George ROWLES

Notes:

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]

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]

Margaret married John BENTON in Oct 1855 in Easton, Washington Co., New York. John was born in 1805 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; died on 09 Feb 1867 in Chester, Dodge County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Elliott GLENDENNING on 30 Sep 1868 in St. Joseph Church, Waupun, Dodge Co., Wisconsin. Elliott was born about 1816 in Scotland; died on 13 Jun 1888 in Chester, Dodge County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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

Obituary: Red Wing Daily Register, May 13, 1908" Belle Creek:
"John Rowles died at his home in Belle Creek, Friday, May 8, after a sickness of six months duration. Deceased was born in Ireland 78 years ago. Besides his wife he leaves one brother, George Rowles of Belle Creek, and one son John, also of Belle Creek, and five daughters, Mrs. Phillip Ryan and Mrs. Patrick Connors of Belle Creek; May (Sister Caroline) of Minneapolis, Mrs. John Gillespie of Vermillion, and Elizabeth of Belle Creek. The funeral took place from St. Columbkill's church Monday at 10 o'clock. Father Prendergast officiated. The pall bearers were George Franklin, David W. Franklin, John O'Reilly, Walter J. O'Reilly, Edward Rowles, and Patrick Rowles. His children were all with him during his last hours. Those who attened the funeral from outside were Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Kean of Pine Island, Mr. & Mrs. Cassidy Credit River, W. Ryan and John Gillespie or Vermillion, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Nulty of Red Wing. Deceased was among the early settlers of Belle Creek, coming here 45 years ago.

John married Elizabeth BENTON in 1856 in Springdale, or Fox Lake, Wisconsin. Elizabeth was born in 1828 in Doon, Co., Limerick, Ireland; died on 19 Jun 1916 in Belle Creek, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 12 Jun 1849, Arrived in Boston
• Census: 1860, Living in Chester, Dodge County, Wisconsin
• Occupation: 1860; Farmer
• Census: 1870, Living in Chester, Dodge County, Wisconsin
• Occupation: 1870; Farmer
• Census: 1880, Living in Chester, Dodge County, Wisconsin
• Occupation: 1880; Farmer

Notes:

Biographical sketches from the book
"History of Dodge County Wisconsin 1880"

Rowells, Luke
page 642
LUKE ROWELLS, farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Waupun; was born May 10, 1815, in County Limerick, Ireland, and was the son of George and Sarah Griffin Rowells. Was married, April 16, 1849, to Margaret O'Brien, who was born May 12, 1825, daughter of Brian and Bridget O'Brien, of County Limerick. Mr. Rowells came to America in the spring of 1849, and located in the town of Easton, Washington Co., N.Y., where he followed farming till the fall of 1854, when he moved to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Chester, Dodge Co., on his present farm, which consists of 181 acres of land, valued at about $7,000. Mr. Rowells was the first of his father's family to emigrate to America, but was followed soon after by his brother, George, and in June, 1852, his parents came over; his mother died at his house in Washington Co., N.Y., about three months after landing in America, and his father died in Chester, Dodge Co., Wis., 1860; Mr. Rowells has ten children living-George B., born Sept. 1, 1850, in Washington Co., N.Y.; Sarah, born Feb. 13, 1851 (now Mrs. Michael O'Donovan, of Chester, Wis.); John G., born March 25, 1853; Bridget Ellen, born Feb.27, 1855; Luke W., born Oct. 24, 1857 (now in the law office of H. W. Frost, in Waupun); Maggie J., born July 16, 1859; Jennie A., born April 1, 1861; Mary, born Feb. 12, 1863; Dennis, born Jan. 29, 1865; Richard E., born Jan. 9, 1867; Nellie was born Jan. 1, 1870, and died the 21st day of the same month.

Obituary: "DIED - ROWELLS - In the town of Chester, Dodge Co., on Sunday, Nov 16, 1884, Luke Rowelss (sic), aged 69 years, 6 months and 6 days. The death of Mr. Rowells adds another to the list of old settlers, who one by one are entering upon that bourne from which no traveler returns. The respect with which the deceased was regarded by those who knew him best was told by the unusual large number who followed him to his last resting place and whose sympathies now reach out to the bereft family in this their hour of affliction. Card of Thanks. Mrs. Rowells and family tender their heartfelt thanks to their friends and neighbors who were more than kind to them in their time of need." (Waupun, WI newspaper, Nov 18, 1884)

Luke married Margaret O'BRIEN on 16 Apr 1849. Margaret (daughter of Brian O'BRIEN and Bridget MERRIGAN) was born on 12 May 1825 in Doon, Limerick, Ireland; died on 11 Jan 1905 in Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Waupun, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880, Living in Waupun, Dodge Co., Wisconsin

Notes:

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

Mary's marriage to Thomas Carey/Cary took place before the Cappamore records began. She immigrated to America after her husband's death, probably after 1852 when her paretns and siblings emigrated, with her children John and Conn. (Cappamore, Co. Limerick, parish records show 5 Carys born to the same parents, two named Thomas. It is likely the second Thomas was born after the first one died.) Lizzie Rowles family history only mentions two boys and that Thomas Carey died and was buried in Ireland

Family/Spouse: Thomas CAREY. Thomas died between 1852 and 1858. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married John BENTON on 18 Jan 1859 in Fox Lake, (near Waupun) Dodge Co., Wisconsin. John was born about 1820 in Ireland; died before 1875 in Waupun, Fond Du Lac County,Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]