Wednesday, December 4, 2019

52 Ancestors Biography- Rose Horn

Rose Horn- my 2nd Great-Grandmother

Rose was born on 07 May 1872 in Dayton, Ohio. 



She was the fourth and last child of German immigrants- Joseph Horn (1834-1880) and Martha Altmann (1833-1895). Rose had 3 siblings: Emma, Frederick, and Mary. 

On 23 Aug 1899 in Montgomery County, Ohio, Rose married Joseph Herman Jeckering:


Marriage certificate


Rose and Joseph had 7 children (3 died before adulthood):

1. Gerhard C. Jeckering (1900-1967) 
2. Cletus Joseph Jeckering (1902-1996)
3. Martha E. Jeckering (1906-1997)
4. Norbert John Jeckering (1908-1989)
5. Elizabeth Martha Jeckering (1910-1923)
6. Infant (1912-1912)
7. Irene (1913-1914)

(Read more about children 2-7 Here). 


Rose died at the age of 61 of a heart attack on 18 Dec 1933, 2 years after her husband's death. She was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.


 





(If you noticed the constant change in her middle initial- I find it odd too. Some sources and evidence shows "A" and others show "M". I, unfortunately, don't know which one is correct). 







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