Individual Details
William ROWLAND
(13 Oct 1801 - 6 Aug 1883)
Events
| Birth | 13 Oct 1801 | Conemaugh Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Marriage | 12 Apr 1832 | Clarissa RUNDEL | | ||
| Residence | from 1838 to his death | South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Occupation | farmer |  | | ||
| Census | 1840 | Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1850 | South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 18 Apr 1855 | 103 acres from his brother, Griffith J. Rowland, for $200 - South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1860 | South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 13 Mar 1863 | 112 acres to their son, Isaac Rowland, for $1000 - South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 18 Oct 1865 | 112 acres from his son, Isaac Rowland, for $1000 - South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 19 Oct 1865 | 112 acres to their son, William S. Rowland, for $1 and other consideration - South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Census | 1870 | South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1880 | South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | 6 Aug 1883 | from dropsy of the heart - South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Burial | Old Mahoning Baptist Cemetery, Home, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Clarissa RUNDEL (1809 - 1897) |
| Child | Rev. Elias ROWLAND (1833 - 1919) |
| Child | William Shadrach ROWLAND (1834 - 1916) |
| Child | John G. ROWLAND (1836 - 1865) |
| Child | Isaac W. ROWLAND (1837 - 1907) |
| Child | Jacob J. ROWLAND (1839 - 1886) |
| Child | Amy Jane ROWLAND (1841 - 1861) |
| Child | Anna Maria ROWLAND (1843 - 1908) |
| Child | Elizabeth "Lizzie" ROWLAND (1844 - 1925) |
| Child | Mary Ellen ROWLAND (1846 - 1931) |
| Child | Rev. Martin Luther ROWLAND (1848 - 1930) |
| Child | Mahala ROWLAND (1849 - 1849) |
| Child | Amanda M. ROWLAND (1851 - 1930) |
| Child | Sarah Rebecca ROWLAND (1854 - 1937) |
| Father | Griffith ROWLAND (1771 - 1847) |
| Mother | Jane JONES (1777 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Maria ROWLAND (1803 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Isaac ROWLAND (1805 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Jacob ROWLAND (1807 - ) |
| Sibling | Griffith J. ROWLAND (1809 - 1871) |
| Sibling | John ROWLAND (1811 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth ROWLAND (1814 - 1883) |
Notes
Occupation
According to the Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County, William owned a farm of 100 acres in South Mahoning Township, Indiana, County, Pennsylvania. He settled on this farm in 1838 and made the first improvement on this place.Property
William and Clarissa Rowland transferred their farm of 112 acres to their son, William S. Rowland, for $1 and the following consideration on 19 October 1865. He was to support them for the remainder of their lives and was to pay his brothers (Jacob and Martin L.) $40 each after their parents' deaths and was to pay his sisters (Anna M., Elizabeth, Mary E., Amanda, and Rebecca) $60 each after their parents' deaths.Endnotes
1. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II: 844-845.
2. Capt. C. T. Arms; E. White, compiler, History of Indiana County Pennsylvania 1880 (Newark, Ohio: J. A. Caldwell, 1880; reprint, U.S. A.: Walsworth Publishing Company , 1981), 477.
3. Samuel T. Wiley, editor, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County , Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: The Union Publishing Company, 1896; reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1980), 403-404.
4. Old Mahoning Baptist Cemetery (Home, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 March 2017), memorial page for William Rowland, Find A Grave Memorial # 42520538, memorial created by Barb Red, photograph by Barb Red.
5. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II: 844-845.
6. Capt. C. T. Arms; E. White, compiler, History of Indiana County Pennsylvania 1880 (Newark, Ohio: J. A. Caldwell, 1880; reprint, U.S. A.: Walsworth Publishing Company , 1981), 477.
7. Samuel T. Wiley, editor, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County , Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: The Union Publishing Company, 1896; reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1980), 403-404.
8. "Rowland," Obituary, The Indiana Weekly Messenger, 11 August 1897; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 16 April 2016); "died at her hom in Denton, West Mahoning township, on Thursday last, aged 89 years".
9. Old Mahoning Baptist Cemetery (Home, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 March 2017), memorial page for Clarissa Rundel Rowland, Find A Grave Memorial # 42520576, memorial created by Barb Red, photograph by Barb Red.
10. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II: 844-845.
11. Samuel T. Wiley, editor, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County , Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: The Union Publishing Company, 1896; reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1980), 403-404.
12. 1840 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mahoning Township, William Roland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm M704, roll 463.
13. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, South Mahoning Township, page 201, dwelling 1, family 1, William Rowland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 785.
14. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, 24:574-576, Griffith J. Rowland and Margaret his wife to William Rowland, 18 April 1855; recorded 22 October 1859; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
15. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Plumville Post Office, South Mahoning Township, page 335, dwelling 1812, family 1775, William Roland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm M653, roll 1117.
16. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, 27:279-280, William Rowland and Clarissa his wife to Isaac Rowland, 13 March 1863; recorded 25 March 1863; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
17. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, 31:386-387, Isaac Rowland and Susan H. his wife to William Rowland, 18 October 1865; recorded 18 October 1865; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
18. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, 31:472-474, William Rowland and Clarissa his wife to William S. Rowland, 19 October 1865; recorded 29 November 1865; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
19. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Plumville Post Office, South Mahonlng Township, page 356A, dwelling 145, family 147, William Rowland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm M593, roll 1351.
20. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 143, page 6 (penned), page 302B (stamped), dwelling 52, family 52, Wm. Rowland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm T9, roll 1135.
21. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II: 844-845.
22. Samuel T. Wiley, editor, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County , Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: The Union Publishing Company, 1896; reprint, Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1980), 403-404.
23. "Rowland," Death notice for Wm. Rowland, Sr., The Indiana Progress, 23 August 1883; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 16 April 2016). "aged 81 years, 10 months, and 9 days".
24. Old Mahoning Baptist Cemetery (Home, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 March 2017), memorial page for William Rowland, Find A Grave Memorial # 42520538, memorial created by Barb Red, photograph by Barb Red.
25. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II: 844-845.
26. Old Mahoning Baptist Cemetery (Home, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 March 2017), memorial page for William Rowland, Find A Grave Memorial # 42520538, memorial created by Barb Red, photograph by Barb Red.