BIO: THOMAS ROCKWELL, 1827-1849-MEDINA CO., OH
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BIO: THOMAS ROCKWELL, 1827-1849-MEDINA CO., OH
| jdtown (View posts) | Posted: 1 Sep 1999 12:00PM GMT |
Classification: Biography
Surnames: ROCKWELL, BOSTON, HECK
THOMAS ROCKWELL born @1784 in MA or PA moved his family from PA and settled 1827 in Guilford Twp., Medina Co., OH. He is found in the 1830 and 1840 Ohio federal census. He and his wife, ELIZABETH BOSTON, had several children. ELIZABETH died sometime between 1830-1840 in Medina Co.
THOMAS and some of the children remained there until @1849 when he moved with his daughter, SARAH ANN HECK (wife of JOHN HECK) to Wabash Co., IN. The 1850 Indiana federal census shows THOMAS, 66 years old, living with JOHN and SARAH HECK. THOMAS is believed to have died sometime between 1850-1860 in Wabash Co. GEORGE ROCKWELL (believed to be a younger son of THOMAS & ELIZABETH) appears in the 1850 Wabash Co., IN census married to Sibba Hornaday.
janis jdtown@erols.com
Children: SARAH ANN, JOHN, THOMAS, GEORGE
(See Darke, Mercer, and Clark Co., OH for bios)
THOMAS and some of the children remained there until @1849 when he moved with his daughter, SARAH ANN HECK (wife of JOHN HECK) to Wabash Co., IN. The 1850 Indiana federal census shows THOMAS, 66 years old, living with JOHN and SARAH HECK. THOMAS is believed to have died sometime between 1850-1860 in Wabash Co. GEORGE ROCKWELL (believed to be a younger son of THOMAS & ELIZABETH) appears in the 1850 Wabash Co., IN census married to Sibba Hornaday.
janis jdtown@erols.com
Children: SARAH ANN, JOHN, THOMAS, GEORGE
(See Darke, Mercer, and Clark Co., OH for bios)