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1 Mark Johnson UHLIK1 (1901-1971) [3663]. Born 2 Apr 1901, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.1,2 Marr Fern Bell LUDVIG 22 Feb 1920, Hardin, Iowa.3 Marr Louise WUNDERLICH 15 May 1925, Santa Ana, CA.1 Died 5 Jan 1971, Loma Linda, San Bernardino, CA.1,2 Buried Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills, CA.4
2 Jeremiah James UHLIK1 (1870-1935) [3662]. Born 18 May 1870.1 Marr Charlotte May ROSE 2 Jan 1895, Detroit, MI.1 Died 16 Nov 1935, Hollywood, CA.1 Cause: Cancer. Buried 1935, North Hollywood, CA, Valhalla Cemetery.1
Member of the B.P.O. of Elks, Detroit, MI, Lodge No 34. Receipts dated from June 1910 thru Sept. 1912.
Buried Valhalla Lot 4, Section 1057. B. 10' South of Road #1056, North Hollywood, CA. Wanted to be buried in line with the air strip so airplanes would fly over him on take off and landing.
4 Joseph L. UHLIK1 (1841-c. 1880) [3675]. Born 1841, Pilsen, Bohemia, Europe.1 Died c. 13 Sep 1880, Detroit, MI.1 Cause: Drowned in Conners Creek near downtown Detroit. Buried 16 Sep 1880, Elm Wood Cemetery, misspelled Ulick.1
5 Marie Pauline RODEL1 (1844- ) [3676]. Born 1844, Pilsen, Bohemia, Europe.1
3 Charlotte May ROSE1 (1874-1944) [416]. Born 27 Jan 1874, Delhi, Ontario, Canada.1 Died 17 Jan 1944, Hollywood, CA.1,5 Buried 19 Jan 1944, North Hollywood, CA, Valhalla Cemetery.1,5
Her family owned the Rose and Stowe Circus that went up and down the Mississippi River. She spent her youth in Royal Oak, MI where she was a neighbor of Henry Ford. She was a member of the "Rebekahs". Her physician in Detroit suggested she move to California in hope she would live three to five years more. Therefore she moved with her family to Hollywood in 1909 and lived 35 more years.
From the Citizen-News (Los Angeles).
January 18, 1944 - "Funeral services for Mrs. Charlotte May Uhlik, 70, pioneer resident of Hollywood, who died at her home, 6813 Fountain Ave., yesterday, will be held at Strothers, 6240 Hollywood Blvd., at 1 p.m. tomorrow, interment following at Valhalia Cemetery.
Born in Canada, the daughter of Mr. Rose of the old Rose and Stowe Circus, originators of the showboats on the Mississippi River, she spent her youth in Royal Oak, Mich., where she was a neighbor of Henry Ford.
Mrs. Uhlik was the widow of Jeremiah J. Uhlik, whom she married in Detroit. She came to Hollywood in 1909. Mr. Uhlik died here eight years ag
Known by the younger people as "Mother Uhlik", she had many friends here. She leaves five sons, four of whom served in the Navy during the first World War. They re Edgar L. Uhlik, assistant vice president of Security-First National Bank; Mark, with the E. B. Randall Insurance Co.; Clark, a worker at Lockheed; Robert, manager of a furniture and antique shop, and Jere, a policeman.".
6 Clark ROSE (1836-1887) [353]. Born 14 Aug 1836, Royal Oak, Oakland County, MI.1 Marr Sarah E. SMITH 1 Sep 1860, Royal Oak, MI.6 Marr Mary Ellen JOHNSON 27 Feb 1869, Residence of bride, Royal Oak, MI. Died 11 Feb 1887, Denver, Colorado.7,8 Cause: Consumption. Buried Royal Oak Cemetery, Royal Oak, MI.
From a Pontiac, MI newspaper.
January 9, 1878 - "The social hop at Clark Rose's Monday night was a complete success."
April 14, 1880 - "Boyd & Peter's Great Trans-Atlantic Circus, which has been visiting here [Royal Oak], will give their first exhibition here, on the 24th inst."
From the Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster.
April 28, 1880 - "We are told that Boyd & Peters circus has come to a stand still down in Pennsylvania. Maltrome Burkett, aged 14 years. of Somerset county, that state, claims that she was abducted and outraged and kept with the circus for a week, being conveyed from town to town in the ticket wagon, and when allowed to leave she was partially demented. Her story as told in court is too horrible for publication. Last Thursday S. C. Peters, A.W. Davis, Clark Rose and John Campbell, managers, together with fifty attaches, were arrested and jailed to await examination."
From a March 12, 2007 response by Fred Dahlinger in the Olympians message board.
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Boyd and Peters Great Transatlantic Allied Shows was an overland show organized in Royal Oak, Michigan in 1878. The principals were Orlando Boyd and S. C. Peters (cameo biographies are available on the CHS website in Slout's "Olympians.") They apparently returned to Royal Oak for the winters of 1878-1879 and 1879-1880, building a modest winter quarter there. The show was having financial difficulties in June 1880. An alleged case of assault the next month brought the operation to a close, despite everyone being acquitted.
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From the Birmingham Eccentric.
August 5, 1881 - "Clark Rose made a business visit to Milwaukee last week."
Clark Rose of the old Rose & Stowe Circus were originators of the showboats on the Mississippi River. He was an advance agent for Barnum & Bailey Circus. Had the candy concession. Lived in Royal Oak, Michigan where his neighbor was Henry Ford.
12 Virgil Maxim ROSE9,10 (1808-1894) [350]. Born 1808, Manchester, VT. Marr Cordelia BAILEY 1829, New York. Died 7 Jun 1894, Royal Oak, MI.9,10 Buried 11 Jun 1894, Oakhill Cemetery, Pontiac, MI.
From Pleasant Ridge; Then and Now.
"In 1836 one of Rose's horses was stolen, and he printed posters offering a reward for capture of the thief. His descendents still have one of the posters."
From the Birmingham Eccentric, January 14, 1881 - "The hotel of V. M. Rose on the gravel road one mile from this place [RO] caught fire from a defective chimney at eleven o'clock, and burned to the ground Monday night, the family barely escaping with their lives. Loss estimated at $5,000, with no insurance."
From the Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster and other Pontiac newspapers.
1876-12-06 - "Enoch Brown, who was arrested in Detroit a few days ago for stealing three chickens from V.M. Rose, of this place [Royal Oak], was arrested before Squire Russell and sentenced to ninety days in the Detroit House of Corrections.
1877-11-28 - "Miss Josephine Newman died at the residence of V.M. Rose, in Royal Oak, Nov. 25th. The remains will be taken to Onondaga for interment."
1881-02-16 - "The Gregory brothers of New York city are stopping at V. M. Rose's."
1881-04-13 - "Virgil Rose is about to erect a new building on the grounds of the old Rose Hotel at Royal Oak."
1881-10-19 - "Mr. Virgil Rose has been erecting an addition to his barn."
1884-07-23 - "V. M. Rose is dangerously ill."
1885-08-25 - "V.M. Rose's people are making money and at the same time gaining a reputation for pure cussedness, by shutting up cattle belonging to poor people."
1885-08-25 - "During a wind storm, the other day V. M. Rose's summer kitchen was blown down and Miss Harriet Carew, received serious injuries."
1885-09-02 - "The co-partnership heretofore existing between Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox and V. M. Rose has been disolved by mutual consent."
1887--2-09 - "Circuit Court - Wm. H. Stevens vs. Virgil M. Rose, twenty days given to settle bill of exceptions and proceedings stayed."
1893-11-09 - "V.M. Rose had a cow stolen out of a field one evening last week."
1894-06-01 - "V. M. Rose has been on the sick list, but is now better."
1894-06-15 - "V. M. Rose died Thursday evening June 7th. Further notice next week."
1894-07-26 - "Mark S. Brewer and Arthur R. Tripp are commissioners on claims in the estate of Virgil M. Rose."
Obituary from the Oakland County Post, Friday, June 22, 1894.
"Died, at his residence in this village Thursday, June 7th, 1894 at 10:30 o'clock p.m., Virgil M. Rose, aged 86 years. He retired to his bed about 10 o'clock feeling exceedingly well, in fact, better than he had for some time past. He ate a hearty supper and was cracking jokes with members of the family in the early part of the evening. Mrs. C.J. Gregory, his grand-daughter had to pass by his room later in the evening and was horrified to find him dead. He had only been dead a few moments when found. Justice Stors empaneled a jury which, after viewing the remains rendered a verdict that the deceased came to his death from the effects of old age. The funeral was held at the house Monday, June 11th, conducted by Rev. A. Wood and the remains taken on the 11:45 train to Pontiac and laid to rest beside his wife, who had proceeded him by about twenty-five years. Two children are left to mourn his loss, Mrs. Harriett Dows, of Cleveland, Ohio and Mrs. Mariva Hodges of Pine Lake. The following relatives were present from a distance. Mrs. H. Dows, of Cleveland, Mariva A. Hodges of Pine Lake and Wm. Saunders of Howell. Deceased was born in Manchester, Vt., in 1808 where he lived until he was 11 years of age. He then moved with his parents to Roseville, Pa., removed from Roseville to Detroit in 1834, came to Royal Oak in 1835 and purchased a large tract of land from the government and has resided here ever since. There was seven children in his father's family, five boys and two girls, all of whom have passed away. Mr. Rose was one of the oldest pioneers in the county, having lived to see it advance from a howling wilderness in the 30's, infested by Indians and wild animals, to what it is at the present time, one of the best agricultural counties in the state."
From the Royal Oak Tribune, May 18, 1926
"The Pleasant Ridge village commission last night awarded a contract to R.D. Baker Company for the paving of Virgil Rose avenue." There is, unfortunately, no longer a street by that name in Pleasant Ridge.
13 Cordelia BAILEY11 (1808-1868) [351]. Born 1808, NY.11 Died 14 Feb 1868, Royal Oak, MI. Cause: Nervous fever. Buried Oakhill Cemetery, Pontiac, MI.
7 Mary Ellen JOHNSON1,12 (1847-1906) [354]. Born 8 Jun 1847, Royal Oak, Oakland County, MI.1 Died 1 Jan 1906, Detroit, MI.13 Buried Royal Oak Cemetery, Royal Oak, MI.
From a Pontiac, MI newspaper.
October 22, 1879 - "Ellen Rose was taken very ill and Dr. Glazier attended and saved her life."
November 5, 1879 - "Ellen Rose is dangerously ill."
From the Birmingham Eccentric.
August 5, 1881 - "Mrs. Clark Rose is visiting friends in Pennsylvania."
Also called Ella or Mary Ella. She had three daughters who died in infancy. Member of the Independant Order of Odd Fellows per Official Cerificate, dated Jan 12, 1900.
AKA Mary Ella, AKA Ella M.
Note on Marriage to Clark ROSE: Pastor John P. Chenoweth, Baptist Church, Royal Oak. Wit. Maro Robinson of Royal Oak, farmer, Mrs. Mary Robertson of Royal Oak, lady, and Henry Dorman of Royal Oak, farmer.
14 Moses JOHNSON1,12 (1802- ) [3498]. Born 1802, Haddem, CT.1 Marr Roena BUZZELL 1843.
15 Roena BUZZELL1,12 (1814-1868) [3499]. Born 1814, Cape Cod section near Boston, MA.1 Marr Lewis Isaac SMITH 1834. Died 1868.1
| 1 | "Information provided by Victor Uhlik". |
| 2 | "California Death Index, 1940-1997". |
| 3 | "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 for Fern Bell Ludvig and Frank Joseph Lamb". |
| 4 | "Obituary of Louise Uhlik in the Valley News (Van Nuys, CA), September 19, 1968". |
| 5 | "Obituary of Mrs. Charlotte May Uhlik in the Citizen-News (Los Angeles), January 18, 1944". |
| 6 | "Certificate of marriage of Clark Rose to Sarah E. Smith". |
| 7 | "Date of death and location from The Pontiac Gazette, Friday Feb. 18, 1887". |
| 8 | "From Olympians of the Sawdust Circle by the Circus Historical Society". |
| 9 | "Obituary of Virgil Rose from the Oakland County Post, Friday, June 22, 1894.". |
| 10 | "Michigan Death Index". |
| 11 | "Ancestry.com, Snow/Lyman Ancestors". |
| 12 | "1850 MI, Oakland, Royal Oak census". |
| 13 | "State of Michigan Certificate of Death of Ella M. Rose". |