Wellington Howard Rockwell, son of Almon John Rockwell.
(He changed his name from Howard Wellington.) Wellington Howard was born at Moro, Maine on January 18,1878. His father owned and operated a farm, raising potatoes, same stock, and also gathering syrup from Maple trees. His mother died when he was 9 years of age, and his father died when he was 15 years of age, so at an early age Wellington was making his own living working on farms or whatever he could find. In his "twenties" he decided to go west. He worked on various jobs in route including working on the 2 1/2 mile long train tunnel located between Helena and Butte, Montana on the Great Northern Railroad. He was offered a job of engineer with the railroad but decided to continue west. Along with his jobs in route he took photographs to supplement his income, using a large box type camera which used the old glass type negatives. He eventually settled in Dalkena, Washington where he went to work for the Dalkena Lumber Co. He also continued to take photographs and met his future wife when calling at the E. W. Stevens home in Newport, Idaho to solicit photograph business. There he met Ivy Stevens whom he immediately started to court. Dalkena was situated about 13 miles North of Newport on the Pend O'Reille River. Transportaion in those days in summer time was by stemwheel or steamboat on the river or by team on a narrow winding road. In the winter time one used a team and sleigh by road as the river would be frozen solid. However, Wellington not being the owner or having a team would ice skate from Dalkena to Newport to see Ivy. They were married on December 25,1906,in Newport,Idaho. They lived in Newport until about 1910 then moved to one of the Dalkena Lumber Co. houses in Dalkena. They then purchased about 40 acres of land and built a house into which they moved about 1912. The house was remodeled and enlarged about 1919 to accommodate the growing family. Wellington continued to work for Dalkena Lumber Co. until 1926 during which time he worked up to a position of Assistant Superintendent. He also owned a steamboat called "Defender" with which he towed logs by contract for the Diamond Match Co., and Dalkena Lumber Co. He was a licensed "River Pilot" and also held a "Navigation License". He also owned a small launch called "Mayflower" in which the family had many an enjoyable ride and many picnics up and down the river. He bought the Dalkena Mercantile Co. (General merchandise store) in 1925 which he operated until 1927 at which time he sold the store and the home place and in April 1927 he and his family started to Oregon to look for a ranch. After looking at ranches in the Willamette Valley, the Rogue River Valley and Umpque Valey, they bought a ranch in the Garden Valley area about 5 miles West of Roseburg,Oregon(May 1927). He sold the ranch in 1929, moved to South Bend, Washington where he invested $10,000 in the Wilapa Pulp & Paper Mill which later went broke. About 1930 he moved to Dayton, Oregon and bought a grocery store which was operated under the name W. H. Rockwell & Son (the son being Almon Wellington Rockwell). The store didn't prove to be a good buisness. It was sold about 1932 and the family moved to Dillard, Oregon and bought a samll farm. In 1934, the farm was sold, they moved to Verdale, Washington where Wellington was associated with the Dalkena Lumber Co. operations. In 1934 they moved to Dover, Idaho. Wellington worked as millwright for Schaefer & Hitchcock Lumber Co. In 1939 they moved to Spokane, Washington. In 1941 moved to Seattle, Washington
where Wellington was millwright for U.S. Plywood Co. In 1944 moved to Roseburg,Oregon where Wellington worked as millwright for E.K.Wood Lumber Co. In 1947, they moved to Dover, Idaho where they purchased a farm. They remodeled the old house. Later a part of the farm was sold and Wellington & Ivy built a new home on the remaining 40 acres. They remained there until their deaths. Wellington was highly esteemed as a man of honesty and integrity. He and Ivy had many friends. He was a member of Masons, 32nd degree, Shriners, Knight of Pythias and Knights of Khorassan. Ivy was a member of Eastern Star.

Wellington died August 25,1956. Ivy died March 14,1951.

During WW II, six of Wellington and Ivy Rockwell's children were in the Military Service.

Notes from Rockwell-Stevens Record.