Ellen Harriette (Walker) Rozell (1842 - 1928)

Born 16 Nov 1842 in Longton, Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Attwood Rozell — married 23 Nov 1862 in Wautoma, Waushara County, Wisconsin, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1928 at age 85 in Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

1842 Ellen Harriette Walker was born in Longton, England on 16 Nov 1842. Her gravestone records her birth year as 1842, but leaves out the month and day. The Find-A-Grave website notes her birth place as Derbyshire, England without a source for such.^[1][2]

1848 Ellen immigrated to the US about this time.^[2]

1860 Ellen lived in Plainfield, Wisconsin, USA with her family. Her father, Thomas, was a lawyer. Ellen and her two older sisters were teachers in the public schools.

• Thomas H Walker Male 45 New York
• Mary A Walker Female 35 England
• Susan Walker Female 21 England
• Caroline Walker Female 19 England
• Ellen Walker Female 17 England
• Thomas Walker Male 15 England
• Fred Walker Male 8 Wisconsin
• Lua Walker Female 6 Wisconsin
• Emma Walker Female 4 Wisconsin
• Allis Walker Female 2 Wisconsin^[3]

1862 Ellen married William Attwood Rozell in Wautoma, Washara County, Wisconsin, USA on 23 Nov 1862.^[1]

1870 By 1870 the Rozells had settled in Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin and begun a family. William made his living as a "Merchant."

• William Rozelle Male 43 Pennsylvania
• Ellen H Rozelle Female 27 England
• Henry Rozelle Male 5 Wisconsin
• Rozelle Male 0 Wisconsin^[4]

1880 Ellen's husband is listed on the 1880 US census as a "Retail Merchant." The Rozells had several children by 1880:

• William A Rozell Self Male 58 Pennsylvania, United States
• Ellen H Rozell Wife Female 37 England
• Harry T Rozell Son Male 15 Wisconsin, United States
• Arther J Rozell Son Male 10 Wisconsin, United States
• Maggie A Rozell Daughter Female 6 Wisconsin, United States
• Vernon Rozell Son Male 1 Wisconsin, United States^[5]

1900 The Rozells farmed in Plainfield, Washara County, Wisconsin, USA. Their household comprised:

• Wm A Rozell Head Male 74 Pennsylvania
• Ellan H Rozell Wife Female 58 England
• Vernon Rozell Son Male 21 Wisconsin^[2]

1910 By 1910, Ellen was a widow. She and her son Vernon stayed in Plainfield on the farm.

• Vernon Rozell Head Male 31 Wisconsin
• Ellin H Rozell Mother Female 67 England^[6]

1920 Ellen and her son Vernon continued to live in Plainfield, Wisconsin.

• Ellen H Rozell Head Female 77 England
• Vernon Rozell Son Male 40 Wisconsin^[7]

1928 Ellen Harriette Walker Rozell died in Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsins, USA on 6 Apr 1928 and was buried at Plainfield Cemetery.^[1]

OBITUARY^[1]

Mrs. Ellen Rozell, who has been sick for several months and who was one of the early pioneers of Plainfield, passed to her final reward last Friday evening, April 6, 1928 at her home at West Plainfield. Deceased was a daughter of the late Judge Thomas H. Walker, a well known Plainfield attorney in early days (and Elizabeth Sharritt). She has resided here nearly all her life but was born in England and was 85 years of age. On November 4, 1862 she married William A. Rozell, a well known merchant at West Plainfield, who died several years ago. Mrs. Rozell is survived by three adult children, Harry Rozell of Milwaukee, Mrs. John Bound and Vernon Rozell, a merchant at West Plainfield. She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Emma Kennedy of Merrill and Mrs. W. O. Perry of Plainfield, besides many grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Rozell was a kind and loving mother, a good neighbor and had lived a good life. she was an active worker in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of which she was an honored member and she also took an active part in Sunday school activities and in church work. Funeral services were held at the town hall Sunday afternoon, Rev Blake conducting the service with interment in the Plainfield Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave: Memorial #6410911
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM25-JVQ : accessed 27 September 2019), Ellan H Rozell in household of Wm A Rozell, Plainfield town Plainfield village, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 110, sheet 3A, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,823.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW96-CW1 : 12 December 2017), Thomas H Walker, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSX-XNS : 12 June 2019), Ellen H Rozelle in entry for William Rozelle, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNHR-SHP : 14 September 2017), Ellen H Rozell in household of William A Rozell, Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district ED 191, sheet 328A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,452.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP2L-GQQ : accessed 27 September 2019), Ellin H Rozell in household of Vernon Rozell, Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 15A, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1738; FHL microfilm 1,375,751.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF2X-ZRQ : accessed 27 September 2019), Ellen H Rozell, Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 168, sheet 8B, line 74, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2022; FHL microfilm 1,822,022.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Walker-6696 created through the import of Bartlett_Barden_Gray Family.ged on Jun 11, 2012 by David Bartlett.