Elizabeth Stahler was a sister of my great-grandmother, Clara M. Stahler. Elizabeth was born in Fredonia, Wisconsin. I do not know the year, but she was probably a little older than Clara. Elizabeth was called "Lizzie" by everyone. The picture above shows her on a farm in Wisconsin in 1930.
Elizabeth married Henry C. Rossman, a carpenter by trade. He was also a minor politician. He eventually deserted his family and went to Oklahoma to "find his fortune" in the oil fields. Only his son Henry Jr. maintained any further contact with his father after he left.
Elizabeth and Henry had the following children. I believe all of them were born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Henry Clay Rossman.
Peter Rossman.
Maude Philomena Rossman. She married Ray McClain.
Maude Philomena Rossman.
Lillian Clara Rossman. She married Joseph Blum.
Lillian Clara Rossman.
Benjamin Harrison Rossman. He married Theresa Wertel. See photo below.
Elizabeth Stahler Rossman died September 2, 1932 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Elizabeth Stahler Rossman(left)
and Maude Philomena Rossman McClain about 1930.
Jennie May Tillotson Vandenberg (left)
and Lillian Clara Rossman Blum about 1930.
Lillian Rossman Blum and her brother Benjamin Harrison Rossman in 1959.
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