John William Blocher

Died Sept of 1907 at age 22. He was born in Washington, DC and worked for the Pullman Company and was injured on the job. He had a pinched nerve in his neck and spine and the paralysis hit his heart. There was nothing they could do. He died at the Garfield Hospital in Wash DC. At the time of his marriage, he lived on the East Side of Wilmington, DE, and was German Lutheran. John Wm. was disowned or shunned by his parents for marrying Roberta. The reason is not known, whether it was class or religion, but Roberta's family was Methodist and that is suspected. Even after he died, John's parents had nothing to do with their granddaughter.

A witness to their wedding was his aunt Aunt Willemena Steineken, Fred & "Millie" Stieneken were uncle and aunt, Millie being his mother's sister. The undertaker was Harry Van Bosse and he was buried in Riverview Cemetary.

At the time of his death, his sisters Anna Hoff and Elizabeth lived in DC.