Rosa Brock (maiden name: Carruth or Anton) was born into slavery around 1841 in Morganza, Louisiana. She married Robert Brock on December 1, 1870, in St. Helena Parish. They had six children together: Jacob, born March 16, 1871; John Henry, born February 11, 1872; Mary Eliza, born August 19, 1873; Moses, born July 15, 1874; Rosetta, born June 10, 1875; and Orville, born May 18, 1876. After Robert died in Plaquemine, Louisiana, on April 30, 1906, due to complications with heart disease, Rosa began receiving a widow's pension. The governmend increased the pension to $12 a month by 1908. Rosa Brock passed away on October 11, 1914, in Plaquemine.
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| Birth date: | 1841 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth place: | Morganza, LA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pension Records for Robert Brock, RG15, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
