Vincent Willam Roses

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Obituary, copied from FindAGrave:

Vincent William Roses was born September 23, 1923 in Pensacola, Florida to John P. Roses, and Maude Everhart Roses, lived in Pensacola expect in the US Army 1940-1945 worldwide served in 2nd Armored Division, 48th Armored Medical Batt. Nov. 30, 1940 '96 July 31, 1945.

Mr. Roses was preceded in death by, Wife of 57 years, Maria Albertina Ponsen Roses, Parents and Grand Parents, Brother Pedro, Sister Rosemary Norris, many uncles, aunts and cousins.

Mr. Roses was a thirty five years employee of L&N Railroad and a lifelong member of St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church.

He is survived by a daughter Sandra Roses Milligan (Jim Milligan) Colorado Springs, CO., granddaughter Tracy Kirchharr, and dear friend Mickey Brown. He enlisted in the US Army November30th, 1940 served honorably till July 31, 1945 served at Forty Benning GA., landed at Casablanca North Africa December 24 1942, when he left there went to Tidworth England went to France Normandy June 1944, thru France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, was at the battle of the Bugle, from there back to Holland wound up at the Elbe River in Germany, where they were stopped to wait for the Russians. While in Holland he met Maria Ponsen, fell in love and after the battle of the Bulge he returned to Holland to marry her on February 6, 1945, a marriage that lasted 57 years, until she died on November 29,2002.

Services will be Thursday 9:30 a.m. at Waters & Hibbert Funeral Home. Interment will be at Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida.
Waters & Hibbert 11/14/2013

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His registration records for the World War I Draft showed him as exempt from the draft, as a subject of Spain. His employer was the Spanish Vice Counsul in Pensacola, FL, where he worked as a clerk. His location of birth was shown as Masnou, Barcelona, Spain. He was listed as caucasian, of medium build, slender with brown eyes and black hair.

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Census Listings:

1920 Census
Florida, Escambia County, Pensacola, Precinct 30
SD 3, ED 37 Sheet 5B
Enumerated 6 January 1920
West Jordan St, House Number 17
88-94
Roses, John Head M W 28 M 1912 Al Spain Spainish Spain Spainish Spain Spainish Truck Driver Coffee Co
Roses, Maud Wf F W 23 M Florida Iowa Iowa
Roses, Pedro 1 Fl Spain Fl
Regan, Riley Lodger M W 28 S Florida US Alabama Mechanic Garage Automotive

John married Maud M. Everhart before 1918. Maud (daughter of William Lincoln Everhart and Glencora "Cora" Brenton) was born on 15 Nov 1896 in Florida; died on 9 Sep 1972 in Okaloosa County, Florida; was buried in Saint John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. shows her name as Maude M Everhart, her spouse as John Roses, and that she was the mother of Rosemary Roses.

The 1910 US Federal Census shows her as a one of the six surviving children of William L and Cora B Everhart, both born in Iowa and married for 23 years. They were residents of Gonzalez, Escambia, Florida, whwer he was a farmer. Children at home were Gail G (22, F, b. Iowa), Thomas B (15, M, b. Iowa), Maude M (13, F, b. Florida), Cameron D (8, M, b. Florida), Harold (5, M, b. Florida), and Gretchen (1, F, b. Florida)

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Census Listings:

Florida State Census
1935, Escambia County, Precinct 14
Roses, Maud 121 W. Chase 38 Widow Occupation None
Roses, Pedro 16 Son Laborer
Roses, Rosemary 14 Dtr 8th grade student
Roses, Vincent 11 Son 6th grande student
Roses, John B 9 Son 4th grade student

1940 US Federal Census
Florida, Escambia, Pensacola
SD 3 ED 17-32 Sheet 63B
Enumerated April 17, 1940
Harney Street, House Number 421
R $10
Roses, Maud Head F W 42 We N 8 Florida Same Place Cook Carfe
Roses, Rosemay Dtr F W 19 S Florida Same Place Waitress Cafe
Roses, John Son M W 19 S Florida Same Place Scool
Roses, Vincent Son M W 17 S Florida Same Place CCC

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Iowa marriage records show him as born in Mt. Vernon, Iowa to Peter Everhart and Synthia A Jurkins.

William married Glencora "Cora" Brenton on 3 Aug 1886 in Sac County, Iowa. Glencora was born on 19 Jul 1869 in Adel, Dallas County, Iowa; died on 13 Nov 1924 in Florida; was buried in Gonzales United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Iowa Marriage Records show her as born in Adel, Iowa to A Y Brenton and Harriel E Wright. The Sons of the American Revolution application of her eldest son, Thomas Brenton Everhart, shows her parents of Dr. Andrew Thomas Brenton and Harriett Ellen Wirght; great grandson of Dr. James Bariel Brenton and Elizabeth Glann, gg grandson of Archibald Glenn and Lydia Rhodes, and ggg grandoson of Archibald Glenn and Sarah Ferguson. Archibald Glenn was said to have served with the Bedford Co troops of Pennsylvania.