Alfred Rowland II (1844 - 1898)

Born 9 Feb 1844 in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Aug 1898 at age 54 in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Rowland Name Study.

Alfred was born in 1844. He was the son of John Rowland and Flora McKay.

Alfred married Susan Blount. Children include:

1. Penelope K Rowland
2. John Alexander Rowland
3. Winifred Blount Rowland
4. Susie Blount Rowland
5. Mae (Rowland) Shaw

He passed away in 1898 and is buried in Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina. ^{[1] [2][3]}

From the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

ROWLAND, Alfred, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C., February 9, 1844; attended the common schools; entered the Confederate Army in May 1861 and served as a lieutenant in Company D, Eighteenth Regiment of North Carolina State Troops, until May 12, 1864; imprisoned at Fort Delaware until June 1865; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in Lumberton; register of deeds for Robeson County in 1867; member of the State house of representatives in 1876, 1877, 1880, and 1881; elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891); was not a candidate for renomination in 1890; resumed the practice of law; died in Lumberton, N.C., August 2, 1898; interment in Meadow Brook Cemetery. ^{[4] [5]}

From the NCpedia, the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography,

Rowland, Alfred II (by Maud Thomas Smith, 1994) 9 Feb. 1844–2 Aug. 1898

Alfred II Rowland, lawyer and congressman, was born in Robeson County, the son of John A. and Florah A. Rowland. His mother was a native of South Carolina. In May 1861 young Rowland, then a student, enlisted in the Confederate army and was chosen lieutenant of Company D, Eighteenth Regiment, North Carolina Troops. This was an action company throughout the war, serving under Generals James H. Lane and A. P. Hill. On 12 May 1864 Rowland was taken prisoner during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House and imprisoned at Fort Delaware until his release in June 1865.

After returning home, he read law with Giles Leitch in Lumberton and obtained his license to practice in the county court in January 1867 and in superior court in January 1868. In 1867 he was elected register of deeds, the first of many local offices that he held. He served in the General Assembly (1876–77 and 1880–81), where he was a member of the judiciary committee and the committee on the jurisdiction of magistrates. In 1884 he represented the Sixth Congressional District as a presidential elector in support of Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks.

Running for Congress on the Democratic ticket in 1886, Rowland defeated his independent opponent by more than two-to-one. He served in the Fiftieth and Fifty-first congresses (4 Mar. 1887–3 Mar. 1891). Afterwards he retired to Lumberton to resume his law practice; he also served as master of St. Alban's Masonic Lodge. After his death in Lumberton and funeral at the Presbyterian church, of which he had been a member, he was buried in Meadowbrook Cemetery. The town of Rowland (incorporated in the year of his death) in the southeastern part of Robeson County was named in his honor.

Rowland married a Miss Blount, and they were the parents of a son, John A., and three daughters, May, Penelope, and Winifred.

Update from N.C. Government & Heritage Library staff: Correction to this entry: Rowland is located in the southwestern corner of Robeson County (see paragraph three above). --Kelly Agan, Government & Heritage Library, 2017. ^[6]

Military

United States Civil War Soldiers Index ^[7]

Name Alfred Roland

Also Known As Name Alfred Rowland

Event Type Military Service

Military Beginning Rank Third Lieutenant

Military Final Rank Second Lieutenant

Military Side Confederate

State or Military Term North Carolina

Military Unit 18th North Carolina Infantry

Military Unit Note (Formerly 8 North Carolina Infantry, Vols.)

Military Company D

Note Original filed under Alfred/Rowland

Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers ^[8]

Name Alfred Rowland

Event Type Military Service

Event Date 1861 North Carolina

Age 17

Military Unit Note Eighteenth Infantry

United States Civil War Confederate Papers of Citizens or Businesses, 1861-1865 ^[9]

Name Alfred Rowland

Event Place North Carolina

Document Type Citizen

Documents describing the death of a mule belonging to the state of North Carolina during the Civil War, apparently while Alfred was the wagon master.

Confederate Army as a Lieutenant in Company D, 18th Regiment, North Carolina State Troops, was captured by Union troops in May 1864 and was imprisoned at Fort Delaware until June 1865. ^[10]

North Carolina State Supreme Court Case Files ^[11]

Alfred Rowland

Alfred Rowland, wife, and others (plaintiff) v. Joseph Thompson and Barry Goodwin (defendant)

Date: Jun 1875

Decree: in favor of defendants

Historic Home

The Alfred Rowland House, also known as Riverwood, is a historic home located at Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was built between 1875 and 1880, and is a two-story, cross-gable, side-hall plan, transitional Italianate / Greek Revival style frame dwelling. The front facade features an engaged, double-tier, pedimented porch. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. ^[12]

Census Data

1850 census, Robeson county, Robeson, North Carolina, United States ^[13]

John A Rowland M 34 North Carolina, Merchant

Florah A Rowland F 27 South Carolina

Elizabeth Rowland F 11 South Carolina

Mary Rowland F 9 North Carolina

Alford Rowland M 6 North Carolina

Anabella Rowland F 4 North Carolina

Alex Rowland M 1 North Carolina

Warren Alford M 56 North Carolina, Doctor

+ 2 slaves

1860 census, North Division, Robeson, North Carolina, United States

J A Rowlan M 45 North Carolina, Hotel Keeper

Flora A Rowlan F 39 South Carolina

Elizabeth J Rowlan F 20 South Carolina

Mary K Rowlan F 19 South Carolina

Alford Rowlan M 16 North Carolina

Arbella C Rowlan F 14 North Carolina

Alex Rowlan M 11 North Carolina

Ann E Rowlan F 3 North Carolina

1870 census, Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, United States ^[14]

John A Rowland M 55 North Carolina, Hotel Keeper

Flora A Rowland F 49 South Carolina

Arabella Rowland F 24 North Carolina

Alexander Rowland M 21 North Carolina

Alfred Rowland M 26 North Carolina, Lawyer

Susan R Rowland F 21 North Carolina

Fannie Stephens F 15 North Carolina, Domestic Servant

Daniel W Bell M 12 North Carolina, Waiter in Hotel

1880 census, Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, United States ^[15]

Alf Rowland Self M 36 North Carolina, United States, Lawyer & Farmer

Susan Rowland Wife F 32 North Carolina, United States

Penni Rowland Daughter F 9 North Carolina, United States

John A Rowland Son M 7 North Carolina, United States

Winnie Rowland Daughter F 5 North Carolina, United States

Della Moore Other F 12 North Carolina, United States

Sources

1. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH6F-QN7 : 24 June 2015), Alfred Rowland, died 02 Aug 1898; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, United States.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #7940698
3. ↑ "North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRT-5BGD : 2 February 2019), Alfred Rowland, 1898.
4. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Rowland, Alfred, (1884 - 1898)
5. ↑ Alfred Rowland wikipedia entry
6. ↑ NCPedia, the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, Rowland, Alfred
7. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9JY-JJX : 4 December 2014), Alfred Roland, Second Lieutenant, Company D, 18th North Carolina Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M230 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 34; FHL microfilm 821,801.
8. ↑ "North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKXG-PMH : 7 December 2014), Alfred Rowland, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Eighteenth Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M270 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 266.
9. ↑ "United States Civil War Confederate Papers of Citizens or Businesses, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VW1V-9XP : 4 December 2014), Alfred Rowland, 1861-1865; from "Confederate Papers Relating to Citizens or Business Firms, 1861-1865," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M346 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 888.
10. ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000479
11. ↑ North Carolina, State Supreme Court Case Files, 1800-1909, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK11-DSDY : 7 January 2016), Alfred Rowland, Jun 1875; citing Probate, , North Carolina, United States, Division of Archives and History, North Carolina State Archive, Raleigh; FamilySearch digital folder 004845432.
12. ↑ Alfred Rowland House, National Register of Historical Places
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BN-KDW : 12 April 2016), Alford Rowland in household of John A Rowland, Robeson county, Robeson, North Carolina, United States; citing family 123, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8B-D6Y : 12 April 2016), Alfred Rowland in household of John A Rowland, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 9, family 59, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,656.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX2-W5H: 19 August 2017), Alf Rowland, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 182, sheet 536C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0979; FHL microfilm 1,254,979.

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