Carmen,
Your grandfather, William Carman HOCKERSMITH, was the son of William M. and Allie May (Cornelison) HOCKERSMITH.
William was the son of George Griffin M. and Ann Elizabeth (Rollins) HOCKERSMITH.
George G. M. was the son George M. and Lucinda (Simmons) HOCKERSMITH.
George M. was the son of George and Sally (Miller) HOCKERSMITH.
That is as far back as I can take you with certainty. I will tell you that it is believed (but not proven) that George was the son of Johann Michael HOCKERSMITH and Margaret SMITH.
Johann Michael (1st LT in Revolutionary War) was the son of Konrad HACKENSCHMIDT (Conrad Hockersmith). Konrad is the progenitor of our family in USA. He came from Europe aboard the ship (snow) Betsey, which landed at Philadelphia on 27 Aug 1739.
Please contact me directly via email (timhock@bellsouth.net).
Regards,
Tim