Brief Life History of James Wesley
When James Wesley Rockwell was born on 7 July 1885, in Georgetown, Clear Creek, Colorado, United States, his father, Franklin Thaddious Rockwell, was 34 and his mother, Josephine Arabella Russell, was 24. He married Claris Lucille Bishop on 24 September 1918. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Idaho City, Boise, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 30 July 1970, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States.
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Sources (14)
- James W Rockwell, "United States 1950 Census"
- James W Rockwell, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
- James Wesley Rockwell, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1885–1970 Male
1900–1969 Female
Children (7)
1919–2006 Male
1922–2011 Male
1926–2014 Female
1927–1964 Female
1928–1996 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1851–1909 Male
1860–1904 Female
Siblings (6)
1883–1951 Female
1885–1970 Male
1887–1940 Male
1893–1947 Female
1896–1983 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1890
Age 5
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Age 23
Name Meaning
English (Buckinghamshire): habitational name either from Rockwell End in Hambleden (Buckinghamshire), derived from Old English hrōc ‘rook’ + holt ‘wood, thicket’, or from one or more unidentified places in southwestern England apparently named Rockwell. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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