John ROWLES

John married Mary Elizabeth MCHUGH after 29 Jan 1880 in Minnesota. Mary was born on 20 Jul 1857 in Belle Creek, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 07 Mar 1910 in Darnen Twp., Stevens, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Clarence H. ROWLES was born on 19 Jan 1893 in Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota; died on 17 Feb 1992.
2. Vincent John ROWLES was born on 24 Jul 1891 in Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota; died after 1926.
3. Luke Frances ROWLES was born on 13 Mar 1883 in Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota; died on 19 Oct 1971 in Hancock, Stevens County, Minnesota.
4. Patrick ROWLES was born on 25 Apr 1888 in Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota; died on 14 Nov 1975 in Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Morris, Stevens Co., Minnesota.
5. George Joseph ROWLES was born on 13 Oct 1887 in Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota; died on 03 Jun 1967 in Mobridge, South Dakota.
6. William ROWLES was born on 06 Oct 1889 in Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota; died on 17 Aug 1916 in Fargo, North Dakota.
7. James Edward ROWLES was born on 11 Mar 1885 in Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota; died on 19 Apr 1900 in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
8. Alice ROWLES was born in Jun 1898 in Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota; died after 1926.
9. Mary C. ROWLES was born on 20 May 1895 in Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota; died on 30 Jul 1989 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.

George married Anna MAHER in 1850 in Ireland. Anna was born on 01 Feb 1822 in Doon, Limerick, Ireland; died on 13 Jun 1894 in Belle Creek, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried on 16 Jun 1894 in Stl. Columbkill's Cemetery, Belle Creek, Goodhue Co., Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Excerpt from "Descendants of George Rowles" by Ann Moloney Lamb:

Obituary: Red Wing dAily Register, June 13, 1894: "Mrs George Rowles died very suddenly this morning at her home in Belle Creek. She had not been ailing and was up and around this morning before her death. Mrs. Rowles was 72 years old and had lived in this county 25 years. She was a kind and affectionate wife and mother. All who knew her had learned to love her for the many amiable qualities the good old loady possessed. She will be long and lovingly remembered. The deceased leaves a husband and five sons to mourn her death. The funeral will take place from the Catholic church in Belle Creek at 10 o'clock am, Friday.

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Excerpt from "Descendants of George Rowles" by Ann Moloney Lamb:

George Rowles and Sarah Griffin came to America from the townland of Cloonteen which was located at that time in the civil parish of Doon, which lies in the northeast corner of County Limerick, Ireland, right next to the Tipperary border......

George and Sarah came on a Norwegian ship from Dublin to New York in the fall of 1852 with their son John and daughter Margaret, and joined their sons Luke and George who had come there earlier with their wives. They were living and working on farms in Easton township, Washington County, which lies along the Hudson River near to the town of Schuylerville and about 35 miles north of Albany. Sarah died about three months after they arrived and in buried near some friends who also came from Cappamore with her. The rest of the Rowles family lived in New York about three and half years more before moving to Waupun, Wisconsin in about early 1856.

Only one Rowles family was left in Doon after they left, that of Michael Rowles and his wife Bridget Ryan. Michael and Bridget had 7 children between 1845 and 1861, named William, Edward, John, Mary, Alice, George and Bridget but since the family did not emigrate with the others and cannot be traced, we have no idea what became of them.

All of Rowles family moved to Wisconsin, probably at or near the same time. The most likely route would have been west along the Erie Canal from Albany to Buffalo. The Canal was built in about 1825 under Governor DeWitt Clinton and was called familiarly "Clinton's Ditch". From Burfalo they probably went by boat through the Great Lakes to Wisconsin.

George married Sarah GRIFFIN about 1814. Sarah was born about 1795 in Doon, Limerick, Ireland; died about Sep 1852 in Easton, Washington County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In June of 182 George and Sarah immigrated. She died at Luke's house in Easton, Washington Co., about three months after landing in American (abt. Sept 1852).

She is buried in Schuylerville, New York,near Eliza Bourk (sic) Benton and John Maher, with whom she came to America. Unfortunately ,the church is Schuylerville does not have information for that period.