Barbara Elizabeth McConnell1,2

b. 10 April 1840, d. 31 December 1922
FatherJames Stephen McConnell2 b. 18 Jan 1799, d. 26 Feb 1869
MotherBarbara E. Duff2 b. 5 Jun 1803, d. 25 Jul 1885
Birth10 Apr 1840 Barbara Elizabeth McConnell was born on 10 Apr 1840 in Washington County, Virginia.1,2 
Marriage29 Jun 1865 She married, as his second wife, Jackson M. Rose on 29 Jun 1865 in Washington County.3,2 
  Jackson was a cabinet-maker which in the late 1800s meant he built furniture and also caskets. The business was located in a building on Main Street in Abingdon. The family home was adjacent. The buildings sat just west of the present day Barter Theater.4 
Widowed10 Jan 1899  Barbara was widowed when Jackson died in January, 1899. 
Cens-19002 Jun 1910  The following year she was enumerated in Abingdon as the head of a household that included 5 of her 6 living children.5 [son James died in 1889] 
Death31 Dec 1922 Barbara died on 31 Dec 1922 at age 82.1 
Burial She was buried at Sinking Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.4 

Family

Jackson M. Rose b. abt 1825, d. 10 Jan 1899
Children
  • Rosa B. Rose4 (Apr 1866 - 1926)
  • Sallie Rose4 (1868 - )
  • James Rose4 (circa 1870 - 1889)
  • Georgia Rose4 (Sep 1876 - )
  • Mary E. Rose4 (Jul 1879 - 6 Jun 1952)
  • Marcia "Mossie" Rose4 (Jul 1881 - 1920)
  • John Rose4 (Jun 1885 - 26 Dec 1960)
Last Edited12 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S2169] Donald Helton, compiler, "Washington County Virginia Abstracted Death Records 1912-1939" (manuscript shared by author), p. 33. Entry reported as: Barbara Elizabeth Rose, 82y 9m 21d, b. April 10, 1840 WCV d. December 31, 1922; wid. of J.M. Rose; d/o Jas. D. McConnell b. WCV & Barbery E. Duff b. WCV.
  2. [S2324] Wealtha Chaplin Scott, McConnell Memorabilia, p. 177-179. These pages contain images from what the author believes to have been the Family Bible record of James S. and Barbara (Duff) McConnell.
  3. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 309. Jackson M. Rose, 40y, wid, b. Knox Co., TN, resid WCV, cabinet maker, s/o John & Elizabeth Rose AND Barbara Elizabeth McConnell, 25, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o James S. & Barbara McConnell; 29 Jun 1865.
  4. [S2324] Wealtha Chaplin Scott, McConnell Memorabilia, p. 203.
  5. [S634] Barbre E Rose household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Abingdon, ED 107, sheet 2A (p. 48 stamped), dwelling 30, family 30, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan 2011. Household included: Barbre E. Rose, 60, wid, b. Apr 1840, mother of 7 children, 6 are living; Rosa B., dau, 34, b. Apr 1866, art teacher; Gergie, dau, 23, b. Sept. 1876; Mary E., dau, 20, b. July 1879; Marcy M., 18, b. July 1881; John L., son, 14, b. June 1885; all b. VA.