Husband:  John M. ROCKHOLD         Gallery.           Return to home family tree.       Documentation.

Occupation(s): Druggist’s Clerk(about 1850-55), later, Physician and Farmer

 

Day Month Year

City

County, State

Country

Born

23 July 1825

Lima (3)

Allen, OH

 

Christened

 

 

 

Church name:

Married

27 May 1849 (1, 2)

Canton

Fulton Co., IL

Church name:

Died

30 May 1906  (4)(7)

Union Twp

Republic County, KS

Cause of death

Buried

 

Cem/Place

Union Valley Cemetery

Republic County, KS

Date will written/proved

Father

John W. ROCKHOLD

Other wives:

none

 

 

 

Mother

Rebecca Combs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wife Maiden Name

Rebekah Ann THORN * (3)

Occupations)

Housekeeper

 

Religion

M. E. Church

Born

26 May 1830

Vincennes (3)

IN

 

Christened

 

 

 

Church name:

Married

27 May 1849

Canton

Fulton Co., IL

Church name:

Died

13 Jun 1909

Junction City

KS

Cause of death

Buried

 

Cem/Place

Union Valley Cemetery

Republic County, KS

Date will written/proved

 

Father

 

Other husbands:

 

 

 

Mother

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children

Birth

Birthplace

First Marriage/Place

Date of death/cause

* direct ancestor

 

 

Day, Month, Year

City

County

St

Name of spouse

City  County State/Country

 

 

M

David Theodore (10)

11 Mar 1850

Canton

Fulton Co

IL

Lilly TARBELL

1 Sep 1929

Los Angeles CA

 

F

Zuretta Almira (10)

Schoolteacher

6 Dec 1851

Canton

Fulton CO

IL

James A. WILLIAMS

18 Apr 1924

Republic Co, KS

*

M

Lafayette (Lafe) (10)

19 Nov 1853

Hiram

 

OH or IL

Ella Madora Roxanne PECK

29 Nov 1927

Los Angeles, CA

 

 

 

John (10)

1856

 

 

 

 

4 Jul 1871

Anvil exploded.

Republic Co, KS (10)

 

F

Loretta Ellen or Ellen Loretta, Loretta H. (9, 10)

17 Dec 1857

Avon

 

IL

James A. HOLIDAY (10)

1902

Republic Co, KS

 

 

F

Emma May (10)

15 Feb 1860

Avon

 

IL

 

25 Jan 1861

Avon, IL

 

 

F

Orpha Elizabeth (O E) –twin to Arthur Baker (AB) (3, 10)

22 Mar 1867 (5)

Swan Creek (3)

Warren Co

IL

George CATLIN (3)

Carey J. CATLIN (10)

21 Feb 1941 (5)

Fairbury, Jefferson Co, NE, Acute Cardiac (illegible)

 

F

Jessie Delilah (10)

July 1870

 

 

IA

George W. WYLIE (10)

After 1909

 

 

M

Arthur Baker (A B)  Sr) – twin to Orpha (10)

22 Mar 1867

Canton

Warren Co

IL

Lillie REIGEL (10)

21 Jun 1931

Brawley, CA

 

M

Fred Lee ( F L) (10)

15 Apr 1862

Avon

 

IL

Lillie Norton SHERMAN (10)

16 Apr 1904

Guinda, Yolo Co, CA

 

M

Eddie Van (E V) (10)

8 Nov 1864

Avon

 

IL

Lillie WHITE (10)

24 Sep 1922

San Jose, Santa Clara, CA

 

What

Who has it

Image available

1.  Marriage of  John to Rebekah, per Bio Sketches – Scandia Twp, King-Wohlfart in Wm G Cutler’s History of the State of KS, Republic Co, Part 7, quoted below.

 

 

2. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Vol 00B, Page 0111, License no: 00000098.

 

 

3. Orpha Elizabeth Catlin death certificate.

 

Link to image here.

4. Affidavit of Death of John M. Rockhold, Republic County, KS dated 30 Aug 1906, listing heirs.   Link to image here.
5. Death certificate, Orpha Elizabeth Catlin, Jefferson Co, NE, M 1853. Diana Yes
6.  Copy of Marriage License for John M. Rockhold to Rebecca Thorn dated 25 May 1849.   Link to image here.
7.  Headstone of John M. Rockhold and wife Rebecca. Diana Link to image here.
8.  John M. Rockhold obituary, Belleville KS newspaper, published 31 May 1906.    
9.  Name in 1900 federal census as Loretta H. Rockhold Diana  
10. Elda Potter's story Diana Link to image here.

 

William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas REPUBLIC COUNTY, Part 7

J. M. ROCKHOLD, M. D., physician and surgeon, was born in Hiram, Ohio; at the age of ten years went to Illinois, remaining there until 1855; then went to Avon and began reading medicine with Dr. J. J. Rowe, remaining there six years; part of the time was engaged in the drug business; in 1860 began its practice; in 1867 emigrated to Iowa, remaining there two years; in 1870 came to Kansas, locating in Belleville where he engaged in the practice of medicine, remaining there two years, and then located in Union Township and took a homestead on Section 14, remaining there about five years; then bought a farm on Section 15, remaining there until 1881; besides attending to his practice, improved three farms, which he still owns; has eighty acres broken on the farm he bought and 120 on the homestead; a good house on each place, good barn, stables and orchard, three acres of fruit trees on the last place, a spring which furnishes water enough for 1,000 head of cattle, and has about sixty heed of cattle on the place; also owns a fine residence in Scandia and he has made all he has since he came here; when he landed in Belleville in 1870 had $6.40 and a large family. Was married 1849, in Illinois. They have nine living children--David T., Zurella, La Fayette, Ettie, Freddie, Van, Orpha, Arthur and Jessie. Is a member of Eclectic Medical Society of Kansas, also member of I. O. O. F.

Rebecca Ann remarried, a Swartz – but is buried in cemetery next to John Michael ROCKHOLD
Born: 10 Oct 1833 in Hazleton, Gibson, Indiana, USA
Died: 13 Jun 1909 in Junction City, [county], Kansas, US