Frederick William Rock, youngest of 12 children of Joseph Rock and Catharine Boucher, both natives of French Canada, was born on his parents' farm in Perry Township, Woodson County, Kansas on 2 April 1875. His family moved into the nearby town of Humboldt, Allen County, Kansas when he was about a year old.
His father died in 1880, just before Fred's fifth birthday, and shortly after that his mother moved the family to Kansas City, Kansas, where they settled. When she died unexpectedly in 1882, Fred was sent to live with a family near Kansas City. On the 1885 Kansas census, Fred was nine years old and living with an Irish family. In 1893, he was listed in the Kansas City, KS city directory, living with his older brother, John, but by 1895 he was a hired farm hand in western Kansas City, KS.
He was listed in the 1900 Kansas City directory living with his brother Charles and working as a laborer, but left town before being enumerated on the census. He headed west at that time, eventually settling in Salt Lake City, where he met, courted, and married Eva Ackert.
They lived in McGill, Nevada in the 1910s, but returned to Salt Lake City, where most of their 12 children were born. Fred never returned to his birthplace, and never communicated with his brothers once he migrated. Fred worked as a miner most of his adult life.
Fred suffered from diabetes later in life, losing his legs to the disease before eventually losing his life.
His father died in 1880, just before Fred's fifth birthday, and shortly after that his mother moved the family to Kansas City, Kansas, where they settled. When she died unexpectedly in 1882, Fred was sent to live with a family near Kansas City. On the 1885 Kansas census, Fred was nine years old and living with an Irish family. In 1893, he was listed in the Kansas City, KS city directory, living with his older brother, John, but by 1895 he was a hired farm hand in western Kansas City, KS.
He was listed in the 1900 Kansas City directory living with his brother Charles and working as a laborer, but left town before being enumerated on the census. He headed west at that time, eventually settling in Salt Lake City, where he met, courted, and married Eva Ackert.
They lived in McGill, Nevada in the 1910s, but returned to Salt Lake City, where most of their 12 children were born. Fred never returned to his birthplace, and never communicated with his brothers once he migrated. Fred worked as a miner most of his adult life.
Fred suffered from diabetes later in life, losing his legs to the disease before eventually losing his life.
Frederick William Rock, youngest of 12 children of Joseph Rock and Catharine Boucher, both natives of French Canada, was born on his parents' farm in Perry Township, Woodson County, Kansas on 2 April 1875. His family moved into the nearby town of Humboldt, Allen County, Kansas when he was about a year old.
His father died in 1880, just before Fred's fifth birthday, and shortly after that his mother moved the family to Kansas City, Kansas, where they settled. When she died unexpectedly in 1882, Fred was sent to live with a family near Kansas City. On the 1885 Kansas census, Fred was nine years old and living with an Irish family. In 1893, he was listed in the Kansas City, KS city directory, living with his older brother, John, but by 1895 he was a hired farm hand in western Kansas City, KS.
He was listed in the 1900 Kansas City directory living with his brother Charles and working as a laborer, but left town before being enumerated on the census. He headed west at that time, eventually settling in Salt Lake City, where he met, courted, and married Eva Ackert.
They lived in McGill, Nevada in the 1910s, but returned to Salt Lake City, where most of their 12 children were born. Fred never returned to his birthplace, and never communicated with his brothers once he migrated. Fred worked as a miner most of his adult life.
Fred suffered from diabetes later in life, losing his legs to the disease before eventually losing his life.
His father died in 1880, just before Fred's fifth birthday, and shortly after that his mother moved the family to Kansas City, Kansas, where they settled. When she died unexpectedly in 1882, Fred was sent to live with a family near Kansas City. On the 1885 Kansas census, Fred was nine years old and living with an Irish family. In 1893, he was listed in the Kansas City, KS city directory, living with his older brother, John, but by 1895 he was a hired farm hand in western Kansas City, KS.
He was listed in the 1900 Kansas City directory living with his brother Charles and working as a laborer, but left town before being enumerated on the census. He headed west at that time, eventually settling in Salt Lake City, where he met, courted, and married Eva Ackert.
They lived in McGill, Nevada in the 1910s, but returned to Salt Lake City, where most of their 12 children were born. Fred never returned to his birthplace, and never communicated with his brothers once he migrated. Fred worked as a miner most of his adult life.
Fred suffered from diabetes later in life, losing his legs to the disease before eventually losing his life.
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