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Below is a family biography included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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JULIA ROSE; P. O. Arcanum. Widow of the late Samuel D. Rose, and a sister to Charles and Benjamin Bobenmoyer, whose biographies appear in this work; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1815, and was about 17 years of age when her parents came to Ohio and settled in Butler Co. She was married in Butler Co. in 1834, to Michael Dubbs; he was also a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in 1809; he died in Butler Co. in 1845; four children were the fruits of this union—Henry, born Aug. 10, 1835, now a resident of Preble Co.; Mary Ann, born Dec. 25, 1837, now Mrs. Amandus Shuler, of Kansas; David F., born May 12, 1841, now a resident of Butler Township; Julia Ann, born Jan. 29, 1846, now Mrs. William Heidleberger, of Hamilton, Ohio. Her second marriage was with Samuel D. Rose, and occurred in Butler Co. in 1848; he was also a native of Pennsylvania; was born in 1805; in 1857, they came to Darke Co. and settled on the farm in Sec. 12, Butler Township, where the widow now resides; Mr. Rose was an active, enterprising citizen, possessed considerable business talent, and was engaged during most of his residence here in clerking, or trading on his own responsibility, at the same time taking general superintendence of his farm; his decease occurred Jan. 12, 1869; as a result of this second marriage, Mrs. Rose became the mother of six children—Samuel T., born March 15, 1849, now a resident of Neave Township; Cecelia, born May 2, 1851, died Nov. 6, 1852; Emily J., born April 25, 1854, now Mrs. George Foreman, of Monroe Township; Winfield S., born May 8, 1856, now married and resides with his mother and has charge of the farm; Josephine, born May 13, 1858, now Mrs. Oscar Moist, of Butler Township; Emma Medora, born June 25, 1862, now a young lady.

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This family biography is one of 659 biographies included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Darke County, Ohio History and Genealogy

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