Verne Allen Rowe (1903 - 1988)

Born 30 May 1903 in Hartland, , Maine, USA

Ancestors

Biography

Verne was born in 1903. He is the son of Melvin Rowe and Emma Allen.^[1] In 1910, the family was living in Palmyra, Somerset, Maine.^[2] Verne had a brother, Leroy.

By 1920, the family had moved to Pittsfield, Somerset, Maine.^[3]

He married Ruby M Newell on 14 Jan 1924 in Maine.^[4] By 1930, they were living in Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine.^[5] His mother Emma was living with them, although she was noted as a son on the census. Ruby and Verne had two young sons, Verne Jr and Edward O. There was also a boarder in the home. Verne was a factory worker.

They were still in Hallowell City, Kennebec, Maine, in 1940.^[6] Their two sons and a daughter, Jean, were living with them, as well as a boarder, Loyd Wyman, who was most likely a relative (Loyal Wyman?). Verne's occupation was listed as a self-employed painter.

Verne passed away in 1988.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1907 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDJ-84J : 27 December 2014), Verne Allen Rowe, 1903.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MR3N-RQY : 29 October 2015), Verne Rowe in household of Melvin A Rowe, Palmyra, Somerset, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 223, sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,559.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF89-TP6 : 14 December 2015), Vern A Rowe in household of Melvin A Rowe, Pittsfield, Somerset, Maine, United States; citing sheet 2A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,648.
4. ↑ "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNJ-5CP : 27 November 2014), Verne A Rowe and M R Newell, 14 Jan 1924; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM81-7LQ : 8 December 2015), Verne A Rowe in entry for Emma L Grady, 1930.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMMF-7Q3 : accessed 21 August 2016), Verne Rowe, Hallowell, Hallowell City, Kennebec, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6-40, sheet 4A, family 73, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1480.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBK5-N2G : 20 May 2014), Verne Rowe, Feb 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-4CK5 : 16 April 2015), Verne Rowe, ; citing Burial, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,382.