William Rowe

1840 - 1925  (84 years)

• Name	William Rowe
  Birth	2 Feb 1840	Cornwall, England
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	76147035
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76147035
  _UID	0D4871FC344A4B3694ACBE89B2A3DE56D1AC
  Death	11 Jan 1925	Chouteau County, Montana, United States
  	t is believed that this marker belongs to William because all of the other Rowe family members in this plot have headstones with their names on them. .......... The following provided by Find A Grave contributor "Cara": Great Falls Tribune (MT), 12 Jan 1925 Fort Benton Pioneer Dead; Long Illness. Moved to Montana in Early Riverboat Days; Nine Children Survive Fort Benton, Jan. 11--William Rowe, 84 years old, died at his home in this city early Sunday morning after a lingering illness extending over the past several years. He was one of the oldest residents of the county in point of residence, arriving here in the early '60s on the same boat that brought T. C. Power. For many years he was a stage driver from this place to Helena and had a contract for carrying the mail. He has been identified with a number of business ventures in this part of Montana and was formerly the owner of the old Overland hotel and later the Grand Union hotel. He served as an early day sheriff of Chouteau county. Nine children beside the widow survive: Mrs. George E. Penrock, Wilbur; Mrs. W. H. Jenkinson, three sons, Leslie, George and Edward of Fort Benton; Mrs. Minnie Hendrickson of Portland, Ore.; Mrs. J. F. Lester of Wenatchee, Wash.; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Davis, living here. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 under the direction of the Masonic order. .......... Parents: James and Julia (Williams) Rowe Sister: Mary Ann Rowe, wife of William Davis, Fort Benton, MT At age four immigrated with his family to Elizabethtown, Jo Daviess County, IL. 16 children born, seven passed away in infancy. Surviving children: Harry Rowe, died at age 24. Grace E. Rowe (m. Richard J. Pennock) Wilbur Garfield Rose (m. Jessie M. Jenkinson) Emma A. Rowe (m. William Jenkinson) Leslie Charles Rowe (m. Philomon Dupee) George Francis Rowe Edward Harrison Rowe John McKinley Rowe Mary Catherine Rowe (m. Josiah F. Lester)
  Person ID	I47308	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family	Katie Jane Babbage,   b. 1856   d. Abt 1952 (Age 96 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living   8. Living   9. Grace Elizabeth Rowe,   b. 14 Feb 1880, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana, United States d. 16 Nov 1959, Los Angeles County, California, United States (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F16028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 2 Feb 1840 - Cornwall, England Death - 11 Jan 1925 - Chouteau County, Montana, United States  = Link to Google Earth