William Harry Rose

Male6 January 1878–

Brief Life History of William Harry

When William Harry Rose was born on 6 January 1878, in Iowa, United States, his father, John Townsend Rose, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Isabel Dickey, was 25. He married Christine A Robertson on 19 November 1913. He lived in Crystal Township, Tama, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Crystal, Tama, Iowa, United States in 1910.

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William Harry Rose
1878–
Christine A Robertson
1884–
Marriage: 19 November 1913

Sources (9)

  • Harry Rose in household of Bell Rose, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Harry W Rose, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • William H Rose, "United States Census, 1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 November 1913

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 3

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1884 · There is now a Capital Building

    Age 6

    The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.

    1909 · The NAACP is formed

    Age 31

    Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

    Name Meaning

    English, Scottish, French, Walloon, Danish, and German: from the name of the flower, Middle English, Old French, Middle High German rose (from Latin rosa), in various applications. In part, it is a topographic name for someone who lived at a place where wild roses grew, or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house bearing the sign of the rose. It is also found, especially in Europe, as a nickname for a man with a ‘rosy’ complexion (compare 4 below). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates and similar-sounding names from other languages, e.g. Hungarian Rózsa (see Rozsa ), Slovak Róža and Czech Roza . Compare 6 below and French Larose 2.

    English: from the Middle English female personal name Rohese, Roese, later Rose, Royse (ancient Germanic Hrodohaidis, Rothaid, composed of the elements hrōd ‘fame, renown’ + haid(is) ‘kind, sort’).

    English and Scottish: variant of Ross .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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