Individual Details
James William Rockett
(4 Jun 1792 - 22 Oct 1857)
Son of Richard & Eleanor (Abernathy) Rockett.
He married Eudocia Holcombe, Feb 1831. Both of them had grown up in Jefferson County, Alabama. They migrated to Mississippi with their families and all of their children except Joe (born lafayette Co., MS) were born here. However, after James' death, the widowed Eudocia took her family in an ox-drawn wagon and followed her sister Teresa Holcombe Hunt and her husband Rev. William Alva Hunt to Spearsville in North Louisiana.
The three youngest Rockett boys, Hosea, Joe ,and Tom moved with their mother to Louisiana; Several of the older children remained behind in Mississippi.
James William Rockett was the father of nine children;
1. Laura Ann b-13 June 1832
2. Eliva Nenza b-31 Mar 1833
3. William Henry b-31 Mar 1836
4. Martha Ann b-8 July 1838
5. Hosea Holcombe b-31 May 1841
6. James K. Polk b-1 Nov 1844, d-7 Apr 1848
7. Joseph Cannon b-14 Nov 1847
8. Thomas M. b-15 July 1849
9. Mary Teresa b-22 Jan 1852
He married Eudocia Holcombe, Feb 1831. Both of them had grown up in Jefferson County, Alabama. They migrated to Mississippi with their families and all of their children except Joe (born lafayette Co., MS) were born here. However, after James' death, the widowed Eudocia took her family in an ox-drawn wagon and followed her sister Teresa Holcombe Hunt and her husband Rev. William Alva Hunt to Spearsville in North Louisiana.
The three youngest Rockett boys, Hosea, Joe ,and Tom moved with their mother to Louisiana; Several of the older children remained behind in Mississippi.
James William Rockett was the father of nine children;
1. Laura Ann b-13 June 1832
2. Eliva Nenza b-31 Mar 1833
3. William Henry b-31 Mar 1836
4. Martha Ann b-8 July 1838
5. Hosea Holcombe b-31 May 1841
6. James K. Polk b-1 Nov 1844, d-7 Apr 1848
7. Joseph Cannon b-14 Nov 1847
8. Thomas M. b-15 July 1849
9. Mary Teresa b-22 Jan 1852
Events
| Birth | 4 Jun 1792 | Lincoln County, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | 24 Feb 1831 | Jefferson County, Alabama - Eudocia Holcombe | |||
| Death | 22 Oct 1857 | Lafayette County, Mississippi | |||
| Burial | Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi |  |
Families
| Spouse | Eudocia Holcombe (1809 - 1879) |
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