Robert Minns
(1827-1879)
Hannah Liddle
(1831-1902)
Rosa Bell Minns
(1861-1922)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Arthur H. Halferty

Rosa Bell Minns 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 22 June 1861, Lena, IL 2 5
  • Marriage (1): Arthur H. Halferty on 10 November 1878 in , Lee County, IA 1 2 3
  • Died: 26 January 1922, Mills, NM at age 60 5 6
  • Buried: After 26 January 1922, Mills, NM 5
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Rose B. Halferty
Event Date: 26 Jan 1922
Event Place: Mills, Harding, New Mexico
Gender: Female
Age: 60
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Spouse's Name: Arthur H. Halferty

Citing this Record
"New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLB6-1LM : 10 March 2018), Arthur H. Halferty in entry for Rose B. Halferty, 26 Jan 1922; citing Mills, Harding, New Mexico, reference , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Santa Fe; FHL microfilm 2,032,885.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jackson Township, McPherson County, KS on 17 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Sheet 377C, District 259, Dwelling 179, Family 184, Roll 387
Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Rosa Halferty..Wife..19..IL..Keeping House

(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 22 Jun 1861, then her age should have been 18 instead of 19.
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Jackson Township, McPherson County, KS on 9 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 133, Dwelling 93, Family 93
Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Farm rented
Married 21 years
R. B. Halfuty..Wife..Jun 1861..38..IL..7/2

(Living with husband and 2 sons.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Harper Township, McPherson, KS on 20 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 59, Dwelling 28, Family 28, Roll 446
Harper Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Home rented
Married 30 years
Rosie Halferty..Wife..49..IL..5/2

(Living with husband and 2 granddaughters.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 22 Jun 1861, then her age should have been 48 instead of 49.
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Newton Township, Colfax County, NM on 21 February 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 43, Dwelling 53, Family 53, Roll 1075
Newton Township, Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Rosa Halferthy..Head..59..IL..Widowed..Farmer
Hazel G. Halferthy..Granddaughter..18..KS
Mayble I. Halferthy..Granddaughter..15..KS

(Rose was widowed and living with 2 granddaughters.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 22 Jun 1861, then her age should have bee 58 instead of 59.
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• Death Image: 26 January 1922, in Mills, NM. 6



• She was buried after 26 January 1922 in the Mills Cemetery in Mills, NM.

Find A Grave Memorial 72557321
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Rosa married Arthur H. Halferty, son of Arthur Brady Halferty and Melissa M. Courtney, on 10 November 1878 in , Lee County, IA.1 2 3 (Arthur H. Halferty was born in February 1856 in Jefferson Township, Lee County, IA,2 7 8 died on 22 November 1914 in McPherson, KS 8 and was buried after 22 November 1914 in McPherson, KS 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jackson Township, McPherson County, KS on 17 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Sheet 377C, District 259, Dwelling 179, Family 184, Roll 387
Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Arther Halferty..Self..25..IA..Farmer
Rosa Halferty..Wife..19..IL..Keeping House
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Jackson Township, McPherson County, KS on 9 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 133, Dwelling 93, Family 93
Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Farm rented
Married 21 years
A. H. Halfuty..Head..Feb 1856..44..IA..Farmer
R. B. Halfuty..Wife..Jun 1861..38..IL..7/2
Clare W. Halfuty..Son..Jul 1880..19..KS..Farm Laborer
Earl Halfuty..Son..Apr 1882..18..KS..Farm Laborer
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Harper Township, McPherson, KS on 20 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 59, Dwelling 28, Family 28, Roll 446
Harper Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Home rented
Married 30 years
Arthur Halferty..Head..55..IA
Rosie Halferty..Wife..49..IL..5/2
Hazel Halferty..Granddaughter..8..KS
Mabel Halferty..Granddaughter..4..KS

NOTE - The grandchildren, Hazel and Mabel, were daughters of Walter Clare Halferty and his first wife, Leona Gertrude Brunk. The grandchildren must have been staying with their paternal grandparents for some reason when the census enumeration occured.
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States, enumeration district (ED) 259, p. 377C, dwelling 179, family 184, Arthur H. Halferty and Rosa Bell Minns; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 387.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States, enumeration district (ED) 133, sheet 5B, dwelling 93, family 93, Arthur H. Halferty and Rosa Bell Minns; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Harper Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States, enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 2A, dwelling 28, family 28, Arthur H. Halferty and Rosa Bell Minns; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 446.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Newton Township, Colfax County, New Mexico, United States, enumeration district (ED) 43, sheet 3A, dwelling 53, family 53, Rosa Bell Minns; index and images (accessed 15 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1075.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); (accessed 15 August 2019), memorial page for Rosa Bell "Rosie" Mimms Halferty (Jun 1861\endash 1922), Find A Grave Memorial no. 72557321, citing Mills Cemetery, Mills, Harding County, New Mexico, USA

6 "New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1546466 : accessed 15 Aug 2019), Rose B. Halferty, 26 Jan 1922; citing Mills, Harding, New Mexico, reference, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Santa Fe; FHL microfilm 2,032,885.

7 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, West Point Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, p. 11, family 69, Melissa M. Courtney and John Morris; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 330.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 05 March 2019), memorial page for Arthur H Haferty (2 ??? 1856\endash 1914), Find A Grave Memorial no. 53803854, citing McPherson Cemetery, McPherson, McPherson County, Kansas, USA


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