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George Washington Rowe 1831 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: 8 Oct 1865

Death Location: Illinois, United States

Father: George Rowe

Mother: Mary Rowe

Spouse(s): Philena Green

Children(s): Amy Rowe, John Rowe, George Rowe, Charles Rowe

In 1831, George Washington Rowe 5th Great Grandfather entered the world in Canada, born to George Washington Rowe and Mary Hunter - Rowe. George Washington Rowe 5th Great Grandfather married Philena Diantha Green, and had children including Amy Elizabeth Rowe, John Nelson Rowe, George Rowe, Charles T. Rowe. George Washington Rowe 5th Great Grandfather passed away in 1865 in Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1831, George Washington Rowe 5th Great Grandfather entered the world in Canada, born to George Washington Rowe and Mary Hunter - Rowe.
  • George Washington Rowe 5th Great Grandfather married Philena Diantha Green, and had children including Amy Elizabeth Rowe, John Nelson Rowe, George Rowe, Charles T. Rowe.
  • George Washington Rowe 5th Great Grandfather passed away in 1865 in Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Rowe
1819 – 1881
Birth Location: Sugar Creek, Clinton Co. Illinois
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Mary Rowe
1820 – 1857
Birth Location: Clinton Co. Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Philena Green
1833 – 1911
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Children(s)

Amy Rowe
1851 – 1938
Birth Location: Lafayette, Stark County, Illinois
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John Rowe
1854 – 1927
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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George Rowe
1857 – 1860
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Charles Rowe
1858 – 1858
Birth Location: Oxford, Henry, Illinois, United States
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George Rowe's Ancestors

Self
George Rowe
1831 – 1865
Birth Place: Canada
Parents
George Washington Rowe
1819 – 1881
Sugar Creek, Clinton Co. Illinois
Mary (Hunter -) Rowe
1820 – 1857
Clinton Co. Illinois
Grandparents
Johann (Peter) Rauh
1779 – 1834
Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth (Ann) Lyon\Hatler
1790 – 1846
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Rowe's Descendants

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George (Washington) Rowe (1831 – 8 Oct 1865) m. Philena (Diantha) Green (04 Jul 1833 – 04 Mar 1911)
  1. 1. Amy (Elizabeth) Rowe (10 Dec 1851 – 21 May 1938) m. Samuel (L) Edwards (26 Jun 1847 – 11 Feb 1892)
    1. 1. John (Franklin) Edwards (7 Nov 1869 – 18 Jun 1951)
    2. 2. George (Nelson) Edwards (22 June 1871 – 18 June 1959) m. Daisy (Alice) Cravens (15 Jul 1869 – 8 Feb 1898) m. Daisy (M) England (28 Dec 1881 – 28 Dec 1957)
      1. 1. Harry Edwards (Jun 1887 – 1887)
      2. 2. Virena (B.) Edwards (June 1888 – 10 August 1959)
      3. 3. Rena (Bell) Edwards (18 Jun 1888 – 1948) m. Arthur Carley (abt 1883 – 1960)
        1. 1. Alice Carley (1906 – )
        2. 2. Olin (J) Corley (1910 – )
        3. 3. Arthur (C) Carley (abt 1910 – )
        4. 4. Mary (D) Carley (abt 1914 – )
        5. 5. Raymond (D) Carley (abt 1918 – )
        6. 6. James (V R) Carley (abt 1919 – )
      4. 4. Earl (Nelson "Jack") Edwards (23 Jan 1893 – 20 Feb 1979) m. Frances (Elizabeth) Adams (abt 1892 – ) m. Thelma (Loretta) Towson (Feb 13 1903 – 8 Jun 1984)
        1. 1. Eloise (Alice) Edwards (11 Aug 1922 – 26 Aug 2012)
        2. 2. Eloise (Alice) Edwards (11 August 1922 – 26 August 2012)
        3. 3. Theodore (George "Ted") Edwards (4 May 1924 – 1 Mar 1969)
        4. 4. Natalie (Jean) Edwards (13 Jun 1928 – 21 Nov 2014)
        5. 5. Eunice (Fay) Edwards (27 November 1931 – 19 Mar 1949)
        6. 6. Marlene (Francis) Edwards (abt 1935 – ) m. Fred (Elliott) Leet (1 January 1935 – 9 March 1978)
        7. 7. Earl (Edwards) Jr. (Jun 1938 – Jun 1939)
        8. 8. Loretta (Earlene) Edwards (6 Mar 1942 – 27 Sep 2011)
      5. 5. Theodore (George) Edwards (13 Feb 1894 – 5 Jul 1966)
      6. 6. William (Ray) Edwards (24 Apr 1896 – 24 Dec 1977)
      7. 7. John (Archibald) Edwards (6 May 1919 – )
      8. 8. Bessie (Fern) Hamilton (2 Mar 1899 – 19 May 1988)
      9. 9. Goldie (Jeanne) Edwards (1901 – 10 Mar 1964)
      10. 10. H (E) Munton
    3. 3. Minnie (Mae) Edwards (27 Jan 1873 – 5 Apr 1951)
    4. 4. Arthur (Henry) Edwards (24 Dec 1874 – 2 Aug 1931)
    5. 5. Philena (Dianthus) Edwards (20 Aug 1876 – 23 Oct 1881)
    6. 6. Myrtle (Aurelia) Edwards (30 Jul 1878 – 10 Jan 1952)
    7. 7. Ernest (Clinton) Edwards (1 Dec 1879 – 24 Jul 1968)
    8. 8. Bertha (Philena "Birdie") Edwards (12 Sep 1881 – 04 Oct 1968)
    9. 9. Samuel (Otis) Edwards (2 Feb 1884 – 21 Dec 1963)
    10. 10. Amy (Mabel) Edwards (8 Feb 1886 – 14 Jan 1933)
    11. 11. Leona (Maude (child)) Edwards (22 Mar 1887 – 8 Feb 1888)
    12. 12. Harrison (Morton (child)) Edwards (2 Oct 1888 – 18 Jul 1889)
    13. 13. Archie (Theo) Edwards (3 May 1890 – 10 Mar 1911)
  2. 2. John (Nelson) Rowe (8 Oct 1854 – 22 February 1927)
  3. 3. George Rowe (1857 – BEF 1860)
  4. 4. Charles (T.) Rowe (9 Oct, 1858 – 09 Oct 1858)

George Rowe's Timeline

2 Records

1831
1831
Birth of George Washington Rowe 5th Great Grandfather in Canada
Canada
1865
8 Oct 1865
Age 34
Death of George Washington Rowe 5th Great Grandfather in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1865
    Event Place: Illinois, United States
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