hi martha, in the rev. (service files) there is a john rockel, srv. as a capt. in n.c. line. rev. war burials, a john rockel, christ union ch. shoenersville, northampton/lehigh co., a john rockel, hudson-corke fam. cem. burke co., n.c. there is a william rockhill, 2nd and 4tn n.j. Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: martha w. jackson Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2006 6:56 AM To: palehigh@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PALEHIGH] Smith 7 continued Is it possible that ROCKEL & ROCKHILL are the same family? The latter married into my WERST family and went west. I have tried to put original spellings to several of these names, to be able to locate my 4GGF since they seemed to travel together along the way, picking one after the other up, along the way, or those people came out later. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rsj534s@aol.com> To: <PALEHIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 8:42 AM Subject: [PALEHIGH] Smith 7 continued > Smith 7 is the last of the Smith information. > > Sue > > > WILLIAM H. C. SMITH, a farmer, trucker and > fruit grower, near Hoffmans, in Washington > township, Lehigh county, was born May 18, > 1853 and reared near Hellertown, Pa., and at the > age of nineteen years he learned coach trimming, > which trade he followed for seventeen years in > Lehigh county. He purchased his present farm of > 114. acres in 1886. This farm was the John > Rockel homestead. It was in the Rockel family > since 17551 and continued in that name until Mr. > Smith bought it. The main part of the present > dwelling-house is built of logs, much over 100 > years old. In 11889 Mr. Smith built an addition > to this house and otherwise greatly improved the > buildings and soil. One of the barns was built in > 1809 by Adam Rockel, son of Johannes Rockel. > > Mr. Smith and his family are active members of > the Lutheran congregation of Frieden's church > which he served as an elder for a number of > years. He officiated as superintendent of the > Sunday-school and filled other offices. He is an > intelligent and energetic citizen) and has made a > success of his undertakings. > In 1875 he married Elemina Susanna Smith, > daughter of Henry and Lovina (Stapp) Smith, > and Henry was a son of Jacob Smith, buried at > Egypt, Pa. Henry Smith was a soldier in the Civil > War and died while in service at New Orleans, > where he is buried. Mr. and Mrs. William H. > Smith have these children: Victor S. (married > Mamie Ruch); Charles H. (married Jennie Jones > and died aged twenty-seven years, being > survived by his widow and a daughter, Irene); > Edwin A. (died aged five years); Preston W. > (married Tamar Minner) ; Raymond E. (married > Eugenia —) ; Franklin H. (married Lillian > Wieand); Charlotte S., and Ellen L. Christian > Schmidt lived in Albany township, > Berks county, in the vicinity of the New Bethel > church, and his children were: Catharine (m. > Philip Yoxtheimer), Lydia (m. John Ulrich), > Jonas, Reuben, and Joshua. Joshua Smith, the > youngest son of Christian Schmidt, possessed the > homestead farm in Lynn township near > Lynnport, which is now owned by Albert D. > Smith, his grand-son. He built the present stone > dwelling-house in 1862; and the brick addition > was built by William Smith in 1870. He was > actively identified with the Lutheran congregation > of the Jacobs congregation at Jacksonville, and > in 1862 was one of the building committee > which supervised the erection of the present > church. His wife was Lydia Wagaman, and their > children were: William, Elizabeth (m. Charles > Oswald), Maria (married three times, first to > David A. Leiby, second to Joseph Handwerk, > and third to Michael Lutz), and Brigetta (m. > Nathan Braucher). > William Smith, the eldest son of Joshua, was > born October 112, 1834) and he died February > 29, 1884, aged 49 years. He was a farmer on the > homestead of 106 acres when he died, having > begun farming for himself on that place. He had > another farm which is now owned by Albert > Faust. He was a Lutheran member of the Jacobs > church and was buried at Jacksonville, having > served the congregation as deacon, elder and > trustee. His wife was Caroline -Kistler, daughter > of Nathan and Elizabeth (Dietrich) Kistler, born > June 23, 1837. and died September li, 1883; and > they had twelve children: Sarah (m. Albert > Behier), Lydia (m. Daniel Schroeder), Louisa > (m. John Fetherolf), Amanda (m. Charles A. > Klingaman), Alvena (m. George Fetherolf), > James W„ Carolina (m. Milton Kistler), Mary > (m. Jonas Weaver), Jennie (m. Carmi Lichty), > Messena (m. Charles S. Oswald), William H., > and Ellen '(m. Rev. George Fritch at Pen Argyl). > JAMES W. SMITH, the eldest son of William, a > farmer in Lynn township, was born November > 30, 1866. He was reared on a farm and in 1885 > went to Kansas, locating in Lincoln county, > where he worked at farming for several > summers, then bought a fourth section (160 > acres) for himself and farmed it for three years. > In the Fall of 1890 he returned to > Lehigp&127;&127; county, and in 1896 was > married to Alice Rausch, a sister of Jacob > Rausch and his wife, Esther Kline, but she died > shortly afterward. > In May, 1900, he married a second wife, Ellen > Rausch, a sister of his first wife, and by her he > had five children: Stanley, Irene, Verna, William > and Alice. In 1897 he purchased the farm where > he now resides, containing 75 acres. It was > formerly included in the Martin Wertman > homestead, and later the Sechler homestead > (Gideon and John S. having had it for a number > of years). Daniel H. and Alvin,F. Creitz then > owned it in partnership for a time and they > divided it into two tracts, Alvin taking 60 acres > and Daniel 46 acres; and fifteen of the latter were > purchased by Mr. Smith after he had acquired the > former tract. Alvin F. Creitz erected the present > dwelling-house and barn soon after the Civil > War; and the new house was built by Mr. Smith. > Mr. Smith is a Democrat and served as a school > director for six years. He is a Lutheran member > of the Jacksonville church and served the > congregation as deacon and elder, officiating > now as the president of the church council. > WILLIAM H. SMITH, a truck farmer and fruit > grower at Hoffmansville, in South Whitehall > township, was born in Lynn October 5, 1874, > and was reared upon a farm. He attended the > district schools. In 1897 he came to > Hoffmansville where he owns a valuable tract of > 26 acres, upon which there is a large modern > house and a barn built by him in 1911. He has an > orchard of 250 peach trees and 50 apple trees. He > is an up-to-date agriculturist. Politically he is a > Democrat, and he was one of the last school > directors of-the township to serve under the old > school law, having officiated as secretary of the > Board. They are Lutheran members of the > Unionville church congregation. On June 25, > 1897) he married Barbara E. Kuhns, daughter of > Tilghman and Esther (Hausman) Kuhns. They > have three children: Paul R., Esther C„ and Lew > W. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALEHIGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALEHIGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message