Bodyguard to Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. On Christmas, 1843, he was given a blessing by Joseph Smith. Smith said that as long as he never cut his hair ‘…no bullet or blade can harm thee..’  Family links:  Spouses:  Mary Ann Neff Rockwell (1829 – 1866)*  Christina Olsen Rockwell (1837 – 1911)*  Luana Hart Beebe Rockwell (1814 – 1897)*  Children:  Emily Amanda Rockwell (1833 – 1908)*  Orin Porter   Rockwell (1836 – 1914)*  Mary Amanda Rockwell Reid (1855 – 1924)*  Sara Naomi Rockwell Stowell (1856 – 1934)*  John Orrin Rockwell (1858 – 1917)*  Joseph Neff Rockwell (1866 – 1866)*  Irene Rockwell (1872 – 1872)*  Elizabeth Christina Rockwell Beck (1873 – 1933)*  Stephen Rockwell (1875 – 1879)*  Ida May Rockwell Mitchell (1878 – 1927)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: Old Age