JOHN FREDERICK ROCKEY

When John Frederick Rockey was born on 29 April 1845 in Pennsylvania, USA, his father, David, was 23 and his mother, Catherine, was 32. He married Elizabeth Charity "Cherry" Hindman on 18 November 1866 in Noble, Indiana, USA. They had four children during their marriage. He died as a young father on 5 April 1877 at the age of 31, and was buried in Noble, Indiana, USA.

(Lifestory, ancestry.com)

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1850 census living in Noble Twp, Noble, Indiana

David Rockey, 29, cabinet maker, b Pennsylvania

Catherine, 25, b Pennsylvania

Mary, 6, b Pennsylvania

John F, 5, b Pennsylvania

Henry B, 2, b Pennsylvania

1860 census living in Noble Twp, Noble, Indiana

David Rockey,39, farmer, b Pennsylvania

Cathaine,42, domestic, b Pennsylvania

Mary,15, serving, b Pennsylvania

John, 14, b Indiana

Amanda, 12, b Indiana

David, 10, b Indiana

1870 census living in Noble Twp,Noble, Indiana

John Rockey, 24, farming, b Indiana

Elizabeth, 26, b Ohio

Newton, 2, b Indiana

Margaret, 4 months, b Indiana

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photo of gravestone: www.findagrave.com

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ROCKEY graves in Wolflake Cemetery, Noble Co, Indiana:

Last Name First Name Birth Death Inscriptions and Notes

Rockey Catherine 9/15/1812 10/14/1896

Rockey David 8/10/1821 6/15/1898

Rockey David Scott 6/2/1854 3/4/1910

Rockey Henry B 7/26/1849 7/11/1850 s/o D & C

Rockey John Frederick 4/29/1845 4/5/1877

Rockey Susan (Goodyear) 1/15/1859 5/14/1929

Rockey Warren Harvey 10/18/1892 10/2/1944

http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/noble/wolf_lake_cemetery_results.php

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