Rose Francis Rochford of Osborne. Kansas

photographer: Rose Rochford
Osborne, KS
example from contributor

Rose F Rochford
(1869 - 1961)

1869 Sep 01
Nebraska City, NE, state records Rose Francis Rochford is born to Mary Connelly and Thomas Rochford
1893 Mar 02
Osborne (KS) County News, Miss Rose Rochford takes a picture at a family re-union.
1896 Mar 05
Osborne (KS) County News, Miss Rose F Rochford rents the Buell Gallery
1897 Sep 30
Osborne (KS) County News, Miss Rose Rochford works for photographer Mrs L A Hoyle
1898 Sep 01
Osborne (KS) County News, Miss Rose Rochford gallery being built on Penn Street, 24 feet Square
1898 Oct 27
Osborne (KS) County News, Miss Rose Rochford Gallery opens

1899 May 18
Osborn (KS) County News, Miss Rose Rochford purchases new lens
1900 Jun 01
Osborne, KS, US census, Rose Rochford as photographer (Head of household, mother in residence)
1901 Mar 14
Osborn (KS) County Farmer, M A Kelckner visits Rochford with new methods in photography>br/> 1902 May
Osborne, KS, state records, Rose Rochford and Moulton Kleckner are married
1910 Apr 25
Osborne, KS, US census, Rose Rochford as photographer; Married name Rose Kleckner
1920 Jan 21
Osborne city, KS, US census, Rose (Kleckner) Rochford as photographer with own studio
1923
Osborne City, KS, state records, Husband Moulton S Kleckner dies

1930 Apr 08
Osborne City, KS, US census, Rose (Kleckner) Rochford as photographer with own studio
1937
Kansas City and County census records, Rose F Kleckener as resident
1940 Apr 11
Osborne City, KS, US census, Rose (Kleckner) Rochford as proprietor of photo studio
1961 Mar 31
Osborne, KS, state records, Rose (Kleckner) Rochford dies at age 91


Rose Francis Rochford apparently had a studio in Osborne City, Kansas from about 1893 to May of 1902 when she married Moulton F Kleckner.

Any cards imprinted with the Rochford name were, of course, finished before that date.

Excellent coverage of the Rochford/Kleckner photography careers can be found at
The Osborne County Hall of Fame

Osborne (KS) County News -
Mar 02 1893

Osborne (KS) County News -
Mar 05 1896

Osborne (KS) County News -
Sep 30 1897

Osborne (KS) County News -
01 Sep 1898

Osborne (KS) County News -
27 Oct 1898

Osborne (KS) County News -
18 May 1898

Osborne (KS) County Farmer -
14 Mar 1901

photographer: Rose Rochford
Osborne, KS
example from contributor

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