Brief Life History of William N
When William N Rowland was born on 6 November 1809, in Warren, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Younger Rowland, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Rachel Crawford, was 23. He married Lucinda Biswell on 26 February 1829, in Randolph, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Schuyler, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Liberty Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States in 1860. He died on 5 July 1879, in Payne, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Randolph, Missouri, United States.
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- Wm Rowland, "United States Census, 1850"
- William Rowland, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- William N Rowland, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1829
Historical Boundaries 1829: Randolph created from Ralls and Non-County Area 6
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Rollant, Rolant, Rolent, Roulent (ancient Germanic Hrodland, Rodland, from hrōd ‘glory’ + land ‘land’), introduced into England by the Normans. It was made famous by French romances about Roland, the most famous of the peers of Charlemagne who was killed at Roncesvalles in AD 778. Although widely used across post-Conquest England (along with Oliver, the name of Roland's companion), it seems to have been restricted to particular gentry families and was never popular. Compare Roland .
English: habitational name from Rowland (Derbyshire) or Rowland Wood in Slinfold (Sussex). The Derbyshire placename derives from Old Norse rá ‘roe, roe buck’ or rá ‘land mark, boundary’ + lúndr ‘small wood, grove’. The Sussex placename probably derives from Middle English roughe ‘rough’ + lond ‘land’ (Old English rūh, land).
English: in northern England and perhaps elsewhere, perhaps a post-medieval variant of Rawling . Compare Rawlinson , Rollinson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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