Grovener C Rowley

1833 - 1913  (80 years)

• Name	Grovener C Rowley
  Born	26 Aug 1833	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Sep 1913	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I4799	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Henry Rowley,   b. 7 Jun 1809, Seneca County, New York ,   d. 6 Jan 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Laura Amanda Buffington,   b. 13 May 1816, Ohio or Mason Co, WV ,   d. 4 Nov 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	26 May 1831	Meigs County, Ohio, USA   [4]
  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 1	Mary Ann (Polly) Rardin,   b. Abt 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	22 May 1855	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	1860 Jackson, VA # 1355-1285 Rowley, Grovener C, 26 Mary Ann 24 Abraham B 4 Samuel H 2 Wilson C 1 Mary M 3/12 1870 Grant Dist, Jackson, WV # 142 Grovener C 36 Mary Ann 34 Abraham C B 13 Samuel H 11 Joseph 3 Magdalene 10 Martha G 8 Laura 5 Mary E 3 Henry 1 1880 Census Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia G.C. ROWLEY Self M M W 47 WV NY OH Mary A. ROWLEY Wife F M W 43 WV OH VA Abraham ROWLEY Son M S W 24 WV Samuel H. ROWLEY Son M S W 23 WV Martha G. ROWLEY Dau F S W 18 WV Laura ROWLEY Dau F S W 16 WV Elizabeth ROWLEY Dau F S W 14 WV Joseph V. ROWLEY Son M S W 14 WV Harry ROWLEY Son M S W 11 WV Alice ROWLEY Dau F S W 8 WV Edward ROWLEY Son M S W 6 WV Charlotte ROWLEY Dau F S W 3 WV
  Children	1. Abraham C B Rowley,   b. 23 Apr 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Samuel H\E Rowley,   b. 5 Apr 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Wilson C Rowley,   b. Abt Apr 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Jul 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 1 years)   4. Mary Magdalene Rowley,   b. 8 Jun 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Martha G Rowley,   b. Abt 1862, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Laura Rowley,   b. 13 Sep 1865, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Nancy Elizabeth Rowley,   b. 26 Jun 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 9 Sep 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 30 years)   8. Joseph Van Zile Virgilus Rowley,   b. 26 Jun 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. John Harry Rowley,   b. Sep 1869, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Louise Alice Rowley,   b. 27 May 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 8 Aug 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 25 years)   11. Edgar Congnos Rowley,   b. 26 Oct 1874, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Apr 1948, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 73 years)   12. Charlotte E Rowley,   b. 26 Jan 1877, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth A [Rowley],   b. Aug 1848, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1900  [1]
  Notes	1900 JC Ravenswood Dist # 316 Grovener C 8/1833 m 0y WV WV NY Elizabeth A 8/1848 0-0 OH OH OH Richard, Frank, boarder, 12/1883 WV UNK WV
  Family ID	F9613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S218] Hardesty's History of Jackson Co, WV. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S13] Marriage Records, Meigs Co, OH. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.