John Rowland and Anna Brown
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John J. Rowland
was born in 1823 in Tennessee
and died about 1889 in Rutherford County. He married
Anna M.
Brown on 1 November
1848 in Rutherford County; she was the daughter of
Lent Brown and Nancy Caroline Windrow. Anna was
born in 1824 in Rutherford County and died sometime
after 1891.
The names and exact number of children born to John and
Anna are somewhat unclear. In 1850, John and Anna are found
in Rutherford County with their infant son, Francis. In the
1870 census, a "Jim" Rowlin lived in Rutherford County with
his wife Annie and children Allex, Mary, Henry, Arch, and
Berry, along with 57-year-old Johnston Rowlin, whose
relationship to "Jim" is unknown. In 1880, John's family
included his wife Anna and children Berry, Mary, John A.,
Victoria, and Joseph J. (The ages of the children listed in
1870 are consistent with the children identified in 1880.)
The division of John's estate in 1891 identified the
deceased John as the father of F.M., L.P., H.H., J.A., Mary
A., Berry S., Johnson E., and Victoria.
According to Rutherford County's tax rolls for 1849, John
owned no land and was charged for one poll. By 1867, he
owned 33 acres of land valued at $300.
John
J. Rowland (b.
1823, TN - d. 1889, Rutherford, TN)
m. 1
Nov 1848, Rutherford, TN
Anna
M. Brown (b.
1824, TN - d. aft 1891, Rutherford, TN)
Children:
i.
Frances M. Rowland (Aug
1850-after 1889); m.
Mary Sullivan
ii.
Alex Pierce Rowland ("L.P."
Rowland) (Apr
1852-4 May 1909); m.
Margaret M. Jenkins
iii.
Mary A. Rowland (1854-after
1889; m. [fnu] Haynes)
v.
Henry Harrison Rowland (Nov
1858-10 Jan 1944); m1.
Sarah J. Ross;
m2.
Annie L. Halstead;
m3.
Rebecca Coleman Rucker
vi.
John Archibald Rowland (Sep
1860-21 Jan 1931) m1
Emily Carter; m2
Maggie Sue Hall
vii.
Berry S. Rowland (28
Mar 1862-5 Oct 1935); m.
Hannah Sullivan
viii.
Alice Victoria Rowland (15
Mar 1864-14 Jan 1914); m.
John Sullivan
iv.
Johnson E. Rowland (or John E.
Rowland) (Feb
1866-21 Sep 1911); m.
Arlena Reeves