Leonard ROCKEY

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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