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James Monroe Rochester 1866–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 June 1866

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 23 September 1933

Death Location: Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina

Father: John Rochester

Mother: Rebecca rochester

Spouse(s): Dolly Rochester

Children(s): Brison Rochester, Horace Rochester, Annie Miller, Mae swanger, Walker Rochester

James Monroe Rochester was born in 1866 in South Carolina, the child of John Rochester And Rebecca Reid Rochester. In 1880, James Monroe Rochester resided in Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. James Monroe Rochester married Dolly A Barnett Rochester, and had children including Annie Rochester Miller, Brison P Rochester, Horace Cleveland Rochester, Mae Rochester Swanger, Walker Volney Or Walter B Rochester. James Monroe Rochester passed away in 1933 in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • James Monroe Rochester was born in 1866 in South Carolina, the child of John Rochester And Rebecca Reid Rochester.
  • In 1880, James Monroe Rochester resided in Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • James Monroe Rochester married Dolly A Barnett Rochester, and had children including Annie Rochester Miller, Brison P Rochester, Horace Cleveland Rochester, Mae Rochester Swanger, Walker Volney Or Walter B Rochester.
  • James Monroe Rochester passed away in 1933 in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

James Rochester's Ancestors

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James Rochester
1866–1933
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
John Rochester
1839–1905
South Carolina
Rebecca (Reid) rochester
1841–1916
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ruben Reid
1799–1880
South Carolina, USA
Martha (Unknown) Reid
1806–1860
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Reid
1770–1835
Judith Reid
1770–1851
Martha Barnett
1790–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bryant
1741–1834

James Rochester's Descendants

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James (Monroe) Rochester (19 June 1866–23 September 1933) m. Dolly (A Barnett) Rochester (25 December 1870–9 December 1963)
  1. 1. Brison (P) Rochester 1892–1985
  2. 2. Horace (Cleveland) Rochester 1893–1974
  3. 3. Annie (Rochester) Miller 1904–1981 m. Walter (McKinley) Miller 1896–1967
    1. 1. Dorothy (Jeanette) Johnson 1922–2012
    2. 2. Gladys (Audry Miller) Phillips 1926–2006
    3. 3. Dorothy Miller 1923–
  4. 4. Mae (Rochester) swanger 1907–1944 m. Lloyd Swanger 1911–
    1. 1. Lester. (G) Swanger 1929–2005 m. Pauline (Tucker) Swanger 1933–2010
    2. 2. Lila (O) Swanger 1927–1927
  5. 5. Walker (Volney or Walter B) Rochester 1897–1975

James Rochester's Timeline

3 Records

1866
19 June 1866
Birth of James Monroe Rochester in South Carolina
South Carolina
1880
1880
Age 14
James Monroe Rochester resided here in Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1933
23 September 1933
Age 67
Death of James Monroe Rochester
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 June 1866
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 1231; Family History Film: 1255231; Page: 321D; Enumeration District: 093
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Greenville County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1914-1993
    [4] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Glassy Mountain, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 1231; Family History Film: 1255231; Page: 321D; Enumeration District: 093

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1933
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Greenville County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1914-1993
    [3] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

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