Augusta Rosalia (Langworthy) Price (abt. 1849 - 1897)

Born about Aug 1849 in Allegany, New York, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of George Riley Price — married about 1868 in Wellsville, Allegany, NY

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1897 at about age 47 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States

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Biography

Augusta Rosalia Langworthy was the daughter of Phebe Ann (Smalley) Langworthy (1823-1901) and Thomas Langworthy She was born in Friendship, Allegany County, New York, in 1849.

Rosalia came from a long line of Protestant dissenters, including her fifth great-grandfathers John Sanford (abt.1605-bef.1653) and Samuel Gorton Sr. (bef.1593-bef.1677). Her maternal grandfather, Reuben Smalley (abt.1780-abt.1835), was one of the first European settlers in Allegeny County, then called Genesee, when he contracted to buy land in Friendship in 1804.^[1] Her paternal grandparents, Asa Langworthy (1782-1868) and Ruth A. (Crandall) Langworthy (1795-1863), came to Little Genesee in the early 1830s.

A birth record for Augusta Rosalia Langworthy has not been found. The1850 US Census described "Augusta R." as one year old, so she must have been born before it was enumerated on 23 Sep 1850. The record shows that both parents were 21 years old and had been married for nearly three years, since 18 Dec 1847.^[2] The family lived next door to her maternal grandmother, Rhoda Moore (abt.1793-abt.1885), a seamstress, and her mother's siblings, William J. Smalley, 28 years old, Rachel Smalley, 25, Fanny Smalley, 23, and Mary Smalley, 19.^{[3] [4]}

Rosalia's parents moved to Wellsville around 1852, the year when Rosalia's father contracted to buy property on Plank Road near Main Street in what would become the town of Wellsville. He himself does not appear to have had any family money or property of his own, so it is likely that he put up the money his wife had inherited from her family.

^[5] Her brother Edwin I. Langworthy (1851-1940) was born 29 April 1851, probably in Friendship, but the next brother, Oscar Sanford Langworthy (1852-1921), was born in Wellsville, which part of Scio until the towns split in 1856. Her sister Mary A Langworthy (abt.1854-1855) came along around 1854.1855 New York State Census, E.D. 1, Scio, Allegany, **Thomas Longworthy, 25; **Phebe Longworthy, 25, **Rosalia Longworthy, 6, **Mary Longworthy, 1, **Edwin Longworthy, 4, **Oscar Longworthy, 2. : Tue Aug 01 23:42:04 UTC 2023.

William Franklin Langworthy asserted that Rosalia's father was a station agent for the railroad but there is no evidence for this claim.^[6] The Erie Railroad, completed in 1851, connected Wellsville, Scio, and Friendship and there were stations in each of these towns. The 1855 state census for Scio, which was then a part of Wellsville, described Thomas Henry Langworthy as a lumberman and the owner of land.^[7] The region was heavily forested and lumber was a major industry, along with tanning. In 1855 the family lived in a frame house worth $350. Mary, listed as 1-year-old in June, when the census was enumerated, died on 12 Sep 1855 and was buried in the Johnson Cemetery in Wellsville.^[8] Rosalia, six or seven years old at the time, must have remembered both the birth and death of her sister.

Rosalia's father may have been injured, possibly in a lumber accident, for the 1860 US Census described him as a "day laborer." This census also records the birth of Rosalia's sister, Cora, age 4.^[9] Cora must have died before the next census was taken, for she does not appear in the 1865 New York census. This record shows another sister, Nellie, four years old, as a member of the family. Cora would have been nine or ten in 1865.^[10] This census attributes no occupation at all to her father, who died the following year, in 1866. ^[11] Nellie does not appear in any subsequent census records and probably died before 1870.

After her father's death, Rosalia's mother became involved in the lengthy legal proceedings related to the property he had contracted to buy in Wellsville

Very shortly after her father's death, Rosalia met George R. Price, a Union army veteran from Virgil, New York, and a Baptist who worked with the Erie Railroad. They married before Mar 9, 1869, when their son, David Manly Price, was born in Wellsville. ^[12] In 1870 the three of them lived next door to, or possibly in the same building as, Rosalia's mother and surviving siblings, Edwin and Oscar.^[13] Rosalia gave birth to her second child, Mary E. Price, in Wellsville on 7 November that year, whe was 21 years old.

Rosalia and George moved their family before 1875 to Hornellsville, a major hub on the Erie Railroad. George was now working as a fireman, a position of great importance and danger, and second only to engineer. ^[14] He held the same job in 1880, when he, Rosalia, Manley, Mary, and Rosalia's mother lived together in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York.^[15] Dunkirk, on the shores of Lake Erie, was the western end of the original main line that ran 450 miles east to Piermont Pier on the Hudson River. At the time, it was the longest railroad in the world.^[16]

The family moved from Dunkirk, New York, to Bradford, Pennsylvania, where Manly graduated from high school, and then to Minneapolis, where George worked for the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul railroad. They lived in Minneapolis for one year before moving to Iowa:

"I remember hearing Papa talk about the times when he lived in Dunkirk, New York, and Bradford, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from high school." wrote Frances Rosalia Price, my grandmother. "When the Chicago, Milwaukee, & S. Paul railroad tracks were laid in the middle west, my grandparents, George and Rosalia Price, and their family, D. Manly and Mary E., who was one year younger than her brother, left Bradford and found a new home in Sioux City. My grandparents spent one year in Minneapolis and they all arrived in Sioux City in 1886."^[17]

An 1887 Sioux City, Iowa, Directory listed George Price as an engineer and his son as a fireman for the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad. Rosalia, George, Manley, and Mary rented a dwelling at 1520 Fourth Street in 1888 and 1889. Before 1892 they moved to a place on 615 Iowa Street, which they also rented. ^[18], ^[19][20]

In 1894, after eight or so years in Iowa, Rosalia, George, and Mary made a new life in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They lived at 507 North Summit Avenue that year.^[21] While George continued to drive trains on the Milwaukee Road, Rosalia became active in local community organizations, including the missionary society of the First Baptist Church, which met at her home to discuss "Western China" in November 1895,^[22]

An active, early member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a Freemason organization open to women, Rosalia supported many charitable organizations in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Sioux City, Iowa. The five points of the Eastern Star stand for women in the Bible: Adah, the daughter, whose sword and shield symbolize respect and honor Ruth, the widow, whose sheaf of barley figures survival, Esther, the wife, whose crown stands for fidelity and sacrifice, Martha, the sister whose broken column represents endurance under trial, and Electra, the mother whose cup signifies charity and love ^[23] The order was founded in 1850 and organized its first Grand Chapter in Michigan in 1867, although it was not approved as a body of Masonic Fraternity until 1873.^[24] Rosalia hosted about thirty-five members of the Order of the Eastern Star at her home at 419 Minnesota Avenue on 16 Mar 1897.^[25].

Rosalia had an artistic side, a trait she may have inherited from her dressmaking mother and grandmother and passed down to her daughter, Mary E Price, a painter. She typed her party invitations onto green or pink ribbons and awarded hand-painted china dishes as party favors.^[26] To show their esteem, Rosalia's friends presented her with a copy of Owen Meredith's "Lucile" in March, 1897.^[27].

Rosalia's granddaughter, Frances Rosalia Price Latta, wrote, "I wish I had known her. She enjoyed doing things with her hands. I inherited a quilt called the "Lone Star" pattern--the star was done in a red and pink mottled calico and yellow cotton on a white background with a border of the same pink and yellow. At the same time, I was given a crocheted white tablecloth done in the lovely filet pattern which my daughter Michele owns. Such tiny perfect little stitches showed great patience and persistence. She was a craftsman who made things that reflect a love of beauty, something precious to pass on to future generations. She was a small woman with brown eyes and white hair, and she had the reputation of being very competent, particular, and tidy."^[28]

Augusta Rosalia Price died 21 July 1897 in Sioux Falls. Her family buried her in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery of that city, adorning her grave with the Eastern Star. ^[29]

Sources

1. ↑ 1804 Indenture between Wilhelm Willink, Jr, and others and Rhoda Smalley, widow of Reuben Smalley, and their children: William J., Rachel, Isaac, Fanny, Phebe Ann, and Mary Smalley, Allegany County, Volume N, p. 313; Indenture date: 20 Oct 1804; court date: 12 March 1835; record date: Feb 12 1836; United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975, Family Search: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WH-TVDT?i=432&wc=M7H5-GPX%3A358132801%2C358343701&cc=2078654, Accessed 7 Sep 2023.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MCTN-T7P : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6359-2PC, Augusta R Langworthy (1) in Friendship, Allegany, New York, United States. Born in New York; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 8; Digital film/folder number: 004196763_005_M9CD-986; FHL microfilm: 17051; Image number: 2; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01114-4. The household included Thomas H Langworthy 21, Phebe A Langworthy 21, Augusta R Langworthy 1.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MCTN-T7F : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6359-2PC, Rhoda Smally (50) in Friendship, Allegany, New York, United States. Born in New Jersey; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 6; Digital film/folder number: 004196763_005_M9CD-986; FHL microfilm: 17051; Image number: 2; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01114-4. The household included Rhoda Smally 50, William J Smally 28, Rachael M Smally 25, Francis Smally 22, Mary Smally 19, Wilson Wood 7.
4. ↑ The Langworthy Familyp. 140 (see errata)
5. ↑ “Jm. M. Browning and D. D. Babcock Exrs. to Phebe Langworthy et al.” “This indenture made …21 Feb 1872 between the ....executors of the last will and testament of David Browning deceased...and Phebe A. Langworthy widow of Thomas. H. Langworthy deceased and Edwin I Langworthy, Oscar S. Langworthy and Rosalia Langworthy, children and heirs of said Thoms. H. Langworthy, deceased, of the second part...in consideration of the sum of seventy five [$75] dollars to them ...do grant...all the equal undivided one-half part of the northeast half of small lot number thirty (35) situate in the village of Wellsville...beginning in the center of Plank Road...[see below]...This grant is made to ...the widow and heirs at law of Thos. H. Langowrthy, late of Wellsville, New York...in virtue of a written contract made between Davis Browning late of the town of Scio, New York, deceased, and Wm. S. and Henry Johnson with said Thos. H. Langworthy date 15 July 1852 for the sale to him of said lands...Recorded 26 Nov 1877, Allegany County Records, Volume 105, p. 475, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WH-YWL8?i=565&cc=2078654. Deed: "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9WH-YWL8 : accessed 19 January 2024); citing Catalog: Deed records, 1807-1940; index, 1807-1929 Deed books v. 104-105 1875-1878; Image path: United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 > Allegany > Deeds 1875-1878 vol 104-105 > image 566 of 632.
6. ↑ The Langworthy Family p. 140.
7. ↑ 1855 Census: "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: K6ST-CZZ : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GB5L-JLS, Thomas Longworthy (25) head of household in West Almond, Allegany, New York, United States; citing Page: 20; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 005207089; FHL microfilm: 501953; Image number: 102. The household included Thomas Longworthy 25, wife Phebe Longworthy 25, child Rosalia Longworthy 6, child Edwin Longworthy 4, child Oscar Longworthy 2, child Mary Longworthy 1.
8. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database, (Find A Grave: Memorial #128438200 : accessed 19 January 2024), Memorial page for Mary A. Langworthy (11 Apr 1854-12 Sep 1855), citing Johnson Cemetery, Wellsville, Allegany County, New York, USA (plot: 27); Maintained by Cindy Hinz (contributor 49578947).
9. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MC7G-WSW : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBS6-9MQ5, Cora Langworthy (4) in Town of Wellsville, Allegany, New York, United States. Born in New York; citing Page: 27; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170299; FHL microfilm: 803718; Image number: 405; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01757-5. The household included Thos H Langworthy 31, Pheboe Langworthy 31, Rosella Langworthy 11, Edwin Langworthy 9, Oscar Langworthy 7, Cora Langworthy 4.
10. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MC7G-WSW : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBS6-9MQ5, Cora Langworthy (4) in Town of Wellsville, Allegany, New York, United States. Born in New York; citing Page: 27; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170299; FHL microfilm: 803718; Image number: 405; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01757-5. The household included Thos H Langworthy 31, Pheboe Langworthy 31, Rosella Langworthy 11, Edwin Langworthy 9, Oscar Langworthy 7, Cora Langworthy 4.
11. ↑ Probate: "New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8800 #11457116 : accessed 19 January 2024), Thomas A Langworthy probate on 5 Mar 1867 in Allegany, New York, USA; citing Record of Wills, Other Miscellaneous Surrogate Records, 1807-1930, Author New York. Surrogate's Court (Allegany County), Probate Place Allegany, New York.
12. ↑ My Tribute to those I Love (Autobiography of Frances Latta)p. 17
13. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M8J2-P7B : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZV7-PRC, Roselia Prier (21) in Wellsville, Allegany, New York, United States. Born in New York; citing Page: 66; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 004275171; FHL microfilm: 000552404; Image number: 411; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01585-4. The household included George Prier 25, Roselia Prier 21, D Manly Prier 1.
14. ↑ 1875 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1875," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7250 #1355802529 : accessed 19 January 2024), Rose Price, wife, in household of G R Price (29) in Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, USA; citing New York State Archives, Albany, New York, USA, Census of the State of New York, 1875, Household Number 877, Line Number 39. The household included G R Price 29, wife Rose Price 26, child D M Price 6, child Mary Price 4.
15. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MZZH-XB2 : accessed 19 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBK-9939, Rosalla Price (31), wife, Housekeeper, in household of George Price (34) in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, United States. Born in New York, United States; citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00057; Digital film/folder number: 005161453; FHL microfilm: 1254815; Image number: 437; Sheet number: 216; Sheet letter: D; Indexing batch: C56007-4. The household included George Price 34, wife Rosalla Price 31, son Manly Price 11, daughter Mary Price 9, mother-in-law Phoebe Langworthy 50.
16. ↑ "The Erie Railroad: The Longest Railroad in the World," Piermont History Society, http://www.piermonthistorysociety.org/erie-railroad.html#:~:text=Piermont's%20most%20important%20railroad%20was,ground%20at%20Deposit%2C%20New%20York.
17. ↑ My Tribute to those I Love (Autobiography of Frances Latta), p. 1
18. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Image : accessed 19 January 2024), George R Price; citing Iowa > Sioux City > 1887 > Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1887.
19. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Image : accessed 19 January 2024), George R Price; citing Iowa > Sioux City > 1889 > Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1889.
20. ↑ 1892 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2469 #970945564 : accessed 19 January 2024), Name George R Price, Residence Year 1892, Street Address 615 Iowa, Residence Place Sioux City, Iowa, USA, Occupation Engineer, Publication Title Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1892; citing Original data Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.
21. ↑ 1894 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2469 #1032155392 : accessed 19 January 2024), Name George R Price, Residence Year 1894, Street Address 507 n Summit ave, Residence Place Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA, Occupation Engineer On, Publication Title Sioux Falls, South Dakota, City Directory, 1894; citing Original data Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.
22. ↑ "The Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church…Mrs. George Price, 419 Minnesota Ave," Argus-Leader, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Thursday, 7 Nov 1895, p. 4, https://www.newspapers.com/image/229004476/, Accessed 15 Sep 2023
23. ↑ "The Eastern Star Symbol," Order of the Eastern Star, Masonic Jewellery, https://masonicjewellery.co.uk/the-eastern-star-symbol/ Accessed 10 Oct 2023.
24. ↑ "Our History," General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, https://easternstar.org/about-oes/our-history/, Accessed 15 Sep 2023.
25. ↑ "The members of the Eastern Star…met…at the residence of George R. Price on North Minnesota Avenue," Argus-Leader, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Wednesday, 17 Mar 1897, Page 4, https://www.newspapers.com/article/87433619/, Accessed 15 Sep 2023.
26. ↑ "Mr. and Mrs. George R. Price have issued unique invitations…typewritten on green ribbon. Mrs. Price and her daughter Miss Mary Price have also issued similar invitations on pink ribbons…," Argus-Leader, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Saturday, 18 Mar 1897, p. 4 and 20 Mar 1897, p. 4, https://www.newspapers.com/article/15772911/, Acc'd 15 Mar 2023
27. ↑ " Mrs. George R. Price was the recipient of a surprise party last evening…presented with a copy of Owen Meredith's 'Lucile,'…," Argus-Leader, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Wednesday, 24 Mar 1897, p. 4, https://www.newspapers.com/image/228994468/, Accessed 15 Sep 2023.
28. ↑ My Tribute to those I Love (Autobiography of Frances Latta)17-18.
29. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #115335984 : accessed 19 January 2024), Memorial page for Augusta Rosalia Langworthy Price (1849-10 Jul 1897), citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA (plot: Block 7, Lot 3); Maintained by Dr. K Latta (contributor 47081364).

Land Records

• Rhoda Smalley, Fanny Smalley, Mary C Smalley, Rachel Hurd, Fitzsimmons Hurd, Phebe A Langworthy and Thomas H. Langworthy to John M. Pratt; Indenture date: 1 May 1856; recorded 2 May 1856; Allegany County Land Records, Vol 44, p. 681; $2,000 for 75 acres plus one half to three fourths of an acre; United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WH-5K65?i=718&wc=M7HT-RMQ%3A358132801%2C358647901&cc=2078654

• “Jm. M. Browning and D. D. Babcock Exrs. to Phebe Langworthy et al.” “This indenture made …21 Feb 1872 between the ....executors of the last will and testament of David Browning deceased...and Phebe A. Langworthy widow of Thomas. H. Langworthy deceased and Edwin I Langworthy, Oscar S. Langworthy and Rosalia Langworthy, children and heirs of said Thoms. H. Langworthy, deceased, of the second part...in consideration of the sum of seventy five [$75] dollars to them ...do grant...all the equal undivided one-half part of the northeast half of small lot number thirty (35) situate in the village of Wellsville...beginning in the center of Plank Road...[see below]...This grant is made to ...the widow and heirs at law of Thos. H. Langowrthy, late of Wellsville, New York..in virtue of a written contract made between Davis Browning late of the town of Scio, New York, deceased, and Wm. S. and Henry Johnson with said Thos. H. Langworthy date 15 July 1852 for the sale to him of said lands...Recorded 26 Nov 1877, Allegany County Records, Volume 105, p. 475, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WH-YWL8?i=565&cc=2078654.