ROSE, W. Edwin - 1914

ROSE, WOOD, GLINES, FOX

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HISTORY OF
Cherokee County
IOWA
VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1914
by Thomas McCulla

W. EDWIN ROSE.

W. Edwin Rose, who following a period of honorable service in the Civil war settled in Cherokee county and remained identified with agricultural interests here until he retired, was born in Portville, New York, May 25, 1843. He is a son of Abel B. and Janet (Wood) Rose, the former a native of Rushford and the latter of Portage, New York. The father followed the lumber business in his native state and also in Pennsylvania, dying in Pittsburgh in 1845. His wife survived him many years, passing away in 1903.

W. Edwin Rose was reared and educated in New York and Pennsylvania and in 1863, enlisted in Company B. Fifteenth New York Cavalry, serving under General George E. Custer until the close of the Civil war and receiving his honorable discharge June 5, 1865. He was in the battles of Old Town Ford, Mount Jackson, Waynesboro, and Appomattox and many skirmishes. He afterward moved to Cherokee county, Iowa, and took up a homestead claim in Marcus township, to which he added eighty acres. With characteristic energy he carried forward the work of cultivating this property for many years, his farm becoming under his able management an attractive and valuable place, reflecting everywhere his careful supervision. In March, 1909, Mr. Rose moved into Marcus and has since lived retired in a comfortable home on Elm street. He still owns his farm and is connected with business interests as a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator Company.

On November 13, 1871, Mr. Rose married Miss Emma Glines, a daughter of William and Nina (Fox) Glines, natives of New York. The parents moved to Illinois after the war and the father farmed in that state until his death in 1902, his wife having passed away in 1861. Mr, Rose is identified with the Grand Army of the Republic and is a member of the Christian Scientist church. He gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and served as township clerk for two terms, proving an efficient and practical official. He has been identified with the growth and development of Cherokee county for many years and has become widely recognized as a successful business man and a publicspirited citizen.