Mock, Henry

Born: 1801-1810

Flourished: 1839-1847 Sangamon County, Illinois

Alternate name: Moch

In 1840, Mock was the head of a large household in Springfield, Illinois, and he was engaged in manufacturing and trade. Mock worked as a delivery hauler and was also involved in a livery business. In 1842, he declared bankruptcy.

U.S. Census Office, Sixth Census of the United States (1840), Sangamon County, IL, 11; Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 8 April 1842, 4:4; See "Description," Hay v. Lasswell & Mock, Martha L. Benner and Cullom Davis et al., eds., The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, 2d edition (Springfield: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2009), http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org.