Ocie Oca Knoblett

1886 - 1910  (24 years)

• Name	Ocie Oca Knoblett
  Birth	Jan 1886	Crawford County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Oct 1910	Lamotte Township (North Part), Crawford County, Illinois
  Person ID	I92967	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	John Jack Knoblett,   b. 8 Dec 1854, Crawford ? County, Illinois; Both Parents Born Illinois d. 14 Mar 1912, Palestine, Lamotte Township, Crawford County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Lucindy,   b. Dec 1869, Illinois; Both Parents Born Ohio d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F77247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nora Stout
  Children	1. Noble Julian Knoblett
  Family ID	F77251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "Watkins-Ford-Mercer-Satterfield Entries: 67295 Updated: 2008-05-29 23:59:18 UTC (Thu) Contact:cawatkins Home Page: Mercer Family History ID: I4013 Name: Ocie Knoblett Given Name: Ocie Surname: Knoblett Sex: M Birth: 10 Aug 1885 in Lamotte Twp, Crawford Co., IL Death: 15 Oct 1910 in Lamotte Twp, Crawford Co., IL Note: Ocie Knoblett age 25, who lived with his father, Jack Knoblett 4 milesnorth of here was shot last Saturday night by his brother-in-law Henry York.Ocie with his father and brother Orvie, a boy of 13 and Henry York were coonhunting in the woods, about one half mile from the Knoblett home. They had notgone far into the woods until the dog treed a coon and Ocie climbed the treewhile York, who carried a rifle walked several yards away that he might get abetter view, and when he turned to look for the coon he caught a glimpse of Ocie'shead and supposing it to be the animal for which he was looking fired and tohis horror Ocie fell to the ground dead. When York found what he had done he was completely overcome and lay unconscious for several hours. The coronerwas called who empaneled a jury and an inquest was held which resulted ina verdict of accidental shooting, relieving York of any charge of murder.Funeral services were held Monday at 11:A. M. at Oak Grove church, Rev. Jesse C. Stoner officiating and the burial at the Oak Grove Church. Oct. 21, 1910Wabash Pearl"