Household Summary
This page documents the nuclear family household of Michael De Rosa Sr. and Martha Elida Surland. This household represents an early 20th-century Italian- and Scandinavian-American family established in Chicago, Illinois, and serves as the parent household for later DeRosa and Strand family lines.
Parents
- Michael De Rosa Sr. (born 12 March 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died 27 January 1942, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA)
- Martha Elida Surland (born 8 December 1882, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died 13 February 1965, Lafayette, Allen County, Indiana, USA)
Marriage: 8 April 1903
Children
- Annarose De Rosa (born 30 July 1904, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died 10 March 1985, Indianapolis, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA)
- Michael De Rosa Jr. (born 19 July 1907, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died 25 August 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA)
Residence & Timeframe
This household was established in Chicago, Illinois, in the early 1900s. The family remained closely associated with Cook County, with later migration of descendants to Indiana.
Associated Records & Evidence
- Ancestry.com Family Group Sheet documenting Michael De Rosa Sr., Martha Elida Surland, and their children
Related Stories & Narratives
No narrative stories have yet been directly linked to this household.
Notes
Michael De Rosa Sr. was the son of Joseph De Rosa and Annarosa Briglia. Martha Elida Surland was the daughter of Jens Christian Surland and Sevrine Halvorsdr, bringing Norwegian ancestry into the DeRosa family line. Their daughter Annarose later married George Burton Strand, linking the DeRosa and Strand families.