William Alva Row

Brief Life History of William Alva

When William Alva Row was born on 17 November 1856, in Junior, Barbour, West Virginia, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson B. Row, was 22 and his mother, Delilah Jane Ann Williams, was 18. He married Sarah E Coffman on 14 December 1875, in Barbour, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Barker Twp, Barbour, West Virginia, United States for about 40 years. He died on 30 March 1928, in Junior, Barbour, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Junior, Barbour, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Alva Row
1856–1928
Sarah E Coffman
1856–1913
Marriage: 14 December 1875
William Jackson Row
1876–1975
Cora Virginia Row
1878–1935
Carrie Row
1878–
Ada D Jane Row
1879–1929
Mattie Row
1882–1954
Golden Franklin Row
1884–1970
Leonard Harrison Row
1888–1990
Freddie Homer Row
1890–1900
Nettie Row
1892–1892
Zeta Frances Row
1893–1977
Halliehurst Row
1895–1956
Gladys Elizabeth Row
1897–1989

Sources (36)

  • Wm A Row in household of Benjamin Row, "United States Census, 1860"
  • William A. Row, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
  • Wm Row, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"

World Events (8)

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Rowe .

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

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