Rose Kilian Circus
Rose kilian Southern Shows
(1907-1930?)
(...1912-1914...1917-1918...1920,1922-1925...1927-1930...)

 

John Justis Kilian  aka "Jack Brown"  married Rosina Weber, Rose(na)? Weber in Chicago 12-8-1888
       (1860 - 1926)                                      (1870 - 1936)                                

4 Children
Rosena Kilian, stage name Rosa Rosaland, Rosa
Lind? (1890 - 1950)
Mabel
(  - 1979)
Otto
W. (1894 - 1968)
Ruth
(     - 1920) 35yrs old

Adopted?  George Kilian

1900 - Great American Circus

Mont Moranzo's "American Circus" on the K.G. Barkoot Carnival
Kilian Troupe

1903 - Moranzo, Morinzo? had the Treble Stage Palace (also Pavilion) Shows on tour

1901-1904  -  McDonald Bros Wagon Show
seven members of the Kilian family (...1904...)

1902  -  Newman Boat Show (Ironton, OH)

Ore Bros Show

1904-1905 Seeman-Millicam (Millican?) Mardi Gras carnival company
Rose Kilian mentioned

1904-1906  -  John Robinson's Circus

1905  -  Kilian Family on the Mighty Haag Shows

1905 - Rose and family leave Mighty Haag Shows over argument in Monticello, Kentucky
except John Kilian?

1905 At least Rosa and Mabel Kilian on John Robinson's Ten Big Shows

1905? - Rose starts Kilian Family Musical Comedy Show in Monticello, Kentucky

1907 - Rose has full circus

1907 or after - Witt builds a Band Chariot for Rose

1907  -  Mighty Haag Circus
Ruth Kilian - clown
John Kilian ?

1908  -  Rosa leaves show after getting married to Clint Meyer
(joined several bigger circuses, equestrienne act)
(backward somersaults from one horse to another)

1910  -  Rosa on King and Tucker Shows

1912 - 1914 Tom M. Woodward troups with Rose kilian

1913  -  Rosa on Barnum and Bailey

1914 Herbert l. Witt builds a second bandchariot for Rose Kilian
with 2 griffins on the side - similar to Sparks wagons

1914 Witt built a ticket wagon and a "carry us all" carriage for Rose

1914 Tom M. Woodward picks up Witt wagons for Rose
Tom uses show mules from Austinville to Decatur Alabama for the load
(Ticket wagon, Band wagon, Cage wagon for ole lion Romero, Carry us all)
The wagon wheels were sun burst with clickers

1915-1916?  -  Rosa on Sells-Floto

George and Otto drafted for war

Rosina managed the Rose Kilian Circus

1917  -  Rosa,  FM Barnes Inc., state fairs

4-15-1918  -  Rose offered to sell show to William P. Hall
10 show vehicles
(Ticket wagon, Sleeper wagon, Stringer wagon, side show wagon, trunk wagon, cook wagon, pole wagon, jack wagon, advance wagon, lion cage)

1918  -  Rosa on Hagenbeck-Wallace
Rosa on Orpheum Circuit and Pantage Theaters

1919 - (11) Georgia  (12) Georgia

1920  -  (1) Georgia

1-9-1920 Danville Georgia
1-10-1920  Montrose Georgia
1-12-1920  Dudley Georgia
1-13-1920  Chester Georgia
1-14-1920  Empire Georgia

2-1-1920  -  Closed and went to Macon Georgia (William H Whitlark's diary)

early 1920's - Otto Kilian managed the Show

1924 - Rose Kilian Shows in Southern Georgia

1-1925  -  Rose Kilian Shows in Southern Georgia

1-1925  -  Rose Kilian Shows in Florida

2-1925  -  Ruth Kilian and Little Soup are clowns with the Mighty Haag Show

1926? - Sweede Johnson on Rose Kilian

7-12-1926  -  John Kilian died

1929 - Billy Stiles - manager

1929? - Rose Kilian Show closes

Rose worked on a carnival in later years

Rose spent last few years on road with Mighty Haag?

11-25-1936  -  Rose Kilian died in Wooster Ohio
 

Miscellaneous Facts

Milt Hinkle was on the Rose Kilian Show

Otto Kilian married Maggie Miller

Otto was catcher for all 3 sisters

John Justis Kilian was sometime called Rose's brother, but was her husband

John was beaten with a stake and was never the same

Rosena Kilian married Clint V. Meyers

Rosena Kilian became an accomplished equestrienne

Ruth Kilian married E. P. Sawyer

Otto appeared as a girl in the ring


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