Matilda Marie Olsen
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Matilda Marie Olsen is the daughter of Lars Olsen and Ane Ingeborg Hanson. She married William James Rose on 24 April 1895. William and Matilda moved to Brigham City in 1897 when William was thirty years old. They later bought a thirteen acre farm in Bear River City. Here they spent the remainder of their years and raised their family of nine, eight girls and one boy. There names are: Amelia Elizabeth (1896), Rachel Annie (1897), Eliza Lydian (1899), Edith Ida (1901), Sarah Ellen (1904), Jeanetta Ada (1906), Mabel Ruth (1909), William Winder (1913), and Thurza Elaine (1918).
According to the 1900 Census, William James and Matilda had attended public school and could read, write, and speak English. William's occupation is listed as Railroad Track Supervisor. When first arriving in Bear River City, William and Matilda lived in a two room house. This later was moved to the barn area and became a work and blacksmith shop. The present home is a well-built, four room house which has an upstairs that has never been finished. Edith, Matilda's daughter, remembers Matilda's beautiful brown hair. She has related about making trips from Bear River to Centerville to visit her grandparents. James and Eliza, and recalls how they would stop over in Ogden and spend the night at Aunt Edith Vause's home, a sister to William. According to her, William retired from the railroad after thirty years of service and then farmed after retiring They saved flour and sugar sacks to make the family's underclothes and crocheted lace on underslips and petticoats. Gifts were clothes her mother knitted such as sweaters. She also remembers going to Little Mountain to gather sage brush to burn and hauling old railroad ties along the tracks for firewood. Another memory was of an old pump organ which they had before the player piano indicating there was music in the home. Matilda Marie passed away in Ogden at the home of Fred and Ann Timmerman (a daughter) sometime after an illness and then falling and breaking her hip. She is buried in the Aultorest Memorial Park in Ogden, Utah. In William's later years, he also moved to Ogden and lived with Fred and Ann. Here he worked in the meat department of the Timmerman Grocery Store on the corner of Cross Street and Washington Blvd. He did not work because of necessity but because he liked to be active and to be with people. He seemed to enjoy this very much, visiting the customers and displaying his happy and joyful personality. It was while living with Ann and Fred that he died on 7 September 1951. He too is buried in the Aultorest Memorial Park along side his wife. They are gone from this mortal life but shall be and are remembered by friends, neighbors, and family for that which has been good in their lives. When each of the family is united beyond the veil, it will be a joyous occasion and a continuation of that love and companionship developed over the years of their lifetime. History of the Rose Family
by Ralph Herbert Hadley Memories of GrandmotherI have been in the house on and off all my life and have always found it clean and tidy. Grandmother was a very good housekeeper. There were always cookies in the pantry for the kids. The large coal, wood-cooking stove stayed clean and shiny. We enjoyed playing the piano and all the old tunes of the time.
Grandma had long strings of colored beads hanging from the archway leading into her bedroom. As I remember, the yard was always clean and tidy. Flower and grass were kept well-trimmed, and fences and gates were kept in good repair. Even the barn was well kept with clean straw for the animals. There were always milk cows, chickens, pigs, etc. Every year a large garden was planted and for the most part was kept weed free. The garden was a main food supply for the family. Grandpa would raise cabbage and store them through the winter by pulling them up in the fall, tying the big heavy leaves around the head, and burying them upside down in a deep furrow with the roots exposed. He had very beautiful horses. He kept them in a stall when not in use. They were beautiful horses of a working class. Often while visiting, he would hitch up the team to the buggy, a two seater with a top, even a fringe on top. It was kept shiny and clean. Yes, we enjoyed our rides in the buggy. I also remember Grandma's long gray hair which she always wore rolled in a bun. At night she would let it down, and it would fall to her waist. I remember her brushing it over her shoulder before retiring. Ralph Herbert Hadley, grandson
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