When William J. Rock was born on 14 February 1890, in Pickaway, Ohio, United States, his father, Henry Rock, was 26 and his mother, Ida Norris, was 24. He married Rolessie Ewing on 10 August 1910, in Franklin, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Weller Township, Richland, Ohio, United States for about 20 years and Richland, Ohio, United States in 1968. He died on 4 December 1968, in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Amoy, Franklin Township, Richland, Ohio, United States.
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English: from Middle English rok(ke) ‘rock’. The surname may be topographic, denoting someone who lived near a notable rock or rocky outcrop, or habitational, denoting someone from a place called with this word, such as Rock (Northumberland). Compare Roach .
English: from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter oke ‘at the oak’. The surname may be topographic, signifying someone who lived by a prominent oak tree, or habitational, denoting someone from a place so named, such as Rock (Worcestershire), Rook in Cornwood (Devon), and Rock in Washington (Sussex). Compare Nock .
English: perhaps a nickname for a spinner or a maker of distaffs from Middle English rok(ke) ‘distaff’ (from Old Norse rokkr or Middle Dutch rocke or an unattested Old English cognate). Compare Rocker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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