Individual Details

George Gerald Roose

(May 24, 1888 - July 11, 1954)

Events

BirthMay 24, 1888Parkersburg, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1900Jefferson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1905Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1910Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
MarriageMarch 20, 1912Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States - Mary Viola Frerichs
Census1915Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Civil1917Land - Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
CivilJune 5, 1917World War 1 draft registration
Census1920Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1925Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1930Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
ResidenceOctober 26, 1939Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, United States
Census1940Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Civil1942World War 2 draft registration
DeathJuly 11, 1954Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, United States
BurialJuly 13, 1954Lynwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, United States
OccupationFarmer
ReligionLutheran

Families

SpouseMary Viola Frerichs (1892 - 1992)
ChildViola Leanne Roose (1913 - 1969)
ChildStanley Joseph Roose (1915 - 2004)
ChildMarion Edna Roose (1917 - 2023)
ChildLyle George "Mic" Roose (1921 - 2012)
ChildDaniel Roose (1923 - 1924)
ChildDonald Lee Roose (1929 - 2005)
ChildGeorge Gerald "G. G." Roose (1934 - 2024)
FatherJohann Roose (1865 - 1926)
MotherLena Wisbar (1871 - 1948)
SiblingMartin Roose (1891 - 1950)
SiblingMinnie Roose (1893 - 1969)
SiblingMattie Roose (1897 - 1983)
SiblingAnna Roose (1898 - 1911)
SiblingJoseph Roose (1901 - 1979)
SiblingLela G. Roose (1909 - 1990)

Notes

Civil

Land in Jackson Township, Butler County, Iowa. Geo Roose 120 acres near Great Western Railroad track, Johann Roose directly below.

Civil

George Roose age 28 of Clarksville, Iowa b. May 24, 1888 in Parkersburg, Iowa. A farmer with a wife and 2 children, medium height and build, gray eyes and light brown hair.

Census

The Roose family has a radio set.

Residence

Cornhusking contest held at Joe Roose's farm, he and brothers compete.

Census

George, Mary, Marion, a teacher and Don, GG live in the home, Fleshners and Hahns are neighbors

Civil

Serial no. 1671, George Gerald Roose age 53 of Allison, Iowa b. May 20, 1888 in Grundy, Co. Iowa, wife is contact, self-employed, 5’ 9” 165 lbs, gray eyes and gray hair, ruddy complexion. Registered April 27, 1942

Burial

George and Mary share a headstone with Daniel Roose.

Endnotes

1. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," digital image, National Archives and Records Administration, Ancestry.com ( : accessed ); citing .

2. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards (https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww1/draft-registration : accessed ); citing Microfilm publication M1509.

3. United States Census 1900 database, FamilySearch.org accessed 2016. NARA microfilm publication M432, Washington D.C., FHL microfilm 1240420, digital folder 004120098, image 00670 (7 of 14).

5. Ancestry.com, 1910 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Butler, Iowa; Roll: T624_394; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1374407.

6. Ancestry.com, Iowa Marriage Records 1880-1937 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2014), Iowa State Archives Des Moines, 1911-1912, 442 Adair - Clayton page 12-198.

7. , , FHL 001035399 Digital Folder 004311191 Image 00152 (152 of 503), , ; Database with images, FamilySearch.org ( : accessed ).

8. Herbert Freese, Mission in a mile :: church stories from Butler Center, Iowa (N.p.: n.p., 2002), Page 136 1912 Marriages at Ebenezer Lutheran Church Butler Center, Iowa Roos, George and Maria Frerichs.

10. (1917) || Square 22 image 10 of 48 Geo Roose 120 acres near Great Western Railroad track..

11. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards (https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww1/draft-registration : accessed ); citing Microfilm publication M1509.

12. United States Census 1920 database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T625, Washington, D.C., FHL microfilm 1820480, digital folder 004965858, image 00803 (4 of 24).

14. United States Census 1930 database, FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T626. Washington, D.C., FHL microfilm 2340380, digital folder 004950661, image 00626 (6 of 16).

15. "," Clarksville (Iowa) Star, ; online archives (http://clarksville.advantage-preservation.com/ : accessed ).

16. Ancestry.com, 1940 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Butler, Iowa; Roll: T627_1143; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-15.

17. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," digital image, National Archives and Records Administration, Ancestry.com ( : accessed ); citing .

18. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

19. Ancestry.com, 1940 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Butler, Iowa; Roll: T627_1143; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-15.

20. Ancestry.com, Iowa Marriage Records 1880-1937 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2014), Iowa State Archives Des Moines, 1911-1912, 442 Adair - Clayton page 12-198.

21. "," Clarksville (Iowa) Star, ; online archives (http://clarksville.advantage-preservation.com/ : accessed ).