Beall, Rosa V.

Rosa V. Beall was born in Lewis County, New York, June 29, 1838, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Barker. She was a graduate of music and art from Fairfield Seminary, New York. With her first husband, A. H. Van Vlierden and two daughters, she crossed the plains in 1864, arriving in Bozeman, Montana on August 1st of that year. She was known as the first white woman to make her home in Bozeman. The Van Vlierdens divorced in 1867 and in November 1868 Rosa married William J. Beall, one of the founders of Bozeman. They lived in a home built by Beall in 1868, located on the ground now known as Beall Park, until 1920 when the property, about five acres, was purchased through popular subscription for a recreational center. Mrs. Beall was prominent member of Bozeman society and wrote articles about the history of the community. She was one of the organizers of the Pioneers' Society of Gallatin County, a charter member of St. James Episcopal Church, the Lily of the Valley chapter order of the Eastern Star and of the Masonic Women's Auxiliary. Mrs. Beall died on April 16, 1930 at the age of 92.

From the guide to the Rosa V. Beall papers, 1912-1929, (University of Montana-Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections)

Resident of Bozeman, Mont.; married 1st: A.H. Van Vlierden; married 2nd: William Beall.

From the description of Mrs. W.J. Beall scrapbook, 1867-1929. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 154689429

Rosa V. Beall was born in Lewis County, New York, June 29, 1838, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Barker. She was a graduate of music and art from Fairfield Seminary, New York. With her first husband, A. H. Van Vlierden and two daughters, she crossed the plains in 1864, arriving in Bozeman August 1 of that year. Van Vlierden and Rosa divorced in 1867 and in November 1868 she was married to William J. Beall, one of the founders of Bozeman. They lived in a home built by Beall in 1868 located on the ground now known as Beall Park until 1920 when the property, about five acres, was purchased through popular subscription for a recreational center. Mrs. Beall was prominent member of Bozeman society and wrote articles dealing with the history of the community. She took and active interest in civic and church affairs. She was one of the organizers of the Pioneers Society of Gallatin county, a charter member of St. James Episcopal church, the Lily of the Valley chapter order of the Eastern star and of the Masonic Women's Auxiliary. Mrs. Beall died on April 16, 1930 at the age of 92.

From the guide to the Mrs. W.J. Beall Scrapbook, 1867-1929, (Montana State University-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections)

Rosa V. Beall was born Rosa V. Barker in Lewis County, N.Y., before the Civil War. She came west to Montana with her husband W.J. Beall, known as a founder of Bozeman, Mont., and was apparently the first white woman to make her home in Bozeman on 1 Aug. 1864. Rosa Beall took an active part in Bozeman's social and religious life as well as assisting her husband in his business affairs. Organizations in which Rosa Beall participated included the Lily of the Valley Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Pioneers Society of Gallatin County, Society of Montana Pioneers, and the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Bozeman.

From the description of Collection, 1919-1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 57706630

Beall settled in Bozeman, Mont. in 1864 and soon became a prominent citizen in the community.

From the description of Mrs. W.J. Beall scrapbook, 1867-1929. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 42926210