William is in the 1910 census of Bartlesville, OK (see below).  So, did he really die in Kane, PA?

— born in PA, either in Snow Show Twp., Centre Co., PA, or Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., PA:
3.  Cora Blanche ROSE, b. 1872/3
4.  Ardalla / Adella [R. or M.] "Della" ROSE, b. Jan 1877
5.  George R. ROSE, b. 1878/9

— born in PA, probably in either Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., PA, or Kane Borough, McKean Co., PA:
6.  John Charles ROSE, b. Sep 1880
7.  Edward ROSE, b. Oct 1886
8.  Alfred ROSE, b. Jan 1888
9.  Albert ROSE, b. Jan 1888

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  William ROSE (æ 11, b. PA) is living in Spring Twp., Centre Co., PA, with his parents (q.v.).  There is a Nancy M. McMULLIN (æ 2, b. PA) living in Boggs Twp., Centre Co., PA (p. 237B), with her parents, Robert McMULLIN (æ 30, b. PA) & Eliza (æ 25, b. PA), plus siblings.

3.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  William ROSE (æ 21, b. PA) is living in Howard Twp., Centre Co., PA, with his parents (q.v.).  There is a Nancy McMULLEN (æ 12, b. PA) living in Gulich Twp., Clearfield Co., PA (p. 1017), with the FOREMAN family.  Robert McMULLEN/McMULLIN not found.

4.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #23-24 of 30):  Snow Shoe P.O., Snow Shoe Twp., Centre Co., PA, Roll M593_1322, pp. 714A-714B, PN 203-204, 190/189, enumerated 9 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Rose William	29	M	W	Lumberman			Penn
____ Nancy M	22	F	W	Keeping House			Penn
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Rose William	2	M	W				Penn
____ Robert	5/12	M	W				Penn			Dec

5.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #47 of 75):  Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Roll T9_1117, p. 46D, PN 68, SD 10, ED 64, enumerated 21 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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737

Rose William

W

M

33

/

Pumper

PA

PA

PA

____ Nancy

W

F

33

Wife

/

Keeping House

PA

PA

PA

____ Wm F

W

M

12

Son

attends school

/

PA

PA

PA

____ Jas R

W

M

10

Son

"      "

/

PA

PA

PA

____ Cora B

W

F

7

Dau

"      "

/

PA

PA

PA

____ Ardalla R

W

F

3

Dau

at Home

PA

PA

PA

____ Geo R

W

M

1

Son

"   "

PA

PA

PA

6.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12-13 of 44):  219 Birch St., Kane Borough (Ward 1), McKean Co., PA, Roll T623_1439, pp. 57B-58A, SN 6-7, SD 14, ED 111, enumerated 6 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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219

111

45

Rose William

Head

W

M

Mar 1840

60

W

NY

PA

PA

Pumper Oil W

0

Y

Y

Y

O

H

Rose William F

Son

W

M

Jun 1869

3031

?

PA

NY

PA

Brakeman R R

0

Y

Y

Y

Rose Robert

Son

W

M

Dec 1869

30

S

PA

NY

PA

Drayman

0

Y

Y

Y

____ George

Son

W

M

Mar 1879

21

S

PA

NY

PA

Brakeman

0

Y

Y

Y

____ Della

Dau

W

F

Jan 1877

22

S

PA

NY

PA

Y

Y

Y

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*

____ Charles

Son

W

M

Sep 1880

19

S

PA

NY

PA

[unreadable]

0

Y

Y

Y

____ Edward

Son

W

M

Oct 1886

13

S

PA

NY

PA

at School

8

Y

Y

Y

____ Albert

Son

W

M

Jan 1888

12

S

PA

NY

PA

"

8

Y

Y

Y

____ Alfred

Son

W

M

Jan 1888

12

S

PA

NY

PA

"

8

Y

Y

Y

Hearst Walter

GSon

W

M

Apr 1894

6

S

PA

PA

PA

______ Clara

GDau

W

F

Aug 1896

3

S

PA

PA

PA

*Birch St

Della should be surnamed HEARST and listed as divorced or widowed because the HEARST children are hers.

8a.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 24):  West Third Street, Bartlesville City (4th Ward), Bartlesville Twp., Washington Co., OK, Roll T624_1275, p. 232B, SN 13B, SD 3, Ed 251, enumerated 28 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	12	13	14	17	18	19	20	23	24
*	203	233	261	Rose William C	Lodger	M	W	71	M	Wd	PA	VT	PA	Eng	Producer	Oil & Gas	??	Y	Y
*West Third Street

One of many lodgers in a hotel.

8b.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 33):  219 Birch Street, Kane Borough (Ward 1), McKean Co., PA, Roll T624_1374, p. 70B, SN 14B, SD 17, ED 125, enumerated __ Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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25

26

28

*

219

270

290

Rose Charles

Head

M

W

29

M1

4

PA

VT

PA

Eng

Switch Tender

Rail Road

W

N

0

Y

Y

R

H

____ Mary

Wife

F

W

23

M1

4

3

2

PA

PA

PA

Eng

none

Y

Y

____ Geraldine?

Dau

F

W

3

S

PA

PA

PA

none

____ Alice

Dau

F

W

1 7/12

S

PA

PA

PA

none

____ Alfred

Bro

M

W

21

S

PA

VT

PA

Eng

Glassworker

Glass Factory

W

N

0

Y

Y

291

Rose Albert

Head

M

W

21

M1

2

PA

VT

PA

Eng

Laborer

Bottle Factory

W

N

0

Y

Y

____ Jennie

Wife

F

W

19

M1

2

1

1

PA

PA

US

Eng

none

Y

Y

N

____ Victor

Son

M

W

1

S

PA

PA

PA

1

none

*Birch Street

Their grandfather may have been born in VT, but their father was born in PA.

9.  Messages posted to the Rose Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

10.  Messages posted to the ROSE Surname Board (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).