Martha (McKinley) Rose (1785 - 1872)

Born 3 Sep 1785 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Rose — married about 3 Apr 1806 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1872 at age 86 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

She is the daughter of David McKinley and Sarah Gray. ^[1]

Named with her husband in the birth record of their son, James^[2]

In 1870, she is a widow living with her son, James.^[3]

She died 21 Apr 1872^[4]

From History of Pittsburgh and Environs:

On April 3, 1806, he (James Rose) married Martha McKinley, a great-aunt of President McKinley and a sister of James McKinley;

Martha McKinley was born Sept. 3, 1785, and died April 21, 1872, and was a daughter of David McKinley, a soldier of the Revo­lution.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111307875/martha-rose: accessed 17 August 2022), memorial page for Martha “Matty” McKinley Rose (3 Sep 1785–21 Apr 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111307875, citing Rose Cemetery, Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by steven coulter (contributor 46608391).
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTB-89MR : 11 January 2021), Martha Rose in entry for James McKinley Rose, 1821.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ5Q-72R : 29 May 2021), Martha Rose in entry for James M Rose, 1870.
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYD-8J53 : 12 January 2021), Martha McKinley, 1872.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CS-S5V : 22 December 2020), Martha Rose in household of James Rose, Wolf Creek Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX54-D3W : 18 February 2021), Matty Rose in entry for James Rose, 1860.

See Also:

• Fleming, George T. History of Pittsburgh and Environs (The American Historical Society, New York and Chicago, 1922, Vol. 4, p.150) Interesting read, but no primary sources to support data

• Arik Russell, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Arik and others.