Individual Details
Rowena Eliza Trowbridge
(22 Jul 1833 - 2 Apr 1925)
From "Grandma Trowbridge's Little Book"
by Sophronia Howe Trowbridge
"In July, 1860, Rowena was married to John C. Wilson; the next spring they moved to Iowa, and the following fall he volunteered and enlisted in the 2d Iowa cavalry, and she went his father's in New Brighton Penn., to stay whilst he was in the army. The next May, 1862, he was shot and instantly killed by the rebels. She had a son born April 17th, just three weeks before her husband was killed. "
by Sophronia Howe Trowbridge
"In July, 1860, Rowena was married to John C. Wilson; the next spring they moved to Iowa, and the following fall he volunteered and enlisted in the 2d Iowa cavalry, and she went his father's in New Brighton Penn., to stay whilst he was in the army. The next May, 1862, he was shot and instantly killed by the rebels. She had a son born April 17th, just three weeks before her husband was killed. "
Events
| Birth | 22 Jul 1833 | Gallia, Ohio, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 18 Jul 1860 | Gallia, Ohio, United States - John C. Wilson | |||
| Census | 15 Aug 1870 | Ohio Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States |  | | |
| Death | 2 Apr 1925 | Washington, Oregon, United States | |||
| Marriage | Benjamin H Hathaway |
Families
| Spouse | John C. Wilson ( - 1862) |
| Child | John C Wilson (1862 - ) |
| Spouse | Benjamin H Hathaway (1831 - 1915) |
| Father | David Trobridge (1786 - 1868) |
| Mother | Sophronia Howe (1790 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Sophronia Abigail Trowbridge (1814 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Alonzo Victor Trowbridge (1816 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Augusta Caroline Trowbridge (1818 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Cyrenus Chauncey Trowbridge (1820 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Levi M. Trobridge (1823 - 1824) |
| Sibling | Lucy Melvina Trowbridge (1823 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Vesper L. Trowbridge (1825 - 1825) |
| Sibling | Vesta L. Trowbridge (1825 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Francis Marion Trowbridge (1827 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Rollin Mallory Trowbridge (1829 - 1901) |
| Sibling | David Strong Trowbridge (1835 - ) |
Notes
Census
178, 178, Trobridge, David S, 35 MW, School Teacher, 5000, 300, OhioMaggie E, 24, FW, Guests in, Keeping house, Ohio
Wilson, Rowena, 37, FW, Keeping house, Ohio
John C, 8, MW, Ohio
Trobridge, Sophronia, 79, FW, lives in the family, Vermont
Endnotes
1. Trobridge, Sophronia H., 1790- , daughter of Peter and Orinda Howe., Grandma Trobridge's Little Book. (Gallipolis, Ohio: James Harper, Print., Journal Office, 1875.), p. 37.
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > OHIO > GALLIA > OHIO TWP Series: M593 Roll: 1203 Page: 469.