Husband: John M. ROCKHOLD Gallery. Return to home family tree. Documentation.
Occupation(s): Druggist’s Clerk(about 1850-55), later, Physician and Farmer
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23 July 1825 |
Lima (3) |
Allen, OH |
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27 May 1849 (1, 2) |
Canton |
Fulton Co., IL |
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Died |
30 May 1906 (4)(7) |
Union Twp |
Republic County, KS |
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Cem/Place Union Valley Cemetery |
Republic County, KS |
Date will written/proved |
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Father |
John W. ROCKHOLD |
Other wives: none
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Mother |
Rebecca Combs |
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Wife Maiden Name Rebekah Ann THORN * (3) |
Occupations) Housekeeper |
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Religion M. E. Church |
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26 May 1830 |
Vincennes (3) |
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Married |
27 May 1849 |
Canton |
Fulton Co., IL |
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Died |
13 Jun 1909 |
Junction City |
KS |
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Cem/Place Union Valley Cemetery |
Republic County, KS |
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Elizabeth |
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David Theodore (10) |
11 Mar 1850 |
Canton |
Fulton Co |
IL |
Lilly TARBELL |
1 Sep 1929 Los Angeles CA |
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Zuretta Almira (10) |
6 Dec 1851 |
Canton |
Fulton CO |
IL |
James A. WILLIAMS |
18 Apr 1924 Republic Co, KS |
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Lafayette (Lafe) (10) |
19 Nov 1853 |
Hiram |
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OH or IL |
Ella Madora Roxanne PECK |
29 Nov 1927 Los Angeles, CA |
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John (10) |
1856 |
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4 Jul 1871 Anvil exploded. Republic Co, KS (10) |
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Loretta Ellen or Ellen Loretta, Loretta H. (9, 10) |
17 Dec 1857 |
Avon |
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James A. HOLIDAY (10) |
1902 Republic Co, KS |
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Emma May (10) |
15 Feb 1860 |
Avon |
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25 Jan 1861 Avon, IL |
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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) |
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Jessie Delilah (10) |
July 1870 |
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George W. WYLIE (10) |
After 1909 |
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Arthur Baker (A B) Sr) – twin to Orpha (10) |
22 Mar 1867 |
Canton |
Warren Co |
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Lillie REIGEL (10) |
21 Jun 1931 Brawley, CA |
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Fred Lee ( F L) (10) |
15 Apr 1862 |
Avon |
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Lillie Norton SHERMAN (10) |
16 Apr 1904 Guinda, Yolo Co, CA |
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Eddie Van (E V) (10) |
8 Nov 1864 |
Avon |
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Lillie WHITE (10) |
24 Sep 1922 San Jose, Santa Clara, CA |
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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. |
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2. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Vol 00B, Page 0111, License no: 00000098. |
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3. Orpha Elizabeth Catlin death certificate. |
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| 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