James Bitneau Rockwood was born on 29 August 1845 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York.
1 He and
Catherine (Kate) Bunny were married on 25 July 1869 in Fayette, Fayette, Iowa. He died on 27 June 1924, at age 78, in Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma.
1 He was buried in Waucoma Cemetery, Waucoma, Fayette, Iowa.
1 Civil War- 1862-1864. James Bitneau Rockwood was a Farmer.
2 James B. Rockwood was a farmer, auctioneer and a Justice of the Peace. He enlisted at age 16 in Co. B 14th Iowa Infantry (from Tripoli) and served in the Civil War from 1862-1864.
James B. Rockwood was born in St. Lawrence county, New York, August 29, 1845 and came to Bremer County, Iowa when a boy nine years old. He enlisted when sixteen years old in Co. B 14th Iowa Infantry and served four years in the Civil War. Soon after its termination he came to Fayette County, Iowa.
He was married July 25, 1869 to Catherine Bunney and to them four children were born, these being Etta Ward of Memphis, Tennessee, Effie Belding of Waucoma, Iowa, Emma House of Marionville, Missouri, and Charles of Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
October, 1904, Mr. Rockwood removed to Bristow, Oklahoma. From this place he went to Sapulpa about two years ago, and in that city occurred his death on June 27, 1924.
He had been occupied while living in Iowa in farming and had served often as an auctioneer and had been chosen by his fellow citizens as Justice of the Peace. In Oklahoma these latter callings occupied him. He followed auctioneering and was magistrate at Bristow.
His health failed about five years previous to his death following an attack of influenza. For some years he had been a member of the Methodist Church. The words of the Bible read by the nursee who ministered to him were a comfort to him and he counted attractive and precious the song entitled "Homeland".
Funeral services were held in the Congregational Church Monday afternoon, the sermon being delivered by Rev. D.M. Parker of Fayette. Escort and burial was with military honors by Belding-Fox-Slagle Post of the American Legion.
Those from a distance to attend the funeral were Mrs. J.B. Rockwood and Charles Rockwood of Sapulpa, Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Ashton House of Marionville, Missouri; William Bunny of Merrick, Oklahoma; Mrs. Gertie Havenstrite of Lovell, Oklahoma; Mrs. Dora Rossiter of Riceville, and others from Mason City, West Union and Fayette. Leland Belding came from the hospital in Iowa City but was not able to attend the funeral after reaching home.