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Althea Herndon Rock 1923–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1923

Birth Location: Goochland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 2015

Death Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Father: Edward Sr.

Mother: Althea Herndon

Spouse(s): John Knight, William Highlander

Children(s):

In 1923, Althea Herndon Rock entered the world in Goochland County, Virginia, USA, born to Edward Grover Rock Sr And Althea Taylor Herndon. Althea Herndon Rock married John Howard Knight, William Franklin Frank Highlander, and had children including Nancy Jeanette Knight, Phyllis Althea Knight. Althea Herndon Rock passed away in 2015 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Althea Herndon Rock entered the world in Goochland County, Virginia, USA, born to Edward Grover Rock Sr And Althea Taylor Herndon.
  • Althea Herndon Rock married John Howard Knight, William Franklin Frank Highlander, and had children including Nancy Jeanette Knight, Phyllis Althea Knight.
  • Althea Herndon Rock passed away in 2015 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Sr.
1892–1952
Birth Location: Stokes, Virginia, USA
ES
Althea Herndon
1894–1978
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
AH

Spouses(s)

John Knight
1925–
Birth Location: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
JK
William Highlander
1927–2005
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
WH

Children(s)

Althea Rock's Ancestors

Self
Althea Rock
1923–2015
Birth Place: Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edward Grover Rock Sr.
1892–1952
Stokes, Virginia, USA
Althea (Taylor) Herndon
1894–1978
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Althea Rock's Timeline

10 Records

1923
14 May 1923
Birth of Althea Herndon Rock in Gordonsville, Orange, Virginia, USA
Gordonsville, Orange, Virginia, USA
1923
Abt. 1923
Birth of Althea Herndon Rock in Meltons, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Meltons, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1923
Abt. 1923
Birth of Althea Herndon Rock in Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
1924
Abt. 1924
Age 1
Birth of Althea Herndon Rock in Gordonsville, Orange, Virginia, USA
Gordonsville, Orange, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
Althea Herndon Rock resided here in Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Althea Herndon Rock resided here in Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 17
Althea Herndon Rock resided here in Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1943
25 Mar 1943
Age 20
Althea Herndon Rock resided here in Meltons, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Meltons, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Althea Herndon Rock resided here in Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, USA
2015
10 Jan 2015
Age 92
Death of Althea Herndon Rock in Meltons, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Meltons, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1923
    Event Place: Gordonsville, Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Green Spring, Louisa
    [3] United States Public Records, 1970-2009, Althea K Highlander, Residence, Gordonsville, Virginia, United States
    [4] North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1924
    Event Place: Gordonsville, Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia; Roll: T627_4274; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 55-4
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Althea H Rock in household of E Grover Rock, Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0003, sheet 16B, family 348, NARA microfilm publication T626, NARA, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2342183.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1923
    Event Place: Meltons, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988, Certificate number: 65-004867

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1923
    Event Place: Goochland County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988, Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Althea H Rock in household of E Grover Rock, Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0003, sheet 16B, family 348, NARA microfilm publication T626, NARA, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2342183.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia; Roll: T627_4274; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 55-4

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia; Roll: T627_4274; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 55-4

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1943
    Event Place: Meltons, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Green Spring, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Green Spring, Louisa

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988, Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 2015
    Event Place: Meltons, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, Althea Rock Highlander

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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