Raymon Lavoy Rowles (1902 - 1977)

Born 31 May 1902 in Sanborn, Woodward Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Son of John W Rowles and Susan E. (Hockenberry) Rowles

Husband of Lillian Iolene (Shoff) Rowles — married 9 May 1923 in Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1977 at age 74 in Massillon, Stark, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Raymon Rowles was born in Houtzdale, Pennsylvania.

This profile is part of the Rowles Name Study.

Ramon Lavoy Rowles⁵ (John⁴, John³, Richard², John¹) was born on May 31, 1902^[1] at Sanborn, Woodward Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania.

m. Lillian Iolene Shoff, daughter of Ecra Aaron Shoff and Alma Virginia Packer, 9 May 1923 at St. Johns Lutheran Parsonage, Clearfield, Pennsylvania;
Wedding announcement:
Raymond Rowles, son of Mr. And Mrs. John W. Rowles, of Clearfield and Miss Alma Shoff, daughter of Mrs. Alma Shoff, of Bigler township were united in holy wedlock May 9, at 2:30 o'clock at St. John's Luther parsonage by the pastor, Rev. E. Roy Hauser. The beautiful ring ceremony of the Lutheran church was used in uniting these two hearts as one. They were attended by Miss Lulu Swatsworth. They will reside in Clearfield.

He died on Jan 21, 1977^[2][3] at Massillon, Stark, Ohio, at age 74. He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, Find A Grave: Memorial #21177309

in 1910 John worked in a clay mine. He was employed at Harbison-Walker. Susan reported that 10 of 11 children were living and that they had been married for 35 years. He was a coal miner between 1916 and 1942 at Ramey, Gulich Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania. Between 1923 and 1942, Ramon Lavoy Rowles resided at Lake Street, Woodland, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Woodland was a "company town" owned by Harbison-Walker. The employees were paid in "chits". Chits could be redeemed for merchandise at the company store. The housing was also own by the company.

He was a brick maker circa 1925 at Harveson-Walker Fire Brick, Barrett, Clearfield, Pennsylvania. He was employed at Haverson-Walker Refractors, making firebrick between 1925 and 1942 at Barrett, Clearfield, Pennsylvania.

In 1930 they lived on Lake Street, Woodland. Raymond was a brickyard molder In 1942 Ramon moved his family to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He worked for B. F. Goodrich Tire in Akron, as a tire builder. He retired 1963 at age 62. Iolene worked at Goodyear Aircraft in Akron from 1942 to 1945.

Known children of Ramon Lavoy Rowles and Lillian Iolene Shoff were as follows:

• i. Raymond Duane Rowles b. 28 Sep 1923 at Madera, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; m. Dorothy Natalee Halverson, daughter of Oscar Halverson and Esther Stine, 28 Jun 1946 at Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio; d. 21 Oct 2006 at age 83. He Ray was a paratrooper in the Army Enlistment Date: 17 Mar 1943 Education: Grammar school Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 69 Weight: 083 Released: 4 Nov 1945 on 17 Mar 1943. He also went by the name of Tub. He was a tire builder at General Tire in Akron, Ohio.

• ii. Ronald L. Rowles b. 16 Aug 1925 at Woodland, Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; m. Gloria Katherine Black, daughter of Samuel Louis Black and Vivian Emile Gray, 11 Jul 1945 at Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln, Maine; d. 1 Jun 2003 at Farmington, Franklin, Maine, at age 77

• iii. Glenn P.Rowles; b. 17 Nov 1927 at Woodland, Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; m. Barbara Ann Evans, daughter of Howell Blaire Evans and Hilda Leona Sherhay, 20 Mar 1954 at Massillon, Stark, Ohio; d. 17 Jan 2004 at Massillon Community Hospital, Massillon, Stark, Ohio, at age 76.

• iv. Hazel L. Rowles; b. 4 Jul 1931 at Woodland, Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; m. Jared William Clemens, son of Oscar Wylie Clemens and Viola Elizabeth Hamilton, 24 Nov 1950 at Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio; m. Jared William Clemens, son of Oscar Wylie Clemens and Viola Elizabeth Hamilton, 24 Nov 1950 at Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio; d. 21 Sep 2013 at age 82.

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2145
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #8015484 (accessed 22 December 2022)
   Name: Raymon L Rowles; Race: White; Age: 39; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 31 May 1902; Birth Place: Sandburn, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Place: Woodland, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942; Registration Place: Woodland, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA; Height: 6 1; Weight: 183; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Gray;
   Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
   Raymon L Rowles 40 Self (Head).
2. ↑ Death: "Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018"
   Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
   Ancestry Record 5763 #994687 (accessed 22 December 2022)
   Raymon L Rowles death 21 Jan 1977 (born Est 1903) in Massillon, Stark, USA.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2WJ-RZJ : 20 May 2014), Raymon Rowles, Jan 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ The Akron Beacon Journal Jan 1977, Sun Page 43
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG4Z-GRY : accessed 1 March 2021), John Rawles, Woodward Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 104, sheet 2B, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1332; FHL microfilm 1,375,345.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFRV-H5C : 3 February 2021), Raymond Rowles in entry for Lindsey Rowles, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQF9-4TM : 9 December 2019), Hazel Rowles in household of Raymond Rowles, Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17-10, sheet 13A, line 27, family 233, 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 3469.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Darryl Rowles and Orville Rowles, his 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John Rowles and Susan Hockenberry, the great grandparents of both Darryl Rowles and Orville Rowles. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin, based on sharing 233.4 cM across 9 segments.