John Rosenberger

Male8 September 1845–5 December 1923

Brief Life History of John

When John Rosenberger was born on 8 September 1845, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Abraham Rosenberger, was 59 and his mother, Elizabeth King, was 25. He married Susan Emily Walker on 18 May 1876, in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Prairieton Township, Christian, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Center Township, Kiowa, Kansas, United States for about 5 years. He died on 5 December 1923, in Kiowa Rural Township, Kiowa, Kansas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Greensburg, Kiowa, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Rosenberger
1845–1923
Susan Emily Walker
1860–1908
Marriage: 18 May 1876
Mary E Rosenberger
1873–1914
James Christopher Rosenberger
1878–1924
Cora May Rosenberger
1880–1938
Ethel Lenora Rosenberger
1888–1925
Matilda E Rosenberger
1892–
William Arthur Rosenberger
1895–1978

Sources (13)

  • John Rasenberger, "Kansas State Census, 1915"
  • John Rosenberger, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • John Rasenburger, "United States Census, 1880"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 May 1876Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 1

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

    Age 18

    The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

    Age 21

    The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

    Name Meaning

    German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Rosenberg (see Rosenberg ).

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

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