West Virginia Pioneers

James Quincey B Rowley

Male 1860 - 1946  (86 years)


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  • Name James Quincey B Rowley 
    Born 19 May 1860  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Dec 1946  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I9487  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 May 2005 

    Father Henry Rowley,   b. 7 Jun 1809, Seneca County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Laura Amanda Buffington,   b. 13 May 1816, Ohio or Mason Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 26 May 1831  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • 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.
    Family ID F1618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucy Ann Ball,   b. May 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 27 Mar 1879  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 

    • 1880 Census Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia Page 493D
      James ROWLEY Self M M W 20 VA
      Occ: Works On Farm Fa: NY Mo: VA
      Lucy ROWLEY Wife F M W 17 WV
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: VA
      Cordova ROWLEY Dau F S W 3M WV
      Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: WV

      1900 Jackson county, Ravenswood dist # 311
      James H 5/1860 m 21y WV NY WV
      Lucy A 5/1862 8-5 WV PA WV
      Kenneth B 5/82
      Jessie R sn, 7/89
      Quincy B 3/92
      Paul F 3/96
      Coit B 9/98
    Children 
     1. Cordova Rowley,   b. 10 Feb 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
     2. Kenneth B Rowley,   b. May 1882, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. John Rowley,   b. 7 Mar 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     4. Jesse R Rowley,   b. Jul 1889, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Quincey B Rowley,   b. Mar 1892, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Paul Foster Rowley,   b. 25 Mar 1896, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Coit Royal Rowley,   b. 8 Sep 1898, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F9610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S218] Hardesty's History of Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    5. [S13] Marriage Records, Meigs Co, OH.

    6. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.