Charles Manson’s wife, Rosalie Jean Willis, met him when she was 15 years old. Oh, and Willis was only 15 years old when they got married just one year earlier. She was just 15 and Manson was 20. Their relationship ended with a divorce the following year in 1958. 1955-01-17 Murderer Charles Manson (20) weds waitress Rosalie Jean Willis (17); Historical Events. The criminal passed away in November of 2017 in Bakersfield, California. For a brief time he found honest employment and lived a quiet life. Son of Charles Milles Manson and Rosalie Jean Willis. Willis was 15 at the time and Charles Sr. was 20 and in prison for theft by the time his son was born. Rosalie was the youngest of three sisters, Eileen, Amy, and Rosalie; and they also had a brother Clarence "Buster" Willis. According to Heavy, the young hospital waitress was only 15 years old when she said “I do” to then-20-year-old Manson. In 1955, the notorious would-be satanist stood at the altar and became an honest man. Charles Manson Jr.’s Siblings It’s often said that the freewheeling hippie era of the 1960s came to a sordid, violent end when the Manson Family butchered five innocent people on Cielo Drive one August night in 1969. The mansion family is part of a violent and sordid era. Here is what we know about Rosalie Jean Willis. TwitterCharles Manson’s wife, Rosalie Jean Willis, met him when she was 15 years old. More than that, they did not die because of any natural causes. The couple tied the knots back on January 7, 1955, as she walked down the aisle in Nazarene Church. #7News pic.twitter.com/FhJwigbHdw, — 7NEWS Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) November 16, 2017. He was playing with a friend in the home of a Louis Morgan when his 11-year-old friend shot him in the gut. It’s a fate much worst than death, but eventually, she met her doom. Much about the people in Manson’s life — even those at one point closest to him, such as Willis — remains unknown. Wonder what happened to this handsome young man… pic.twitter.com/WWFQKpU5NW, — Realcrimemag (@RealCrimeMag) November 23, 2015. Later, he changed his name to Jay White, naming himself after Rosalie’s second husband, Jack White. Charles Manson Jr. Was Born to Charles Manson and His First Wife, Rosalie Willis. Meanwhile, Willis suffered somewhat from the gossip that necessarily accompanied being the ex-beau of Charles Manson. The Tragic Life of Rosalie Jean Willis, Charles Manson’s Ex-Wife, Rebecca Soteros: Facts About The Late Actor Paul Walker’s Ex-Girlfriend, Andy Mauer Wikipedia: Facts About Harvey Levin’s Boyfriend, Tara Blake: Facts About Dan Crenshaw’s Wife & Married Life. He grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mother: Rosalie Jean Willis Charles Manson Jr. was born in 1956 to Charles and his first wife, Rosalie Willis. Together, the three frequently visited the newfound criminal in prison, but this difficult, unexpected situation wasn’t tenable for Willis in the long run. 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