Grover Lee Rowe

Brief Life History of Grover Lee

When Grover Lee Rowe was born on 8 April 1888, in Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States, his father, George Edward Rowe, was 24 and his mother, Drucilla Fuller, was 20. He married Myrtle May Lee on 13 October 1909, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in North Park, King, Washington, United States in 1930 and Houghton Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States in 1940. He died in 1975, in Kirkland, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Bellevue, King, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Grover Lee Rowe
1888–1975
Myrtle May Lee
1891–1992
Marriage: 13 October 1909
Madeline Lucile Rowe
1911–2018
William George Rowe
1917–2009

Sources (26)

  • Grover E Rowe, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Grover Rowe - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Grover Rowe
  • G L Rowe, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1907 · Law Passed for Child Employment

The maximum hours for children to work were set to 55 per week.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English rowe (Old English rāw) ‘row’. The surname may be topographic for someone who lived by a hedgerow or in a row of houses in a street, or habitational, for someone who lived in a place so named. Compare Rawe and Rew .

English (of Norman origin): variant of Rolfe , Ralph , or Rough . Compare Rowson .

East German: habitational name from any of the places called Rowe, Rowa, Rowe(n). Compare Rowen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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