Ralph Roszell ²

  General Notes:

Wellknown Beatrice photographer.
Office Appliance Dealer; b Otoe Indian Reservation near Odell, Neb Aug 5, 1887; s of William F Roszell-Olive Hageman; ed Lanham; Lincoln; priv art tutoring under Prof Baggs, U of N; Northwestern Bus Coll, Beatrice hon student; art training Washington U, St Louis, Mo; s Richard Ralph; d Kathryn Eulula, Hilda Mae; father settled in Gage Co in 1882, 1904 & Ralph engaged in photography in Lincoln; 1906 retd to Beatrice estab present bus; 1914-19 dlr in photo supplies & stationery; 1922 added office appliances, bus machines & typewriters; 1937- distributor Underwood-Ellioit-Fisher products in S E Neb; awarded gold & silver medals exhibits at state & natl photographic convs; 1910 recd ^{1 2}

Ralph married Lena Sonderegger, daughter of Carl Conrad Sonderegger and Babette Hohl, on 28 Jun 1912 in Beatrice, USA.¹ (Lena Sonderegger was born on 28 Nov 1886 ³ and died in Apr 1974 ³.)