John Rose

GILLERAN, HOPPERS, ROSE

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/12/2004 at 21:15:14

John Rose, Jackson twp., farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Dexter; born in Montgomery county, Illinois, in 1836; at the age of two years his parents moved to Shelby county, that State, remaining there nine years, removing to McClain county in 1847 and, early in 1852, settled on the banks of North River, in Madison county; he married in this county, Mary, 1856 to Mary Gilleran, a native of Ireland, who died in February, 1863; by this union there are three children living: John M., Frances J. and George T.; Martin E. died November 2, 1865, aged seven years; December 1, 1864, was married again to Lucinda A. Hoppers, a native of North Carolina; by this union have two children living: James L. and Charlotta J.; Charles H. dying while an infant; Mr. Rose's family were among the earliest settlers in this part of the county, and were the only inhabitants of what is now Jackson township for a short period, having their nearest neighbor six miles away, and having to haul logs to Winterset for their lumber; Indianola furnished the nearest grist-mill, and not being very reliable, they frequently had to grind corn to make their bread on a common tin grater, or starve; May, 1860, the township was organized, and in the following October, Mr. Rose was authorized to notify the voters to meet and hold the first election; the voters numbered between forty and fifty.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" pages 632, 633