William King Rowland (1888 - 1936)

Born 3 Oct 1888 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Aug 1936 at age 47 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States

This profile is part of the Rowland Name Study.

Biography

William was born in 1888. He was the son of John Rowland and Angelina Lattimore. He passed away in 1936.

Will Rowland married Ary Alloway on 20 Dec 1908 at McMinn, Tennessee. ^[1]

From "The Chattanooga Times" Aug 30, 1936

William K. Rowland

The body of William K. Rowland, former Chattanoogan, who was killed in a railway accident in Toledo, Oh., Friday, arrived in Chattanooga Saturday afternoon.

Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. William Tidwell, will be held from the Page-Hancock funeral home this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The interment will follow in Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers George Roy, Gus Buffett, W.M. Lovelace, W.D. Bryant, Noah Goodner, Noah Hancock.

Other Tragic Deaths Involving William King Rowland

• William shot and killed John Wesley Hamby on 04 Feb 1910, the first husband of his sister Alice. They had been arguing over farm implements.

• William is also responsible for the death of his wife:

From "The Chattanooga Times", Dec 27 1926

WIFE KILLED AS GUN DROPS FROM HOLSTER.

MRS. W.R. ROWLAND VICTIM OF ACCIDENT.

HUSBAND, HYSTERICAL,TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

"Says He Had Leaned Over To Kiss Mate When Leaving For Work When Pistol Fell And Fired.

"Mrs. William K. Rowland was killed in the parlor of her home, 1106 North Orchard Knob Avenue, late last night. Death came from a bullet, her husband says, when he fumbled a pistol and it fell to the floor, as he was placing it in his holster.

"Mrs. Rowland, about 35 years old, was seated at the time. The bullet entered her right cheek and went upward through the brain, coming out at the back of her head.

"Death came instantly, Coroner Hancock believes. No one else was in the room at the time it was said. Capt. Carter, Detectives Gillespie and Bass and Officers Williamson and Setliffe investigated the death for the police.

"Rowland was in a wildly hysterical condition when the police arrived and they were able to get only an incoherent story from him as he beat his chest and cried aloud. From bits he stated between appeals to the Almighty and requests for someone to kill him, police and Coroner Hancock gathered that there had been several friends at the house earlier in the evening, and that shortly after they left, Rowland prepared to go to work.

"He picked up his gun and leaned over to kiss Mrs. Rowland. At the same time he attempted to place the pistol in his holster. The weapon fell, discharging the shot that killed his wife. Her chair turned over and police found the body with the victim's legs across the back of it. The coroner and police are inclined to believe Rowland's version of the tragedy, but he will be taken to police headquarters for questioning this morning, after he quiets down.

"Rowland holds a special deputy sheriff's commission and has always carried a pistol to his work at the Terminal Station. Coroner Hancock took the hysterical man to Earlanger hospital last night and it was all he and Motorcycle Officer Roth could do to keep him subdued enough to remain in the machine.

"Arriving at the hospital he was given a hypodermic, but it had little or no effect on his violent actions.

"The body of Mrs. Rowland was taken to Wann's, where it will be prepared for burial. She leaves three children, EFFIE LEE, a telephone operator, and two young boys, WILLIAM K. JR. and BUSTER. Arrangements for the funeral have not been made."

Census Data

1900 census, Civil Districts 15, 17, McMinn, Tennessee, United States

John Rowland Head M 51 Tennessee, Farmer

Callie Rowland Wife F 51 Tennessee, md 24 yrs, mother of 5 (3 living)

Alice E Rowland Daughter F 24 Tennessee

Lena E Rowland Daughter F 20 Tennessee

Willie K Rowland Son M 12 Tennessee

Houston Copeland Boarder M 30 Georgia

1910 census, Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States

McMinn County Jail, White St

William K Rowland Jail inmate M 21 Tennessee, Laborer, County, Highway

1920 census, Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

620 McNeil Ave, Hamilton County, Tennessee

William K Rowland Head M 31 Tennessee, Brakeman, Railroad

Arie Rowland Wife F 29 Tennessee

Eva L Rowland Daughter F 10 Tennessee

Hollis M Rowland Son M 8 Tennessee

William K Rowland Jr. Son M 3 Tennessee

Live at 1118 Orchard St, Toledo, Ohio at the time of his death.

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8TT-FMS : 21 December 2016), Will Rowland and Ary Alloway, 20 Dec 1908; citing , Mcminn, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,012,120.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCF-M38 : accessed 19 April 2019), Willie K Rowland in household of John Rowland, Civil Districts 15, 17, McMinn, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 87, sheet 6B, family 103, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,585.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXQ-FS3 : accessed 19 April 2019), William K Rowland in household of James F Harl, Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 114, sheet 6B, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1510; FHL microfilm 1,375,523.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN54-6ND : accessed 19 April 2019), William K Rowland, Civil District 2, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 211, sheet 10B, line 87, family 232, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1743; FHL microfilm 1,821,743.

• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZZX-R85 : 9 March 2018), William K Rawland, 28 Aug 1936; citing Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, reference fn 52702; FHL microfilm 2,022,689.

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