Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Edward Rose
Birth14 Aug 1845, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death22 Aug 1896, Gimlet, Elliott Co., Kentucky
FatherRobert Letcher Rose (1811-1889)
MotherSarah B. Perry (1810-1857)
Marriage5 Mar 1868, Carter Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Ellen Leedy
Birth26 Feb 1849, Virginia
Death16 May 1917, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Children
SpouseAbijah P. “Bige” Cox , 3C2R
SpouseMary Gillespie Cox , 4C1R
Notes for Mary Ellen Leedy
Her death certificate records Ellen Rose, age 68 years 2 months 20 days, born 26 Feb 1849 in Old Virginia, died 16 May 1917 in Gimlet, Moccasin precinct, Elliott Co., Ky, widowed, father Sam Leedy, mother’s maiden name Polly Repass, both born in Old Virginia, cause of death consumption tuberculosis of the lungs, informant Nerve Lambert, burial in Rose Cemetery.
Census Notes for William Edward & Mary Ellen (Family)
1880 census of Elliott Co., Kentucky, Moccasin precinct, enumerated 9 June, lists on p. 13 as family #79:
Rose, William E., 34, farmer, b. Ky N.C. Ky; Mary E., 31, wife, b. Va Va Va; Sarah F., 11, dau; Mary A., 9, dau; Ida J., 8, dau; Amanda (T. or L.), 4, dau; Robert N., 3, son; Charles, 2/12, b. May, son. All children born Ky Ky Va.
Rose, William E., 34, farmer, b. Ky N.C. Ky; Mary E., 31, wife, b. Va Va Va; Sarah F., 11, dau; Mary A., 9, dau; Ida J., 8, dau; Amanda (T. or L.), 4, dau; Robert N., 3, son; Charles, 2/12, b. May, son. All children born Ky Ky Va.
