., North Carolina. He was buried in St. John's Lutheran Ch. Cem., N. of Conover, NC. Gravestone: row 11, #4. Frederick either went to N.C. with brother, Henry, or shortly thereafter, since land records reveal Frederick purchased land from Henry ca. 1785-l786. He settled on Liles Creek, Upper Lincoln Co. N.C. His home was only about 2 or 3 miles from St. John's Lutheran Church, Conover, the cemetery in which he was buried.
In latter life Daniel Roseman and Anna, his wife, dau. of Frederick, purchased the Frederick Hoke plantation, where they lived until their deaths. The plantation consisted of 700 acres and was passed to their two sons, Capt. D. Frederick and Marion L. Roseman. The large rock barn, built by Frederick, was still the original in 1896. The mansion had undergone renovations by that time.
Frederick's will is recorded in Catawba Co. Court House Jan. 12, 1844, naming his widow, Rebecca. As soon as Frederick's sons grew to maturity and married, he gave each a plantation. Since there were few physicians located in the thickly populated area in which he lived, and Frederick was known for his kindness and generosity to the poor plus having a limited knowledge of medicine, he doctored, even bleeding people and extracting teeth. He raised grain on his plantation fixing the price of corn at $.50 per bushel. No matter what price it was on the market he took no more, no less. In time of crop failure in other areas, when men came to buy from him, they would be asked how many in their family and how much stock they fed; thereby, he would determine how many bushels they might have at $.50 per bushel. Not only was he in agriculture, but he was also interested in politics, having a precinct on his plantation. When the illiterate voters were asked how they were planning to vote, they replied, "However Hoke's boys vote", for they were trusted and respected men. Frederick was musically inclined, having taken with him from Penn. to N.C. a pipe organ. (According to Margaret Dellinger, a descendant of John & Sabina Hoke, musical ability is common in this Hoke line of N.C.) Frederick had 10 children by his first wife, Catherine Hafer, and 1 child by his second wife, Elizabeth Lorrence.

He was married to Katherine HAFER (daughter of Lewis (Ludwig) HAFER) about 1790. Katherine HAFER was born about 1773. She died on 24 Nov 1816 in Lincoln (Catawba) Co., North Carolina. She was buried in St. John's Lutheran Ch. Cem., N. of Conover, NC. Gravestone: row 11, #5. Children of Johann Frederick HOKE and Katherine HAFER were:
+27 i. Peter HOKE.
+28 ii. Frederick HOKE.
+29 iii. Catherine HOKE.
30 iv. Daniel HOKE.
+31 v. Andrew HOKE.
32 vi. John HOKE was born between 1802 and 1806 in Lincoln (Catawba) Co., North Carolina.
33 vii. Susan (Susannah?) HOKE was born between 1802 and 1807 in Lincoln (Catawba) Co., North Carolina.
+34 viii. Elizabeth HOKE.
+35 ix. Ann HOKE.
36 x. Noah HOKE was born after 1810 in Lincoln (Catawba) Co., North Carolina. He died died young in Lincoln (Catawba) Co., North Carolina.

He was married to Elizabeth LORRANCE (LAWRENCE?) on 11 May 1817 in North Carolina. Elizabeth LORRANCE (LAWRENCE?) was born in 1782 in London, England. She died in 1820 in Lincoln (Catawba) Co., North Carolina. Children of Johann Frederick HOKE and Elizabeth LORRANCE (LAWRENCE?) were:

+37 i. Rhoda Leah HOKE.

He was married to Elizabeth STIREWALT on 4 Aug 1833 in North Carolina. Elizabeth STIREWALT died before 7 Feb 1839 in North Carolina.

He was married to Rebecca (Wilson?) KIBLAR after 7 Feb 1839.

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