Brief Life History of Rosa
When Rosa Ransom was born on 4 July 1874, in Smith River, Del Norte, California, United States, her father, Hiram C. Ransom, was 39 and her mother, Clarissa Bird, was 31. She married Jesse Barton Hight on 20 February 1894, in Del Norte, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Del Norte, California, United States in 1935 and Brookings Election Precinct, Curry, Oregon, United States in 1940. She died on 22 February 1944, in Curry, Oregon, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Smith River, Del Norte, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Rose Hight, "United States Census, 1940"
- Rosa Ransom Hight, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ransome in entry for Hiram James Hight, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
Spouse and Children
1869–1942 Male
1874–1944 Female
Children (1)
1895–1954 Male
Parents and Siblings
1836–1913 Male
1842–1915 Female
Siblings (16)
1862–1862 Male
1864– Male
1864–1950 Male
1868–1942 Male
1870– Female
+11 More Children
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 1
1880 · The Great Gale of 1880
Age 6
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 22
Name Meaning
English:
patronymic from the Middle English personal name Rand , a pet form of the personal name Randolf (see Randolph ), + -son.
perhaps a variant of Ramsden .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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