Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 646
ARCHER C. ROSE

Archer C. ROSE, located on section 14, of Jackson Township, came to Harrison County in the fall of 1876, and first located at Missouri Valley. He hauled wood the first winter, and worked for his parents, farming for about four years, then bought the farm he now occupies in 1880. It was partly improved, and he paid $20 an acre for it. He removed the house to another location, and built an addition to it; also built a barn, granary and cribs. He set out an orchard of fifty trees, and a grove of shade trees.

He was born in Bradford County, Pa., November 1, 1853, and the son of Amos and Phoebe A. ROSE, natives of New York, who had a family of eight children--William N., Truman, deceased; Alice, Archer, Emaline, Melvin, Ellam and Clarence, deceased.

Our subject lived in Pennsylvania until he was two years of age, and then his parents moved to Illinois, and from there to Iowa, when he was fourteen years of age. They lived at Independence, one year and then moved to Dakota Territory, where they remained nine years, then came to Harrison County.

Our subject was united in marriage in April, 1878, to Matilda CLAPPER, daughter of Mathias and Diana CLAPPER, natives of Ohio and Illinois, respectively, who had a family of eight children--Oliver, Saphrona, Emma J., Matilda, Rebecca, Albert, Jeanette and Olinda.

Mr. and Mrs. ROSE are the parents of two children--Gertrude, born August 3, 1885; Clifton, November 3, 1887.

Mr. ROSE is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and has been Constable and Road Supervisor of his township.

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