Posted on: Unknown County Nv. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Nv/Unknown/207 Surname: Rochford ------------------------- My great grandfather, Michael D. Rochford married Catherine McGovern in Chicago,Illinois, after he ran away from his father's homestead in Zenia Ohio circa 1869 because his father's plow horse died while he was plowing a field. Then he and Catherine moved to Nevada circa 1875 through 1883. He was supposed to have lived in Nevada the whole time. We wonder if he was ever involved in founding the town now known as Rochford in South Dakata? He and Catherine had nine children, four of whom were born in Nevada: Lawrence b. 8/1878; Kittie b 3/1881; Joseph b. 11/ 1881; and Aggie M. b. 5/1883. They then moved to 7009 Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Ill. by 1883. We also know that there was one Samuel Rochford living in Hamilton City, White Pines County Nevada at the time on 1870.