1860 Huron County Michigan census, Whiterock township, page 18. "Thomas Buck", age 40, Carpenter; Sophia, age 38; "Marnul" (sic - Maynard), age 16; Leo, age 12. All born in Germany. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/huron/census/1860/0838.gif

1860 General Land Office Patent dated May 1, "Thomas Bock" purchased the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 35 in Township 15 N of Range 15 E in Michigan. This appears to be on the southern edge of what is now Sherman township in Huron County.

1870 Huron County Michigan census, Sherman township, page 7. "Thomas Buck", age 52, farmer, born Prussia, cannot read or write English; Sophia, age 45, born Prussia, cannot read or write English; Leo, age 21, laborer, born Prussia. See http://epiphyte.libofmich.lib.mi.us/CensusImages/Roll674/873.pdf

1875 Todd County Minnesota state census, Long Prairie, May 1st, page 123 of Todd county, family #11 of Long Prairie. Thomas Bock, age 57, b. Wirtemburg, f/m b. Wirtemburg; Sophia Bock, age 52, b. Baden, f/m b. Baden; Leon Bock; age 26, b. Baden; f/m b. Wirtemburg/Baden.

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Died.

Of cancer of the stomach at his home half a mile south of town, Friday morning, August 5th, 1887, Thomas Bock, aged 68 years, 7 months and 19 days.

Deceased was born in Wittenburg, Germany, December 16, 1818, where he married and lived until 1848 when he emigrated to Canada and two years later sent for his family. In 1857 he settled in Michigan and removed from there to Long Prairie in May, 1871, where he resided until his death. He was a carpenter by trade and followed the business as long as he was able to stand the work. He was a quiet and personable citizen and respected by all who knew him. The funeral services were held in the Catholic church Sunday morning, of which organization he was a member, a large procession following the remaining(sic) to their last resting place. He leaves two sons and a wife to mourn his death.

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Interestingly enough, the New York 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration database at Ancestry.Com has this info:

  Name: Thomas Bock
  Arrival Date: May 3, 1848
  Age: 29
  Gender: M
  Port of Arrival: New York
  Port of Departure: Bremen
  Place of Origin: Deutschland
  Ship: Josephine
  Family Identification: 886731
  Microfilm Serial Number: M237
  Microfilm Roll Number: 71

He was traveling alone. The year and age are a match for "my" Thomas Bock.

• Married: Abt 1849 in Germany?
• Note: All three of Sophia's children (1844, 1845, 1848) were illegitimate. I'm not yet sure if Thomas married Sophia in Germany or they met in Canada. Obits imply marriage in Germany (but they also imply that the children are Thomas').

1. Meinrad "Maynard" Bernauer | Bock b: 12 Jan 1844 in Todtnau, Baden, Germany
2. Louise Bernauer b: 12 May 1845 in Todtnau, Baden, Germany
3. Leo "Lee" Bernauer | Bock b: 27 Jun 1849 in Todtnau, Baden, Germany