Henry Preston Rosser, Sr., age 72, b. Ga., was married to Annie Lewis, age 61, b. Ala. Mary L. Rosser, age 42, b. Tx. was living with them. Henry Sr. died later in the year 1920 and Annie died in 19223. Both are buried at Kildare, Tx., as is Mary Rosser, their daughter. Sons Henry & Frank are shown below.
Henry Preston Rosser, Jr., age 33, b. Tx., was married to Addie Purdy, age 28, b. Tx. Their children were Eugene, age 7; Mary Bell, age 5; Hattie L, age 2 1/2; and Ruth age 2 months. All the children were born in Texas. In 1927, while crossing a swinging bridge, Henry, Hattie, Ruth and a son Henry born in 1921 were all drowned. Burial was at Kildare, Tx.
Frank Rosser, age 35, b. Tx., was married to Annie Bell Moore, age 20, b. Tx. Their children were Evelyn, age 4, b. Tx. and Ada, age 2 1/2 b. Tx. Mr. Rosser lost one arm in a milling accident at a young age. He later opened a general store in the Lewis Community.
(Sources: 1920 census records & Kildare Cemetery stones)
This information came from the Cass County Connections, Vol 26, Sept 2000, pg 83
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