When Rose Elizabeth Erkeneff was born on 9 August 1919, in Musselshell, Montana, United States, her father, Peter Erkeneff, was 37 and her mother, Tsona Stevens, was 35. She lived in Roundup, Musselshell, Montana, United States in 1930 and School District 55 Roundup, Musselshell, Montana, United States in 1940. She died on 17 November 1999, in San Marcos, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 80.