George Pinkney Rose was born on 6 January 1827 at Bentonville, Johnston County, North Carolina. He was the son of Nicholas & Sarah Rhodes Rose. George married Nancy Brunt (Brent), also of Johnston County, on 21 October 1852. He died 1 September 1889 in Grantham Township, Wayne County, NC, and is buried in the Rose … Continue reading Sunday’s Obituary – George Pinkney Rose (1827-1889)
George Pinkney Rose Cemetery
Photo of the Week – Sarah Ophelia Barnes, née Rose, of Grantham Township, NC
This beautiful portrait of Sarah Ophelia Rose Barnes (1863-1936) came to us from a second cousin, Betsy Coleman. It was taken in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina at the A.O. Clement Photography Studio. The family thinks it was taken around the time Ophelia's daughter, Bessie Pauline, married Thomas W. Coleman in 1910. One way to … Continue reading Photo of the Week – Sarah Ophelia Barnes, née Rose, of Grantham Township, NC