Francis Marion Rockwood was the son of Roderick R. Rockwood (1803-) and Eliza (Stone) Rockwood (1805-). His parents married on 23 Oct 1824, in Kentucky.
On 1 Jan 1862, Francis married Sarah Naomi Anderson (23 Nov 1845-6 Feb 1915) in Appanoose County, Iowa, IA. They had eight children (see below).
During the Civil War, Francis enlisted as a Private with Company F, 8th Iowa Cavalry on 8 Jul 1863, from his home in Appanoose County, Iowa.
He was discharged from his military service on 13 Aug 1865, at Macon, Georgia.
After the war, they lived in Elk County, Kansas where they were included in the 1880 census. By 1883, they had moved to Lewis County, Washington. They were in Cetralia, Lewis County, Washington in 1900 and Centralis, Lewis County, Washington in 1910.
Sarah Rockwood filed for a pension (#1000690) on 23 Jun 1913, after Francis Marion Rockwood's death on 14 Jan 1913.
A WA Death Certificate has not been located for Francis. Is that an omission or did he die elsewhere? A WA death certificate is on file for Sarah.
The 1900 and 1910 census, Lewis County, Washington, list Sarah as mother of eight children with seven living. The surviving seven children, in birth order:
Eliza Jane (Rockwood) Fiscus #19781587
Mary Melissa Alpha Retta (Rockwood) Miller #86621428
Mariah Antoinette "Anna Marie" (Rockwood) #24719156
Rhoderick Dennis "Robert" Rockwood- no memorial, * see below
James Eliga Rockwood #97731325
Adelia May (Rockwood) Nero #22489896
Robert Edward Rockwood #105295406
Many trees in Ancestry list a daughter Marian, born 1865 IA and died 1867 IA in this family; however, no documentation is cited. Seek further information.
* no memorial:
Rhoderick Dennis Rockwood
9 Mar 1874 Elk County, Kansas
6 Jun 1942 Cullman County, Alabama
NOTE: He changed his name and birth information when he married his 5th wife. He became:
Robert Dennis Rockwood, born 8 Mar 1883, in Kansas.
His marriages:
1st wed 13 Jun 1897 Lewis County, Washington
Clarissa Clementine "Clara" Ward
2nd wed 21 Jul 1916 Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington
Nora Lee Workman
3rd wed 9 Nov 1917 Idaho
Goldia Roxanna Davis
4th wed 7 Oct. 1921 King County, Washington
Wilhelmina Rozell; and
5th wed 26 Jun 1926 Curry County, Oregon
Kate Samie (Hendrick) Rigsby
CENTRALIA. Wash. - - Francis M. Rockwood, a resident of Lewis county for the last 31 years, died at his home here January 14. The deceased was 71 years of age and a civil war veteran. (The Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA, Tues. Jan. 21, 1913, Pg 2)
Seek further information about Rhoderick Dennis Rockwood born 9 Mar. 1874 /
Robert Dennis Rockwood born 8 Mar. 1883, including his place of burial.
On 1 Jan 1862, Francis married Sarah Naomi Anderson (23 Nov 1845-6 Feb 1915) in Appanoose County, Iowa, IA. They had eight children (see below).
During the Civil War, Francis enlisted as a Private with Company F, 8th Iowa Cavalry on 8 Jul 1863, from his home in Appanoose County, Iowa.
He was discharged from his military service on 13 Aug 1865, at Macon, Georgia.
After the war, they lived in Elk County, Kansas where they were included in the 1880 census. By 1883, they had moved to Lewis County, Washington. They were in Cetralia, Lewis County, Washington in 1900 and Centralis, Lewis County, Washington in 1910.
Sarah Rockwood filed for a pension (#1000690) on 23 Jun 1913, after Francis Marion Rockwood's death on 14 Jan 1913.
A WA Death Certificate has not been located for Francis. Is that an omission or did he die elsewhere? A WA death certificate is on file for Sarah.
The 1900 and 1910 census, Lewis County, Washington, list Sarah as mother of eight children with seven living. The surviving seven children, in birth order:
Eliza Jane (Rockwood) Fiscus #19781587
Mary Melissa Alpha Retta (Rockwood) Miller #86621428
Mariah Antoinette "Anna Marie" (Rockwood) #24719156
Rhoderick Dennis "Robert" Rockwood- no memorial, * see below
James Eliga Rockwood #97731325
Adelia May (Rockwood) Nero #22489896
Robert Edward Rockwood #105295406
Many trees in Ancestry list a daughter Marian, born 1865 IA and died 1867 IA in this family; however, no documentation is cited. Seek further information.
* no memorial:
Rhoderick Dennis Rockwood
9 Mar 1874 Elk County, Kansas
6 Jun 1942 Cullman County, Alabama
NOTE: He changed his name and birth information when he married his 5th wife. He became:
Robert Dennis Rockwood, born 8 Mar 1883, in Kansas.
His marriages:
1st wed 13 Jun 1897 Lewis County, Washington
Clarissa Clementine "Clara" Ward
2nd wed 21 Jul 1916 Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington
Nora Lee Workman
3rd wed 9 Nov 1917 Idaho
Goldia Roxanna Davis
4th wed 7 Oct. 1921 King County, Washington
Wilhelmina Rozell; and
5th wed 26 Jun 1926 Curry County, Oregon
Kate Samie (Hendrick) Rigsby
CENTRALIA. Wash. - - Francis M. Rockwood, a resident of Lewis county for the last 31 years, died at his home here January 14. The deceased was 71 years of age and a civil war veteran. (The Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA, Tues. Jan. 21, 1913, Pg 2)
Seek further information about Rhoderick Dennis Rockwood born 9 Mar. 1874 /
Robert Dennis Rockwood born 8 Mar. 1883, including his place of burial.
Francis Marion Rockwood was the son of Roderick R. Rockwood (1803-) and Eliza (Stone) Rockwood (1805-). His parents married on 23 Oct 1824, in Kentucky.
On 1 Jan 1862, Francis married Sarah Naomi Anderson (23 Nov 1845-6 Feb 1915) in Appanoose County, Iowa, IA. They had eight children (see below).
During the Civil War, Francis enlisted as a Private with Company F, 8th Iowa Cavalry on 8 Jul 1863, from his home in Appanoose County, Iowa.
He was discharged from his military service on 13 Aug 1865, at Macon, Georgia.
After the war, they lived in Elk County, Kansas where they were included in the 1880 census. By 1883, they had moved to Lewis County, Washington. They were in Cetralia, Lewis County, Washington in 1900 and Centralis, Lewis County, Washington in 1910.
Sarah Rockwood filed for a pension (#1000690) on 23 Jun 1913, after Francis Marion Rockwood's death on 14 Jan 1913.
A WA Death Certificate has not been located for Francis. Is that an omission or did he die elsewhere? A WA death certificate is on file for Sarah.
The 1900 and 1910 census, Lewis County, Washington, list Sarah as mother of eight children with seven living. The surviving seven children, in birth order:
Eliza Jane (Rockwood) Fiscus #19781587
Mary Melissa Alpha Retta (Rockwood) Miller #86621428
Mariah Antoinette "Anna Marie" (Rockwood) #24719156
Rhoderick Dennis "Robert" Rockwood- no memorial, * see below
James Eliga Rockwood #97731325
Adelia May (Rockwood) Nero #22489896
Robert Edward Rockwood #105295406
Many trees in Ancestry list a daughter Marian, born 1865 IA and died 1867 IA in this family; however, no documentation is cited. Seek further information.
* no memorial:
Rhoderick Dennis Rockwood
9 Mar 1874 Elk County, Kansas
6 Jun 1942 Cullman County, Alabama
NOTE: He changed his name and birth information when he married his 5th wife. He became:
Robert Dennis Rockwood, born 8 Mar 1883, in Kansas.
His marriages:
1st wed 13 Jun 1897 Lewis County, Washington
Clarissa Clementine "Clara" Ward
2nd wed 21 Jul 1916 Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington
Nora Lee Workman
3rd wed 9 Nov 1917 Idaho
Goldia Roxanna Davis
4th wed 7 Oct. 1921 King County, Washington
Wilhelmina Rozell; and
5th wed 26 Jun 1926 Curry County, Oregon
Kate Samie (Hendrick) Rigsby
CENTRALIA. Wash. - - Francis M. Rockwood, a resident of Lewis county for the last 31 years, died at his home here January 14. The deceased was 71 years of age and a civil war veteran. (The Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA, Tues. Jan. 21, 1913, Pg 2)
Seek further information about Rhoderick Dennis Rockwood born 9 Mar. 1874 /
Robert Dennis Rockwood born 8 Mar. 1883, including his place of burial.
On 1 Jan 1862, Francis married Sarah Naomi Anderson (23 Nov 1845-6 Feb 1915) in Appanoose County, Iowa, IA. They had eight children (see below).
During the Civil War, Francis enlisted as a Private with Company F, 8th Iowa Cavalry on 8 Jul 1863, from his home in Appanoose County, Iowa.
He was discharged from his military service on 13 Aug 1865, at Macon, Georgia.
After the war, they lived in Elk County, Kansas where they were included in the 1880 census. By 1883, they had moved to Lewis County, Washington. They were in Cetralia, Lewis County, Washington in 1900 and Centralis, Lewis County, Washington in 1910.
Sarah Rockwood filed for a pension (#1000690) on 23 Jun 1913, after Francis Marion Rockwood's death on 14 Jan 1913.
A WA Death Certificate has not been located for Francis. Is that an omission or did he die elsewhere? A WA death certificate is on file for Sarah.
The 1900 and 1910 census, Lewis County, Washington, list Sarah as mother of eight children with seven living. The surviving seven children, in birth order:
Eliza Jane (Rockwood) Fiscus #19781587
Mary Melissa Alpha Retta (Rockwood) Miller #86621428
Mariah Antoinette "Anna Marie" (Rockwood) #24719156
Rhoderick Dennis "Robert" Rockwood- no memorial, * see below
James Eliga Rockwood #97731325
Adelia May (Rockwood) Nero #22489896
Robert Edward Rockwood #105295406
Many trees in Ancestry list a daughter Marian, born 1865 IA and died 1867 IA in this family; however, no documentation is cited. Seek further information.
* no memorial:
Rhoderick Dennis Rockwood
9 Mar 1874 Elk County, Kansas
6 Jun 1942 Cullman County, Alabama
NOTE: He changed his name and birth information when he married his 5th wife. He became:
Robert Dennis Rockwood, born 8 Mar 1883, in Kansas.
His marriages:
1st wed 13 Jun 1897 Lewis County, Washington
Clarissa Clementine "Clara" Ward
2nd wed 21 Jul 1916 Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington
Nora Lee Workman
3rd wed 9 Nov 1917 Idaho
Goldia Roxanna Davis
4th wed 7 Oct. 1921 King County, Washington
Wilhelmina Rozell; and
5th wed 26 Jun 1926 Curry County, Oregon
Kate Samie (Hendrick) Rigsby
CENTRALIA. Wash. - - Francis M. Rockwood, a resident of Lewis county for the last 31 years, died at his home here January 14. The deceased was 71 years of age and a civil war veteran. (The Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA, Tues. Jan. 21, 1913, Pg 2)
Seek further information about Rhoderick Dennis Rockwood born 9 Mar. 1874 /
Robert Dennis Rockwood born 8 Mar. 1883, including his place of burial.
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