The Register is an attempt to record the name and basic data about every person named
Rosser
who has lived in the United States.
From the Register you can distinguish between persons with the same name,
find their parents, spouse(s), children, the dates and places of their
birth, marriage, death, and
link to the main references, family sheets, and
other sources.
The Register is limited to those with Rosser as their surname at birth,
or
else were the spouse or the child of such a person.
Because of such frequent use of the same name, The Register is based on Identification
numbers.
F is the Father's ID and S is the Spouse's. Ref is the Reference or Source.
| HOW TO FIND.... Suppose you want information about William Rosser. Go to the Register and using the "Find" function of your computer, see what's available. ===================================================================================== ID | Name | F | Born In| Died In | S | Married In| Ref. ====|======================|====|=============|=============|====|=============|===== 0030+Rosser, William |0060|10.04.1813-NC|12.26.1847-SC|0031|01.03.1839- |First is William's ID number which is 0030. Everything in this website that pertains to him will begin with that number. Actually, you'll find several William Rossers, each with a separate ID. That's how we keep them straight. Everybody has a different ID number but they all work the same way. You can find things by using EDIT/FIND at the top of your screen, or by pressing CTL button and F at the same time (CTL+F). From that same line you can use to go to William's FATHER whose ID is 0060 and William's SPOUSE whose number is 0031. Then William's MOTHER can be found as the spouse of his father. Her number is 0061. William's CHILDREN can be identified by finding his ID (0030) in their F column, indicating that he is their father. A plus sign (+) indicates "more". If it's after the ID (as in our example) it means there is more information about William at http://john.rootsweb.com/Rosser/0030-f.html You might like to make a note of this URL (http://john.rootsweb.com/Rosser/####-f.html) to use with other names. If there's an ID+, then substitute the ID number instead of the "####". If there's no + after the ID, then there's no more information, besides what's here. Can you supply some? If there's a plus after his Spouse's ID (not the case here) it means he had more than one spouse. Find his ID in the S column to locate the other spouse's name(s) and information. Here his ID (0030) will appear only in the S column for his wife at 0031. There's only a single listing for the family unit, so for women, when there's an ID+ (suggesting more information), that information is on their family page. Use her husband's ID (from her "S" column) to find it.
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So, if we translate this single line of code into text, together with the additional information at 0030+, we learn that:
William Rosser (0030) was born on 4 Oct 1813, in Mecklenburg County, NC. He died on the day after Christmas, 26 Dec 1847, at the age of 34. His death and burial were in Camden, SC. His parents were Isaac Rosser and Elizabeth Hodge. William married Martha Elizabeth Langstaff on 3 January 1839. They had three daughters: Emma, Ella Alice, and Sarah Williams. William Volunteered in the Florida War with the Seminoles in 1836 under Capt. John Chesnut. He was Sheriff of Kershaw County, S.C. in 1837. After William died, Martha Elizabeth married Mr. Bracey by whom she had a son whom she named William.
If this is really more than you wanted to know, just disregard it and enjoy whatever may be helpful. This same process works the same way for all of them. If you have questions or comments, an email should get a prompt reply.