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Pvt. Louis Ledwick Rock

Pvt. Louis Ledwick Rock[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1890 - 1963  (73 years)


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  • Name Louis Ledwick Rock 
    Prefix Pvt. 
    Birth 10 Apr 1890  Moosup, Windham, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Address:
    home
    • His birth certificate and other documents have 1889, but his WWI draft registration has 1890 which is a more appropriate date. His older brother Henry would have been born only 5 months earlier than Louis, otherwise - that is unless Henry isn't his real brother or Henry's documents have the wrong dates and they should be 1887.
    Gender Male 
    Address Address:
    257 Cook Avenue
    Meriden, CT 06451
    Census 1910  Moosup, Windham, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • Role: Son
    Occupation 1910  Moosup, Windham, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    spinner
    Asa Israel Rock
    Henry Israel Rock 
    Business:
    a woolen mill
    Occupation 1917  Moosup, Windham, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    operator
    Business:
    American Woolen Company
    Inducted 1 May 1918  [6] 
    into the United States Army National Guard
    Military From 15 Jun 1918 to 17 May 1919  [5, 6, 8, 14] 
    in the American Expeditionary Force
    during World War I
    • He was in Company F of the 113th Infantry, 29th Division, National Guard.

      Twenty-ninth Division (National Guard)
      Known as the "Blue and Gray Division." Insignia, the Korean symbol of good luck, a circle bisected by two half circles, reversed and joined; one-half of the circle is blue, and the other gray. Composed of National Guards of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia.
      Mobilized and trained at Camp McClellan under Major-General Wm. S. Haan, headquarters arrived overseas June 27, 1918. Activities of the division included the center sector of Haute Alsace and the Grand Montagne sector, north of Verdun. The division captured 2,187 officers and men, 21 pieces of artillery and 250 machine guns. After the armistice the division was stationed for some time at Bourbonne les Bain. It returned home and was demobilized in June, 1919.
      The division made a total advance against resistance of seven kilometers and captured 2,187 officers and men, 21 pieces of artillery and 250 machine guns. Battle deaths, 940, wounded, 5,219; prisoners of war, 67. Four thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven replacements were required by this division. Distinguished Service Crosses awarded, 150.
      Maj.Gen. Charles G. Morton commanded the division.
      The following units composed the division: 29th Div. Hqs. Troop and Detachment, 57th Inf. Big. (113th and 114th Inf. Regts and 111th M.G. Bn.), the 58th Inf. Brig. (115th and 116th Inf. Regts. And 112th M.G. Bn.) The  54th Arty. Brig.  (110th, 111th and 112th Regts of Arty., 104th T. M. Battery, 104th Amm. Train) the 110th Machine Gun Bn., the 104th Fld Sig. Bn., the 104th Engr. Regt. And Train, the 10th Train Hqs and M.P., the 104th Supply Train, the 104th Sanitary Train (113th, 114th, 115th and 116th Amb. Cos. And Field Hospitals).
    Transit 15 Jun 1918  From Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    To Brest, France
    aboard USS Princess Matoika 
    Event 26 Sep 1918  [5] 
    took part
    at the Meuse–Argonne offensive 
    Transit 5 May 1919  From Saint-Nazaire, Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    To Hoboken, New Jersey
    aboard USS Floridian 
    • The ship arrived on 17 May 1919.
    Discharged 23 May 1919 
    Census 1920  Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Role: Son
    Alternate Name 1920  [3] 
    Lewis Rock
    Occupation Jan 1920  Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    roper
    Business:
    a woolen mill
    Employed by Aft 29 Jan 1920  Plainville, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Business:
    Trumbull Electric Co.
    Alternate Name 1930  [10] 
    Lewis L. Rock
    Occupation From at least 1930 to After 1940  Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 16] 
    press operator
    Business:
    E. Ingraham Company
    Census 1940  Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Event 1942  Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    registered for the draft
    Alternate Name Louis Ledrick Rock  [12]
    Alternate Name 1942  [11] 
    Louis Lewirck Rock
    Social Security Number 040-01-4468  [7, 8]
    Death 3 Jun 1963  Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 18] 
    Cause: cerebral vascular thrombosis
    Address:
    257 Cook Avenue
    • The Connecticut Death Index lists him as age 74 and widowed at the time of his death, his last wife's name was Ethel, so he never remarried.
    Burial 3 Jun 1963  Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 18] 
    Cemetery:
    West Cemetery
    Louis Rock Headstone    		 Louis Rock Headstone
    Person ID I5392  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2020 

    Father Asa Israel Rock,   b. 30 Mar 1860, Québec, Canada, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1947, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Julia Helen Labreche,   b. 6 Oct 1865, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1940, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jun 1882  Moosup, Windham, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 8, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22] 
    Census 1910  Moosup, Windham, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Census 1920  Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    1920CTrock.jpg    		 1920CTrock.jpg
    1920CTrock2.jpg    		 1920CTrock2.jpg
    Family ID F4015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ethel Alice Irene Wooster,   b. 17 Jun 1901, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1940, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)  [23, 24] 
    Marriage 14 Aug 1920  Forestville, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 10, 24] 
    Address Address:
    330 Queen Street
    Bristol, CT
    • (In 1930 census)
    Census 1930  Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Arthur Louis Rock,   b. 3 Mar 1923, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1987, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    +2. Leonard Franklin Rock,   b. 15 Jan 1931, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1993, Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     3. Robert Henry Rock,   b. 30 Sep 1934, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 2018, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +4. Mildred Rosemond Rock,   b. 6 Feb 1938, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 2016, Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F1249  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Address:
    home - 10 Apr 1890 - Moosup, Windham, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Moosup, Windham, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - spinner,Asa Israel Rock
    Henry Israel Rock ,Business:
    a woolen mill - 1910 - Moosup, Windham, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - operator,Business:
    American Woolen Company - 1917 - Moosup, Windham, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTransit - To Brest, France,aboard USS Princess Matoika  - 15 Jun 1918 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - roper,Business:
    a woolen mill - Jan 1920 - Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployed by - Business:
    Trumbull Electric Co. - Aft 29 Jan 1920 - Plainville, Hartford, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Aug 1920 - Forestville, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - press operator,Business:
    E. Ingraham Company - From at least 1930 to After 1940 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEvent - registered for the draft - 1942 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: cerebral vascular thrombosis,Address:
    257 Cook Avenue - 3 Jun 1963 - Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Cemetery:
    West Cemetery - 3 Jun 1963 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    rockl_03.jpg    		rockl_03.jpg
    Louis Rock    		Louis Rock

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S169] Certificate: Marriage - Ethel Wooster/Louis Rock, 00355. (Reliability: 2).

    2.  2.  [S174] US CT Death Index - Online, 1949 - 2012, State File # 11945, 00112. (Reliability: 2).

    3.  3.  [S499] Census on CD and Online, CT:1920:Windham:Plainfield:Dist. 339:36b, 00095.

    4.  4.  [S499] Census on CD and Online, 1930:CT:Hartford:Bristol:Roll: T626_261; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 0909, 00095.

    5.  5.  [S1299] History of the Twenty-ninth Division, 1917-1919, 458, 00566.

    6.  6.  [S1387] US Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, Outgoing; Princess Matoika; 15 Jun 1918-13 Jun 1919; 370, 01141.

    7.  7.  [S29] Social Security Death Index - Online, 040-01-4468, 00484. (Reliability: 2).

    8.  8.  [S172] Certificate: Death - Louis Rock, 00121. (Reliability: 2).

    9.  9.  [S181] Certificate: Birth - Louis Rock, 00068. (Reliability: 3).

    10.  10.  [S499] Census on CD and Online, 1930:CT:Hartford:Bristol:Roll: 261; Book 2; Page: 167B; (ED102; CD Image: 0909, OL image 334; 5B), 00095.

    11.  11.  [S1101] WWII Draft Registration Cards, viewed; 2 April 2012, 00956.

    12.  12.  [S956] WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, CT; Windham County; 17; Draft Card R; 150, 00790.

    13.  13.  [S499] Census on CD and Online, CT:1910:Windham:Plainfield:Dist. 577:13a, 00095.

    14.  14.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 44321060, 00974.

    15.  15.  [S1387] US Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, Incoming; Floridian; Apr 1919-15 Jul 1919; 228, 01141.

    16.  16.  [S1103] US City Directories, CT; Bristol; 1933; Bristol, Connecticut, City Directory, 1933; 286, 00958.

    17.  17.  [S1112] 1940 Census Online, Connecticut:Hartford:Bristol:; 2-20; 5B; 96; Louis Roch, 00964.

    18.  18.  [S172] Certificate: Death - Louis Rock, 00121. (Reliability: 3).

    19.  19.  [S180] Plainfield Town Records, 00430. (Reliability: 2).

    20.  20.  [S181] Certificate: Birth - Louis Rock, 00068. (Reliability: 2).

    21.  21.  [S659] Rock Family of Moosup, Connecticut, 00659.

    22.  22.  [S687] Vivian A. Brooks, 00687.

    23.  23.  [S962] Shirley Barton, 00479.

    24.  24.  [S169] Certificate: Marriage - Ethel Wooster/Louis Rock, 00355. (Reliability: 3).


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