Rose Ann Arnspiger ^{1 2}

   Other names for Rose were Roseanna Arnspiger ³ and Rosetta Arnspiger.^{4 5}

  General Notes:

Following the death of her 1st husband, Solomon Dillman, in May of 1861, Rose moved to McLean County, Illinois where she married Eliel Thomas Willhoite in 1862.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1830 US Census in , Jessamine County, KY on June 1830. ⁶

1830 US Census
, Jessamine County, Kentucky
Females
under 5: 2 - (Rose, age 5; Malinda, age 2)

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Jackson Township, Decatur County, IN on 12 June 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 34, Dwelling 227, Family 224, Roll 253
Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana
Roseanna Dillman..35..KY

(Living with husband, 2 children, and 5 step-children.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Randolph Township, McLean County, IL on 3 August 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 14, Dwelling 98, Family 99
Randolph Township, McLean County, Illinois
Rossetta Willhoit..45..KY..Keeping House..cannot write

(Living with husband and 1 daughter.)
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Rose married Solomon Dillman, son of Frederick W. Dillman and Mary Bowman, on 26 August 1854 in , Decatur County, IN.^{1 2} (Solomon Dillman was born on 14 October 1814 in , Jessamine County, KY,^{1 7} died on 6 May 1861 in Jackson Township, Decatur County, IN ^{1 7} and was buried after 6 May 1861 in Columbus, IN ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Jackson Township, Decatur County, IN on 12 June 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 34, Dwelling 227, Family 224, Roll 253
Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana
Solomon Dillman...46..OH..Farmer
Roseanna Dillman..35..KY
Simeon Dillman..20..IN..Laborer
Emmaline Dillman..19..IN..Domestic
Lafayette Dillman..17..IN..Laborer
Genette Dillman..15..IN
Wm. F. Dillman..13..IN
Eliza Dillman..5..IN
Joseph Dillman..5m..IN

NOTE - Simeon, Emmaline, Lafayette, Genette, and William were children from Solomon's first wife, Rebecca Jane Webb. Two other children of Rose and Solomon were Louisa who died in 1855 at the age of 6 months, and Mary who died in 1859 at the age of 18 months.
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Rose next married Eliel Thomas Willhoite, son of Joshua Willhoite and Mary Sparks, on 12 June 1862 in , McLean County, IL.¹ (Eliel Thomas Willhoite was born in 1813 in , Owen County, KY ^{4 5} and died on 24 October 1872 in Le Roy, IL ⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Randolph Township, McLean County, IL on 3 August 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 14, Dwelling 98, Family 99
Randolph Township, McLean County, Illinois
Thomas Willhoit..57..KY..Saddler
Rossetta Willhoit..45..KY..Keeping House..cannot write
Sophia Willhoit..7..IL
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