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William Rowland[1, 2]

Male 1832 - 1856  (23 years)


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  • Name William Rowland 
    Born Mar 22, 1832  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Feb 29, 1856  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Pickins Cemetery, McMinn county, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He was murdered by a runaway slave who used a hatchet to kill him. The slave hid the hatchet under the church.  One night, the floor fell through and the hatchet was discovered.  Services were no longer held in that church building after that.
    Person ID I12670  mykindred
    Last Modified Feb 6, 2003 

    Father Abraham Rowland,   b. May 15, 1797, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 13, 1867, McMinn county, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" Perkins,   b. Jan 27, 1810, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 06, 1895, McMinn county, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married Nov 07, 1826  McMinn county, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Most of their family is buried in McMinn county Tennessee.
    Family ID F2934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S255] Lowe, Dee, email of JAN 22, 1999.

    2. [S256] Finch-Cloud, Mirion, Rowland.rtf -- email of JUL 18, 2000.