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Rosa Belle <I>Miller</I> Large

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Rosa Belle Miller Large

Birth
Moravia, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
Death
12 Sep 1940 (aged 74)
Tabernash, Grand County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Grand County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
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AGE: 73y 7m 20d

DAUGHTER of:
Claudius Bucannon Miller &
Martha Jane Baldridge
m Davidson County Tenn.

SISTER of:
Benjamin Gourley Miller
James Douglass Miller
John E. Miller
Laura J. Miller, Hicks
Amanda A. Miller, Miller
Sarah E. Miller, Stutevoos
Snow Miller
William Claudius Miller

1/2 SISTER of
Nathaniel Johnston Miller
Mable Emma Miller, Koehler
Agnes Claudia Miller, Langford

WIFE of:
Cornelius Wyckoff "Charlie" Large
m 29 April 1890
Grant, Perkins Co NE

Rosa grew to womanhood in and around Moravia & Unionville, Appanoose County Iowa with many cousins, siblings and friends. Her Mother Martha died when she was 8 years old and whom she missed her entire life. Her Father C B Miller was a prominent man of the county and was in the State Legislature. Her grandmother Sarah Miller took care of her and whom she loved. C B took a new wife Dorcus who was not nice to Rosa. They all came into Perkins County NE on Land Grants, when Rosa was 16.
Rosa taught school in a dug out North of Grant NE.
She met Wike Large at the watering hole while they both were watering their parents cows.
The family story went "Ike" a brother of "Wike" took Rosa to the dance, the other brother "Will" took her home and "Wike" married her. They made their home in Cheyenne WY and here 6 children were born. They lived South of the Train Station where Wike was a Conductor on the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1903 they made their home in Sapulpa OK. and here the last two girls were born. In 1911 they removed to Denver Colo. where Wike now known by his friends as Charlie worked on the Rio Grand Railroad.
Tabernash was where they made their home.
Charlie and Rosa played for many dances. Charlie the Violin and Rosa the piano. Rosa was a friend to everyone and railroad men knew they could always get a good meal at Rosa's. They would chop wood or carry water and she would feed them. She had a Big Heart and was a Wonderful cook. Her neighbors and friends enjoyed her kind ways and generosity. Nothing the children did bothered her, and she didn't want anyone correcting them.
Rosa was 100% Scotch-Irish
AGE: 73y 7m 20d

DAUGHTER of:
Claudius Bucannon Miller &
Martha Jane Baldridge
m Davidson County Tenn.

SISTER of:
Benjamin Gourley Miller
James Douglass Miller
John E. Miller
Laura J. Miller, Hicks
Amanda A. Miller, Miller
Sarah E. Miller, Stutevoos
Snow Miller
William Claudius Miller

1/2 SISTER of
Nathaniel Johnston Miller
Mable Emma Miller, Koehler
Agnes Claudia Miller, Langford

WIFE of:
Cornelius Wyckoff "Charlie" Large
m 29 April 1890
Grant, Perkins Co NE

Rosa grew to womanhood in and around Moravia & Unionville, Appanoose County Iowa with many cousins, siblings and friends. Her Mother Martha died when she was 8 years old and whom she missed her entire life. Her Father C B Miller was a prominent man of the county and was in the State Legislature. Her grandmother Sarah Miller took care of her and whom she loved. C B took a new wife Dorcus who was not nice to Rosa. They all came into Perkins County NE on Land Grants, when Rosa was 16.
Rosa taught school in a dug out North of Grant NE.
She met Wike Large at the watering hole while they both were watering their parents cows.
The family story went "Ike" a brother of "Wike" took Rosa to the dance, the other brother "Will" took her home and "Wike" married her. They made their home in Cheyenne WY and here 6 children were born. They lived South of the Train Station where Wike was a Conductor on the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1903 they made their home in Sapulpa OK. and here the last two girls were born. In 1911 they removed to Denver Colo. where Wike now known by his friends as Charlie worked on the Rio Grand Railroad.
Tabernash was where they made their home.
Charlie and Rosa played for many dances. Charlie the Violin and Rosa the piano. Rosa was a friend to everyone and railroad men knew they could always get a good meal at Rosa's. They would chop wood or carry water and she would feed them. She had a Big Heart and was a Wonderful cook. Her neighbors and friends enjoyed her kind ways and generosity. Nothing the children did bothered her, and she didn't want anyone correcting them.
Rosa was 100% Scotch-Irish


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