My Genealogy Hound

CHARLES W. ROSA, a prosperous farmer of Sappa township, Harlan county, Nebr., was born in New York, January 6, 1829, and is a son of George Rosa, also a native of New York, and born in 1802. From New York, George Rosa moved to Marion county, Ohio, and thence, in 1849, to Indiana, where he died in 1870. In 1824 he was married to Miss Filena Garnor, a native of Vermont, born in 1805. She migrated with her parents to New York, and in that state for a number of years was a school teacher. To her union with Mr. Rosa were born ten children, as follows — Willard G. (deceased); Lucy P., now Mrs. Dr. Lawson, of Marion county, Ohio; Charles W.; William W., a farmer of Tippecanoe county, Ind.; James E. (deceased); Edwin R.; Stephen W., who died in 1863 of quick consumption; George Riley, who was in the service, and died at St. Louis, Mo., of the mumps; Helen M., now Mrs. Mallett, of Cedar county, Nebr.; and Caroline, who died when young.

At the age of ten years, Charles W. Rosa was taken by his parents to Marion county, Ohio, where he resided until 1853, and then moved to Jasper county, Ind.; in 1858 he removed to Adams county, Ill., remained until 1860, and then returned to Jasper county, Ind., whence, in 1876, he came to Nebraska and located his homestead. With very few exceptions he has had good crops, and at no time has the entire family been off the farm for fourteen years.

Mr. Rosa has been twice married. His first wife was born in Ohio in 1826, and bore the maiden name of Barbara Cope. She bore two children — Maria Elizabeth (the deceased wife of a Mr. Hite) and Oren Franklin. The second marriage of Mr. Rosa was in 1861, to Mrs. Margaret Haney, who was born in Indiana in 1833, and to this union six children have been born, namely— Callie L., now Mrs. Lewis; Ada V., now Mrs. King, of Furnas county, Nebr.; Clara D., a teacher, at home; Samuel Newton, Zilpha Y., now Mrs. Tlule, and John W. Rosa.

Mr. Rosa, although he began life with nothing, is now one of the most substantial farmers in Harlan county. In politics he is a democrat; has been justice of the peace a number of years, and has also held a number of other positions of trust.