Grovener Convus Rowley (1906 - 1988)

Born 9 May 1906 in Cedar Run, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Died 5 Oct 1988 at age 82 in Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA

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Biography

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Grovener Convus Rowley was born on May 9th, 1906 in Ravenswood, West Virginia^[1]. He was the son of Edgar Rowley and Coral Balser.

In 1940, when he was 34 years old, Grovener registered for the World War II military draft^[1]. At the time, he was married to Elizabeth Dove Rowley and still living in Ravenswood, working for J.G. Fox^[1]. He passed away in 1988.

Research Notes

Alt middle name spelling: Convass

Sources

• *"West Virginia Births." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. From digital images of copies of originals housed in County Courthouses throughout West Virginia. Birth records.
• Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
• The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 418
• Year: 1910; Census Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1681; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1375694

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "West Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-N4FY : 3 March 2020), Grovener Convus Rowley, 16 Oct 1940; from records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Ancestry citing Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947, "NAID 2658141. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.