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Rosa Victoria HOFFMEIER

Generation 3

Rosa was born 25 Jun 1854, the first born child of Jacob and his first wife, Benedicta KOCH. Her obituary in The Weekly Republican, Plymouth Indianam Thursday Mar. 20, 1913, states she was born in St. Leon, Indiana. However, her obituary in the Mishawaka Enterprise, Mar 21, 1913, gives Harrison, Ohio as her place of birth. The Plymouth obituary may have been provided by her son George in Plymouth, whereas the Mishawaka obituary may have been provided by her son John in Mishawaka. A record of her baptism has not been found.

In the 1872 Cincinnati, Ohio, City Directory, page 438, there are two listings, one of which may be Rosa. The other may be Rosalie Hofmeier that married Rosa's cousin Beda Hoffmeier in 1873.

Rosa married Peter EMENAKER 17 Apr 1877 in Hamilton County, Ohio. They were married by Francis Lings, Roman Catholic Priest. Peter was born 25 Feb 1848, Cincinnati, Ohio. While Rosa's family was living in Kelso Township, Dearborn County in 1860 and 1870, Peter's family was living in York Township, Dearborn County.

After they married, Rosa and Peter settled in Dearborn County. Their first 3 children were baptized at St. Martin's Catholic Church, Yorkville, Indiana. In the 1880 Federal Census, Rosa and Peter are listed in York Township with their first two children. Also in the household are Peter's parents. Just a few households away is Rosa's father and 7 of her half-siblings.

By the time their fourth child was born in December 1883, Rosa and Peter had moved north to Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. They remained in Boone County until at least August 1893 when daughter Frances was born.

The Emenaker family made one more move north and settled in Marshall County, Indiana. Rosa purchased a lot in the town of Plymouth in March 1894. In April 1894, "Rosey" Emenaker bought additional property totaling over 3 acres.

Tragedy befell the family on Jul 30, 1903 when Rosa's husband, Peter, was struck and killed by a freight train while working on the railroad in Atwood, Indiana. My this time, her oldest son, John, was married, with two children of his own.

Difficult times continued for Rosa as she lost three sons to tuberculosis: Joseph Carl in 1904, Lawrence in 1906, and Louis in 1911. She also suffered the death of her son Leo in 1906 from scarlet fever. Rosa herself succumbed to pulmonary TB on March 18, 1913.

Pulmonary tuberculosis was commonly called consumption and was the leading cause of death in the very early 1900's.

For more information, see the findagrave entries for this family starting with Rosa

Rosa Hoffmeier Emenaker

Rosa Hoffmeier Emenaker

Rosa Hoffmeier Emenaker

Rosa Hoffmeier Emenaker, 1905, with her daughter Cecelia and first two granddaughters.

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