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PASSENGER LIST – Fritz Hofer (33y, laborer), Anna Hofer (29y), Joh. Hofer (4y) & Rosina Hofer (6m) arrived in New York City 7 Apr 1887 on ship Noordland from Antwerp, Belgium
1900 OH CENSUS – Rosy Hofer (b Apr 1886, Switzerland) enumerated with parents Fred (b Apr 1853, Switzerland, immigrated 13y ago [1887], naturalized, occupation farmer) and Anna (b June 1847, Switzerland, married 18y, mother of 10 children, 7 living at time of census) and 6 siblings, John (b Jan 1882, Switzerland), Margrate (b Jan 1888, Ohio), Lindy (b Mar 1890, Ohio), Fred (b May 1892, Ohio), Clara (b May 1897, Ohio) and William (b Dec 1899, Ohio); also with family was Lizabeth Hofer (b Sept 1828, Germany, single, no relationship given)
1st MARRIAGE – Gail Watkins (22y, son of Jeff Watkins & Esther A. Clymer) and Rosella Hofer (22y, dau of Fred Hofer & Anna Inniger) md 16 Aug 1908, Hancock co, Ohio
1910 CENSUS – Rosella Watkins (23y, b Switzerland, married 1y, mother of 1 child) enumerated with husband Gail (23y, b Ohio, occupation farmer) and daughter Delores C. (5m, b Ohio)
1920 OH CENSUS – Rosella Watkins (32y, b Switzerland) enumerated with husband Gayle (32y, b Ohio, occupation laborer) and 2 children, Delos (10y, b Ohio) and Burnett (8y, b Ohio)
NOTE – Rose and Gail were divorced. Gail died 1955 and was buried in Maplewood cemetery, Toledo, Ohio
1940 OH CENSUS – Rose Watkins (53y, b Switzerland, widowed, occupation housekeeper) listed as a servant in house of Arthur & Zenith Loeb; was living at same place in 1935
2nd MARRIAGE – to --- Ittel
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