According to his obituary[1] Samuel Roden was born on 10 Jun 1863 in Belfast, Ireland. His father died in 1865 and his mother brought the family to the United States, settling in Wisconsin. In 1880, he was living with his sister Elizabeth McKee in Jefferson, Wisconsin.[2] Samuel married Ella Pasco 08 Sep 1892. They lived in La Crosse where Sam worked as a postman.[3][4][5][6][7] Sam died at his home of a heart attack on 24 Jan 1940 and he was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in La Crosse.[8]
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↑Obituary:
"U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
The La Crosse Tribune; Publication Date: 24 Jan 1940; Publication Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/510873640/?article=c839f506-2ac6-4174-9b8f-7a259c25badc&focus=0.13583028,0.5565162,0.25524727,0.7970906&xid=3355 Ancestry Record 61843 #11066549 (accessed 28 October 2023)
Name: Samuel J. Roden; Gender: Male; Death Age: 76; Birth Date: 10 Jun 1863; Birth Place: Belfast, Ireland; Residence Place: La Crosse; Death Date: Abt 1940; Death Place: 823 Avon street; Obituary Date: 24 Jan 1940; Obituary Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA; Newspaper Title: The La Crosse Tribune; Child: Elizabeth HollI nagel O. j B. Woll Samuel H.; Siblings: Elizabeth McKec.
↑Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172009593/samuel-j-roden: accessed 28 October 2023), memorial page for Samuel J. “Sam” Roden (10 Jun 1863–24 Jan 1940), Find A Grave: Memorial #172009593, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Dawn (contributor 47874382).
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