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