
Henry Bishop Rowley and Melvina Czarina Ward
Husband Henry Bishop Rowley [885]
Born: 7 Nov 1860 - , Burr Oak, Saint Joseph, MI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Christened:
Died: 4 Oct 1947 - , , , OK 9
Buried: 1947 - Oak Hill Cemetery, McAlester, Pittsburg, OK 9
Father: Russell Rowley [868] (1825-1864)
Mother: Lucy Lord Bishop [883] (1827-1911)
Married: 18 Mar 1884 - , Limestone, Atoka, OK 4 8 10
Other
Spouse: Bettie Lee Gill [5127] (1871-1953) - 28 Oct 1891 - M.E. Church, Kiowa, Choctaw Indian Territory, OK 11 12 13 14 15More records for this person:
Biography 16
Other references 17 18
Wife Melvina Czarina Ward [5135] 18
Born: 28 Dec 1866 - , Limestone Gap, Chikasaw Nation (Indian Territory), OK 4 8 19 20 21 22
Christened:
Died: 17 Sep 1886 - , Wardville, Atoka, OK 10 19 20 21 22
Buried: 1886 - Ward Cemetery, Wardville, Atoka, OK 19 20
Father: Joseph Henry Ward [5575] (1821-1872)
Mother: Lucy Elizabeth Thompson [5576] (1827-1896)
Children
1 M Harry Garfield Rowley [5136] 23
Born: 6 Mar 1885 - of Ashland, Choctaw Nation (Indian Territory), Kiowa, OK 4 8 10 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 29
Christened:
Died: 3 Feb 1957 - , , , NM 8 20 30
Buried: 1957 - Portales Cemetery, Portales, Roosevelt, NM 20 30
Spouse: Lou Eva Marshall [5214] (1885-1977) 21 Marr: 16 Sep 1905 - , Ashland or Red Oak, Indian Territory, OK 21 25 31
Sources:
1 A114. Pension Files, Civil War, Widow and Guardian Files: Russell Rowley, 1866 July 5, by US Government, kept by the National Archives, Washington DC. Trancribed by Irene Rowley from the original, July 2001. 50 pages.
2 B265. Leading Men and Women of the IndianTerritory, Vol. I, Choctaws and Chickasaws, by H. F. O'Beirne (American Publishers' Association: 1891); available online by Google at http://books.google.com/books?id=ISVOAAAAYAAJ (scanned version); also at http://www.archive.org/stream/leadersleadingme01obei/leadersleadingme01obei_djvu.txt (text), says b. 1879, Sturgis MI.
3 CM055. Oak Hill Memorial Park (McAlester, Pittsburg, OK) (cemetery records) transcribed 2006-2007 by "Rhonda"; published online by Find-A-Grave, at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1174211&CScn=OakHillMemorialPark&CScntry=4&CSst=38&CScnty=2188&, b. Nov. 7, 1859.
4 US Indian Census Schedules: Choctaw Nation, Stoke, OK, 1883/5.
5 C86. United States Federal Census, year 1860.
6 C90. United States Federal Census, year 1900, says Nov 1859.
7 M188. Genealogy Paper of Virginia Alguard, 2000, (paper) by Virginia Alguard of Grapeview, WA; Original kept in my files.
8 "Ancestry of the Landis, Lawver, Allen, Milam, and Emerson Families", Rootsweb Family Tree (genealogy) by Brenda Landis, compiler, database "emerson-milam" (Aug. 2010); published on the internet by the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=emerson-milam3; see also http://www.myheritage.com/site-6045971/emerson-milam.
9 CM055. Oak Hill Memorial Park (McAlester, Pittsburg, OK) (cemetery records) transcribed 2006-2007 by "Rhonda"; published online by Find-A-Grave, at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1174211&CScn=OakHillMemorialPark&CScntry=4&CSst=38&CScnty=2188&.
10 B265. Leading Men and Women of the IndianTerritory, Vol. I, Choctaws and Chickasaws, by H. F. O'Beirne (American Publishers' Association: 1891); available online by Google at http://books.google.com/books?id=ISVOAAAAYAAJ (scanned version); also at http://www.archive.org/stream/leadersleadingme01obei/leadersleadingme01obei_djvu.txt (text).
11 A230. Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, (scanned records); published on the internet at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1709399, says m. 28 Oct 1891 Pittsburg, OK.
12 C91. United States Federal Census, year 1910.
13 M234. Choctaw Nation Marriage Books 1890-1907 (transcript) as provided by Nalora, Sep. 15 1999; Published on Rootsweb, Choctaw Nation message board, at http://newsarch.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CHOCTAW/1999-09/0937424745, says m. 28 Oct 1891 Kiowa.
14 Family of Tupman - USA (PDF) (white paper) By Ron Chandler, rev. 2/23/2009; available on the internet at http://www.ronchandler.com/Family%20History/TupmanUSA.pdf.
15 Culpepper.Net Genealogy pages (genealogy) by Royce Culpepper, , Mt Juliet, TN 37122-3516; published online at http://culpepper.net/foshee/d0029/g0000074.html#I26541).
16
B265. Leading Men and Women of the IndianTerritory, Vol. I, Choctaws and Chickasaws, by H. F. O'Beirne (American Publishers' Association: 1891); available online by Google at http://books.google.com/books?id=ISVOAAAAYAAJ (scanned version); also at http://www.archive.org/stream/leadersleadingme01obei/leadersleadingme01obei_djvu.txt (text), p 151-152. [Page 151-152- Includes a Photo]
"H. B. ROWLEY.
[CHOCTAW.]
The subject of this sketch was born in Sturgis, Michigan, in 1859, and attended public school until 1877. Shortly after this he acquired the art of telegraphy, and was employed by different railroad companies for fourteen or fifteen years, during which time he held some responsible positions. In 1890 he was appointed cashier for the Choctaw Coal and Railroad Co. In 1884 he married Czarina Ward, sister of Henry Ward, Representative for Atoka county, a young lady of remarkable refinement and pleasing disposition, who unfortunately died within two years after their marriage, leaving one child. Harry G, who is five years old.
Mr. Rowley has one hundred and seventy acres of farm land and one hundred and fifty head of stock cattle. He is a young man of great energy and ambition, and is favorably looked upon by the whole community. He has one of the finest rock residences in the country, which was completed in 1886 by his uncle, H. O. Tuttle, of Sturgis, while on a visit to his nephew at Kiowa, Indian Territory."
17 A229. Oklahoma Applications for Enrollment to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, (scanned records); published on the internet at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1852353.
18 Ancestry Message Board: Oklahoma: Bio Abstracts: Judge Julius C. Folsom, posting 5 Oct 1998 (message board posting) By Charmaine Keith (descendent); available on the internet at http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.okbiov3/223/mb.ashx?pnt=1.
19
CM057. Ward's Family Cemetery, Atoka, OK (transcription) by Bennie L. Loftin , 2001; published by usgenweb on the internet at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ok/atoka/cemetery/ward.txt; also at Find-A-Grave by Brad Holt with notes, Compiler 2007 at
http://www.findagrave.com/.
20 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.
21 Shea Family Web Site: Kelley Family Genealogy (white paper) By Tracy Shea; available on the internet at http://mysheafamily.com/kelly/kellypafg03.htm (2009).
22
Ancestry Message Board: Surnames: Folsom, posting 28 Sep 1999 (message board posting) By Liz Hickson (descendent); available on the internet at
http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/surnames.folsom/331.337.335/mb.ashx.
23 N47. Albuquerque Journal - Online Edition (New Mexico), (newspaper); published on the internet at http://obits.abqjournal.com/obits/search, also http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/ROWLEY/2003-11/1070245489, 2003 (daughter Mildred Cranford obit).
24 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.
25 A230. Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, (scanned records); published on the internet at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1709399.
26 C90. United States Federal Census, year 1900.
27 M118. "American World War I Civilian Draft Registrations," (database) transcribed and published database on the internet by rootsweb.com at http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ww1/draft/search.cgi, 2010. See also A169 for original cards (primary source)
28 Rowley Family Tree, by "valboo" (database: valboo) collected from Ancestry members, published online by Ancestry.com.
29 N139. The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, TX) (newspaper), as transcribed and published on the internet, for this individual at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/23047319/, "born in Limestone Gap, Okta."
30 N139. The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, TX) (newspaper), as transcribed and published on the internet, for this individual at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/23047319/.
31 M234. Choctaw Nation Marriage Books 1890-1907 (transcript) as provided by Nalora, Sep. 15 1999; Published on Rootsweb, Choctaw Nation message board, at http://newsarch.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CHOCTAW/1999-09/0937424745.
Rowley Genealogy Site & Family Charts, compiled by I. Rowley, version of Nov. 10, 2016.
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