Rosa Lee NAPP Boss [Thatcher?]
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In reply to:
Napp
Greg Sisney 8/30/02
Greg wrote, "I am searching for information on Rosa Lee Napp. She Married Jim/James Boss right around 1900. They had 3 children that I know of, William, Harvey b.1901(my grandfather) and Gwendolyn. I know they lived in Oklahoma at the time my grandfather was born It was either Duncan OK or Anadarko, OK."
Greg,
In 1910, a James BOSS (b. circa 1868, Texas, Divorced) is listed in Hulbert Twp., Cherokee Co., OK.
The 1920 census lists Harvey's and Rosa's birthplace as Texas.This is only as accurate as the knowledge of the person informing the enumerator.
1920 US Census, OK Caddo Connewango, ED49, Sheet 8A
[THRASHER?], John W., head, 46, married, TX MS MS, Faarm laborer
--Rosa, wife, 41, married, TX US US
BOSS, Harvey, stepson, 19, [illegible, but neither M nor S], TX TX TX
[THATCHER?], Fred A., son, 14, OK TX TX
--[Gladys?] A., daughter, 12, OK TX TX
--Julia B., daughter, 9, OK TX TX
BOSS, [Jane?] P., stepdaughter, 13, OK TX TX
--Bernadine, stepdaughter, 10, OK TX TX
Rosa's age in 1920 suggests that she should appear in the 1880 census.Many Rosas with variant "Napp" spellings were listed in that age range, but none were born in Texas.
Is the Harvey L. Boss who died 18 Nov 1970 in Fresno County, CA, your grandfather?His birthdate is listed in the CA Death Index as 25 Jan 1901 in Oklahoma. Do you have his SS5 Social Security Application &/or his death certificate information?Do you know where he was in the 1930 census?What were his wife's and children's names?
Have you been able to track Harvey's brother William or sister Gwendolyn?In tracking Rosa back, it may be helpful to have information about William from censuses and other resources.
[I'm not related to this family and have no further information.]