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1850 US Census, District 1, Harford, Maryland
William Rocky, 24, farm worker, b Pennsylvania
Samuel Rocky, 22, farm worker, b Pennsylvania
Christian Rocky, 19, farm worker, b Pennsylvania
in Thos. Bradenbaugh household
1860 US Census in Marshall, Harford, Maryland
Wm H Rockey, 34, cabinet maker, b Pennsylvania
Sarah, 34, b Pennsylvania
James W, 7, b Maryland
Mary, 5, b Maryland
1870 US Census in District 4, Harford, Maryland
William Rockey, 44, cabinet maker, b Pennsylania
Sarah, 43, keeping home, b Pennsylvania
James, 17, worker on farm, b Maryland
Mary, 15, no occupation, b Maryland
Charles, 3, b Maryland
1880 US Census in Marshalls, Harford, Maryland
William Rockey, 54, cabinet maker, b Pennsylvania
Sarah, 55, keeping home, b Pennsylvania
Ella, 25, dressmaker, b Maryland
Frank, 13, b Maryland
1900 US Census in Marshall, Harford, Maryland
William H Rockey, 74, house carpenter, b Pennsylvania
Sarah A, 75, b Pennsylvania (4 children, 3 alive)
Mary E, 45, single, dressmaker, b Maryland
Charles F, 33, single, house carpenter, b Maryland
1910 US Census in Marshall, Harford, Maryland
Henry G Walker, 53, undertaker, b Maryland
M Ella Walker, 54, wife, dressmaker, b Maryland
Harrie E Walker, 20,
George R Walker, 17,
Lillian V Walker, 15,
Edgar D Walker, 12,
William H Rockey, 84, cabinet maker, retired, b Pennsylvania
Sarah A Rockey, 85, b Pennsylvania
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Birth: Sep. 2, 1825
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Jun. 6, 1911
Pleasantville
Harford County
Maryland, USA
Enlisted as a private 1 Nov 1862 and served with Company K, 8th Regiment, Maryland Infantry. He mustered out on 3 Aug 1863. He was pensioned.
William Hastings Rockey, my Great-Great Grandfather, was born in Lancaster County, Pa, but as a young man he moved (along with 2 of his brothers) to Pleasantville, Md in the late 1840's. William, Samuel & Christian Rockey worked as fan makers, according to the 1850 census. In 1852, William married Sarah Stamm, also from Lancaster County. They raised 3 children (James W. Rockey, Mary Ella Rockey Walker, and Charles F. Rockey) at their Pleasantville home. By 1860, William opened a cabinetmaker's shop where he made and repaired wooden furniture. William Rockey could inlay and carve wood into beautiful patterns with different colored woods. His grain fans were celebrated all over the country. Described as a "small man, very active and quick on his feet", William Rockey built many fine houses and barns in the community. At age 37, William was drafted into the Eighth Maryland Infantry Regiment, Co. K, one of the home guard regiments that protected Baltimore. He later recalled to family members that the cape of his military uniform was stiffened by freezing rain when he had guard duty in the winter of 1862-1863. After the war he was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal support organization for veteran Union soldiers. William and Sarah Rockey are buried at Friendship Methodist (now Fallston U. M. Church) where they were members for over 60 years.
Family links:
Parents:
Samuel Rockey (1799 - 1880)
Patience Bower Rockey (1803 - 1843)
Spouse:
Sarah A Stamm Rockey (1824 - 1913)
Children:
James Wildey Rockey (1853 - 1917)*
Mary Ella Rockey Walker (1855 - 1935)*
Charles F. Rockey (1866 - 1940)*
Siblings:
Jacob Bower Rockey (1821 - 1863)*
Isabella Rockey (1823 - 1824)*
William Hastings Rockey (1825 - 1911)
Samuel H. Rockey (1828 - 1897)*
Christian L Rockey (1830 - 1857)*
Patience R Rockey (1834 - 1838)*
Benjamin F Rockey (1836 - 1848)*
Leonard Rockey (1839 - 1862)*
Patience A. Rockey (1846 - 1848)**
Phebe M. Rockey Thomas (1848 - 1931)**
Lewis F Rockey (1854 - 1855)**
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Inscription:
aged 83,9,4
Burial:
Fallston United Methodist Church Cemetery
Fallston
Harford County
Maryland, USA
Maintained by: Family Search
Originally Created by: Beth Painter
Record added: Jul 28, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 40002116
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Karl
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