George Washington ROSENBERG & Frances J. PATTERSON & Mary Ellen DAVIS

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George Washington ROSENBERG
Frances J. PATTERSON
Mary Ellen DAVIS

Husband: George Washington ROSENBURGH / ROSENBURG / ROSENBERG
Birth: 29 Aug 1844 [1840], ON — prob. Williamsburg Twp., Dundas Co., ON
Death: 15 Feb 1909, Wayne City, Wayne Co., IL
Disposition: buried Salem (Davis / Mateer) Cemetery, Keenes, Four Mile Twp., Wayne Co., IL
Occupation: farmer
Religion: Lutheran
Father: Martin ROSENBERG / ROSENBERGER
Mother: Elizabeth __?__

Men who marry a second time are just as apt to lie about their age as women doing the same.

Marriage-1: 9 Oct 1869, Marion Co., IL

Wife-1: Frances J. "Fannie" PATTERSON
Birth: ca. 1843, IL
Death: aft. 1870 census
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Benjamin PATTERSON (1805-1870) of NC
Mother: Mary JACKSON (1806-1860) of TN

Marriage-2: 24 Jun 1883, Wayne Co., IL

Wife-2: Mary Ellen DAVIS
Birth: 4 Jan 1863, Wayne Co., IL
Death: 28 Jan 1929, Wayne City, Wayne Co., IL
Disposition: buried 30 Jan 1929, Salem (Davis / Mateer) Cemetery, Keenes, Four Mile Twp., Wayne Co., IL
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Squire B. DAVIS (1831-1908)
Mother: Martha Jane FLINT (1841-1905)

Children of Frances PATTERSON, born before her marriage to our subject:

. Rosa W. PATTERSON, b. 23 Feb 1863
. Eliza PATTERSON, b. 1864/5

Children with Frances J. PATTERSON:

Children with Mary Ellen DAVIS — born in Wayne Co., IL:

1. (Daughter) ROSENBERG, b. 14 Jul 1884; died young
2. George Roy ROSENBERG, b. 17 Jan 1887
3. Ola "Ollie" May ROSENBERG, b. 10 Feb 1889; d. 13 Jun 1973, Key West, Monroe Co., FL
4. Rosa M. "Nell" ROSENBERG, b. 23 Feb 1891; d. 18 Oct 1973, Belle Rive, Jefferson Co., IL
5. Grace Ellen ROSENBERG, b. 12 Jun 1900; d. Key West, Monroe Co., FL

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; CAN, Canada, ON, Ontario; USA, US, United States, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee

Sources (n.b., in south-central Illinois, Marion and Jefferson counties are in-between Washington and Wayne co unties):

1a. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. Illinois State Archives (online at https://www.ilsos.gov):

ROSENBURG, GEORGE W PATTERSON, FANNIE 1869-10-09 Vol. D, p. 62 Lic. No. 62/151 Marion County

1b. Wayne County, Illinois, Marriage Certificates, 1858-1886 (online at the Wayne Co., IL, USGenWeb site):

Rosenburgh, George W. Davis, Mary E. Jun 24 1883 ceremony at Bride's residence H.B. Davis, Baptist Minister

Includes image of Minister's return slip.

1c. Illinois Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 (online at Ancestry.com): not found, but Ancestry says Wayne County, Illinois, marriages are available from the County Court in Fairfield, IL.

2a. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find George in USA. F.J. PATTERSON (æ 7, b. IL) is living in Dist. 11, Wayne Co., IL (p. 203A), with her parents, Benj. PATTERSON (æ 45, b. NC) & M. (æ 44, b. TN), plus siblings.

2b. 1851 Canadian Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): George ROSENBERGER (æ 12, b. Canada) is living in Williamsburg Twp., Dundas Co., OH, with his parents (q.v.).

3a. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find George in USA. Frances J. PATTERSON (æ 16, b. IL) is living in T2S.R5E, Wayne Co., IL (p. 290), with her widowed father, Benjamin PATTERSON (æ 55, b. NC), plus two sisters.

3b. 1861 Canadian Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): George ROSENBARG (æ 20, b. Upper Canada [ON]) is living in Williamsburg Twp., Dundas Co., ON, with his parents (q.v.).

4a. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 71): Richview, T2N.R1W, Washington Co., IL, Roll M593_287, p. 330A, PN 1, enumerated 1 Jun 1870,, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1870: 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 10 11 12 15 19

7 7 Rosenburgh George 30 M W Carpenter 4000 3500 Canada / / /

__________ Fanny I/J 27 F W Keeping house Illinois

__________ Rosa 7 F W Illinois / /

__________ Eliza 5 F W Illinois /

If George and Fanny were married in 1969, the two children are presumably from an earlier marriage of one of them. Rosa later gives her maiden name as Rosa PATTERSON, so it appears the girls are Fanny's illegitimate children.

4b. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Mary E. DAVIS (æ 7, b. IL) is living in Four Mile Twp., Wayne Co., IL (p. 133B), with her parents, Squire DAVIS (æ 38, b. IL) & Martha J. (æ 26, b. IL), plus siblings.

4c. 1871 Canadian Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

5. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find George or Fanny or their children.

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

7. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 34): Four Mile Twp., Wayne Co., IL, Roll T623, p. 95B, SN 8B, SD 14, ED 97, enumerated 12 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).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

152 152 Rosenberg George W Head W M Aug 1844 55 M 16 Canada Eng New York New York * * * Farmer 0 Y Y Y O M F 145

_________ Mary E Wife W F Sep 1863 36 M 16 4 3 Illinois South Carolina South Carolina Y Y Y

_________ George R Son W M Jan 1887 13 S Illinois Canada Illinois 6 Y Y Y

_________ Ollie M Dau W F Feb 1889 11 S Illinois Canada Illinois 6 Y Y Y

_________ Rosa M Dau W F Feb 1891 9 S Illinois Canada Illinois 6

*It appears something was written in these three "immigration" data columns, then erased.

8. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27 of 34): Four Mile Twp., Wayne Co., IL, Roll T624_332, p. 149A, SN 14A, SD 15, ED 121, enumerated 4/5 May 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 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

255 256 Rosenburg Mary E Head F W 47 Wd 5 4 Illinois un Illinois Eng Farmer General Farm Emp Y Y O F F 207

_________ Ola M Dau F W 21 S Illinois Canada (Eng) Illinois Eng None Y Y

_________ Grace E Dau F W 9 S Illinois Canada (Eng) Illinois Eng None Y

Catron Grover Servant M W 19 S Illinois Illinois Illinois Eng Farm Laborer Working Out W N 15 Y Y

9. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

10. Salem (Davis / Mateer) Cemetery, Keenes, Wayne Co., IL (online at the Illinois GenWeb site):

Last Name First Name Birth Date Death Date Other Info on Stone

Rosenburg George W 29 Aug 1844 15 Feb 1909 same stone w/Mary E

Rosenburg Mary E 4 Jan 1863 28 Jan 1929 same stone h/George W

11. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com): as of this date (25 Aug 2018), three files here include our subject; none identifies his parents.

12. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com): as of this date (25 Aug 2018), four files here include our subject, one of which gives his birthplace as Montreal, shows an unnamed earlier spouse, and shows spelling, ROSENBURGH. Montreal is in Quebec (QC), Lower or French or East Canada. George's census records indicate "Upper" or English or West Canada, which is Ontario (ON). As of this date (26 Aug 2018), two files here include Frances J. PATTERSON; neither is aware of her marriage to George (I left messages with each).

13. The LDS (FamilySearch.org) has what appears to be a secondary record (originally from the old IGI) showing Rosa ROSENBURG born 23 Feb 1863 in "Waine, Waine Co., Illinois," the daughter of George ROSENBURG & Francess. The misspelling of Wayne County supports that this was a user-submitted record, not a primary source, as was the case with the majority of submissions to the old IGI (International Genealogical Index). Without knowning the marriage date of George & Frances, it would be reasonable to declare Rosa the daughter of Frances based on the 1870 census, but the 1869 marriage records strongly argues for a previous wife.

14. ROSENBERG Y-DNA Surname Project: Activity Feed (online at FamilyTreeDNA.com). A patrilineal line male descendant of our subject has been Y-DNA tested, and he is Haplogroup R1b-M269 with no matches so far (25 Aug 2018).

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