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Family: ROSENQUEST/ROSENQUIST, Hans / HOSKINSON, Clarissa Ann (F626)

• Male ROSENQUEST/ROSENQUIST, Hans

  
  

  Birth	1855	Sweden
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  Marriage	1911  [1, 2]	San Bernardino Co., CA  [1, 2]
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  Female HOSKINSON, Clarissa Ann

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1849	Pennsylvania
  Death	4 Feb 1921	Redlands, San Bernardino Co., CA
  Burial	5 Feb 1921	Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino Co., CA
  Other Spouse	GARRISON, Charles M. | F612
  Marriage	19 Mar 1867	Auburn, Shawnee Co., KS
  Other Spouse	McCABE, David. L. | F615
  Marriage	6 Oct 1871	Burlingame, Osage Co., KS
  Other Spouse	MORGAN, Leander E | F625
  Marriage	13 Oct 1896	Jackson Co., OR
  Father	HOSKINSON, Riley M | F77 Group Sheet
  Mother	FISHER, Martha | F77 Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents		Rose introduction; then strangers wed 1911 Variations of this article ran in several newspapers local to Redlands, CA where the couple settled: "SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 24.-The exclamation, "Is that you, Hans?" caused a curious crowd at the Santa Fe to witness the closing chapter of a little romance in which Hans Rosenquest of Redlands and Clara A. McCabe of Neodosha, Kan., figured. The couple had never seen each other before; but prior to her leaving the east to marry Rosenquest it had been arranged that he would meet her at the Santa Fe here, the identification to be established by pink roses which each would wear. When the bride-to-be stepped from the train Hans was there to meet her. Those, roses had done their duty. A momentary hesitation to gaze upon each other and the couple hied for the county clerks office. The license gave their ages as 56 years each, and they were married by Justice of the Peace G. M. Pittman."
  		They had never met before 1911 Similar reports ran in Kansas newspapers local to Neodesha: "Two mommoth American Beauty roses played an important part in the romance and subsequent marriage of Hans Rosenquest of this city and Clara N. McCabe, of Neodesha, Kansas, who met yesterday for the first time. Uncle Sam played Cupid in their courtship, which was carried on via the postoffice route. Finally the letters became so promising that a proposal was made by the gallant Hans to fair Clara, and by return mail came the reply of the happy and significant word if three letters. Then came the time for Clara's departure, and with it final arrangements which included the plan that on arriving in San Bernardino, where Hans was to meet his prospective bride, both should wear over their hearts a huge red rose (Note in the previous article the roses were pink!) This means of identification was an effectual one and when they first caught sight of each other, there was a single moment of general survey on the part of each and then there was long and fond embrace, mutual greetings and soon the happy pair wended their way to the clerk's office where they were supplied with a license and continued on their way over to Judge Pitman's office, where they were made one by the shortest route."

  
  

• Sources

  [S760] News articles: Imperial Valley Press, El Centro CA, (Imperial Valley Press, El Centro CA), 24 Nov 1911, p 1 (Reliability: 2). [S761] News articles: The Neodesha Daily Sun, Neodesha KS, (The Neodesha Daily Sun, Neodesha KS), 27 Nov 1911, p 3 (Reliability: 2).