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Descendants of Joseph Roswell

4. Jefferson D.² Roswell (Joseph¹) was born September 1855 in New York. He married Emma Maybee.

Notes for Jefferson D. Roswell:
Census: 1900 Federal Census, Avon Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Volume 59, Enumeration District 81, Sheet 16, Line 58. Info from census:
- Name: Jefferson Roswell
- Head of household
- Born September 1855, 44 years old (note discrepancy with 1910 Federal census)
- Married 12 years
- Born in New York (note discrepancy with 1910 Federal census)
- Both parents born in New York (note discrepancy with 1910 Federal census)
- Occupation: Farming, listed on farming schedule 5
- Home is rented

Census: 1910 Federal Census, Macomb County, Michigan. Volume 52, Enumeration District 85, Family 24. Selected info from census:
- Name: Jefferson Roswell
- Head of Household
- Age 48, Widowed
- Mother of his children was born in Michigan
- Born "Canada Fr" (assuming French Canada = Quebec)
- Both parents born in "Canada Fr"
- Immigrated to U.S. in 1887. Is a naturalized citizen
- English is native language
- Trade is day laborer
- Owns farm free and clear, listed on farm schedule 18

Could not locate in the 1880 Federal Census Soundex for Michigan or New York.

Referenced on the death certificate of Goldie Stuart (daughter): Michigan Department of Health, State file number 36311956, Local file number 404. Info from certificate:
- Father: Jefferson Roswell, born in Canada
- Mother: Emma Maybee, born in Michigan

Notes for Emma Maybee:
Census: 1900 Federal Census, Avon Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Volume 59, Enumeration District 81, Sheet 16, Line 59. Enumerated with Jefferson Roswell. Info from census:
- Name: Emma Roswell
- Wife of Jefferson Roswell
- Born April 1870, 30 years old
- Married 12 years
- Mother of 3 children, all living
- Born in Michigan
- Father born in Canada
- Mother born in Michigan

Referenced on the death certificate of Goldie Stuart (daughter): Michigan Department of Health, State file number 36311956, Local file number 404. Info from certificate:
- Father: Jefferson Roswell, born in Canada
- Mother: Emma Maybee, born in Michigan

Children of Jefferson Roswell and Emma Maybee are:

+	11	i.		Goldie Sarah³ Roswell, born July 26, 1888 in Lapeer County, Michigan; died July 13, 1941 in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan.
	12	ii.		Ester E. Roswell, born August 1890.

Notes for Ester E. Roswell:
Census: 1900 Federal Census, Avon Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Volume 59, Enumeration District 81, Sheet 16, Line 61. Enumerated with Jefferson Roswell. Info from census:
- Name: Ester Roswell
- Daughter of Jefferson Roswell
- Born August 1890, 9 years old
- Born in Michigan
- Father born in New York
- Mother born in Michigan

Census: 1910 Federal Census, Macomb County, Michigan. Volume 52, Enumeration District 85, Family 24. Enumerated with Jefferson Roswell. Selected info from census:
- Name: Ester E, age 19
- Born in Michigan

iii.

Vida Roswell, born May 1899.

Notes for Vida Roswell:
Census: 1900 Federal Census, Avon Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Volume 59, Enumeration District 81, Sheet 16, Line 62. Enumerated with Jefferson Roswell. Info from census:
- Name: Vida Roswell
- Daughter of Jefferson Roswell
- Born May 1899, 1 year old
- Born in Michigan
- Father born in New York
- Mother born in Michigan

Census: 1910 Federal Census, Macomb County, Michigan. Volume 52, Enumeration District 85, Family 24. Enumerated with Jefferson Roswell. Selected info from census:
- Name: Vida, age 10
- Born in Michigan

5. Charles Earl² Roswell (Joseph¹) was born January 1857 in Canada, and died February 17, 1907 in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan. He married Frances Thedora Wear Abt. 1879, daughter of William Wear and Velmenia Osborne.

Notes for Charles Earl Roswell:
Oral History: Recollections about Charles Earl from Charles Alexander Roswell (his grandson):
- He had three brothers, one of which was named Otto or Oscar
- During his lifetime Charles Earl was a Presbyterian minister (but not an ordained one). He worked as a lumberjack, owned a general store in a small town where he had to do everything from pull teeth to act as undertaker.
- He believed Charles Earl died from a kick in the head by a horse
- Charles Earl was a 32nd degree Mason.

Oral History: Recollections from Gilbert Francis Roswell (his grandson):
- Heard as a youth that one of Charles Earl's brothers settled in New Mexico and owned a large plot of land that came to be known as Roswell Corners (it is not known if there is any connection to Roswell, New Mexico).
- Charles Earl also had something to do with the establishment of Mount Clemens, Michigan as a health (hot mineral bath) center - As he drove there with Dora (Gil's grandmother), she remarked to him, "Well if you don't like the smell, blame your grandfather".

Census: 1880 Federal Census, Brockway Centre, St. Clair County, Michigan, Volume 25, Enumeration District 366, Sheet 32, Line 12 (roll #604). Info from census:
- Name Charles Roswell
- Head of household
- Age 23
- Profession: General Store
- Born in Canada
- Father and Mother born in New York (compare to his response in 1900 census)

Census: 1900 Federal Census, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, Vol. 47, Enumeration District 61, Sheet 23, Line
82. Info from census:
- Name: Charles Roswell
- Head of household
- Address: 546 Walnut Street, renting the house
- Born January 1857, was 43 years old on last birthday
- Married 21 years
- Born in Canada E (believed to stand for "English Speaking Canada", which is assumed to be Ontario)
- Both parents born in Canada E
- Came to U.S. in 1873, has lived in the U.S 25 years, and is a naturalized citizen
- He is a grocery salesman, and rents his home

Burial: Lot 27, Clinton Grove Cemetary, 21189 Cass Ave., Mt. Clemens,
MI 48043. (810) 463-0851. Charles E. purchased the Roswell family plots in this cemetary in 1904-1907.

Birth: Grave marker states 1855 as birth date. 1900 Census states Jan, 1857. Death Certificate states February 2, 1857.

Marriage: Married 21 years at the time of 1900 census (filled out June 21, 1900). Married 27 years per death certificate (filled out February 19, 1907), so about 1879-1880.

Death Certificate: State of Michigan, Certificate 397, Register No. 30.
Recorded March 6, 1907. Info from certificate:
- Died in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, in Macomb county.
- Died at #96 Dickinson Avenue, 3rd ward.
- Informant was Mrs. Dora Roswell (his wife).
- Born February 2, 1857, in Canada. (the '7' is a faint overstrike on top of a '6'. The '7' is consistent with 1900 Federal census, but the month of birth is not)
- Died February 17, 1907 (age 51 years, 17 days). Doctor's notes say he died February 19.
- Buried February 21, 1907. Clinton Grove Cemetary, Mt. Clemens.
- Married at age 27 (assumed to be the number of years married, per info in 1900 census)
- Parent of 5 children, of which 2 are living.
- Occupation: Merchant.
- Father: Joseph Roswell, born in Canada.
- Mother: Miss Early ( "Christian Name Unknown"), born in Canada.
- Undertaker: W. B. Hubbard & Son, Mt. Clemens
- Cause of death: Pericarditis (inflammation of the heart).

Notes for Frances Thedora Wear:
Oral History: According to Charles A. Roswell (grandson), she went by the name "Dora" all her life. He did not find out her first name was Frances until her death. Both her death certificate and her son's death certificate (Charles Gilbert Roswell) lists her middle initial as "T". The 1880 Census lists her name as "Thedora". According to Gilbert F. Roswell (grandson), she was born in a log cabin; he said she gave him a photograph of it. Gil believes she was born in Oscoda, Michigan.

Census: 1880 Federal Census, Brockway Centre, St. Clair County, Michigan, Volume 25, Enumeration District 366, Sheet 32, Line 13 (roll #604). Info from census:
- Name: Thedora Roswell
- Wife of Charles Roswell
- Age 20
- Profession: Keeping House
- Born in Michigan
- Father born in England
- Mother born in New York (compare to her response in 1900 census)

Census: 1900 Federal Census, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, Vol. 47, Enumeration District 61, Sheet 23, Line 83. Info from census:
- Name: Frances Roswell
- Wife of Charles Roswell
- Born September 1861, 38 years old
- Married 21 years
- Had five children, four survive
- Born in Michigan
- Both parents were born in England
- Occupation: Boarding House

Census: 1920 Federal Census, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Volume105, Enumeration District 128, Sheet 6, Line 56. Info from census:
- Name: Frances Roswell
- Head of household at 177 Stimpson Avenue in Detroit
- Age 59 years old, widowed
- Born in Michigan
- Father born in New York, English was native language (note difference from 1900 census)
- Mother born in England, English was native language
- Occupation: Keeper of boarding house

Death Certificate: Michigan Dept. of Health, State Office Number 682-6667, Register Number 300. Information from certificate:
- Died in Wayne County, city of Highland Park, 48 Monterey Ave.
- She had lived there 5 years. Profession was housewife.
- Widow of Charles E. Roswell.
- Born September 10, 1859, in Yale, Michigan (the year conflicts with the 1900 Federal census).
- Father: William Wear, born in Sussex, England.
- Mother: Velmenia Osborne, born in Kent, England.
- Informant of death: Mrs. Leota V. Scott, 48 Monterey Ave. (This person is her daughter).
- Date of death: August 23, 1933 (age 73 years, 11 months, 13 days).

Burial: Death certificate states Mt. Clemens, Detroit. Gil Roswell (her grandson) said she is buried at Clinton Grove Cemetary in Mt. Clemens. However, when Charles A. Roswell (her grandson) went to the cemetary in the 1980's he did not find her listed in Lot 27, which is the family lot purchased by her husband Charles E. Roswell in 1904. Frances may be buried in another part of the cemetary.
- Burial or removal date: August 25, 1933.
- Place of burial: Mt. Clemens
- Undertaker: L. V. Barker or Baker (spelling hard to read), on 12551 Woodward Avenue
- Cause of death: Hyperparathyroidism; Anersia (secondary); Myocardial degeneration; Decalcification of bones and skeleton. Note: The second and third causes were very hard to read. Anersia may be an old spelling of "anergia", the lack of immunity to an antigen. The myocardium is the heart muscle.

Children of Charles Roswell and Frances Wear are:

Mary³ Roswell, born 1880 in Detroit, Michigan; died 1880 in Detroit, Michigan.

Notes for Mary Roswell:
Census: 1880 Federal Census, Brockway Centre, St. Clair County, Michigan, Volume 25, Enumeration District 366, Sheet 32, Line 13 (roll #604). Info from census:
- Name: Mary Roswell
- Daughter, age 5/12 (5 months old), born in June
- Born in Michigan

Comment: In the 1900 census, Frances T. Roswell stated that she had been the mother of 5 children, but that only 4 were living (see Charles Earl Roswell notes).

This is confirmed by Charles E. Roswell's death certificate, which states at the time of his death that only 2 of his 5 children were living.

+	15	ii.		Charles Gilbert Roswell, born October 22, 1884 in Yale, Michigan; died July 29, 1934 in Detriot, Wayne County, Michigan.
	16	iii.		Wauneta Roswell, born November 1886 in Michigan; died June 03, 1904 in Michigan.

Notes for Wauneta Roswell:
Census: 1900 Federal Census, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, Vol. 47, Enumeration District 61, Sheet 23, Line 85. Info from census:
- Name: Wauneta Roswell
- Daughter of Charles Roswell
- Born November 1886, 13 years old, single
- Born in Michigan. Father born in "Canada E". Mother born in Michigan
- Enrolled in school

Burial: Clinton Grove Cemetary, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Lot 27.
Her grave marker states 1885-1904 as her birth and death dates. Note that the 1900 Michigan Census states Nov, 1886 as her birth year. The cemetary records list June 3, 1904 as her death date. Age, 18 years.

Oral History: Charles A. Roswell (her nephew) believes she was born in Yale, Michigan and died of pneumonia.

iv.

Earl W. Roswell, born October 1888 in Michigan; died December 31, 1906 in Michigan.

Notes for Earl W. Roswell:
Census: 1900 Federal Census, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, Vol. 47, Enumeration District 61, Sheet 23, Line
86. Info from census:
- Name: Earl Roswell
- Son of Charles Roswell
- Born October 1888, 11 years old, single
- Born in Michigan. Father born in "Canada E". Mother born in Michigan
- Enrolled in school

Burial: Clinton Grove Cemetary, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Lot 27.
His grave marker states 1888-1906 as his birth and death dates. The cemetary records list December 31, 1906 as his death date. Age, 18 years. The grave marker has the name, "Earl W. Roswell". His middle name is still unknown.

Oral History: Charles A. Roswell (his nephew) believes he died of pneumonia.

Leota Roswell, born August 1893 in Michigan. She married James Scott Abt. 1929.

Notes for Leota Roswell:
Census: 1900 Federal Census, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, Vol. 47, Enumeration District 61, Sheet 23, Line 87. Info from census:
- Name: Leota Roswell
- Daughter of Charles Roswell
- Born August 1893, 6 years old, single
- Born in Michigan. Father born in "Canada E". Mother born in Michigan
- Not in school. No entry indicating the ability to read, write, or speak English

Census: 1920 Federal Census, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Volume105, Enumeration District 128, Sheet 6, Line 61. Info from census:
- Name: Leota Roswell
- Enumerated as daughter of Frances Roswell
- Age 25 years old
- Born in Michigan
- Father born in Canada
- Mother born in Michigan
- Occupation: Stenographer at a bank

Oral History: His nephews, Charles A. and Gilbert F. Roswell, said she married James Scott about 1929. The marriage only lasted until 1931. Charles A. said he took all her money, to which Gil later wrote, "Nuts, she never had any". They say she is buried at Clinton Grove cemetary.

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