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RosalieJean"Rosie"Handley formerly Willis aka Manson, White, Bartels

Daughter of Clarence Willis and Virginia Mae (McNinch) Thompson

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of Jack Bandy White — married about (to about ) [location unknown]

Mother of Charles Milles (Manson) White, Jesse James White and Jed White

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Biography

Born and raised in West Virginia, Rosalie Jean Willis was a teenaged hospital waitress when she first met Charles Manson. The fact that Manson, who was living with family members near Willis's hometown at the time, had already landed in several reform schools by then did nothing to dissuade her from the romance.

Willis was 15 years old when she married Manson, then 20, in January of ^[1] The two moved to Los Angeles that same year. As recounted in Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders, Manson was arrested again by the fall of , this time for driving a car he'd stolen in Ohio across state lines (to move to California with Rosalie).

Willis was pregnant with their child at the time of their arrival in L.A..

Though Manson received five years' probation for the crime, he was arrested upon failure to appear at a hearing in He was subsequently sentenced to three years at a prison in San Pedro, California.

Willis delivered Manson's biological son, Charles Manson, Jr., while he was in prison. ^[2] She visited her husband during his first year of incarceration in San Pedro, along with his mother, Kathleen Maddox, according to Helter Skelter. However, those visits ceased when Maddox told Manson that Willis had moved on with another man. In , Willis divorced Manson while he was still in prison.

Charles Manson, Jr., took the name of Willis's second husband, Jack White, becoming Jay White. Willis and White went on to have two more sons, Jesse ^[3] and Jed, ^[4] before their divorce in She ultimately outlived all three of her children, as Jesse died of an accidental gunshot wound at age 11 in , and Jed of an alleged drug overdose in Manson's first son died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in

Willis died of lung cancer in ^[5] She was buried beside her husband Jack Handley in Boulder City, Nevada. ^[6]

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Sources

1. ↑Marriage: "West Virginia Marriages, "
   citing Marshall, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm ,
   FamilySearch Record: FRGXR (accessed 14 February )
   ?FilmNumber=&ImageNumber=
   Rosalie Jean Willis marriage to Charles Manson in in Marshall, West Virginia, United States.
2. ↑Birth of son Charles M Manson: "California Birth Index, "
   citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento
   FamilySearch Record: VL1Y-JS3 (accessed 14 February )
   Charles M Manson born to Willis on 10 Apr in Los Angeles, California, United States.
3. ↑Birth of son Jesse J White: "California Birth Index, "
   citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento
   FamilySearch Record: VGNW-Q39 (accessed 14 February )
   Jesse J White born to Willis on 3 Feb in Los Angeles, California, United States.
4. ↑Birth of son Jed White: "California Birth Index, "
   citing Riverside, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento
   FamilySearch Record: VGCX-PX9 (accessed 14 February )
   Jed White born to Willis on 4 Apr in Riverside, California, United States.
5. ↑Death: "United States Social Security Death Index"
   citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
   FamilySearch Record: VMCNP (accessed 14 February )
   Rosalie J Handley death 21 Aug (born 28 Jan ) residing in Pima, Arizona.
6. ↑Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial # (accessed 14 February )
   Memorial page for Rosalie Jean “Rosie” Willis Handley (28 Jan Aug ), citing Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada, USA (plot: J); Maintained by Gregory Robinson (contributor ).

See also:

• Census: "United States Census, "
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T; Line: 62; Digital film/folder number: ; Image number: ; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: B
  FamilySearch Record: K7ZQ-PYG (accessed 14 February )
  FamilySearch Image: 3QSM1-T6P3
  Rosalie Willis (1), single daughter, in household of Clarence Willis (35) in Union Magisterial District, Marshall, West Virginia, United States. Born in West Virginia.

• Marriage Registration: "Nevada Marriage Index, "
  citing Page: B; Affiliate Film Number:
  FamilySearch Record: VV1K-FJH (accessed 14 February )
  Rosalie Jean Bartels marriage to Warren Howard Handley on 23 Dec in Clark, Nevada, United States.

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