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have such passages in order that this
much beloved household pet could ramble
to attic and cellar at its will. To those
who had the good fortune to live in this
house, the old elm trees were as endeared
as the house itself; they are the oldest
and most beautiful in the town of
Windsor.
Kate E. (Phelps) Hollister attended
the Windsor public schools, after which
she studied for a time at Miss William's
Seminary in Windsor. Upon finishing
her course there, she lived at home with
her parents until her marriage. Mrs. Hol-
lister's home ties have been such that she
has been unable to take any active part
in those local affairs common to women.
She is a reliable authority on the history
of the town of Windsor and that of the
older families there. To Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Miller Hollister were born the
following children: I. Carrie Phelps, November
26, 1876; 2. Edward Buell, April
12, 1878, of Hartford, married Emma
Warrenton, daughter of William and Emma
Warrenton, of Windsor; 3. Edith
May, September 15, 1879, married Edwin
Apgar, of Windsor; one child, Ruth, born
October 22, 1898; 4. Ralph Spencer, Oc-
tober 1, 1881 ; 5. Timothy Phelps, May 22,
1893.
STOCKER, Eben H.,
Manufacturer.
Prominent among the successful business
men of the city of Hartford, Con-
necticut, Eben H. Stocker, secretary of
the Billings & Spencer Company, of
Hartford, was born in Hartland, Vermont,
April 23, 1846, son of Eben M. and
Lucia D. (Lull) Stocker.
He is descended from a non-conform-
ist clergyman of Scotland, who was the
first of the family to come to America,
settling in Massachusetts. Eben Stocker,
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grandfather of Eben H. Stocker, was
born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and
there passed the early years of his life.
It was in this generation that the family
removed to Vermont. Eben Stocker was
engaged in farming on a large scale, and
prominent in the civic affairs of Hartland.
He was an adherent of the Demo-
cratic party and devoted much of his
time to upholding its principles. He married
(first) Abigail Kimball, born in Hopkinton,
and they were devout members
of the Congregational church of Hart-
land, where for many years Eben Stocker
served as deacon. They were the par-
ents of nine children, of whom the fourth
was Eben M., of whom further.
Eben M. Stocker was born in Windsor,
Vermont. He received his education in
the district schools of Hartland, and engaged
at an early age in mercantile pur-
suits. He was the owner of the largest
store at that time in the town. Like his
father, he was keenly interested in the
welfare of the town and the respect and
and esteem in which he was held by
his townsmen is evidenced from the fact
that for thirty years he was town clerk
and also represented the town in the Leg-
islature for several terms. Mr. Stocker
married Lucia D. Lull, a daughter of
Timothy and Susanna (Delano) Lull, of
Hartland. Her father, Timothy Lull,
was one of the first settlers of Hartland,
having made the journey there from
Charlestown up the river in a canoe. Mr.
and Mrs. Stocker were the parents of
three children, among whom was Eben
H., of whom further.
Eben H. Stocker was educated in the
public schools of Windsor and Hartland,
Vermont. In 1872 he removed to Hart-
ford, Connecticut, and there entered the
employ of the Billings & Spencer Company
in the capacity of bookkeeper. Mr.
Stocker, through industry and attention