Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Rose, Louis January 1, 1820 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Roxanne Munns rmunns@uwalumni.com April 13, 2007, 9:51 pm Author: Unknown LOUIS ROSE, of the firm of Rose & Bro., jewelers, No. 62 Main street, was born Jan. 1, 1820, in Halberstadt, Germany; son of Carl Rose, who died in Germany in 1852. He was educated, and learned his trade in Magdeberg, Germany, serving an apprenticeship of five years. He was in business for himself eleven years in Nordheusen and came to America in August, 1854. He resided in Chicago till August, 1857, then came to La Crosse and joined his brother, George B. Rose, who had already established himself in the jewelry business, and the present firm has existed since that time without change. Mr. Rose was married in Germany, in 1845, to Amelia Benekenstein, and has three children - Clara, Emil and Anna. Additional Comments: From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 788. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/rose333gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb