Our Rowley Family Charts James Elliott Rowley Hon. and Ruth Ann Agnew

1 A020. Social Security Death Index, kept by the US Government, published on the internet and CDROM.

2 A205. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment (database) National Archives and Records Administration, Office of Records Services, Modern Records Programs. Series from Record Group 64; National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records (NPRC-MPR); published online by WorldVitalRecords.com at http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=usa_wwii_armyenlistment.

3 B027. Sons of the American Revolution in PA, by the Sons of the American Revolution, 1710 Investment Building, 239 Fourth Ave, Pittsburgh 22, PA. (1956).

4 B033. Who's Who in American Law, Second Edition, "Rowley, James E," by Marquis, editors (Who's Who, Inc.: Chicago IL 1979).

5 B078. Twentieth Century History of the Beaver County, PA, by Cheryl Weller, Beck, editor, (Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Association: Beaver PA, 1900).

6 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1929 - Myron Elliot Rowley (papers) Volume 243; SAR Membership Number 48552, year 1929. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; scanned images published online by ancestry.com.

7 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1945 - James Elliot Rowley (papers) Volume 328; SAR Membership Number 65474, year 1945. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; scanned images published online by ancestry.com.

9 N46. The Pittsburgh-Post Gazette (PA) (published on the internet at http://www.post-gazette.com).

11 N46. The Pittsburgh-Post Gazette (PA) (published on the internet at http://www.post-gazette.com), July 23, 2004.

12 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.

14 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.

15 M221. "The Honorable James Elliott Rowley ’49", Washington & Jefferson College Magazine (Magazine obituary) 2004. "In Memorium" Section; Available on the internet at .

16 B033. Who's Who in American Law, Second Edition, "Rowley, James E," by Marquis, editors (Who's Who, Inc.: Chicago IL 1979), p. 777.

17 B078. Twentieth Century History of the Beaver County, PA, by Cheryl Weller, Beck, editor, (Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Association: Beaver PA, 1900), p. 208-9.

18 M047. "James E. Rowley," index card, Carnegie Library, (card file). A typed biography pasted on an index card, Biography Index File, kept by the Carnegie Library, PA.

19 M091. U.S. PhoneDisk on CDROM, (CDROM) v. 3.17.06, 1995, by the Digital Directory Association.

20 M221. "The Honorable James Elliott Rowley ’49", Washington & Jefferson College Magazine (Magazine obituary) 2004. "In Memorium" Section; Available on the internet at , page 37. "The Honorable James Elliott Rowley '49, July 20, 2004. Judge Rowley retired to the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas as a senior judge in 1996 and remained there until the time of his death. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. After graduating from W&J, he obtained his law degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Law and began his practice alongside his father before being appointed judge in 1966. Judge Rowley was president judge of Superior Court of Pennsylvania before becoming a part of the Beaver County Court."

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21 N46. The Pittsburgh-Post Gazette (PA) (published on the internet at http://www.post-gazette.com), July 23, 2004. "Obituary: James Elliott Rowley / Beaver County jurist held in high regard.
By Barbara White Stack.
When the Beaver County Bar Association created an award to honor a lawyer who represented the best of what a person and an attorney could be, they named it for James Elliott Rowley.
Judge Rowley's friends speak of the Common Pleas Court senior judge and former Superior Court president judge in reverent terms.
"He is what I would call a lawyer and judge of the very highest caliber," said fellow jurist Thomas E. Mannix, who took the bench in Beaver County in 1978, a dozen years after Judge Rowley.
"He was a very caring and sincere person. He made lasting friendships wherever he went."
Judge Rowley died of cancer Tuesday at The Medical Center, Beaver. He was 78, and until just a few months ago served as a senior judge on the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas.
Judge Rowley was born in Tarentum but lived in Beaver County for most of his life. After graduating from Aliquippa High School, he served in the Army during World War II. After returning to civilian life, he graduated from Washington & Jefferson College and the University of Pittsburgh Law School.
He joined the law practice of his father, the late Myron E. Rowley, in Aliquippa. In 1966, he was appointed to the Beaver County bench, and in 1967, he was elected to a 10-year term.
In 1981, he won a seat on State Superior Court, and from 1991 until his retirement in 1996, he served as that court's president judge. His next move was unusual. Instead of serving Superior Court as a senior judge, he returned to the Common Pleas bench with senior status, which usually means working cases a dozen days a month.
During that time, he was assigned the case of Brentwood Lt. Milton E. Mulholland and Baldwin Borough Patrolman Michael G. Albert, who faced charges in the death of motorist Jonny Gammage.
It was the second trial for the two, the first having ended in mistrial. On Dec. 13, 1997, Judge Rowley declared a second mistrial when the jury forewoman reported that the group was deadlocked 11 to 1, with the only black juror insisting on conviction.
Afterward, a senior Commonwealth Court judge ruled the two officers could not be tried again and criticized Judge Rowley for not pressing the forewoman further about her contention that the black juror sought conviction because of "outside influences."
Despite that, Judge Rowley's legal colleagues and fellow jurists describe him as a man who deeply respected the law and frequently arrived in court better informed on legal points of a case than the lawyers.
Judge C. Gus Kwidis, who served Judge Rowley as a law clerk and later was elected to the Beaver County bench, said Judge Rowley was a demanding boss, insisting on intense legal research before a case began.
"Lawyers knew when they were in court before him that they better be prepared," Kwidis said, "But if they were not, he was not the kind of man who would embarrass a litigant or attorney in the courtroom. He would recess and take the appropriate action in the confines of his chambers. That is why he was respected, not only for his legal prowess, but for the way he treated people."
Beaver lawyer Harold F. Reed Jr. agreed with Kwidis about Judge Rowley's intense focus on the law. "He loved the law. And being a judge enabled him to practice the law rather than to just advocate for a client."
Though they both grew up in Beaver County, Reed in Beaver, Mr. Rowley in Aliquippa, they first met in law school at Pitt. Reed ran Mr. Rowley's successful campaign for judge in 1967. This was no small feat since the two were Republicans in a heavily Democratic county.
Some years later, when Judge Rowley wanted to move from Aliquippa, he chose the house next to Reed's. Then, when Judge Rowley bought a vacation home in South Carolina and told Reed about how wonderful it was, Reed bought the one next door, sight unseen.
When Judge Rowley retired from Superior Court, he returned to Beaver County because that was the place he loved, Reed said. "That is where his home was and that is where he wanted to be. There is a special bond amongst the judges in Beaver County. He was a part of it, and he wanted to be a part of it again."
Throughout his time on the two court benches, Judge Rowley served another group as well, the MPI Club Band. He played clarinet, and later his son, Daniel Rowley, also a lawyer, played clarinet for the Aliquippa group that performed in parades, holiday celebrations, and in 1973, the Italian town of Patrica.
"He and his wife, Ruth, were close friends with several members of the band," said state Rep. Vincent Biancucci, D-Monaca, a former director of the group, "And just being the kind of person he was, a lot of people knew him, his politics notwithstanding, him being a Republican in a Democratic area. He was well respected and a fair person and a very fair attorney."
In addition to his wife and son, Judge Rowley is survived by two grandchildren. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in Noll Funeral Home, 333 Third St, Beaver. A funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the First Presbyterian Church, Beaver.
Entombment will follow at the Beaver Cemetery Mausoleum. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Building Fund, College Avenue, Beaver 15009. "

"Correction/Clarification: (Published July 24, 2004) Harold F. Reed Jr, a friend of the late senior Judge James E. Rowley, said Judge Rowley returned to the Beaver County bench after retiring from Superior Court because he loved Beaver County. In the version of this story published July 23, 2004, that information was incorrectly attributed. ."

22 "Beaver County Times (PA)" (newspaper), 2004 Jul. 20, page 4. "Judge James Elliott Rowley
Brighton Township
Judge James Elliott Rowley, 78, of Brighton Township, died Tuesday evening, July 20, 2004, in the medical Center, Beaver.
Born April 8, 1926, in Tarentum, Pa, a son of the late Myron E. Esq. and Ethelwyn Beatty Rowley, he had been a resident of Beaver County for most of his life. He was a Senior Judge with Beaver County Court of Common Pleas and former President Judge of Superior Court of Pennsyvlania. He first served as an attorney in Aliquippa with his father before being appointed Judge in 1966 and then becoming elected in 1967 with Beaver County Court of Common Pleas. He was elected to Superior Court and became president Judge in 1991. Judge Rowley retired to the Beaver County Court of Common Pleases in 1996 and has served as a Senior Judge until the present.
He was a member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church, Beaver, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II. Judge Rowley graduated from Aliquippa High School, and then graduated with honors from Washington & Jefferson College and the University of Pittsburgh Law School. He was a 51-year member of the Beaver County Bar Association, was a member of the Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations, the American Judicature Society, formerly served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Judiciary Inquiry and Review Board, and formerly served as a member of the Pennsylvania Committee of Judicial Ethics.
He will be sadly missed by his loving wife of 55 years, Ruth Agnew Rowley; a beloved son and daughter-in-law, Daniel Agnew, Esq. and Judith Rowley, Erie; two beloved grandchildren, James Elliott Rowley II and Catherine Ann Rowley, both of Erie; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Mary R. Bauer, in Ohio, and Nancy R. and Ralph Shattuck, in Arizona; his wife's brother, Robert J. and his wife, Esther Agnew, Erie; eight nieces and nephews, Kay A. Bonsall, in Ohio; Charles R. Agnew, Mechanicsburg, Pa; John L. Agnew, in South Carolina; Nancy Ochenski, in Arizona; Richard Shattuck in Colorado, and Jonathan Bauer, Cynthia Bauer and Melissa Adams, all in Ohio, and 13 great-nieces and great-nephews. A service will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. in the First Presbyterian Church, Beaver. In the absence of his pastor, his associate pastor, the Rev. Henry Knapp, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Donald L. Baxter, of the Grace Episcopal Church, Lake City, Pa.
Entombment will follow in Beaver Cemetery Mausoleum..."

23 Genealogy of the Temple and Davis Family (by Pat Temple, posted online at http://www.templedavis.com/index.html, September 2009.)

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