"An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties : with a
brief outline of the early history of the state of Oregon." Chicago?: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1902.  Page 611.  Malheur County.

JOHN HARDY ROSE

     This leading and representative citizen of Malheur county is one of the men
who has taken hold with his hands and wrought out here in our midst a success
which might be a fitting crowning to any man in any place, and in addition to
this fine display of both ability and industry he has manifested stanch
integrity, faithfulness and sound principles, being a man of wisdom and
stability.
     Mr. Rose was born in Scioto county, Ohio, on October 3, 1835, being the son
of Israel and Mary (Payton) Rose.  He lived with his parents in that then
frontier country and went to school in the log school house of the time, but
spending his time in most earnest study, he was enabled to gain a fortification
for life that has been of great assistance in subsequent years.  In 1836 he came
with his parents to Knox county, Illinois, and the following year they went to
Putnam county, Missouri, and there he resided on a farm with his parents until
the time of his marriage, which happy event was celebrated on April 2, 1862, the
lady of his choice being Miss Louisa, daughter of Francis and Caroline Hastings.
The following day, April 3, 1862, Mr. Rose took his young bride and started
across the plains with a wagon train drawn by oxen.  His wagon has seven yoke of
cattle, and these pulled the bridal coach to the region of Walla Walla, where
the family wintered, and Mr. Rose returned to Auburn, Baker county, through
which they had passed en route, and there worked at mining.  The parents of our
subject came to the west in the same train.  In 1864 Mr. Rose removed his family
to Auburn, where he was mining, and from there, in 1872, he came to Willow creek
and built a small house, then went after his family, and there they settled down
to improve the land and raise cattle.  Their home place is two miles south from
Ironside, and there Mr. Rose has two thousand acres, a large band of cattle, and
his place well improved, with a house of fifteen rooms, commodious barns and
substantial outbuildings.  The entire estate is one of the finest in this
section of the country, and there is manifested the wisdom, skill, taste and
good judgment of the owner at every turn on the entire premises.  In all of this
accomplishment Mr. Rose has unavoidably been called upon to pass through great
hardships and much deprivation on the frontier, in which his faithful wife has
had her portion, and the family now are enjoying the fruits of the wisely
bestowed toil of the parents in the excellent competence that they have gained.
     The children born to this worthy couple are:  Francis, married to Mary F.
Gardner, living near Malheur; Charlotte, wife of Edward Coburn, near Ironside;
Angeline, wife of Archie J. Murray, near Unity; Israel, married to Edna Whitely,
near Ironside; John H., deceased; Louisa, wife of Sheriff James E. Lawrence;
Eli.  Mr. Rose and his wife are both devout members of the Christian church, and
they are highly esteemed throughout the entire community, and they are fully
worthy of the great respect and confidence that are generously bestowed upon
them.
     

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2006 by Diana Smith. Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.