Rosa Catharine Muhlenberg

1821 - 1867  (46 years)

• Name	Rosa Catharine Muhlenberg
  Birth	1821	Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 May 1867	Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I20374	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Dickinson, Lamm, Klopp
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	US Congressman Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg,   b. 13 May 1782, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Jul 1844, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Hiester,   b. 4 Jul 1781   d. 22 Jan 1841 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1808
  Family ID	F6872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Corporal Gustavus Anthony Nicolls,   b. 3 Apr 1817, Abbey View, Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland d. 18 May 1886, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F6875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Rosa Muhlenberg Nicolls belonged to the illustrious Muhlenberg family of Pennsylvania. Her father was Henry Augustus Muhlenberg, Berks Congressman from 1853 to 1859. She married Gustavus A. Nicolls in 1846 and spent much of her life in charitable and social pursuits. During the Civil war, she was the leader of the Reading Ladies’ Volunteer Association, which is considered by many historians to be the first one formed in the nation to help soldiers in the Civil War. #berkshistory #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth #ladiesofreadingtown #localwomenshistory #herstory (Goda, Barbara R. The Ladies of Readingtown. Morgantown, PA: Mastoff Press. 1998. Print) Added by: Neil D Scheidt 12/12/2017