Enoch Phillip Rowley's Family Bible Entries

Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Surnames/tags: Rowley Rowlee

Enoch Phillip Rowley left a legacy of a Family Bible^[1] that contained birth, marriage, and death records of his immediate family, his parents, and some descendants. Wouldn't we all like to have such a treasure in our family?

The following is a portion of a page within the bible showing signature of the daughter of Enoch P. Rowley, Charlotte E. Rowley. Below her signature are two locks of hair of the parents of Enoch Rowley:

• Betsy (Roberts) Rowley (1798-1863)
• Ashbel Rowley (1793-1864)

Births

• E P Rowley Born April the 18, 1827
• J M Rowley " Sept the 3, 1834

• Willis Adelbirt Rowley Born March the 27, 1857
• Marvin E Rowley " March the 25, 1859
• Georgia W Rowley " October the 4, 1860
• Charlott E Rowley " August the 2, 1862
• Frances I Rowley " June 6th, 1864
• Julia A Rowley " December 7th, 1866
• J L Rowley " August 12th, 1869
• Grant M. Rowley " April 21, 1873
• Sydney Smith Rowley " January the 1st 1876

Deaths

• Marvin E Rowley Died April 10th, 1859
• Grant M Rowley " November the 28, 1881
• Joanna M Rowley " March the 3rd, 1909
• James L Rowley " Apr. 9, 1938
• E. P. Rowley " July 15, 1924
• Charlotte E Rowley " Jan 8th, 1920
• Julia A Rowley Arnold " Jan 4th, 1925
• Willis A Rowley "
• Sydney Smith Rowley " 1/25/69 1969

Marriages

• E. P. Rowley and J. M. Marvin Married, December the 8, 1855
• Willis A. Rowley M. September 21st 1877
• Charlott E. Rowley M. December 6, 1881
• Francis I. Rowley M. December 14th, 1882
• Julia A. Rowley M. February 18th, 1885
• Georgie W. Rowley January 7th, 1889
• James L. Rowley May the 18, 1893
• Sydney S. Rowley Married June the 6, 1901

Miscellaneous

• Hazel Iva (Griffith) Rowley Born Oct. 9, 1895 1875 Rockwell
• DeLoss E. Rowley Born Aug. 1, 1895 De Kalb, Ill
• Verlin Boyce Rowley Born Dec. 24, 1918, Fort Dodge, IA
• Denton Eugene Rowley Born Jan 20 1921 Pocohantas IA
• Anna Maurine Rowley Born Dec. 13, 1927 Buffalo Center IA

• Denton E. Rowley Died- Oct 14, 1965 - Des Moines IA

THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE FOUND

IN THE E. P. ROWLEY BIBLE WRITTEN

BY VARIOUS PERSONS

Family Record

• Ashbel Rowley Born Feb. 26 - 1793
• Betsy Rowley Born April 1 - 1798

• Thomas C Rowley Born Nov. 15 - 1818
• Rachel A. Rowley Born Sept 29 - 1819
• Pheby I Rowley Born Nov 26 - 1821
• Richard P Rowley Born Feb 26 - 1824
• Enoch P Rowley Born April 188 1827
• William C Rowley Born July 11 - 1830
• Charlotte C Rowley Born Apr. 21 - '33
• James A Rowley Born Feb 16 - 1836
• Mary M Rowley Born Nov 3 - 1839

Family Record [Richard P. Rowley (son of Ashbel Rowley)]

• Mary M Rowley daughter of Richard P. and Hannah M Rowley born Sept. 27 - 1848
• Phebe Ann Rowley daughter of Richard P. and Hannah M Rowley Born Dec 21 - 1849
• Albert Jevidious Rowley born February 25 - 1851
• William Henry Rowley born October 17 - 1852
• Charley Delvert Rowley born May 23 - 1855

Family Record [of Johannah Marvin, wife of Enoch P. Rowley]

• Peter D. Marvin. Born June 28th 1809
• Julia Ann Marvin " April 19th 1807
• My Son Robert J Marvin, Born Feb 11th1830
• My Daughter Charlotte Marvin Born Sept 29th 1832
• My Daughter Joannah Marvin Born Sept 3d 1834
• My Son David Laville Marvin Born Sept 26th 1837
• My Son William R Marvin Born Oct 20th 1840
• My Son Willard S. Marvin Born Oct 10th 1844
• My Daughter Emma S Marvin Born July 22nd 1850

• Peter D Marvin Died Sept the 13 1869
• Jaulia A Marvin Died Oct the 5 1886

Marriages

• Charlotte Marvin Married Dec 31st 1850
• Robert James Marvin Married Dec 25th 185-
• Joannah Marvin Married Dec 8th 1855
• David L Marvin Married Dec 24th 1859
• William R Marvin Maried April the 21 1860
• Willard S. Marvin Married April 16th 1860
• Emma S. Marvin Married July 17th 1870

Family Record

• Hazel R. Arnold, daughter of Julia A. and John born April 27 - 1887
• Mabel E. Arnold daughter of Julia A. and John P. Arnold born Nov. 6 - 1890
• Willie G. Arnold son of Julia A. and John P. Arnold born Dec 9 - 1892
• Lawrence George Arnold son of Julia and John P. Arnold born May 5 - 1894
• Harry D. Arnold son of Julia A. and John P. Arnold born Oct. 5 - 1897

Four Scraps of Paper Containing the Following:

• Enoch Phillip Rowley born April 18 - 1827
• Joannah Marvin born Sept. 3 - 1835

• Willis Adelbirt Rowley born Mar 27 - 1859
• Marvin E. Rowley born Mar. 25 - 1859
• George W. Rowley born Oct 4 - 1860
• Charlott E. Rowley born Aug 2 - 1862
• Francis I. Rowley born June 6 - 1864
• Julia A. Rowley born Dec. 7 - 1867
• James LaVille Rowley born August 12, 1869
• Grant M. Rowley born April 21, 1874
• Sydney Smith Rowley born January 1 - 1876

• Marvin E. Rowley died April 10 -1859
• Grant M. Rowley died Nov 28 - 1881

Family Record

Married

• Willis A. Rowley married Sept. 21 - 1878
• Charlott E. Rowley married Dec. 6 - 1881
• Francis I. Rowley married Dec. 14 - 1882
• Julia A. Rowley married Feb. 18 - 1885
• Georgia W. Rowley married Jan 7 - 1887
• James L. Rowley married May 18 - 1893
• Sydney S. Rowley married June 6 - 1901

Died

• Thos. C. Rowley - Nov. 15 - 1818
• Mary M. Rowley - Mar. 13 - 1842
• Charlotte E. Rowley Aug. 1st 1857
• Betsy Rowley Feb. 20 - 1863
• Ashbel Rowley Nov. 16 - 1864
• James A. Rowley Apr. 21 - 1864
• Pheby J. Wolcott Mar. 14 - 1896

Footnotes

1. ↑ Publisher: Case, Lockwood & Company, Date of Publication: 1863, Owner: Michael Rowley, Des Moines, Iowa