HISTORY OF KENTUCKY AND KENTUCKIANS, E. Polk Johnson, three volumes, Lewis
Publishing Co., New York & Chicago, 1912. Common version, 
Vol. III, pp. 1251-52.   [Bourbon County]

JOHN H. ROSEBERRY--At this point attention is directed to the career of one
of the most progressive and extensive farmers and stock dealers in Bourbon
county and it may be said that Mr. Roseberry is not only one of the well
known and highly esteemed citizens of his native county but that he is also
a citizen whose loyalty and public spirit are of the most unequivocal
order.  He has been influential in the furtherance of the industrial and
civic advancement of Bourbon county and here his circle of friends is
coincident with that of his acquaintances.
     John H. Roseberry was born in Bourbon county on the 20th of May, 1851,
and is a son of Hiram M. and Caroline K. (Hildreth) Roseberry, both of
whom were likewise natives of Bourbon county, where the respective families
were founded in the pioneer days.  Hiram M. Roseberry was born on the 13th
of November, 1824, and his wife was born December 10, 1830; their marriage
was here solemnized on the 30th of November, 1848, and of the two children,
John H., of this sketch, is the younger.  Molly F., who was born on the
25th of September, 1849, and who died in January, 1896, became the wife of
Nathaniel Rogers on the 1st of October, 1867, and they became the parents
of one son, Hiram R., who married Miss Ida Barton; Mr. Rogers is now
deceased and his wife and only son, Barton, now reside in the city of
Cincinnati, Ohio.  Hiram M. Roseberry was a son of Hugh and Mollie (Parker)
Roseberry, the former of whom was born in Virginia, on the 28th day of
June, 1788, and the latter in Maryland, on the 23d of January, 1798. Hugh
Roseberry came to Kentucky in 1803, at which time he was about sixteen
years of age, and his wife was brought by her parents to this state in
April, 1798, being about three months old at the time.  Mr. Roseberry
established his home in Bourbon county, as did also the parents of his
wife, and here his marriage to Miss Mollie Parker was solemnized on the 4th
of May, 1817.  He died on the 14th of November, 1858, and his wife, long
surviving him, was summoned to the life eternal on the 23d of May, 1880.
They became the parents of six children--Caroline, Henrietta, Hiram M.,
Mary, Rebecca and a daughter who died in infancy.  The only one of the
children now living is Rebecca, who is the widow of James M. Hughes and
resides in Paris, Kentucky.  Hiram M. Roseberry was reared on the old
homestead farm and for a number of years after attaining to maturity he
continued to be identified with agricultural pursuits.  In 1875 he was one
of those primarily instrumental in the organization of the Agricultural
Bank at Paris, this county, and he served as president of this institution
until his death, which occurred on the 3d of November, 1895.  A number of
years prior to his demise he removed from his farm to Paris, where he
resided until a year before his death.  His cherished and devoted wife
here died on the 1st of March, 1891, and in 1894 he became a resident in
the home of his son, John H., the subject of this review, where he remained
until he was summoned from the scene of life's mortal endeavors. He was a
man of sterling character and of distinctive business ability. He gained a
large and worthy success and so ordered his course as to retain at all
times the inviolable confidence and esteem of his fellow men.  He was a
Democrat in his political proclivities and both he and his wife were
zealous members of the Christian church of Paris.
     John H. Roseberry passed his boyhood and youth on the farm and he has
been continuously identified with the great basic art of agriculture to
the present time.  He was afforded the advantages of the select school
conducted by Professor Thomas J. Dodd, in Paris, and after his school days
he continued to be associated in the work and management of the home farm,
of which he eventually became the owner.  He is at the present time the
owner of valuable land in Bourbon county and his beautiful homes, known as
"Ellerslie" is most attractively located at a point five miles east of
Paris, on the Paris and Cane Ridge turnpike.  In addition to diversified
agriculture Mr. Roseberry gives special attention to the raising and
dealing in of high-grade live stock and he is known as one of the most
alert and progressive representatives of these lines of industry in his
native county.  He is essentially loyal and public-spirited as a citizen,
always ready to give his influence and aid in support of movements and
enterprises for the advancing of the best interests of him home county and
state and while he has never been an aspirant for public office he accords
a stalwart allegiance to the cause of the Democratic party.  He is a
consistent and valued member of the Cane Ridge Christian church, as was
also his wife.  It should be noted that the maternal grandparents of Mr.
Roseberry were likewise numbered among the sterling pioneers of Bourbon
county.  They were John and Marianne (Finley) Hildreth, both of whom were
natives of Virginia, where the former was born on the 26th of June, 1790,
and the latter on the 3d of March, 1800.  They came to Bourbon county in
a very early day and here they passed the residue of their lives, honored
by all who knew them.  Mr. Hildreth was summoned to eternal rest on the
25th of October, 1872, and his wife passed away on the 11th of June, 1862.
They became the parents of eleven children, namely--Sarah M., Minerva J.,
Luvica, Catherine A., William J., Joseph A., Mary E., Caroline K.,
Bradford, Eliza T. and John F.  All of the number are now deceased except
Joseph A., who resides on Cane Ridge and who is one of the prosperous
farmers and stock-growers of Bourbon county.
     On the 10th of November, 1891, was solemnized the marriage of Mr.
Roseberry to Miss Elizabeth Brent Wilson, who was born in Bourbon county in
December, 1868, and who was a daughter of Henry T. and Anna (Young) Wilson.
She was a woman of most gracious personality and gained the affectionate
regard of all who came within the sphere of her gentle and kindly
influence.  She was summoned to the life eternal in April, 1901, and is
survived by two children--Caroline K., who was born September 5, 1892, and
Hiram M., born November 13, 1894.

Roseberry Hildreth Rogers Barton Finley Wilson Young Parker Dodd
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