Brief Life History of Charles Garrison
When Charles Garrison Rowell was born in February 1859, in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States, his father, Walter Pollard Rowell, was 43 and his mother, Maria Groesbeck, was 33. He married Margaret Hildebrandt on 24 February 1891, in Lancaster, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States. He lived in Wood Township, Wright, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Wright, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 2 August 1921, in Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Emmons Cemetery, Washington, Washington, Kansas, United States.
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- Charles G Rowell, "United States Census, 1910"
- Charles G. Rowell Birth: 1859 Death: 1921
- Charles G Rowell, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
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1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Dickinson, Kansas, United States
1861
Kansas is the 34th state
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
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English:
habitational name principally from Rothwell (Yorkshire), but Rothwell in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire also gave rise to surnames. The placenames derive from Old English roth ‘clearing’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’.
habitational name from Rowell in Chudleigh (Devon), named with Old English rūh ‘rough’ + hyll ‘hill’. The name may have been confused with Roll .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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