George Rose

POWELL, ROSE, STREET

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/12/2004 at 21:12:04

George Rose, Jackson twp., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Dexter; is a son of Willis and Charlotta Rose, and was born in Montgomery county, Illinois, the 11th day of July, 1838; his parents removed to Shelby county, Illinois, in 1840, and remained there until 1850, when they removed to McLean county, Illinois, and lived there until coming to this county in 1852; they settled on section 5, this township; the subject of this sketch was then about fourteen years of age, and he assisted his father in making the farm he now occupies; in 1861 his father died; of the 175 acres of land purchased by his father, 120 had, previous to his father's death, been sold under mortgage, leaving them only fifty-five acres; Mr. Rose by industry, close attention to his duties, combined with good management, was able, before the time for redemption had expired on the 120 acres, to redeem it, and owns 280 acres; on the 26th day of May, 1863, he married Miss Susan H. Street, daughter of James and Polly Street, of Shelby county, Illinois; her father, James Street, previous to this time has died, and her mother again married Moses Powell, and with whom Mrs. Rose was at this time living in Mercer county, Missouri; their family consists of six children: Clara May, born December 19, 1864; Jasper Newton, born December 24, 1866, Marion Monroe, born December 13, 1868, Ella Avice, born November 30, 1870; Edna Browning, born November 19, 1872, John
Milton, born November, 1877.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" page 632