Rose - Thomas Marion
Source: H. W. Beckwith History of Montgomery County, Indiana
(Chicago: HH Hill, 1881) p 463
Thomas
M. ROSE, farmer and stock raiser, Ladoga, son of Alfred & Mary (MORRISON)
Rose, was b. in this twp. Nov 13, 1831 and is, with the exception of Smith
MILLS, the first born citizen of Clark that is now living in it. He has been a
citizen of no other township since his birth. His educ. was such as an
industrious and eager boy might have obtained at the early schools. Aug 15,
1860, he was married to Miss Sarah, daughter of John & Mary (ROBINSON)
Peffley. They are the parents of two children; Mary E. and Grant E. Mr. Rose
traces his ancestry back to England. His great (sic) grandfather, John Rose,
came from there early in the last century and landed in NY., where he was sold
out to pay his passage fare from his native country to America. Later in life
he settled in Shenandoah Co, Va. where Alfred Rose was b. Feb 8, 1804. April
24, 1825, he was married to Miss Mary MORRISON and in 1829 he moved from Va to
Montgomery Co, and settled in Clark Twp. here they raised a family of 8
children, the fourth of whom is the subject of this sketch. Mr. Rose's mother
was b. Sept 5, 1807 in E. Tenn and died Nov. 3, 1868. Mr. R's farm is located
on the gravel road, about two mi. E. of Ladoga, from the highest point of which
can be had a fine view of the surrounding country. Mr. R. is now turning his
attention to tile draining and other improvements, which will soon make his one
of the finest farms in this township. His father, Alfred Rose, has recently
(Feb 19, 1881) met with a most distressing accident, the loss of an arm, caused
by bruising one of his fingers between two blocks of wood, Jan 1, 1881. kbz