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Note: N1111 Note: The 1905 S. Dakota state census original record says Willard (assuming it is our Willard) was in S. Dakota 29 years, and was 39 years old at the time. This would mean he was about 10 years old when he moved to S. Dakota with his father. Family records state that his father abandoned the family in 1776, so this suggest Willard went with his father and was born about 1865/6. This conflicts with the 1882 Army record below, and with the 1870 census in which he is listed as 18 years old, but it is very common for young men to lie about their age when they enlist, especially if they are under age.
1882 - U. S. Army Enlistments - Willard Rose enlisted Jan 18 in W. Meade D T (Dakota territory?) by W. McCormick, b. in Eau Clair, Wisconsin, age 21, farmer, eyes gray, hair lt, complexion lt, height 5 ft, 6 in.; 7 Cav; Co C ; Discharged Jun 12 1883 disability at Ft Meade D. T, a pvt, Char very good.
“In 1882, the 7th Cavalry headquarters were transferred to Fort Meade, in present-day South Dakota.” _______________________________________
The following article was found on newspapers.com. It may be about our Willard, or a different person. Deadwood is 15 miles from Fort Mead, SD.
1885 - Wednesday, August 5 - The Black Hills Daily Times from Deadwood, South Dakota, page 3
“Willard Rose, who recently escaped from the Lawrence county jail, is again in custody at Cheyenne agency, where he was apprehended on information sent by Sheriff Garland. He will be returned by Deputy United States Marshal Jackson. ______
A Letter written by Willard’s father, John Carmichael Rose, in 1899 to daughter, Anna, from Montezuma, New Mexico has the following passage:
“ It was all on account of Will I did it or sold them. (John sold his cattle in the Dakota territory) I’m not afraid of his bothering me here ... he will never get money enough now to get here with.”
An odd thing for a father to write about his son, but in the divorce papers John’s wife described him as having an unpleasant disposition.
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Familysearch.org:
South Dakota State Census 1905 name: Willard Rose age: 39 estimated birth year: 1866 gender: Male race: W birthplace: Wisconsin marital status: Single residence: South Dakota, United States years in state: 29 estimated arrival year in state: 1876 years in united states:
estimated arrival year in the united states:
father's birthplace: New York mother's birthplace: New York film number: 2281868 digital folder number: 4245266 image number: 902 card number: 484
Original handwritten document follows:
Willard Rose Meade County, P. O. Sturgis ward 2 City Sturgis, St Davenport age: 39 occupation: Laborer Place of Birth: Eau Clair, Wisc years in S. Dakota: 29 Birthplace of father: New York Birthplace of mother: Pennsylvania
Note: Willard’s age recorded in the military record would make his birth year 1862. His age recorded in the 1905 S.D state census suggests his birth year was 1865/6. If he was indeed 39 in 1905 it could be his mother died in or near his childbirth. Lavinia died March 1865
It may be he lied about his age to get into the military, or one of the records is just wrong. I do feel that these records are for the same person.
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Find-a-grave has an entry for Willard Rose, b. 1865, d. May 2, 1958 buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Lander, Fremont Co., Wyoming. I don’t know if this is our Willard, but the birth year is right, and the region of the country is consistent with S. Dakota. I’m fairly certain this is a different person. Given that WIllard was single, and a laborer, it seems unlikely he’d have lived to be 90+ years old. ___________
South Dakota death index that covers the first half of the 1900’s has no entry for Willard Rose. The marriage index for SD also has no entry. The 1910 Federal Census turns up nothing either.
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Willard does not show up in the 1915 SD state census.
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