Howard Fletcher Rowley and Gretta Mary Garland

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Husband Howard Fletcher Rowley [3084]

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      Born: 26 Aug 1888 - , Freeport, Armstrong, PA ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}
 Christened:
      Died: 13 Oct 1961 - Mozart, Wheeling City, Ohio Co, WV ^{6 7 10 11 12}
     Buried: 16 Oct 1961 - Freeport Cem, Freeport, Armstrong, PA ^{6 10 12}

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Father: Henry Walter Rowley [3973] (1855-1934)
Mother: Elizabeth Sarah "Lizzie" Dike [3985] (1857-1929)

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    Married: 7 Jul 1915 - , Freeport, Armstrong, PA ^{5 6 7 13 14 15 16}

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Other
Spouse: Karen Blair [3135] (1893-1970) - 7 Jun 1924 - , , Warren, PA ^{6 7 9}

More records for this person:
Directories ¹⁷, 1911 - , Freeport, Armstrong, PA
Land Records ^{18 19}
Other references ^{2 7 13 20 21 22 23 24 25 26}

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Wife Gretta Mary Garland [3125]

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      Born: 11 Sep 1885 - , , Armstrong, PA ^{12 13 14 27 28 29 30 31}
 Christened:
      Died: 13 Apr 1918 - Braeburn, Allegheny Twp, Westmoreland, PA ^{6 7 12 30}
     Buried: 16 Apr 1918 - Freeport Cem, Freeport, Armstrong, PA ^{6 12}

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Father: William Garland [1056] (1856-) ¹³
Mother: Elizabeth Sarah King [1057] (1851-) ¹³

More records for this person:
Other references ^{13 30}

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Children

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1 U (Infant) Rowley [407]

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      Born: 13 Apr 1918 - Braeburn, Allegheny Twp, Westmoreland, PA ^{6 30}
 Christened:
      Died: 13 Apr 1918 - Braeburn, Allegheny Twp, Westmoreland, PA ^{6 30}
     Buried: 13 Apr 1918 - Freeport Cem, Freeport, Armstrong, PA ^{6 30}

1 A095. Registration of Births, 1893 to 1905, Armstrong County, PA, kept by the Clerk of the Orphan's Court, Armstrong County, PA, film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

2 A169. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," (card files) original cards; scanned and published on the internet by FamilySearch.org and also Ancestry.com, at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530.

3 A170. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", (registration card files) original cards, scanned and indexed; the fourth USA draft conducted on April 27, 1942; published on the internet by FamilySearch.Org, and also Ancestry.com, at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144. Includes American men ages 45-64 (born 1877-1897)

4 C93. United States Federal Census, year 1930.

5 A211. "Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950" (database) Digital images of originals housed at various county courthouses in the State of Pennsylvania; published on the internet at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1589502.

6 CM004. "Freeport Cemetery Records (Armstrong County, Pennsylvania)," kept by the Lankard Thomas Library, Kittanning PA.

7 M098. "Howard Fletcher Rowley's Employee File," U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, (Employer Forms) by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, kept by the Office of Public Affairs, Railroad Retirement Board, Chicago, IL.

8 M173. "Freeport Cemetery (Armstrong County, PA): All the Rowleys and Burtners I Know," (paper) by Harvey, Glenn, cemetery caretaker, 1966, sent with letter #L1966.1; a copy is in the possession of Doug Cannon. It precedes his reports written in the 1970s. Because of the date, and errors in it, I label it a draft.

9 N1. Freeport Journal Newspaper (Freeport, PA), (newspaper), originals at Freeport Library, PA.

10 N9. Valley Daily News, (Tarentum, PA), 1961.

11 L1995.1. Family genealogy letter, by McKnight, Elizabeth, 1995, Feb, addressed to Irene Rowley; original kept in my files.

12 M173. "Freeport Cemetery (Armstrong County, PA): All the Rowleys and Burtners I Know," (paper) by Harvey, Glenn, cemetery caretaker, 1966, sent with letter #L1966.1; a copy is in the possession of Doug Cannon.

13 A133. Armstrong County Marriage Certificates, PA, kept by the Armstrong County Courthouse, PA.

14 M019. Descendants of Daniel and Polly Rowley, (typed paper) by Harvey, Glenn, compiler, caretaker of Freeport Cemetery, PA, written between 1972 and 1975; photocopies from Merle C. West, Tucson AZ (since deceased), and Doug Cannon, and a slight variation filed at the Allegheny Community Libary, Tarentum, PA with Harvey's papers.

15 M087. "Myron Hale Rowley's Employee File," U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, (Employer Forms) by U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, kept by the Office of Public Affairs, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N. Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092.

16 N1. Freeport Journal Newspaper (Freeport, PA), (newspaper), originals at Freeport Library, PA, 1924.

17 B026. R. L. Polk's Directory of New Kensington, Apollo, Arnold...(PA), by R.L. Polk, editor (R. L. Polk: PA, 1911).

18 A013. Armstrong County Deeds, PA, Grantor Index, to 1941, kept by the Armstrong County Courthouse, PA; film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

19 A051. Armstrong County Deeds, PA, Grantee Index, to 1941, kept by the Armstrong County Courthouse, PA; film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

20 A170. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", (registration card files) original cards, scanned and indexed; the fourth USA draft conducted on April 27, 1942; published on the internet by FamilySearch.Org, and also Ancestry.com, at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144.

21 L1990.2. "Letters and Deeds" mailed, by McKnight, Elizabeth Rowley, 1990 Nov. 7, addressed to Irene Rowley; original kept in my files.

22 M028. Obit Book (Armstrong County, PA), (scrapbook) by Drake, Harry Melvin, compiler; original kept by the Margie Drake Woodall [address omitted for privacy].

23 N1. Freeport Journal Newspaper (Freeport, PA), (newspaper), originals at Freeport Library, PA, 1924 June 13.

24 N1. Freeport Journal Newspaper (Freeport, PA), (newspaper), originals at Freeport Library, PA, 1931 Feb 20.

25 N1. Freeport Journal Newspaper (Freeport, PA), (newspaper), originals at Freeport Library, PA, 1935.

26 N9. Valley Daily News, (Tarentum, PA), 1961 Oct.

27 A211. "Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950" (database) Digital images of originals housed at various county courthouses in the State of Pennsylvania; published on the internet at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1589502, says b. Lucesco.

28 C90. United States Federal Census, year 1900.

29 C91. United States Federal Census, year 1910.

30 L1967.1. Rowley genealogy letter, 1967, by Harvey, Glenn A, 1967 May 14, posted from Freeport, PA, addressed to Mrs. LaVerna Scott [sic]; a copy in possession of Doug Cannon.

31 N1. Freeport Journal Newspaper (Freeport, PA), (newspaper), originals at Freeport Library, PA, 1885.

Rowley Genealogy Site & Family Charts, compiled by I. Rowley, version of Nov. 10, 2016.

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