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Rosannabell Crowell was born October 14, 1860 in Caldwell County, Kentucky. His parents were Sanders Addison Crowell and Sarah Jane Laughlin. She was one of the youngest members of this family, the 7^th of 8 children born to her mother. Her father had 5 more children after Sarah Jane died..

Rosannabell Crowell married George Walter Blackburn about 1876 in Caldwell County.

Their children were:
1. James William Addison Blackburn born Dec. 25, 1877 wed Mabel Hubbard 1899
2. George Washington Blackburn Jr. wed Bertha Board
3. John Kelly Blackburn wed Estella Traylor

George Blackburn died in 1906 and is buried in Farmersville Cemetery. .

Rose married a second time on Dec. 25. 1906, William H. Coleman, a farmer. He was 62 years old and it was his 2^nd marriage also. R.L. Gresham and Dellah Allison were witnesses. They had a son, Robert Coleman born before William Coleman died in 1910.

Rose went on to marry twice more, outliving all her husbands. Her last husband was Mr. Wood. He had a long white beard that touched his belt buckle. She died on Nov. 29, 1929 and is buried in Princeton.

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