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Hiram and Sarah (Husband) Rockwell, 9 South 50 West



Hiram claimed a quarter in section 18, 9S 50W in 1900.

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In 1850 Jefferson County, Ohio, Hiram Rockwell is 41, Isabella Rockwell 40, Mary J. Rockwell 16, Robert A. Rockwell 14, Hannah Rockwell 12, Nancy M. Rockwell 10, Anne Rockwell 8, Samul Rockwell 6, Hiram Rockwell 4, and Angelino Rockwell 2.

In 1860 Scott County, Indiana, Hiram Rockwell is 51, Isabell Rockwell 50, Nancy M. Rockwell 20, Ann E. Rockwell 18, Samuel Rockwell 16, Hiram Rockwell 14, and Dora C. Rockwell 10.

Hiram Rockwell BIRTH 17 Apr 1809 Bradford County, Pennsylvania, DEATH 30 Oct 1862 (aged 53) Taylor County, Iowa, BURIAL Platteville Cemetery Platteville, Taylor County, Iowa, MEMORIAL ID 52005258

Isabella Miller Rockwell BIRTH 21 Feb 1810 Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, DEATH 9 Feb 1903 (aged 92) Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, BURIAL Platteville Cemetery Platteville, Taylor County, Iowa, MEMORIAL ID 101500721 Isabella Miller was born in Lycoming County, Pa., Feb. 21, 1810, and was married to Hiram Rockwell in 1833, and to them was born ten children, three boys and 7 girls. Two sons and three daughters are still living. In 1838 she moved with her family to Jefferson county, Ohio, remaining there until the spring of 1855 when with the family she moved to Scott county, Indiana. In the fall of 1860 [she] came to Taylor County where she has lived almost continuously to the time of her death. Her husband died at Bedford in 1862.

SARAH'S FAMILY

In 1860 Union County, Iowa, Jas. Husband is 53, Mary Husband 56, Lyda A. Husband 18, Francis Husband 16, Andrey Husband 13, and Sarah S. Husband 9.

In 1870 Union County, James Husband is 61 West Virginia. Mary Husband 58 New York. Lydia Husband 26 Ohio. Andrew Husband 22 Ohio, and Sarah Husband 18 Ohio.

John G. Mckee and Sarah Husband married on 3 Oct 1872 in Creston, Union County, Iowa.

James Husband BIRTH 18 Aug 1808 DEATH 16 Aug 1884 (aged 75) BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery Afton, Union County, Iowa, MEMORIAL ID 16514928.

Mary Moffitt Husband BIRTH 11 Apr 1811 DEATH 21 Mar 1889 (aged 77) BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery Afton, Union County, Iowa, MEMORIAL ID 16514929.
" Mrs. Mary Husband at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. Bartholomew, Thursday, March 21, 1889.
Mrs. Moffitt Husband was born April 11th, 1811, in Muskingdon county Ohio. She was married to James Husband December 3, 1837. They lived in Ohio until 1850 when they moved with their family to Iowa, residing a few miles from Afton for almost 30 years. Some few years ago Mr. Husband died, and Mrs. Husband moved to Afton, where she resided until her death. She was the mother of six children, five of whom are living. "

HIRAM AND SARAH

In 1880 Union County, Iowa, H. Rockwell is 32, Sarah Rockwell 27 Wife, Stella G. Rockwell 4 Daughter, James H. Rockwell 1 Son, and Dorah Rockwell 26 Sister.

" Robbie Rockwell, aged 11 years and eight months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Rockwell [Sarah Husband], died at 11 o'clock last evening, August 21, 1895, at the home of his parents on north Vine Street. The little one was a cripple and had been sick for some time. Funeral services will be held to-morrow, at 12:30 at the residence, and the remains will be taken to Afton on No. 4 for interment. The afflicted parents have the sympathy of the community."

In 1900 Union County, Iowa, Hiram Rockwell is a locomotive engineer, born April 1849, married 24 years to Sarah born October 1853, both in Ohio. She's had four kids, two living. Estella G. June 1877 and Otho H. May 1881 were both born in Iowa.

Taylor County, Iowa
Thursday April 6, 1911
Old Bedford Resident Dies at Creston
Hiram Rockwell, for many years a resident of Bedford and a brother of Robt. Bruce Rockwell, who still lives here, died at Creston, Iowa, Saturday. He resided here since the war until going to Creston about the time of the big railroad strike, and has ever since been in the employ of the C. B. & Q. The Creston American has the fallowing obituary:
Hiram Rockwell was born in Jewett, Harrison County, Ohio, August 10, 1848, and died in Creston, Iowa, April 1, 1911, being almost 63 years of age at his death. He came to Bedford with his parents when a small boy. At the age of thirteen years he was a drummer boy in the United States Army, and July 18, 1863 he enlisted with Company B., 9th Regular Iowa Cavalry and served until the close of the civil strife, receiving his honorable discharge at Little Rock Ark., March 23, 1866. At the close of the civil war he returned to Bedford, where he worked for a time as stationary engineer, and later became a fireman on the C. B. & Q. and was soon promoted to engineer. He had been in the employ of the Burlington road for over 25 years. He was married in 1875 to Sarah Husband of Afton, at Hopkins, Mo., and he became the father of two children both of whom survive him. They are Mrs. Godfrey M.aynard Levy [Stella] of Chicago, Ill., and Otho H. Rockwell, of this city. His wife also survives.
The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the home at the corner of Walnut and Mills streets in this city and following the services the body will be taken to Afton on No. 4, and burial will be made in Greenlawn cemetery there. Rev. O. W. Winter, pastor of the Christian church of this city, will be in charge of the services.
Hiram Rockwell Jr. is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery Afton, Union County, Iowa, PLOT Section - Original, Lot - 89, Space - 1 MEMORIAL ID 16516065

Sarah S. Rockwell BIRTH 11 Oct 1854 DEATH 11 Jul 1927 (aged 72) BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery PLOT Section - Original, Lot - 89, Space - 3 MEMORIAL ID 16516067

Stella Rockwell Residence Place: Creston , Iowa Marriage Date: Abt 1902 Spouse: Maynard G. Levy

Stella Levy Birth Date: 19 Sep 1876 in Afton, Iowa, died 30 Jul 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, buried 1 Aug 1941 in Rosehill, Cook County. Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Father Name: Hiram Rockwell Father Birth Place: Afton, Iowa Mother Name: Sarah Mother Birth Place: Afton, Iowa Spouse Name: Maynard G. Levy

Otho H Rockwell BIRTH 21 May 1884 DEATH 15 Jan 1914 (aged 29) BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery Afton, Union County, Iowa, PLOT Section - Original, Lot - 89, Space - 4 MEMORIAL ID 16516066
Tuesday January 20, 1914
MEETS DEATH BY BEING CRUSHED BY ENGINE
Otho H. Rockwell, son of Hiram Rockwell, and a nephew of Robert [Bruce] Rockwell of this city was crushed to death by an engine in the South Omaha yards Thursday evening. Rockwell was a brakeman on a freight between Creston and Omaha, his home being in Creston.
He lived nearly an hour after the accident. The remains were brought to Creston Friday night where they awaited the arrival of the mother who was visiting In Ft. Smith, Ark., at the time of "the accident. The only other member of the family, a married sister, lives in Chicago.
Funeral services were held at the home in Creston Monday and interment took place in the cemetery at Afton, where the father is buried. Mrs. Ursula Vosburg of this city, a cousin of the deceased, attended the funeral returning yesterday afternoon.

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Hiram and Sons Incorporated was a originally a general store in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Then called Hiram and Sons Food and Drug, it opened it 1951 and was closely held by the Rockwell family. The Rockwells were traditionally pharmacists, but Hiram Rockwell III broke the tradition when he began to bottle and sell Ironport in the store. Ironport was a traditional drink in the intermountain west, and Hiram originally started making and selling it to address the unmet demand. The bottled Ironport sold briskly and soon Hiram could not keep up with demand. Unable to trademark Ironport itself, he instead trademarked his recipe as Old Ironport, formed Hiram and Sons Incorporated, and made a serious foray into the soft drink bussiness. It took several years to expand operations across southern Idaho, but the real breakthrough was when Hiram was contacted by Yellowstone National Park. Because of Old Ironport's connection to the historical beverage and growing popularity in the region, the Park contracted Hiram to provide Old Ironport across all its facilities. Gaining national publicity, Old Ironport quickly spread across Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana, and even made forays into Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada. Old Ironport soon butted heads with the distributors of Sunset Sarsaparilla and Nuka-Cola Wild. Eventually, a rapproachment was made with Sunset Sarsaparilla, with Old Ironport agreeing to stay out of Nevada if Sunset Sarsaparilla agreed to stay out of northern Utah. However, the Nuka-Cola Corporation was agahst by Old Ironport's popularity in markets it had dominated for years. Unable to buy Old Ironport from the stubborn Rockwell family, Nuka-Cola instead launched a massive campaign to win back consumers and crush the smaller company with the sheer volume of product the soda juggernaut could produce. Old Ironport responded by opening a second bottling plant in Boise, Idaho. The escalating conflict was ultimately snuffed out by the larger competition of the Great War.

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