Rose Sarah Anne (Rucker) Seaman (1877 - 1963)

Born 17 Jul 1877 in Liberty Hill, Williamson, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Richard Morton Rucker and Emily Jane (Cox) Rucker

Wife of Jeremia Victor Seaman — married 22 Aug 1897 in La Habra, Orange, California, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Aug 1963 at age 86 in Springville, Tulare, California, United States

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Biography

Rose Sarah Anne Rucker was born 17 July 1877 in Liberty Hill, Wiliamson County, Texas to parents Richard Morton Rucker and Emily Jane Cox. She was the fourth of eleven children. Shortly after her birth the family moved to New Mexico from Texas. The family has not been found in 1880 census but a homestead application shows that her father applied for 160 AC in Virden, Grant County, NM and it had an adobe house. He also purchased mining rights 17 Sept 1880 in Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico. 1885 the family is still in New Mexico as evidenced by the agricultural census. As mentioned in her mother's diary, Rose left Anaheim, CA for Aunt Sarah Imus' house in Hackberry, AZ by Santa Fe train (2 years before her marriage). By 1895 and through 1899, Richard and Emily Jane, Rose's parents, were living in Anaheim, California and that is certainly where she met her husband to be, Jerry Seaman. The couple were married on 22 August 1897 in La Habra, Orange County, California.

As mentioned in her mother's diary, "Rose left for Colorado" from Anaheim on 23 Oct 1899 and she must have been 7 months pregnant. About 1900, family tradition states that Jerry helped build the stone Santa Ana Courthouse and Rosie cooked for the construction workers, it opened in 1901. From 1904-1908, they were living in Delores County, Colorado where 3 of their children were born. In Nov 1914, after a 9 month trip, the family arrived in Corona, California and met Barney Oldfield, watching him race his automobile in Corona,California. About 1918, Rosie had a boarding house in Tustin or Olive as remembered by her grandchildren. About 1927, during the Dust Bowl days, Jerry and Rosie may have owned a boarding house and gas station in Barstow, California. Jerry and Rosie had at least 11 children with ten of them surviving to adulthood.

Roland Victor Seaman born 6 June 1898 Hackberry, Mohave County, Arizona

Dorthea Emily Seaman born 24 Dec 1899 in La Veta, Huerfano County, Colorado

Clara Rose Seaman born 17 November 1902 in Hackberry, Mohave County, Arizona

Anna Axie Seaman born 7 September 1904 in Disappointment, Dolores County, Colorado

Virdy Edna Seaman born 28 Oct 1906 in Disappointment, Dolores County, Colorado

Ray Richard Seaman born 10 August 1908 in Disappointment, Dolores County, Colorado

Lilly Wanda Seaman born 12 August 1910 in Aztec, San Juan, New Mexico

Jack Rucker Seaman born 21 April 1913 in Cuba, Sandoval County, New Mexico

Everett Irwin Seaman born 25 May 1916 in Corona, Riverside County, California

Alvin Martin Seaman born 14 Dec 1918 in Olive, Orange County, California

and one baby still born in 1923, Orange County, California.

Rose Sarah Anne Rucker Seaman died 5 August 1963 and was buried in the Melrose Abbey Mausoleum in Anaheim, Orange County, California next to her husband who had predeceased her.

Research Notes

Sources

• 21 Mar 1896 Mohave Co MIner, page 3;"The following young ladies and gentlemen, residents of Hackberry, are registered at the Hubbs House....Rose Rucker...Samuel Rucker...et al"

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Aztec, San Juan, New Mexico; Roll: T624_917; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0189; FHL microfilm: 1374930
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #172349650 (accessed 9 April 2022)
  Rosa S Seaman (32), wife, in household of Jerry Seaman (33) in Aztec, San Juan, New Mexico, USA. Born in Texas.

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Orange, Orange, California; Roll: T625_123; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 69
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #66279042 (accessed 9 April 2022)
  Rose Seaman (42), wife, None, in household of Jerry Seaman (43) in Orange, Orange, California. Born in Texas.

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Orange, Orange, California; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 2339916
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #91512463 (accessed 9 April 2022)
  Rosa C Seaman (58), wife, in household of Jerry V Seaman (54) in South Grand, Orange, Orange, California, USA. Born in Texas.

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Anaheim, Orange, California; Roll: m-t0627-00271; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 30-10
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #73286222 (accessed 9 April 2022)
  Rose Seaman (62), wife, in household of Jerry Seaman (64) in Anaheim, Orange, California. Born in Texas.

• Obit of Rose Seaman, "Porterville Evening Recorder" dated August 6, 1963

"Rose Seaman of Springville dies at age 86. Rose Sarah Seaman, a native of Texas, died last evening at Springville hospital following a long illness. She was 86. A homemaker, Mrs. Seaman had lived in Springville for the past 22 years [wrong, probably 12] and was a member of that community's Church of Christ. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Anna Harrington on Springville, Mrs. Clara Norris of San Mateo, Mrs. Virdy Sutton of Anaheim, Mrs. Dorothy Doan of Bakersfield, and Mrs. Lily Crooke of West Point California; four sons, Roland and Jack of Big Bear, Everett of Fullerton, and Alvin Seaman of Houston, TX; one brother, Frank Rucker of New Mexico; one sister, Mrs. Ella Harold of Anaheim; 22 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. Funeral services have been scheduled for 10 am Thursday in the Lloyd chapel. Entombment will be at 11 am Friday in the Melrose Abbey mausoleum at Orange. "

• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
  Ancestry Record 60525 #81878706 (accessed 9 April 2022)
  Rose Sarah Seaman burial (died in 1963) in Anaheim, Orange County, California, United States of America.

DNA Confirmation with Source Citation

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Cindi Bonney and Loren Rucker, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Richard Rucker and Emily Cox, the great great grandparents of Cindi Bonney and great grandparents of Loren Rucker. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2C1R, based on sharing 43 cM across 3 segments.