John S. Rockwell
John S. Rockwell is known as the "father of
trustees who obtained a state charter for the Oconomowoc Seminary, an Episcopalian female seminary for the Diocese of Wisconsin;[4] the Oconomowoc Seminary was later called Bord du Lac.[citation needed
]
In many of these enterprises, he worked with his youngest brother, D. Henry Rockwell (who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly); John was the eldest. In 1859, their parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home in Elkhorn, Wisconsin; at that time, John was described as the eldest child, and D. Henry as the youngest (and unmarried).[5]
References
- ^ "Oconomowoc Area Chamber of Commerce".
- ISBN 9780738540894.
- ^ "Oconomowoc Area Chamber of Commerce".
- ^ The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development, and Resources... Part 1; Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880; pp. 445-46
- ^ "Golden Wedding at Elkhorn, Wis." m Fox Lake Gazette March 15, 1859; p. 2, col. 5