Rose turns 70

Choctaw tribal member Robin (Rob) Ernest Rose celebrates his 70th birthday on January 29.

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He has been a Rowlett, Texas (a Dallas suburb) resident for many years. His great-grandmother was Choctaw tribal member Nettie Angeline Monds. She was married to Christopher Columbus Rose, also known as C.C.

CC was a Choctaw Lighthorseman and later a US Marshal in the Choctaw Nation. They are both buried in Atoka, Oklahoma. Rob discovered his Choctaw heritage by researching his family tree on ancestry.com.