Graham County, NC - Quiller E. "Eagle" Rose Pension

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PENSION FILE C-2502596
Quiller E. ROSE
(Known as Eagle ROSE)
BLOUNT COUNTY, TN

Post Offices:
Greenback, Loudon Co; Cades Cove, Bank, Chilhowee and Calderwood, Blount 
County; Rex and Vonore, Monroe Co. Tennessee, Tapoca, "Graham Co. North 
Carolina"

Last Address: Calderwood, Blount County, Tennessee

Filed for pension March 4, 1902 and said he was born December 7, 1876

Married: Minnie DITMORE on December 11, 1906, in Blount County, Tennessee

Children: Blanche ROSE (Mrs. Gordie LYNN)April 29 1908

Floyd Theodore ROSE born May 1, 1911

Divorced: From Minnie DITMORE on June 5, 1912

Pension: $6 per month from March 4, 1902; $8 from September 5, 1906 and $10 
from March 18, 1908.

Found Dead: Quiller E. ROSE, known as Eagle ROSE was found dead in Yellow 
Creek on May 14, 1926.

Postmaster: The postmaster at Calderwood returned his pension check, stating 
that he had been reported missing since April 2 1926. (presumed dead from that 
date)

Not Guilty: Six men; John GLADDEN, his son, Little Dan (or John), Oliver 
BAKER, Starling SAWYERS, Charlie PETERSON, Jack PRINCE, of Welch Cove, 
Fontana; were tried for the murder of Eagle ROSE but a Jury in Superior Court 
of Graham County, found all defendants not guilty.

Family: Eagle ROSE was the son of J. M. ROSE and wife, Mary JENKINS ROSE. He 
had brothers named Thee and Pitt ROSE. Both were killed before Eagle ROSE was 
murdered. J. Thee ROSE was killed at Meadow, Blount County, Tennessee on the 
L&N RR April 12 1909 by Dick THOMAS, and George W. ROSE, known as Pitt ROSE 
was killed at the Southern Depot in Calderwood on March 3, 1923 by Charlie 
DITMORE.