Henry Crandall Rosecrans
1824-1924

In 1847 he volunteered in the Mexican War.  His unit was mounted.  He served 15 months under General Zachary Taylor.  For his service he received a Land Grant in Iowa.

On August 22, 1849, Henry Rosecrantz married Elizabeth Dickey who was born October 24, 1823.  She was the daughter of Joseph (b 1805) and Catharine Dickey (b. 1806) of Virginia who lived in Burlington Twp., Licking Co., Ohio in 1850.  Elizabeth lived with her parents while Henry went west and lists him on the 1850 census record.

About 10 days later on September 1, 1849, Henry and his uncle Judge Marmaduke P. Rosecrans left Elizabeth in Ohio and went to Iowa to stake his claim.  

While the men were in Iowa, gold was found in California so the men headed west.  Finally in 1857, Henry returned to Ohio and got Elizabeth and moved to Iowa.  They are listed in the 1860 census for Franklin in Washington County, Iowa.  Also listed in the census is daughter Menzo Oveda, age 6, and Adrien, age 3, and Elizabeth's father, Joseph Dickey, age 58.

The 1880 census Henry and his family have moved to Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa, where Henry is a miller. His daughter Menza is a school teacher and son Adrien is a telegraph operator.
William and Henry are at home.  This is the first time his name is spelled Rosecrans.  In the 1885 Iowa census Henry is a miller, son Henry S. a printer and Adrein a telegraph operator.

Henry and Elizabeth had 6 children:  daughters Ada Nola, Clementia Wellna, and Menza Oveda (b. 1853),and sons Adrien Dickey (b. 1858), William Joseph (b 1861), and Henry Sylvester (b.  October1865).  There was a Mary born in  1863 in the 1870 census but either she died young or is one of the other girls.

Henry and Elizabeth (Dickey) Rosecrans on their 50th Anniversary
photo from Jim Rosenkranz website at Rosenkrantz-Genealogy.org

photo from Jim Rosenkrans

(07/14/2010)