District #7, Rose Hill School

(Northwest Corner on the Map below)

Rose Hill School was located on the North-West corner of Trall Rd. & North Rd

Below is the foundation of the former schoolhouse.

If anyone has history or information to share about this school please forward it to:

Ron Taylor, Webmaster

One of the students listed above was Roy Chamberlain.  Jim Gelser has done much research on the life of Roy and has shared some of the information he has researched below.

Born in 1891 in the town of Hume in Allegany County, New York State, Roy's parents were "dirt farmers," keeping "3-5 milk cows, a few chickens & hogs, and bees for honey." Their crops consisted of wheat, oats, buckwheat, and corn." After enlisting at the age of 25 and taking his basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey he appears to have been assigned to Fort Ringgold in what was then called the Motor Transportation Corps. He was a machinist / mechanic and was discharged in 1919. He never drank, never married and judging from his photos, he seems to have (mildly) enjoyed his time in Texas. His mechanical skill was again put to use during WWII when he worked for the Ryan Aeronautical Company in San Diego, California. He finally retired from Bell Aircraft in Buffalo, New York about 1958. Mr. Gelser adds that everyone seemed to like Roy, who died in 1975 at the age of 84.

SFC Roy Chamberlain on artillery piece at Fort Ringgold c. 1918

Guarding a "liquid" shipment.....

Studio Portrait

SFC Roy Chamberlain polishing artillery piece.

For more on the photo collection (25 Vintage Photos) of Roy Chamberlain go to the website:

http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPhotography/Lost-Photos-of-Starr-County.htm#photos

All photos above from the collection of Jim Gelser.