Agnes C. (Dunham) Rowlison (1875 - 1947)

Born 1 Jan 1875 in New York, United States

Died 28 Jun 1947 at age 72 in Bloomingdale, Van Buren, Michigan, United States

Biography

George W. Rowlison, 23, and Agnes C. Dunham, 19, were married on 24 October 1894 in Pittsford, Hillsdale, Michigan. George, a farmer, was born about 1871 in Michigan, the son of Elliott Rowlison and Catherine Bohner. Agnes was born about 1875 in New York, the daughter of Levant Dunham and Mary McGahan.^[1]

In 1910, the Rowlison family lived in their rented house at 425 Washington, Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio. The family included George W. Rowlison, 38, born in Michigan, an Evangelical Church minister; his wife of fifteen years, Agnes C., 35, born in New York, who had had four children, all of whom were living; their children, the eldest three in school: Ernest, 14, b. Michigan; Sylvester, 10, b. MI; Myrtle, 7, b. Ohio; and Adella, 6, b. OH.^[2]

In 1920, the Rowlison family lived in a rented house in Graviot County, Michigan. The household included George W. Rowlison, 48, a Baptist clergyman; his wife, Agnes C., 45; their children, Sylvester A., 20, a telegraph lineman; Myrtle B., 17, in school; and Adella M., 15, in school.^[3]

In 1930, the Rowlisons lived in Bloomingdale, Van Buren, Michigan. They owned their house, valued at $2000. George W. Rowlison, 58, not a military veteran, was a Methodist minister. His wife, Agnes C., was 55.^[4]

In 1940, the Rowlisons lived on Willow Street in Bloomingdale, Van Buren, Michigan. They owned their house, valued at $1000., and had lived there for at least five years. George W. Rowlison, 68, was a cemetery Sexton, had worked 20 weeks in 1939, earning $150, also had an outside income, and had completed three years of high school. His wife, Agnes, 65, had completed the eighth grade.^[5] A cemetery Sexton is a church or cemetery manager, who may be in charge of grounds management, record keeping, performing/overseeing internments, among other duties. In olden days, the Sexton would have also been the grave digger.^[6]

Find A Grave

Name: Agnes C. Rowlison

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1875

Birth Place: New York, United States of America

Death Date: 28 Jun 1947

Death Place: Bloomingdale, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA.

Cemetery: Spring Grove Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Van Buren County, Michigan.

Spouse: George Washington Rowlison ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMQ-F5RB)
2. ↑ 1910 US Census, Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLFK-BDY)
3. ↑ 1920 US Census, Gratiot, Michigan (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZST-NNV)
4. ↑ 1930 US Census, Bloomingdale, Van Buren, Michigan (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7MF-TLT)
5. ↑ 1940 US Census, Bloomingdale,Van Buren, Michigan (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K415-DDR)
6. ↑ Cake.com (https://www.joincake.com/blog/cemetery-sexton/)
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 January 2020), Find A Grave Memorial no. 28516471