Family Group Record
Husband Pvt. Rufus Carson Rockett 1
Born: 25 Nov 1825 - , Jefferson, Alabama, USA 2
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Died: 13 Jan 1898 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 2
Buried: 1898 - Union Baptist Cemetery, Lipscomb, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 2
Father: Richard Rockett Jr. or III (1794-1882) 3
Mother: Martha Giffin McClure (1807-1876)
Marriage: 21 Oct 1847 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 4
Wife Eliza Martha Downey 5
Born: 22 Jan 1829 - Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States 2
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Died: 15 Aug 1904 - Sloss Mines, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA 2
Buried:
Father: Peter Downey (1788-1867) 6
Mother: Sarah Olds (1795-1865)
Children
1 M Rockett
Born: 9 Dec 1848 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 1
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Died: Bef 1850 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
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2 F Melissa Rosleen Rockett
Born: 26 Apr 1850 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 7
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Died: Bef 6 Jun 1860 - Jonesboro, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
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3 M Richard James Rockett 8
Born: 12 Jan 1852 - , Jefferson, Alabama, USA 9 10 11
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Died: 21 Feb 1919 - Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 9 11
Buried: Abt 23 Feb 1919 - Union Baptist Cemetery, Lipscomb, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 9 11
Spouse: Mary Missouria Morris (1855-1912)
Marr: 24 Oct 1872 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 9 12
4 M John Peter Rockett
Born: 8 Nov 1853 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 13
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Died: 24 Feb 1938 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States 14
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Spouse: Sarah Matilda Russell (1857-1927)
Marr: 23 Dec 1876 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
5 M William Bradford Rockett
Born: 20 May 1856 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 7
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Died: 15 Feb 1928 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 15
Buried: Abt 17 Feb 1928 - Cedar Hill Cemetery, Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 15
6 M Allins "Clem" Monroe Rockett
Born: 8 Sep 1858 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 7
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Died: 1907 16
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Spouse: Cornelia Olive Baxley (1871- )
Marr: 8 Sep 1889 - Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
7 M Robert Carson Rockett
Born: 28 May 1860 - Jonesboro, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 7
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Died: 31 Oct 1891 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 17
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8 F Lucy Jane Sarah Martha Mary Ann Amanda Rockett 16
Born: 6 Nov 1861 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 7
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Died: 21 Nov 1951 - Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States 16 18
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9 F E. Rockett
Born: 10 Jun 1863 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 7
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Died: Abt 1875 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
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10 F Lida Rockett
Born: 11 Sep 1864 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 7
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Died: Abt 1868 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
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11 M Charlie Jackson Rockett
Born: 19 Jun 1866 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 7
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Died: Abt 26 Nov 1948
Buried: 28 Nov 1948 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
12 F R. Kitty Sophia Rockett
Born: 9 May 1868 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 7
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Died: Abt 1875 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
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13 F Meta Rockett
Born: 6 Aug 1870 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 7
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Died: Bef 1880 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
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14 M George Horace Rockett
Born: 26 Aug 1871 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 7
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Died: 3 Oct 1945 - Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 19
Buried: Abt 5 Oct 1945 - Union Baptist Cemetery, Lipscomb, Jefferson, Alabama, United States 19
Spouse: Mary Velma Harvey (1874-1956)
Marr: Aft 1888
General Notes: Husband - Pvt. Rufus Carson Rockett
He was a Private in Co. B, 2nd Confederate Engineer Troops. He was mustered in Co. D at the Camp of Instruction at Talladega, AL.
Elyton post office
General Notes: Wife - Eliza Martha Downey
Samuel W. Downey claims that she lived in Morgan Co., AL, after marrying Rufus C. Rockett.
Her father, Peter, was living in SC in 1830; therefore, I assume that she was born there.
Notes: Marriage
They were married by A.M. Sadler. Last Modified: 30 Oct 2023
Sources
1. Robert L. Gatewood, A Rockett Abernathy Genealogy: A Rockett History With Allied Lines (Conway, Arkansas: Robert L. Gatewood, 1969), 58.
2. John Franklin Rockett(e), Rockett and Allied Families 1681-1981, (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1981), p. 111.
3. Bible - Richard and Martha Rockett, Copies of Family Records Pages (New York: American Bible Society, 1853), privately held by Barbara Rockett Boone.
4. Marriage Return - Rufus Rockett and Eliza M. Downey, Marriage Book 338; Jefferson County Clerk's Office, Birmingham.
5. Eva Downey Barnett, Carolina Kith and Kin, Found on Film: Barnett and Others in Family Genealogical Records, Salt Lake City, Utah (Asheville, North Carolina: North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, Edward Buncombe Chapter, 1957); FHL Microfilm.
6. Eva Downey Barnett, Carolina Kith and Kin, Found on Film: Barnett and Others in Family Genealogical Records, Salt Lake City, Utah (Asheville, North Carolina: North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, Edward Buncombe Chapter, 1957), 12-13; FHL Microfilm.
7. Robert L. Gatewood, A Rockett Abernathy Genealogy: A Rockett History With Allied Lines (Conway, Arkansas: Robert L. Gatewood, 1969), 59.
8. The Story of Jackson Biographical Sketches of the Builders of the Capital of Mississippi, Vol. II (Jackson, Mississippi: J. F. Hyer Publishing Company, 1953).
9. John Franklin Rockett(e), Rockett and Allied Families 1681-1981, (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1981), p. 163.
10. Mary Watters Jackson and M. Virginia Jackson, compilers, Loose Papers and Research Notes, Voluminous loose papers, notes, correspondence, and family lineage research on Mary Watters Jackson's husband's Morris and numerous allied families in the Birmingham, Alabama, area. Copies made on 8 Jan 1997. During a personal visit to Mary Watters Jackson in 1996, Barbara Rockett Boone and her mother, Kay Rockett, made copies of Mary's papers that related to the families in our Rockett and Morris lineages. In 1997, Mary cleaned out some of her files and sent some of her original notes and charts to Barbara Rockett Boone.
11. Union Baptist Cemetery, Union Baptist Church (Lipscomb, Jefferson, Alabama, United States) monumental inscription.
12. Marriage Record - Richard J. Rockett and Mary M. Morris (Jefferson County Bureau of Records and Vital Statistics, Birmingham).
13. Robert L. Gatewood, A Rockett Abernathy Genealogy: A Rockett History With Allied Lines (Conway, Arkansas: Robert L. Gatewood, 1969), 59, 113.
14. Robert L. Gatewood, A Rockett Abernathy Genealogy: A Rockett History With Allied Lines (Conway, Arkansas: Robert L. Gatewood, 1969), 113.
15. Robert L. Gatewood, A Rockett Abernathy Genealogy: A Rockett History With Allied Lines (Conway, Arkansas: Robert L. Gatewood, 1969), 114.
16. Robert L. Gatewood, A Rockett Abernathy Genealogy: A Rockett History With Allied Lines (Conway, Arkansas: Robert L. Gatewood, 1969), 115.
17. "FindAGrave," database of cemeteries and memorials, Find A Grave (www.FindAGrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112555935.
18. "FindAGrave," database of cemeteries and memorials, Find A Grave (www.FindAGrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73842017.
19. Robert L. Gatewood, A Rockett Abernathy Genealogy: A Rockett History With Allied Lines (Conway, Arkansas: Robert L. Gatewood, 1969), 116.