Rosa May Francis Neese

Brief Life History of Rosa May Francis

When Rosa May Francis Neese was born on 18 September 1881, in Putnamville, Warren Township, Putnam, Indiana, United States, her father, Lewis Neese, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Ann Crouse, was 32. She married Harley Granville Miller on 13 September 1906. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Owen, Indiana, United States in 1950. She died on 27 March 1971, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

Harley Granville Miller
1882–1954
Rosa May Francis Neese
1881–1971
Marriage: 13 September 1906
Vina M Miller
1908–
Mary Garnet Miller
1908–2001
Everett Miller
1918–

Sources (11)

  • Rosa M Miller, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Rosa Neese, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Resa Mae Miller in entry for Harley Miller, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Naois (see McNeese ).

North German: from a short form of the female personal name Agnes .

German: habitational name from Neese (Mecklenburg-West Pomerania).

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

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