William Briggs Rowe (1866 - 1949)

Born 24 Jan 1866 in Freedom Twnsp., La Salle County, IL

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Knight) Rowe — married 6 Aug 1890 (to 30 Nov 1944) in Adams Township, LaSalle, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 25 May 1949 at age 83 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States

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Biography

William B. Rowe and family moved to Silver Creek, Harper, Kansas sometime prior to 1904 (son Earl was born in Kansas). The interesting connection to Harper, Kansas is the fact that his sister, Margaret (Rowe) Beebe, had moved to Derby, Sedgewick, Kansas between 1897 and 1899 and she had died there in 1899, but her husband Wilbur and their children remained as residents of Derby until about 1915. It is also interesting to note Chris and Christina Miller, who had previously lived in LaSalle County, Illinois near the Rowe family were also residents of Silver Creek Township Harper Kansas. It seems exceedingly likely that marriage between Robert Beebe, son of Wilbur Beebe and Margaret (Rowe) Beebe and Margaret Miller, daughter of Christ and Christiana Miller was a direct result of the proximity of the Chris Miller family to William Briggs Rowe and family.

Genealogical Records

Marriage Records

• Primary Source, Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935 ^[1] : Data Summary:

1. ) Illinois Marriage: William Briggs Rowe, son of Robert A. Rowe and Fear B. Hosford, married Phebe Ellen Knight, daughter of Elijah G. Knight and Sarah Beem on 06 Aug 1890 at Adams, La Salle, Illinois.

Census Records

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1870, ^[2] : Data summary: In the 1870 census, Robert Rowe, age 43. was the head of a Freedom, LaSalle, Illinois household. Members of the household include:

1. ) (Head of House): Robert Rowe age 43, born in Indiana
2. ) Wife: Fear B Rowe, age 30, born in Illinois
   1. ) Daughter: Margaret Rowe, age 10, born in Illinois
   2. ) Daughter: M.Elisa Rowe, age 10, born in Illinois
   3. ) Son: John A Rowe, age 8, born in Illinois
   4. ) Daughter: Nancy B Rowe, 6, born in Illinois
   5. ) Son: William R Rowe, 4, born Illinois
   6. ) Daughter: Fear Rowe age 1, born Illinois
3. ) HIred farmhand: Eli Richard, 19, England

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1880, ^[3] : Data summary: In the 1880 census, Rob A. Rowe, age 53 was the head of a Freedom, LaSalle Co., Illinois household. Members of the household include:

1. ) Rob A Rowe, Self - Head of House, age 53, Farmer, born in Indiana. His father and mother were born in New York.
2. ) Fear B Rowe, Wife, age 40, born in Illinois. Her father was born in Virginia and her mother was born in Pennsylvania.
   1. ) Margret Rowe, Daughter, 20, Illinois, United States. (Editorial Note, twin sister Mary was living with their grandmother, Margaret (Myers) Hosford and was enumerated in her household in the 1880 census}
   2. ) John A Rowe, Son, Male, 18, Illinois, United States
   3. ) Nancy B Rowe, Daughter, Female, 15, Illinois, United States
   4. ) William B Rowe, Son, Male, 14, Illinois, United States
   5. ) Tear H Rowe, Daughter, Female, 11, Illinois, United States
   6. ) John Rush, Hired farmhand, 31 Illinois, United States

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1910, ^[4] : Data summary: In the 1910 census, William B Rowe, age (44) was the head of a Silver Creek, Harper, Kansas household. Members of the household include:

1. ) 1910 Silver Creek, Harper, Kansas Census, Image 5 of 10: William B Rowe, Head, Male, 44, Illinois, Farmer; married once for 19 yrs
2. ) Phebe E Rowe, Wife, Female, 42, Illinois; married once for 19 yrs, mother of 5 children - 4 living in 1910.
   1. ) Fay R Rowe, Son, Male, 17, Illinois
   2. ) Marion A Rowe, Son, Male, 13, Illinois
   3. ) Nellie M Rowe, Daughter, Female, 10, Illinois
   4. ) Earl W Rowe, Son, Male, 6, Kansas

Research Notes

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   1. ) A Primary Source contains data that was recorded by the person in the profile; or by someone known to or with first hand knowledge of that person, during the person's lifetime, death or within two generations thereafter.
   2. ) A Secondary Source is a genealogical reference created as the result of a extensive study of available source material and it provides some evidence of the source documentation used to generate the text data.
   3. ) A Tertiary Source is a genealogical data source which is a collection of genealogical information that does not cite Primary or Secondary information sources, and the data may be factual or hearsay.
   4. ) Braces {Editorial Note Example} are used to insert editorial comments; that is to say, information or clarification that is not contained in the original, cited source material.

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2PG-VK3 : 13 January 2020), William Briggs Rowe, 1890.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M641-4QM : accessed 13 May 2015), Fear B Rowe in household of Robert Rowe, Illinois, United States; citing p. 12, family 87, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,742. Robet Rowe in 1870 US census
3. ↑ *"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXV4-893 : 14 July 2016), Rob A Rowe, Freedom, La Salle, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 64, sheet 222C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0222; FHL microfilm 1,254,222. Robert Rowe in 1880 census
4. ↑ * "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2CZ-LZV : accessed 6 July 2020), William B Rowe, Silver Creek, Harper, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 66, sheet 3A, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 441; FHL microfilm 1,374,454. William B Rowe in the 1910 US census

Other Sources

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K336-TRG : 13 March 2018), Wm B Rowe in entry for Marion Alexander Rowe, 24 Dec 1931; citing certificate number 56722, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,135,734.
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD3-SK9D : 27 September 2017), William Rowe in entry for Earl William Rowe and Genevieve Alta Bryan, 29 May 1940, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 2,108,680.
• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3HJ-3DH : 10 March 2018), William Rowe in entry for Phoebe E. Rowe, 30 Nov 1944; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,984,004.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS4M-7QC : accessed 6 July 2020), William Rowe, South Ottawa Township Ottawa city Ward 1, La Salle, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 87, sheet 12B, family 284, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,317.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHBG-GZC : accessed 6 July 2020), William B Rowe, Justice Precinct 1, Hidalgo, Texas, United States; citing ED 63, sheet 4B, line 78, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1811; FHL microfilm 1,821,811.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CM67-TN2 : accessed 6 July 2020), William B Rowe, Precinct 7, Hidalgo, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 54, sheet 4B, line 58, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2356; FHL microfilm 2,342,090.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWZH-YTG : 15 November 2019), William B Rowe, Ward 7, Rock Island, Rock Island Township, Rock Island, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81-96, sheet 6A, line 23, family 150, 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 877.

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