Isaiah Rose
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Isaiah R Rose (1843 - 1916)

Isaiah R Rose
Born in Belmont County, Ohio, USAmap
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Died at age 73 in Coal Run, Ohio, USAmap
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Biography

Isaiah R. Rose was a Republican state senator for Ohio, a Washington County sheriff and a Civil War veteran.

Isaiah Rose was born on June 26, 1843 in Belmont County, Ohio.[1] His father was James H. Rose (1810-1880) and his mother, Mary Shaeffer Rose (1812-1872). He grew up in Adams Township, Washington, Ohio.[2] In 1860, he was working and his father were working as colliers. The family was living in Adams Township.[3]

He enlisted twice as a soldier for the Union Army, for three months the first time and for three years the second time.

Isaiah Rose served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 63rd OVI, 18th OVI

He first enlisted at age 17 on 26 April 1861 in Company "K", 18th Ohio Infantry for a period of 3 months. He was mustered out on 28 August 1861 in Columbus, Ohio.

Isaiah reenlisted in Company "F," 63 Ohio Infantry on 17 December 1861, serving as a private for a 3 year period.[1], [4] In September 1864 he was captured and transported to Andersonville Prison in Georgia (now Andersonville National Historic Site) as a prisoner.[5], [6] He later escaped and returned to his former army unit. However, as he approached the Union Army, he was mistaken for a scout or a Confederate soldier and was shot in the right leg. This injury left him permanently disabled.[1]

He was discharged on 20 May 1865. He received a pension for his service, App. # 132610; Cert. # 91, 918. After his death, his wife continued to receive a pension until her death: Widow's App. #1,089,413; Cert. # 823,889.[1], [7], [8]

Isaiah returned to Ohio where he married Melissa Ellen Crawford on 8 September 1867 in Washington County.[9], [10] They had seven children.

  1. Leslie Crawford Rose (1868–1934)
  2. Alice Mabel Rose Burrows (1872–1913)
  3. Prentice Charles Rose (1873–1939)
  4. Foster C. Rose (1879–1951)
  5. Melissa Ellen Rose Crooks (1881–1940)
  6. Denver Charles Rose (1886–1938)
  7. Louise Catherine Rose Mitchell (1893–1968)

In 1870, Isaiah, Melissa and their first child, Leslie, were living in Coal Run, Washington County. Isaiah was working as a coal miner.[11]

By 1880 they had four children. He was now working as a lightning rod agent.[12]

By 1900 they owned a farm in Washington County.[13]

The governor appointed Isaiah as a manager for the Ohio Penitentiary from 1896-1900.[14] He was elected Sheriff for Washington County as a member of the Republican Party. Later he was elected as a state senator for one term, losing reelection in 1908. During his career in the Ohio Senate. he was a champion of the temperance movement in Ohio, introducing ultimately successful legislation allowing individual counties to enact local legislation banning the sale of liquor.[15]

In 1910 Isaiah, Melissa and their youngest daughter, Louise, were living on their farm in Washington County, Ohio.[16]

Isaiah died at age 74 from pneumonia on 26 November 1916 in Waterford, Washington County, Ohio.[17], [18] He is buried in Round Bottom Cemetery in Coal Run, Ohio.[19].

He was featured on Who Do You Think You Are? as he was the great-great-great-grandfather of singer Kelly Clarkson

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900; Publication Number: T289; Record Group: 15; Collection Title: Civil War Pensions; Ohio Infantry, Company F, 63rd infantry; Roll Number: 414; accessed at Fold3.com 19 May 2015
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX38-83Q : 21 December 2020), Isaach Rose in household of James Rose, Adams Township, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCP7-8D1 : 18 February 2021), Isaiah Rose in entry for James Rose, 1860.
  4. Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database; Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
  5. National Archives at Washington DC; Washington, DC. USA; Selected Records of the War Department Commissary General of Prisoners Relating to Federal Prisoners of War Confined at Andersonville, GA, 1864-65; NARA film publicaton #:: M1303; Record Group: Records of the Commissary General of Prisoners; Record Group Number: 249. Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
  6. Ancestry.com. Web: US, Andersonville and Fort McHenry Civil War Prisoner Index, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Soldier and Sailors Database. Prisoners. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-prisoners.htm: accessed 9 October 2015.
  7. "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-S9J3 : 20 February 2021), Isaiah Rose, 1868.
  8. "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDQ-HM1Z : 19 February 2021), Isaiah Rose, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,968.
  9. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDP2-G23 : 29 September 2021), Isaiah Rose and M. Ellen Crawford, 1867.
  10. Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. - https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2197347:61378
  11. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6KQ-74P : 28 May 2021), Isaiah Rose, 1870.
  12. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBX-9DGZ?cc=1417683&wc=XH41-GP8%3A1589410656%2C1589395180%2C1589412485%2C1589398807 : 24 December 2015), Ohio > Washington > Coal Run > ED 239 > image 5 of 7; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
  13. "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMX2-RQ5 : 25 February 2022), Isah Rose, 1900.
  14. Gazette News-Current newspaper; Xenia, Ohio; Published 01 Apr 1896; Page 1, Column 8 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/12129749/
  15. Rose Senate Bill Passes: Piqua Leader-Dispatch newspaper; Published 27 Feb 1908; Page 1; Column 7 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/935784682/
  16. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML88-ZBD : accessed 18 April 2023), Isaiah R Rose, Waterford, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 164, sheet 14B, family 357, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1237; FHL microfilm 1,375,250.
  17. "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8ND-PM8 : 8 March 2021), Isaiah Rose, 30 Nov 1916; citing Waterford, Washington., Ohio, reference fn 71220; FHL microfilm 1,983,839.
  18. "Ohio, Washington County Newspaper Obituaries, 1884-2013," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91R-Y9TC-S?cc=2358414 : 30 August 2019), > image 1 of 1; Washington County Public Library, Marietta, Ohio.
  19. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72542844/isaiah-r-rose: accessed 18 April 2023), memorial page for Isaiah R. Rose (26 Jun 1843–26 Nov 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72542844, citing Round Bottom Cemetery, Coal Run, Washington County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by JDM (contributor 47010526).




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