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Elijah J Rowland, Sr. 1829–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1829

Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 31 Mar 1869

Death Location: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Adam Rowland

Mother: Nancy Fouts

Spouse(s): Mary (Rowland)

Children(s): Mary Rowland, Jacob Rowland, Louisa Rowland, George Rowland, William Rowland, Abraham Rowland, Elijah Rowland, John Rowland, Samuel Rowland, Charles Rowland, Priscilla Davis

Elijah J Rowland, Sr. was born in 1829 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Adam Rowland And Nancy Ann Fouts. In 1849, Elijah J Rowland, Sr. resided in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. In 1850, Elijah J Rowland, Sr. resided in Murray, Georgia, USA. Elijah J Rowland, Sr. married Mary Catherine Vinson Rowland, and had children including Abraham B Rowland, Charles Rowland, Elijah J Rowland, George W Rowland, Jacob Rowland, John Henry Rowland, Louisa Eliza Rowland, Mary Katherine Rowland, Priscilla Davis, Samuel Henry Rowland, William Hamilton Rowland. Elijah J Rowland, Sr. passed away in 1869 in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah J Rowland, Sr. was born in 1829 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Adam Rowland And Nancy Ann Fouts.
  • In 1849, Elijah J Rowland, Sr. resided in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1850, Elijah J Rowland, Sr. resided in Murray, Georgia, USA.
  • Elijah J Rowland, Sr. married Mary Catherine Vinson Rowland, and had children including Abraham B Rowland, Charles Rowland, Elijah J Rowland, George W Rowland, Jacob Rowland, John Henry Rowland, Louisa Eliza Rowland, Mary Katherine Rowland, Priscilla Davis, Samuel Henry Rowland, William Hamilton Rowland.
  • Elijah J Rowland, Sr. passed away in 1869 in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Elijah Sr.
1829–1869
Birth Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Adam Rowland
1794–1867
Ashe County, North Carolina
Nancy (Ann) Fouts
1794–1888
Uwharrie, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Sr.'s Descendants

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Elijah (J Rowland,) Sr. (7 May 1829–31 Mar 1869) m. Mary (Catherine Vinson) (Rowland) (1825–1870)
  1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Rowland 1865–1919 m. John (Lee) Lawson 1862–1947
    1. 1. Luther (Clement Lawson) Sr 1904–1984 m. Rosa (Lee) Wright 1919–1976
      1. 1. Bobbie (Carol) Lawson 1944–2018
      2. 2. John (William) Lawson 1937–2001
      3. 3. Nancy (Lou) Lawson 1939–1986
      4. 4. Helen (Louise Shafer) Lawson 1935–1997
    2. 2. Fanny Lawson 1897–
    3. 3. Oleva Lawson 1884–1936
    4. 4. William (C) Lawson 1891–
    5. 5. Frances (Pearl Pearly) Lawson 1889–1942
    6. 6. William (Newton) Lawson 1898–1949
    7. 7. George (Washington) Lawson 1892–1964
    8. 8. Alford (F) Lawson 1892–
    9. 9. Jennie Lawson 1894–
    10. 10. Jane (Ann Minnis) Lawson 1882–1958
    11. 11. Ida (Belle) Lawson 1887–1947
    12. 12. Nellie (Hickman) Lawson 1907–
    13. 13. Ruby (Leamon Munger) Lawson 1908–
    14. 14. Addie (Leamon) Lawson 1902–
    15. 15. Luca Lawson 1910–1991
    16. 16. Plannie Lawson 1898–
  2. 2. Jacob Rowland 1850–1880
  3. 3. Louisa (Eliza) Rowland 1852–1900
  4. 4. George (W.) Rowland 1854–1856
  5. 5. William (Hamilton) Rowland 1858–1942
  6. 6. Abraham (B.) Rowland 1860–1861
  7. 7. Elijah (J) Rowland 1863–1916
  8. 8. John (Henry) Rowland 1868–1929
  9. 9. Samuel (Henry) Rowland 1847–1848
  10. 10. Charles Rowland 1856–1857
  11. 11. Priscilla Davis 1858–1942

Elijah Sr.'s Timeline

5 Records

1829
7 May 1829
Birth of Elijah J Rowland, Sr. in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
1849
1 Nov 1849
Age 20
Elijah J Rowland, Sr. resided here in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 21
Elijah J Rowland, Sr. resided here in Murray, Georgia, USA
Murray, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 31
Elijah J Rowland, Sr. resided here in District 11, Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
District 11, Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
1869
31 Mar 1869
Age 40
Death of Elijah J Rowland, Sr. in McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
McMinn County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1829
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 11, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1262; Page: 293; Family History Librar
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Murray, Georgia; Roll: 78; Page: 216b
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1849
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Tennessee Baptist; Publication Date: 1 Nov 1849; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Murray, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Murray, Georgia; Roll: 78; Page: 216b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 11, Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 11, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1262; Page: 293; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee; Record Group Title: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762
    [2] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1869
    Event Place: McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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