Hocker School
Hocker School
Corner of Virginia and Church Street
McKinney, Texas
The first McKinney school of which a record is available was opened in 1854 near the old Jesse Shain home. It was taught by Daniel Hocker.
The central panel of the triptych mural at the McKinney Post Office shows a scene in 1862 where a young lady displayed a Confederate flag to the troops carrying the casket of Brigadier General Ben McCulloch through McKinney on its way to Austin for burial in the State Cemetery.
The young lady was Miss Laura Hocker, daughter of Prof. Hocker, who taught school for many years at Paris, Texas, and afterward in McKinney. The school building stood at that time on the lot later occupied by Jess Shain’s palatial residence. Many ex-students of Prof. Hocker’s school in McKinney remembered the occasion of the presentation of the banner. The mural was a WPA project. The mural was painted by Collin County artist Frank Klepper.
Corner of Virginia and Church Street
McKinney, Texas
The first McKinney school of which a record is available was opened in 1854 near the old Jesse Shain home. It was taught by Daniel Hocker.
The central panel of the triptych mural at the McKinney Post Office shows a scene in 1862 where a young lady displayed a Confederate flag to the troops carrying the casket of Brigadier General Ben McCulloch through McKinney on its way to Austin for burial in the State Cemetery.
The young lady was Miss Laura Hocker, daughter of Prof. Hocker, who taught school for many years at Paris, Texas, and afterward in McKinney. The school building stood at that time on the lot later occupied by Jess Shain’s palatial residence. Many ex-students of Prof. Hocker’s school in McKinney remembered the occasion of the presentation of the banner. The mural was a WPA project. The mural was painted by Collin County artist Frank Klepper.
