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Henry Carl Rofkar

M, #3651, b. 3 September 1835, d. 1925

Parents

FatherJohann Rofkar (b. 1793)
MotherAnna Maria Harmes (d. 1870)

Family: Anna Rebecca Marselius (b. 1836, d. 25 November 1919)

SonGeorge Rofkar (d. 1941)
SonJohn H. Rofkar (b. 1864, d. 1928)
SonHenry Rofkar (b. 1866, d. 1958)
SonWilliam C. Rofkar (b. 1868, d. 1927)
DaughterAnna Eliza Rofkar+ (b. 13 October 1873, d. February 1953)

Biography

Henry Carl Rofkar was born on 3 September 1835. He married Anna Rebecca Marselius on 8 December 1859. He died in 1925 at the age of ~90. He was buried in Ottawa, Ohio, USA.
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Johann Rofkar

M, #3653, b. 1793

Family: Anna Maria Harmes (d. 1870)

SonHenry Carl Rofkar+ (b. 3 September 1835, d. 1925)

Biography

Johann Rofkar was born in 1793 in Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany+.
Information about the Rofkar family came from one book. I don't havethe name of it, but it is one of those books published by communitiesas a fund raiser where the family submits its own information. I havea copy of the pages I used. I saw the book at the Allen County PublicLibrary in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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John H. Rofkar

M, #3654, b. 1864, d. 1928

Parents

FatherHenry Carl Rofkar (b. 3 September 1835, d. 1925)
MotherAnna Rebecca Marselius (b. 1836, d. 25 November 1919)

Biography

John H. Rofkar was born in 1864 in New York, New York, USA. He married Anna Rohrs in 1889. He died in 1928 at the age of ~64. He was buried in Ottawa, Ohio, USA.
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William C. Rofkar

M, #3661, b. 1868, d. 1927

Parents

FatherHenry Carl Rofkar (b. 3 September 1835, d. 1925)
MotherAnna Rebecca Marselius (b. 1836, d. 25 November 1919)

Biography

William C. Rofkar was born in 1868 in Ottawa, Ohio, USA. He married Cora Hetrick in 1892. He died in 1927 at the age of ~59. He was buried in Ottawa, Ohio, USA.
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Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Partner of James Denbow (2nd great-granduncle of Carl Jón Denbow)
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Rebecca Rogers

F, #3665

Family: James Denbow (b. 20 April 1824, d. 18 April 1863)

DaughterSusan Louisa Denbow (b. 1850)
DaughterRachael J. Denbow (b. 8 September 1851)
SonDavid A. Denbow+ (b. 2 May 1854, d. 1901)
SonFrank Denbow+ (b. 1855)
DaughterAnna Maria Denbow+ (b. 14 February 1857, d. 12 November 1901)
SonFrancis O. Denbow (b. 2 August 1860)
SonJoseph H. Denbow (b. 29 December 1861)

Biography

Rebecca Rogers married James Denbow, son of John Denbow, Sr., and Martha A. Sharp, in 1850. Rebecca Rogers married Reason Morris on 21 October 1866 in Monroe, Ohio, USABGO+.
Rebecca Rogers was also known as Rebecca Denbow. She was also known as Rebecca Morris.
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Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Nancy Roggers

F, #3666, b. February 1859, d. 1920

Family: Jessie Denbow (b. December 1857, d. 1920)

SonClarence Herbert Denbow (b. 1 January 1887, d. 1949)
SonJohn Marvin Denbow (b. December 1893, d. 1950)
SonFranklin Denbow (b. October 1895, d. 1950)
DaughterLydia Denbow (b. February 1897, d. 1950)

Biography

Nancy Roggers was born in February 1859 in USA. She married Jessie Denbow in 1885. She died in 1920 at the age of ~61.
Nancy Roggers was also known as Nancy Denbow. Previous married name was Rogers -- maiden name unknown NOTE: NOTEDave Denbow has seen this spelling, but isn't sure where he saw itthis way.
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Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Not Related to Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Anna Rohrs

F, #3667

Biography

Anna Rohrs married John H. Rofkar, son of Henry Carl Rofkar and Anna Rebecca Marselius, in 1889.
Anna Rohrs was also known as Anna Rofkar.
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Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Great-grandaunt of Carl Jón Denbow
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Elizabeth Rose

F, #3671, b. 1856, d. 1870

Parents

FatherSimon Adam Rose (b. 23 April 1830, d. 28 November 1907)
MotherSarah E. Smith (b. 10 April 1829, d. 1882)

Biography

Elizabeth Rose was born in 1856 in Monroe, Ohio, USABGO+. She died in 1870 at the age of ~14.
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Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Great-grandaunt of Carl Jón Denbow
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Flora Rose

F, #3673, b. 16 November 1864

Parents

FatherSimon Adam Rose (b. 23 April 1830, d. 28 November 1907)
MotherSarah E. Smith (b. 10 April 1829, d. 1882)

Family: William Lewis Bishop (b. 1865)

SonIrvin Simon Bishop+ (b. 26 March 1884, d. 10 August 1960)
SonClarence Everet Bishop (b. 30 September 1884)

Biography

Flora Rose was born on 16 November 1864 in Monroe, Ohio, USABGO+. She married William Lewis Bishop on 12 June 1883 in Woodsfield, Monroe, Ohio, USA.1
Flora Rose was also known as Flora Bishop.1
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Citations

  1. [S21] LaMont Bankson, A Denbow By Any Other Name May Be a Rose, Smith, Emmons or Wheatley (P.O. Box 5714, Athens, Ohio 45701: Denbow Diaspora Newsletter, Dec 2003). Hereinafter cited as A Denbow by Any Other Name.