Brief Life History of Rosanna "Rose"
When Rosanna "Rose" Craig was born on 22 February 1850, in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States, her father, Isaac Nickels Craig, was 19 and her mother, Elizabeth Schrader, was 19. She married George Washington Parrish on 4 March 1869. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Bowdre Township, Douglas, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 6 September 1931, in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (22)
- Rosamond Parish in household of G W Parish, "United States Census, 1870"
- Rosanna C. Parrish, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Rosanna Gray, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
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World Events (8)
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Douglas, Illinois, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived near a steep or precipitous rock, Older Scots crag, craig. Compare the synonymous English Cragg .
Manx: either a shortened form of Gaelic Mac Concharraige ‘son of Cu Charraige (‘hound of the rock’) or possibly of Mac Thorveig ‘son of Thorveig’, from the Old Norse personal name Thórveig (from the god's name Thórr + veig ‘pith, strength’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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