Uncle Theo and Aunt Mary, also Roy and Percy Rose

Uncle Theo is Theodore Rose (1845-1915), who is Grace's father's half-brother.  Grace's father and Theo share the same father (Edward Rose (1817-1906)).  Theo was born of Edward's first wife, who died shortly after Theo's birth.

Theo's son Roy Rose (1882-1957) was born of Theo's first wife, Catherine Brands. Theo and Catherine have 4 children that survived: Percy, Sarah, Roy, and Melbourn. In 1908 Roy was married and living nearby to Grace's home.  Roy's older brother Percy visits a few times, but I am not exactly sure where he was living in 1908. Grace mentions "Milbourn" coming to visit twice...I wonder if that is her cousin Melbourn?

Theo married a second time to Mary Nye, and they have 2 children.  Herbert, born 16 Oct 1891, and Mable, born 2 years later.

Grace has one diary entry that refers only to "Herbert" without any other context to confirm whether that is her cousin.  I assume that it is, but I left the label only as "Herbert".

I have a couple of guesses as to how Grace met her future husband, Earl Derham.  One guess is that she may have met him through Uncle Theo and family.  In the 1910 census, you can see that Theodore Rose happened to live next door to Everett and Alice Dibble.  Mrs Alice Dibble is formerly Alice Derham, Earl's sister.  Perhaps Earl became friendly with the Theo Rose family and was then introduced to Grace.  However, Grace never mentions Alice at all - she never mentions that she and Earl called on Alice for a visit, or anything like that.  So, I'm not sure.

Here are images of a bio written about Theo Rose, with many references to the extended family.

Sunday, October 25, 1908

Mary Jenkins and children over in p.m.  Also Aunt Mary and Mable.  Earl up in evening.

Sunday, October 11, 1908

Papa went down after Aunt Minnie in a.m.  Earl up for dinner.  In p.m. Stoddards people, Aunt Mary and Mable were up here.  Mama felt real good all day.  Papa and Aunt Minnie went over to Aunt Louise's to get the butter and look at the cow.  Did not get any milk from Chilt's.  Earl up again in evening.

Sunday, October 4, 1908

Aunt Mary, Mable, Herbert, and Uncle Theo over in p.m.  Also Winnie C., Mable W., Romaine B., and Hattie F. came along the R.R. and came up here.  We went over to Chilt's to see Salem, the Syrian boy.  Roy Derham called up and said "Earl had gone to see his brother in Ann Arbor."  Ha! Ha!  Did not get the milk.  Awful nice day and warm.

Sunday, September 13, 1908

Uncle Theo, Aunt Mary, and Mable over towards night.  My folks went over to Aunt Louise's in evening after butter.

Sunday, June 14, 1908

Winnie, Glen, Earl, and I had planned to have a picnic in Chilt's woods but it rained so they all came up here to spend the day.  Chester and Arthur P. came up in a.m.  Aunt Mary, Mable, Uncle Theo, Arthur, Belle, and Grace up in p.m.  Ate ice cream, cherries, and us young folks went down to R.R. track to pick strawberries.  Came home thru the "devil's lane" and got some pretty grass.  Us 4 drove downtown in Earl's new buggy to the Baccaulearaut sermon at Methodist church.  Got home at 9:45.

Sunday, May 10, 1908

Aunt Mary and Mable up for dinner.  Aunt Louise's folks came up also Chester and Ella.  Earl came up in the evening.  Swell day.  Will called up in p.m.  "Put up job."  Ha! Ha!