When Arthur Royce Rockwell was born on October 28, 1918, in Illinois, his father, Royce, was 27 and his mother, Esther, was 21. He lost his father when he was only one year old. He married Hazel, but died on February 6, 1951, in Kankakee, Illinois, at the age of 32, and was buried in Ashkum, Illinois.
Find A Grave: Memorial #55581758
Source: S14 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 January 2019), memorial page for Arthur R Rockwell (28 Oct 1918–6 Feb 1951), Find A Grave Memorial no. 55581758, citing Ashkum Cemetery, Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by JD (contributor 47267031) .
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