Notizen zu dieser Person
1850 US Census, Bart, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Samuel Rockey, 51, farmer, b Pennsylvania
Rachel, 39, b Pennsylvania
Mary, 18, b Pennsylvania
Lennard, 11, b Pennsylvania
Phebe, 2, b Pennsylvania
1860 US Census in Bart, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Samuel Rockey, 61, farmer, b Pennsylvania
Rachel, 49, b Pennsylvania
Leonard, 21, coachmaker, b Pennsylvania
Phebe, 12, b Pennsylvania
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Leonard Rockey
in the U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Leonard Rockey
Service Info.: PRIVATE US Army
Death Date: 5 Oct 1862
Interment Date: 5 Oct 1862
Cemetery: Nashville National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 1420 Gallatin Road, South Madison , TN 37115
Buried At: Section A Site 5177
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Birth: 1839
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Oct. 5, 1862
Nashville
Davidson County
Tennessee, USA
Pvt Leonard Rockey was born about 1839 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest (9th) child of Samuel and Patience Bower Rockey. They owned a farm just southeast of the city of Lancaster. The 1860 census shows that 19 year-old Leonard lived on his parents' farm and worked as a coach maker. When the Civil War began, Leonard was 22 and enlisted as a private in the 79th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Company G, on September 14, 1861, at Lancaster. Leonard's regiment saw action in Kentucky and Tennessee. In December 1861, they were ordered to reinforce the 32nd Indiana Regiment. They were engaged in a skirmish with the Rebels on the south side of Green River in KY. On September 3, 1862, his regiment was assigned to the 28th Brigade in Louisville, KY. During the marches of that Summer, the soldiers of the 79th PA suffered severely because of the scarcity of water. Pvt Leonard Rockey was one of the soldiers who became sick during the Fall of 1862. His military record states that he "died from disease" on October 5, 1862 and was buried at Nashville National Cemetery in Tennessee.
Family links:
Parents:
Samuel Rockey (1799 - 1880)
Patience Bower Rockey (1803 - 1843)
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)**
Inscription:
Leonard Rockey, 79th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G
Burial:
Nashville National Cemetery
Nashville
Davidson County
Tennessee, USA
Plot: , A 5177
Maintained by: Family Search
Originally Created by: US Veterans Affairs Offi...
Record added: Mar 04, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 3200042
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