Thomas Rowland and
Elizabeth Smotherman
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Thomas T.
Rowland was born in
1825 in Tennessee and died 6 January 1863 in Coffee County,
Tennessee. He married Elizabeth
Smotherman on 29
September 1843 in Rutherford County; she was the daughter
of Elijah Smotherman and Nancy Leathers. Elizabeth was born
on 1 July 1824 in Tennessee and died on 18 January 1909 in
Coffee County, Tennessee. Both Elizabeth and Thomas are
buried in Butler Cemetery in Coffee County.
According to Rutherford County's tax rolls for 1849, Thomas
owned no land and was charged for one poll. In 1850, Thomas
and Elizabeth were enumerated in Rutherford County, along
with their children Melissa, Martha, Mary, and infant son
(James). In 1860, Thomas and Elizabeth were enumerated in
the household of L. Rowland, who was probably Littleberry
Rowland, his brother. They may have been in Rutherford
County for a family visit, since their newly married
daughter Mellissa apparently lived next door to Littleberry
with her husband, T.H. Tucker. Thomas had purchased 100
acres in Coffee County in 1859 from Daniel Tucker, and
regularly appeared in Coffee County tax rolls from 1857 to
1863.
Please click here to see Arline's photos
of several tombstones of
the Thomas Rowland family; Arline is descended from
Thomas and Elizabeth through their son, James Granvel.
Thomas said he was a tenant farmer in the 1850 census;
according to the agricultural enumeration that year, he
owned $10 of farm implements; 1 horse; 3 milch cows; 1
other cattle; 10 sheep; 20 swine; $135 livestock; 350
bushels of Indian corn; 50 bushels of oats; 4 bales of
cotton; 10 lbs of wool; 7 bushels of sweet potatoes; 25 lbs
of butter (T1135, Roll 3A, p 137, line 13).
Thomas
T. Rowland (b.
1825, TN - d. 6 Jan 1863, Coffee, TN)
m.
29 Sep 1843, Rutherford, TN
Elizabeth
Smotherman (b. 1
Jul 1824, Rutherford, TN - d. 18 Jan 1909, Coffee, TN)
Children:
i.
Melissa J. Rowland (17
Jun 1844-25 Sep 1919); m.
Telemachus Tucker
ii.
Martha A. Rowland (7
Jun 1846-3 Apr 1884); m.
Henry H. Duncan
iii.
Mary E. Rowland (1848-by
1900); m1.
John F. Jones;
m2
Henry H. Duncan
iv.
James Granvel Rowland (23
May 1850-15 Apr 1920); m.
Paulina Jane Smotherman
v.
Maranda Harriet Rowland ("Randa")
(Feb
1858-aft 1909); m1.
Jesse Eaton,
m2
C. Young