ROSE, Edward H.

ROSE, BURDICK, GILLAM

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 1/8/2009 at 13:51:03

Edward H. Rose, a pioneer of Mitchell county of 1856, is the son of Warren and Miranda Rose, and was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., June 2, 1827. When seven years of age be accompanied his parents to the Holland Purchase, Chautauqua, Co., N. Y., where he was brought up on a farm. He went to Erie Co., Penn., in 1851, and from there to Waukesha, Wis., returning to Pennsylvania in 1852.

In March, 1853, he went to California overland. While in that State he was engaged in gold mining and in the manufacture of lumber. He returned to the States by way of the Isthmus in August, 1855. In the fall of that year he left Pennsylvania for Iowa; spent the winter at Pettibones, Howard county, and in the spring of 1856 came to Osage, Mitchell county, where he opened a blacksmith shop in the spring of that year. He was burned out in the following October. He immediately rebuilt of stone, and resumed business.

Shortly afterwards he rented his shop and went to Mitchell, where he carried on a shop a year and a half, and then returned to Osage and operated his shop till the spring of 1867, when having previously purchased his present farm he moved to Burr Oak township, and has since devoted his attention to farming.

He has a pleasantly situated farm of 320 acres under good cultivation. His farm is located on section 21, township 98, range 16. Mr. Rose was married in Chautauqua Co.. N. Y., in 1849, to Huldah A., daughter of Darius Burdick. Mrs. Rose was born in Pennsylvania. They have four children: John M., William, married and living in Burr Oak; Theresa A., wife of Elisha Gillam, also of Burr Oak. The youngest, Ada J., is at home.

[Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, pages 282 & 283]