Edward Koons Rowland (1870 - 1915)

Born 28 Oct 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Esther Waln (Harrison) Rowland — married 1904 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 23 Nov 1915 at age 45 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

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Edward was born in 1870. He was the son of Edward Rowland and Norma Koons. ^[1]

Edward is one of the authors of "A Genealogical Sketch of The Posterity of John Rowland of Rhosybayvil, Parish of Bayvil, Pembroke, Wales, and Afterwards of East Whiteland, Chester Co., PA." ^[2]

Edward K Rowland ^[3] married Esther W Harrison ^[4] in 1904. Children include:

1. Esther Waln Harrison
2. Dorothy Louise

He passed away in 1915 and is buried in Old Saint David's Church Cemetery, Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. ^[5]

From his Find A Grave: Memorial #105352299:

EDWARD ROWLAND FATALLY STRICKEN ON BUSINESS TRIP

Local Manufacturer Falls Dead in Bridgeport, Conn., Hotel

Member of Big Philadelphia Automobile Concern and Society Man succumbs

Stricken with a sudden attack of heart disease, Edward K. Rowland, of Radnor, Pa., a widely known club man and prominent in local society circles, dropped dead in a hotel at Bridgeport, Conn., yesterday, according to dispatches received from that city. He had left on a business trip to New England on Monday morning.

News of the sudden death of Mr. Rowland came as a shock to members of his family and a large circle of his friends. Saturday and Sunday he had spent with his family at their handsome home, "Red Rose", at Radnor, and visiting friends. He was apparently in the best of health at that time.

Mr. Rowland, who was forty-five years old, was a son-in-law of Charles Custis Harrison, former Provost of the University of Pennsylvania. He was connected with the firm of William & Harvey Rowland, manufacturers of automobile springs, at Tacony and Lewis streets, this city. It was in the interests of this firm that he made the trip to Bridgeport, reaching that city yesterday morning.

According to reports received from Bridgeport, Mr. Rowland had not registered at the hotel at the time of his death. He was stricken in one of the restrooms of the establishment and collapsed on the floor. Charles A. Voos, of New York City, heard the sound of his fall, and discovered Rowland's body on the floor. A physician, summoned hastily to the hotel, declared that heart trouble had caused his death. Identification was made by means of the letters in Rowland's pocket.

Members of the young man's family left this city for Bridgeport last night to bring back the body. His wife, formerly Miss Esther White Harrison, is prostrated with grief at the Radnor home. Two children also survive Rowland, who was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rowland, of Chestnut Hill.

Rowland was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in the class of 1891. He was at one time a member of the First City Troop. He also belonged to the Society of Sons of the Revolution, the Radnor Hunt Club, Philadelphia Club and Philadelphia Country Club. He played a leading part in horse show circles and was a popular member of Main Line society. Arrangements for the funeral services of Mr. Rowland will not be completed until the body is brought back to this city.

Census Records

1880 census, Philadelphia, ED 181, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ^[6]

144 Eighteenth Street, Philadelphia, PA

Edward Rowland Head M 36 Pennsylvania, United States, Manufacturer of Iron & Steel Springs

Norma K. Rowland Wife F 33 Pennsylvania, United States

Edward K. Rowland Son M 10 Pennsylvania, United States

George T. Rowland Son M 8 Pennsylvania, United States

Catharine E. Koons Sister-in-law F 22 Pennsylvania, United States

Susan Spear Servant F 50 Pennsylvania, United States, Servant

Mary Mooney Servant F 28 New York, United States, Servant

Annie Coney Servant F 18 Pennsylvania, United States, Servant

1900 census, Ward 22, ED 510, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ^[7]

New Street

Edward Rowland Head M 54 Pennsylvania, Manufacturer

Norma L Rowland Wife F 52 Pennsylvania, United States, md 30 yrs, mother of 2 (2 living)

Edward K Rowland Son M 29 Pennsylvania, United States, Lawyer

Geo T Rowland Son M 28 Pennsylvania, United States, Bank Clerk

Elizabeth McColllum Servant F 51 Ireland, Servant

Hannah McKenny Servant F 27 Ireland, Servant

Anna Bonner Servant F 28 Ireland, Servant

1910 census, Easttown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States ^[8]

Dorset Road, Easttown, PA

Edward K Rowland Head M 38 Pennsylvania, Manufacturer, Steel Products

Esther H Rowland Wife F 28 Pennsylvania, md 6 yrs, mother of 2 (2 living)

Esther W H Rowland Daughter F 4 Pennsylvania

Dorothy L Rowland Daughter F 2 Pennsylvania

Esther McCorriston Servant F 40 Ireland, Cook, Private Family

Della Hamilton Servant F 30 Ireland, Nurse, Private Family

Martha Stewart Servant F 24 Ireland, Chamber Maid, Private Family

Martha Irwin Servant F 28 Ireland, Waitress, Private Family

Jane Smith Servant F 30 Ireland

Sources

1. ↑ "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFW7-L4N2 : 15 February 2020), Edward Koons Rowland, 1870.
2. ↑ A Genealogical Sketch of The Posterity of John Rowland of Rhosybayvil, Parish of Bayvil, Pembroke, Wales, and Afterwards of East Whiteland, Chester Co., PA. By Henry J Rowland and Edward Koons Rowland, two of his descendants, and members of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, printed by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1893
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZWQW-JZN2 : 2 March 2021), Edward K Rowland and Harrison, 1904.
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZWV1-TR6Z : 2 March 2021), Esther W Harrison and Rowland, 1904.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #105352299
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWJC-RVM : 14 January 2022), Edward Rowland, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3WQ-5WT : 13 January 2022), Edward Rowland, 1900.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG37-C9C : accessed 28 May 2023), Edward K Rowland, Easttown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 20B, family 403, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1328; FHL microfilm 1,375,341.