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Husband: John Stewart ROCKHILL 1
Born: 05 SEP 1871 Place: Moira, Franklin Co, NY 2
Died: 17 JAN 1960 Place: Westville, Fanklin Co, NY 3
Married: 25 MAR 1896 Place: Constable, NY by Rev O. M. Kelley 4, 5
Buried: Place: Sand Hill Cemetery, Bombay, NY 6
Father: Charles Burton ROCKHILL
Mother: Sarah Louisa FLANDERS
Other Spouses: Georgianna GRIFFIN
Wife: Cora E. DOWNER 7
Born: 01 MAY 1866 Place: Westville, Fanklin Co, NY 8
Died: 12 AUG 1903 Place: 9, 10
Buried: Place: Sand Hill Cemetery, Bombay, NY 11
Father: Albert W. DOWNER
Mother: Allena ELLSWORTH
Other Spouses:
Children

Child 1 (F): Susan ROCKHILL 12
Born: 18 MAR 1897 Place: Prob Bombay, Franklin Co, NY 13
Died: 24 MAR 1897 Place: Prob Bombay, Franklin Co, NY 14
Buried: Place: Sand Hill Cemetery, Bombay, NY 15
Spouses:
Child 2 (M): Albert W. ROCKHILL 16
Born: 13 MAY 1899 Place: Prob Bombay, Franklin Co, NY 17
Died: 17 MAY 1900 Place: Prob Westville, Franklin Co, NY 18
Buried: Place: Sand Hill Cemetery, Bombay, NY 19
Spouses:
Child 3 (M): Calvin H. ROCKHILL 20
Born: ABT 1903 Place: 21
Died: 07 MAY 1931 Place: Polyclinic Hospital/New York City, New York 22
Buried: Place: Hoyt or Niles Cemetery, Bombay, Franklin Co, NY 23
Spouses:
HUSBAND NOTES:
Thursday, January 21, 1960 Fort Covington Newspaper

Rites Held Yesterday For John Rockhill at Home in Westville

Mrs John Rockhill, 88, of Westville, died unexpectedly Sunday night at his home.

He was born in Ft. Covington, September 15, 1871, a son of Charles and Sarah Flanders Rockhill. He was a farmer all of his adult life.

Mr. Rockhill was twice married. His first wife was the former Clara Downer and his second wife was the former Georgiana Griffin. Both predeceased him.

Surviving are, four daughters, Mrs. Fred (Cora) Perkins, Mrs. James (Katherine) Wilson and Mrs. Carl (Vira) Riley, all of Westville, and Mrs. Clayton (Virma) Manson of Malone; four sons, Kenneth, George, Wellington and Kermit, all of Westville, one brother, Charles Rockhill, of Bombay; four sisters, Mrs. Louisa Phelps of Moria, Mrs. Addie Corsin and Mrs. Gladys Berry, both of Vermont, and Mrs. Lotta Best of Clayton; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Maragaret Rockhill of Moira; 31 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

His body was in repose at his late home where funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., with the Rev Floyd Phelps officiating. Burial was in the South Bombay Protestant cemetery.

Arrangements were by the Cosgrove Funeral Home.



HUSBAND FACTS:
Census: 1905 Westville, Franklin, New York age 33 lives next to dad, mar
Census: 1930 Westville, Franklin Co, NY - age 58
Census: 1875 Moira, Franklin Co, NY
Census: 1910 Westville, Franklin Co, NY age 43
Census: 1900 Westville, Franklin Co, NY -age 29 ED 149_2
Census: 1915 Westville, Franklin Co, NY
Census: 1920 Westville, Franklin Co, NY - age 48
Census: 1925 Westville, Franklin Co, NY - age 53
Census: 1880 Moira, Franklin Co, NY


WIFE NOTES:
In the 1900 census Cora has had 2 children and none are living.



WIFE FACTS:
Census: 1900 Westville, Franklin Co, NY age 32 Md 4 yrs
Census: 1870 Westville, Franklin Co, NY - age 47


SOURCES:
1Farmer, Ronna Rockhill on Gen Form "Rockhill" farmer61@netquarters.net.
2Census - Moira, Franklin Co, NY 1880.
3LDS Anestral File.
4Census - Westville, NY 1900.
5FHC Film # 1,276,152 Franklin County Family Names.
6Ranieri, Joyce - Tombstones of Franklin Co, NY -.
7"Downers of America" Book on Genealogy Library.com.
8"Downers of America" Book on Genealogy Library.com.
9Ranieri, Joyce - Tombstones of Franklin Co, NY -.
10FHC Film # 1,276,152 Franklin County Family Names.
11Ranieri, Joyce - Tombstones of Franklin Co, NY -.
12March 24, 1897.
13March 24, 1897.
14March 24, 1897.
15March 24, 1897.
16Ranieri, Joyce - Tombstones of Franklin Co, NY -.
17Ranieri, Joyce - Tombstones of Franklin Co, NY -.
18Ranieri, Joyce - Tombstones of Franklin Co, NY -.
19March 24, 1897.
20Census - Westville, NY 1910.
21Census - Westville, NY 1910.
22FHC Film # 1,276,152 Franklin County Family Names.
23FHC Film # 1,276,152 Franklin County Family Names.


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Judy Strong



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