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John Rowley

Male 1827 - 1905  (78 years)


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  • Name John Rowley  [1, 2
    Born 10 Jul 1827  Montgomery Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Dec 1905  Hillsdale, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried East Mahoning Cemetery, Purchase Line, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865; Research provided by HDS subscriber shows that John Rowly, husband of Mary Bolvin, enlisted into the Union Army as a Private on 26 August 1864, into Company A of the 206th Infantry in Pennsylvania. He Mustered out on 26 June 1866 in Richmond, VA. His date of death was shown on this 8 Dec 1905 in Hillsdale, PA. The same information is inscribed on his headstone, which can be seen on Find a Grave.


      At the time of the 1870 Federal Census, John and Mary Rowley were listed with six children in Grant Twp, Indiana Couny, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer, with his real property listed as being worth $13,000, and personal property worth $1,000, similar to his neighbors. Eldests sons Anthony and Cornelius were both working on the farmer, with only Anthony still attending school. Eldest daughter Martha was no longer at school, with occupation listed "at home." John, Elizabeth and Nancy had all attended school during the year.

      WILLS PROBATED
      Indiana Weekly Messenger
      10 January 1906, page 5

      The will of John Rowley, of Grant township, has been filed. His sons, Cornelius, Anthony and O.B. Rowley, and two daguthers Elizabeth E. R. Hoover and Nancy A Weaver, are to share equally in the dividion of the estate. The will directs that his son, John Hagerman, gets $50 less and daughter, Mary O., $25 less than the four names above. His daughter, Mrs. Jane Titterington, is given a judgement of $158.64 and $200. Roy Kinann and his grandson, John Weaver, are each given $100. Cornelius is given the first opportunity of purchasing the property. Josiah Rowley and J. A. Muman are appointed executors. The will is dated June 16, 1897,
    Person ID I48305  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family Mary Ann Bolvin,   b. 28 Apr 1825, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1889, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 30 Dec 1847  Grant Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Martha J. Rowley,   b. Abt 1849, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Anthony Rowley,   b. Abt 1850, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Cornelius Rowley,   b. Abt 1851, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. John Rowley,   b. Abt 1854,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Elizabeth Ellen Roxan Rowley,   b. 17 Dec 1860, Hillsdale, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1959, Rayburn Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
     6. Nancy A. "Nannie" Rowley,   b. 27 Dec 1862, Hillsdale, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1939, Banks Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     7. Mary O. Rowley,   b. Abt 1867, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 
    Family ID F14534  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Grant Township (and P.O), Indiana County, Pennsylvania, page 18 Dwelling 128/133 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 38067728 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1857] Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963, Death certificate of his daughter, Nannie A Rowley Weaver, shows her father as John Rowley, born in Montgomery Twp, Indiana Co, PA (Reliability: 3).