William Hastings ROCKEY

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.

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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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