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John Francis ROWELLS

Male 1883 - 1969  (86 years)


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  • Name John Francis ROWELLS  [1] 
    Birth 29 Jun 1883  Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Living in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1910  [2] 
    Cigar Maker 
    Census 1920  Living in Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1920  [3] 
    Cigar Maker 
    Death 15 Dec 1969  Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 19 Dec 1969  Calvary Cemetery, Waupun, Fond Du Lac Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • Excerpt from "Descendants of George Rowles" by Ann Moloney Lamb:
      John F. Rowells and his wife Nettie lived in Oklahoma Territory in 1907 and later moved to Chicago and then to Oshkosh, Wisconsin and finally Fond du Lac. He used his "wheel" for day-to-day commuting to his shop in downtown Fond du Lac where he continued to manufacture cigars until 1973. He hand-rolled and sold, through distributors, high-quality cigars from Wisconsin leaf and other blends. He lived to be 86.

      Obituary: "City Cigar Maker Dies at Age of 86. John F. Rowells, 86, formerly of 42 W. 12th St., died at 6:50 pm. Monday at St. Agnes Hospital. He was presently a resident of Maple Manor Nursing Home.
      He was born June 29, 1883 at Waupun, a son of George and Margaret Shanahan Rowells. He married Nellie Beucus at Oshkosh on Sept. 17, 1906.
      For 38 years he was a partner in Martin and Rowells Cigar Manufacturing Co., retiring in 1952. He was a member of the Fond du Lac Horseshoe Club.
      Mr. Rowells is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Conrad J. Kreutzberg of Sheboygan and Mrs. Wilfred O. Meyer of the city, and three sisters, Mrs. C.H. Anderson of the city, Mrs. Fritz Groose of Phillips and Mrs. Wayne Gray of Manchester.
      He was preceded indeath by his wife on Jul 20, 1942, two sons and three brothers.
      Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Friday at Zachherl Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond L. Fox officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
      Friends may call from 3 to 9 pm Thursday at the Funeral Home." (Unattributed newspaperclipping, probably from Fond du Lac paper, from Larry Rowells, Chicago.)
    Person ID I47419  Main Tree

    Father George Benjamin ROWELLS,   b. 01 Sep 1850, Easton, Washington County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1896, Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Margaret SHANAHAN,   b. 20 Jul 1854, Union Village, Washington County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1953, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Marriage 06 Jan 1881  Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F17957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nettie Christina BEUCUS,   b. 08 Jul 1882, Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1942, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 19 Sep 1906  Oshkash, Winnebago County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Lolita Lucille M. ROWELLS,   b. 05 Jun 1917, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Jul 1999, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Natural]
     2. Infant ROWELLS,   b. 10 Jul 1914, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1914, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Natural]
     3. Jane Ruth ROWELLS,   b. 10 Aug 1911, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1991, Green Bay, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Natural]
     4. John Francis ROWELLS, Jr.,   b. 22 Nov 1908, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1908, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Natural]
    Family ID F17978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Living in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Living in Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac Co., Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Dec 1969 - Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 19 Dec 1969 - Calvary Cemetery, Waupun, Fond Du Lac Co., Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S00024] "Descendants of George Rowles" by Ann Moloney Lamb.

    2. [S01132] 1910 Census Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

    3. [S01261] 1920 Census Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin.


  

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