Elizabeth Ann ROCKEY

Mrs. Bachman's father, Matthew. Knox, was born in Ire-

land, and came to America in 1825, making his home

in Bart township. He was a shoemaker by occupa-

tion. To his marriage with Elizabeth Ann Rockey

a native of Bart township, were born four children,

all now deceased except Mrs. Bachman — George,

Mary who married John Q. Taggart, Isabella, Mrs.

Bachman, and Catherine, who died young. The

mother passed away in 1834, at the early age of

twenty-eight, and the father Survived until 1838,

dying at the age of fifty.

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Comment found about Florence Rebecca Bachman:

Her maternal ancestry runs back to Henry Rockey from Switz-

erland, settled in Bart twp.. Lanc. Co., Pa., and had son [actually a grandson]

George Rockey [1777-1843], who m. Catharine Baker, of Southampton Co.. Pa., and had

dau. Elizabeth Ann Rockey, who was m. to Matthew Knox (1788-

1838), a shoemaker, who came from Ireland in 1825; they had Isabella

Knox, who was m. to John Baird Bachman, and had Florence Re-

becca Bachman.

(The George Shuman Family, Genealogy and History, 1913, page 189)

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