William
Spencer
Rowland
Born in Cass, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Finis Ewing Rowland
and Zerilda A (Shock) Rowland
Brother of
Mary P (Rowland) Tuggle, Martha E (Rowland) McDaniel, David T Rowland, Sarah Alice (Rowland) Alexander, James H Rowland, Georgianna (Rowland) Ayres and John Ewing Rowland
Husband of
Flora Ellen (Preston) Rowland
— married
11 Mar 1885 in Miami, Kansas, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 84
in Des Moines, King, Washington, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Aug 2019
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Biography
William was born in 1854. He was the son of Finis Rowland and Zerilda Shock.
He passed away in 1939. [1]
From his Find A Grave: Memorial #68515534
- "Services Held Wednesday For William S. Rowland, Des Moines Resident" [2]
- Funeral services for William Spencer Rowland, age 84, who died Saturday, January 7, at his home in Des Moines, were held Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock from the chapel of the Chittenden Funeral Home.
- Mr. Rowland had been a grocer for 40 years, but retired from business five years ago. he had been a resident of the Des Moines community the past 14 years. he formerly resided in Bear River, Colorado.
- The final rites were conducted by Mrs. Ida Estes for the for the Christian Science Church. Burial was in the Kent cemetery.
- Mr. Rowland was born October 24, 1854 in Cass County, Missouri. surviving are his widow, Flora Rowland, Des Moines; one daughter, Mrs. Flora Hazel Smith, of Des Moines; one brother, David Rowland, of Hillsdale, Kansas; one sister, Anna Rowland, of Hillsdale, Kansas, and one grandson, Donald Smith, of Des Moines."
Excerpt from “Descendants of John Rowland, Son of William Rowland (Botetourt Co., VA)” [3]
- Chapter One: William Thomas Rowland and His Descendants (pdf page 55)
- WILLIAM SPENCER ROWLAND (pdf page 63)
- Born: 24 October 1854 (Mo.)
- Died:
- Married: Flora E. Preston - 11 March 1885 (Miami County, Kansas)
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #68515534
- ↑ Obit: Kent News-Journal, Jan. 12, 1939, p-1
- ↑ “Descendants of John Rowland, Son of William Rowland (Botetourt Co., VA)”, compiled by Carol (Rowland) Petersen, self-published 1999, 302 pages.
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