52 Ancestors: #8 Ann Adams Rose Watts

My Grandmother Hilda Palmer's mother was Ann Adams Rose Watts. She is my great grandmother.

Ann Page Adams was born in Pahreah, Kane County Utah Territory on 19 March 1877. The town is no longer there. It was in the are now known as Paria Canyon. Her parents were John S. and Mary Elisabeth Adair Adams. Ann is the oldest of her mother's thirteen children. Her father also had three daughters from an earlier marriage. Ann's father was adopted as a child; his birth name was Page. Ann and her siblings began using Page as a middle name when they were older because of this.

Ann's family lived several places in Utah and Arizona - Adairville, Snowflake, Pinetop - when she was a child. She saw old chief Geronimo and Apache Kid as a girl in Arizona and also three men hung by a vigilante committee.

I don't know if Ann is in this picture

Ann's family moved back to Utah when she was sixteen. She worked as a weaver for three years at the cotton mill in Washington, Utah.

Ann married Hyrum Henry Rose on 20 August 1896 in St. George, Utah. She was 19, he was 44.

Ann and Hyrum moved  to White Hills, Arizona, a mining camp, where three children were born to them, all dying young. Their oldest girl Annie was born  on May 27, 1897. She only lived 5 days and was buried at White Hills June 3, 1897. Next fall they went to Chloride for a while. Here, their daughter, Blanch was born June 5, 1898. She lived 8 months and died after she fell from a swinging bed. They went back to White Hills, stayed one summer, moved to Chloride Depot where Hyrum Rose and a Mr. Averett ran a short order house or restaurant. Their son, William Henery was born Sept. 15, 1899 and died Sept. 20, 1899. He was buried at Chloride, Arizona.

Hyrum and Ann Rose then moved to Cottonwood, Arizona near the mining camp in Jerome. They also lived in Globe, Ariz. for two winters. They next went to New Mexico and lived several places - Las Vegas, Cimarron, Tucumcari.

Historic Cimarron, New Mexico

Their daughter, Hilda Grace Rose (my grandmother) was born in Cimarron, New Mexico on October 7, 1902.

13 miners lost their lives in the platform explosion

Hyrum, Ann and daughter, Hilda moved on to Colorado - Cripple Creek and Trinidad. Hyrum was working at the Anaconda mine during the 1903-1904 Labor War there and just missed being on the railway platform that was blown up. They lived there for two years

The Rose Family were among those at the opening of reservation land in Uintah territory. They also lived in Price and Spring Glen, Utah where Hyrum had a store. Their son, John Adams Rose (Jack) was born in Spring Glen, Utah on March 12, 1908. The family later went to Nevada - Ely and Kimberly.
Hyrum Rose's health had failed so the family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to see a specialist. This did not help and sadly, Hyrum Rose lost his life on December 16, 1913 and was buried near his parents in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.  During his sickness Ann did much hard work such as men's laundry, raising and selling vegetables, house cleaning, sewing, and many other things to keep the family.

/Ann's family in Annabelle, Utah. Ann is second from the right - back row.

After Mr. Rose died in Salt Lake City. Ann went to her people at Annabelle, Sevier County, Utah where she worked at anything she could do to make a living for her two children.

On the 22 of April 1915 Ann and her two children moved to Aurora, Utah to keep house for her late cousin's husband. She stayed with Benjamin Watts and his eleven year old daughter, Miriam till the 8 of September 1915 when Ann and Benjamin were married. Her two children, Hilda and Jack went with her. In 1918 their daughter, Lola was born and a son, Archie was born Sept 27, 1921. Sadly, Archie passed away unexpectedly when he was just 18 years of age.

Ben, Archie, Ann, Lola Watts

Ann lived the rest of her life in Aurora, Utah. Her vagabond days were over. She and Ben Watts were married for twenty-seven years when Ann passed away on January 1, 1943. She is buried in the Aurora town cemetery.

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Sources:
A Sketch of Thrilling Events in the Life of Ann (Page) Adams Rose Watts written by herself
rose.forefamilies.com
Ann Rose journals in possession of CB Alldredge
FamilySearch.org

52 Ancestors: #7 Hyrum Henry Rose (1852-1913)

My Grandma, Hilda Palmer's father was Hyrum Henry Rose. He is my mother's grandfather and my great grandfather

Hyrum Henry Rose was born near and was christened in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England which is near Birmingham. His parent were Sarah Commander and John Rose. He was the middle of their three sons, George Charles (1840), Hyrum Henry (1852), and John Jr (1854).

Hyrum's parents joined the LDS Church while in England and emigrated to America in 1861 with a group of other members from Birmingham and other Saints - 623 in number - on the ship Underwriter.

John Rose 35, Sarah Rose 39, George Rose 20, Hyrum Rose 7, John T Baker? 20 

 The passenger manifest lists John, Sarah, George and Hyrum.  Hyrum's brother, John (Jr) is not listed on the ship list so he apparently died before the family left England. It says they came from Gamenon Bdgs Horley St. Birmingham.

Clipper Ship Approaching Castle Garden, ca. 1860
Ships simply dropped anchor here briefly while passengers and luggage were taken ashore in smaller boats.

 The Rose family came ashore at Castle Garden in New York City on 22 May 1861 after a journey of a month. They did not immediately go to Utah but stayed in the New York City area to work for a year to help pay for the rest of the journey. This was also during the Civil War which sometimes limited travel.

Hyrum Rose and his family journeyed across the plains to Utah in the Homer Duncan Company departing from Florence, Nebraska on 22 July 1862 and arriving in the Salt Lake Valley on 24 September 1862. Hyrum was ten years old at this time.

The Rose family settled in the Mill Creek area of the Salt Lake Valley and Hyrum and his parents are living there in the 1870 census. Hyrum's mother Sarah passed away in 1875. By the time of the 1880 census is married with two children living in Mill Creek with his family and his father. Hyrum is working as a lumberman at this time.

Hyrum Henry Rose and Eldora Lefler were married in Salt Lake City on July 4, 1876. They eventually made their home in Woodland, Summit County, Utah where Hyrum had a sawmill. They were married for 20 years and had six children together before divorcing: Hyrum Edward 1877, Maud 1880, Richard 1881, Sarah 1883, Frances 1886, Vivian 1889.

Hyrum and Eldora were divorced in 1895 in a very acrimonious case as you can see as you read some of the proceedings.

Hyrum apparently sold or lost his sawmill in Summit county. As he never lived in that area again.

On August 20, 1896 Hyrum Rose and Ann Adams were married in St. George, Utah. Ann was the daughter of John S. and Mary Elizabeth Adair Adams. Hyrum was 44 and Ann was 19 years old at the time of their marriage.

Ann and Hyrum had an interesting life together full of ups and downs. They lived many places and in many states. They had five children together but sadly their first three children passed away as babies. Annie, Blanche and William Hyrum were all born and died while their parents were living in Arizona. Hilda Grace (my grandmother) was born in northern New Mexico and John Adams (Jack) was born in Utah.

Waiting with others for the opening of Vernal  area for homesteading

Besides their time in Arizona Hyrum and Ann also lived in Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah and Nevada in their short 17 years together. They lived in mining camps, tried their hand at homesteading, running stores and eventually ended in Salt Lake City because of Hyrum's poor health.

Hyrum died on December 16, 1913 of Bright's Disease (kidney disease). Leaving Ann as a widowed mother age 36 with 11 year old Hilda and 5 year old Jack. Hyrum was laid to rest in the Salt Lake City Cemetery near his parents and brother. He does not have a grave marker.

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Sources:
rose.forefamilies.com
FamilySearch.org Family Tree
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel database
Mormon Migration - ships
Utah Digital Newspapers