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1840 Jackson, VA
2m 5-10
1m 20-30
2f 0-5
1f 20-30
1850 Jackson, VA # 880-887
Rowley Henry 40 M Farmer N York
Rowley Amanda 34 F Ohio
Rowley Joseph 19 M Boatman Va
Rowley Govenor 17 M Farmer Va
Rowley Magdaline 14 F Ohio
Rowley Cloe 12 F Va
Rowley Henry 6 M Va
Rowley William 4 M Va
Rowley Elizabeth 1 F Va
1860 Jackson, VA # 1350-1280
Henry 51
Amanda 44
Henry C 16
William A 13
Nancy L V 7
James 11/12
# 1186 l/w Andrew & Chloe Keenan
Rowley, Joseph, 25
1870 Grant Dist, Jackson, VA #161
Henry 61 NY
Amanda 57 OH
James J 10 VA
JCDR:
Rowley, Amanda, 12/5/1878, 62y, [d] near Ravenswood
Rowley, Henry, 1/6/1891, 82y6m29d, [d] Jackson Co [p] Wm & Lizzie [b] NY
Hardesty's History of Jackson County
Ravenswood District
Henry ROWLEY - was born in Seneca county, New York, in Nevada township, June 7, 1809. William and Elizabeth (Vanziel) ROWLEY were his parents, and with them he came to the locality where he now resides in the year 1820. The country was then in a pioneer stage of settlement, and was a part of Mason county, Virginia, the county of Jackson having been erected since that date. The first pair of boots made in Jackson county were made by the father of Henry ROWLEY, for one John Nesselroad, the greatest hunter in the State. Henry ROWLEY married Amanda Buffington, of Buffingtons Island, Jackson county, May 26, 1831, and she died November 5, 1878. Their children were: Joseph, born October 18, 1831, lives in Adams county, Ohio; G. C., August 26, 1833, lives in Jackson county; Magdalene, March 3, 1836, resides in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Cloe, August 11, 1838; Nancy C., February 14, 1842, died February 10, 1847; Henry C., May 25, 1844, lives in this county; William A., March 26, 1846, died February 7, 1864; Elizabeth, May 29, 1849, died January 11, 1850; Nancy L. V., March 12, 1853, lives in Cattaraugus county, New York, and James, May 19, 1860, lives in Jackson county.
In the 1861 war, Joseph V. was lieutenant in Company E, 9th West Virginia Infantry, Union service, and William was a member of the same company. WIlliam died of injuries received in the service. Grosvenor C. was a member of the 11th West Virginia Infantry, Company K, and was wounded and made prisoner at Lynchburg. Henry C. served in Company F, 4th West Virginia Infantry.
In Racine, Meigs county, Ohio, Henry ROWLEY wedded Mary, daughter of George W. and Mary Ann (Bondinot) Bell, July 31, 1879. Her parents still reside in Meigs county, where she was born April 4, 1825. She was a widow at the time of her marriage with Mr. Rowley and the mother of Letitia A. and Walter D. Homes, the former born September 12, 1847, and residing at Point Pleasant, Mason county, West Virginia, and the latter, born July 19, 1849, residing at the same place. A daughter of her first marriage, Florence L., born April 12, 1852, died November 6, 1858. Mr. Rowley was supervisor of roads in Jackson county for nineteen consecutive years during the time when the roads were being opened up, and they could exact daily work of that officer, if desired. He is a farmer, with his post office address at Ravenswood, Jackson county, West Virginia.
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| Children |
| | 1. Joseph V Rowley, b. 18 Oct 1831, Virginia, USA  , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Grovener C Rowley, b. 26 Aug 1833, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 5 Sep 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 80 years) |
| | 3. Magdeline Rowley, b. 3 Mar 1836, Ohio, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Chloe Rowley, b. 11 Aug 1837, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA , d. 8 Apr 1915 (Age 77 years) |
| | 5. Nancy C Rowley, b. 14 Feb 1842, d. 10 Feb 1847 (Age 4 years) |
| | 6. Henry Clay Rowley, b. 25 May 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 31 Mar 1922, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 77 years) |
| | 7. William A Rowley, b. 26 Mar 1846, Virginia, USA , d. 7 Feb 1864 (Age 17 years) |
| | 8. Elizabeth Rowley, b. 29 May 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 11 Jan 1850 (Age 0 years) |
| | 9. Nancy L V Rowley, b. 12 Mar 1853, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 10. James Quincey B Rowley, b. 19 May 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 6 Dec 1946, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 86 years) |
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West Virginia Pioneers
1816 - 1878 (62 years)