Edward Oscar Rowley was born October 3, 1833 in Columbia County, New York to Mary Magdalena (Shafer) and William J Rowley (sometimes known as Rowell).
There were many children in the William J Rowley family, including (but not limited to Russell William (1818-1862), John D. (182101896), Charlotte T (1824-1911, Mary B (1836-1850), Gertrude (1840-?), George A (1843-1850), Katherine (1843-?), and Alfred C (1845-?)
By the 1860 census, Edward was living in Oldtown, McLean County, Illinois. On April 25, 1861, Edward enlisted to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War into Company K in the Illinois 8th Infantry Regiment. He mustered out of Company K on July 25, 1861. He was commissioned an officer in Company I, Illinois 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 21 September 1861, mustering out on January 13, 1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On January 28, 1863, Edward married Loanzah Harris Swan in McLean County. Loanzah was the daughter of Loanza (Harris) and Ebenezer Swan). Edward and Loanzah made their home in McLean County, Illinois. Edward was listed as a "Carpenter" on the 1870 census.
Edward and Loanzah's children included Mabel C (b. 1864), George W. (1865-1946), John W (1867-1878), Ebenezer Swan (1869-1946), Edward Oscar (1871-1914), Griselda [Grace] (1873-1952), and Eugene Arthur (1876-1917).
Tragedy struck the Rowley family as told in this account by one of Edward's Great Grandsons (one of the Coile boys):
"According to Glenn Rowley, Eben's second son, Eben's father (Edward O. Rowley) died in Iowa when he fell into a large boiling pot of Maple syrup. It seems that Edward Rowley and family were on their way to California, Edward doing work along the way so they could get there. It was during the fall and it was time to collect the sap from the maple trees to make syrup. This was done using large pots and apparently he fell into one that was boiling hot." Edward was only 44 years old.
[This was reported in the newspapers at the time. One report was in the Burlington Hawk-Eye, Thursday, December 13, 1877, Burlington, Iowa, United States Of America
Tuesday, December 4
"Edward Rowley, of Holden McLean county, Illinois, fell into a kettle of boiling syrup and was so badly scalded that he will die."]
The exact place of Edward's death is unclear whether it was in Iowa or Missouri. With the great responsibility of being widowed with a large family, Loanzah placed her son Ebenezer Swan into the Illinois Orphans' Children's Home for a time. In the records of the Orphan's Home it cites that Edward died in Brownsville, Missouri. (Note: Brownsville was later renamed "Sweet Springs Water" and was known as a place to go for treatment from the waters. Is it possible that Edward was taken to Brownsville (Sweet Springs Water) for treatment after the accident?
It is unknown where Edward Oscar Rowley was buried. [Perhaps he was buried either in Iowa or Missouri?]
There were many children in the William J Rowley family, including (but not limited to Russell William (1818-1862), John D. (182101896), Charlotte T (1824-1911, Mary B (1836-1850), Gertrude (1840-?), George A (1843-1850), Katherine (1843-?), and Alfred C (1845-?)
By the 1860 census, Edward was living in Oldtown, McLean County, Illinois. On April 25, 1861, Edward enlisted to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War into Company K in the Illinois 8th Infantry Regiment. He mustered out of Company K on July 25, 1861. He was commissioned an officer in Company I, Illinois 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 21 September 1861, mustering out on January 13, 1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On January 28, 1863, Edward married Loanzah Harris Swan in McLean County. Loanzah was the daughter of Loanza (Harris) and Ebenezer Swan). Edward and Loanzah made their home in McLean County, Illinois. Edward was listed as a "Carpenter" on the 1870 census.
Edward and Loanzah's children included Mabel C (b. 1864), George W. (1865-1946), John W (1867-1878), Ebenezer Swan (1869-1946), Edward Oscar (1871-1914), Griselda [Grace] (1873-1952), and Eugene Arthur (1876-1917).
Tragedy struck the Rowley family as told in this account by one of Edward's Great Grandsons (one of the Coile boys):
"According to Glenn Rowley, Eben's second son, Eben's father (Edward O. Rowley) died in Iowa when he fell into a large boiling pot of Maple syrup. It seems that Edward Rowley and family were on their way to California, Edward doing work along the way so they could get there. It was during the fall and it was time to collect the sap from the maple trees to make syrup. This was done using large pots and apparently he fell into one that was boiling hot." Edward was only 44 years old.
[This was reported in the newspapers at the time. One report was in the Burlington Hawk-Eye, Thursday, December 13, 1877, Burlington, Iowa, United States Of America
Tuesday, December 4
"Edward Rowley, of Holden McLean county, Illinois, fell into a kettle of boiling syrup and was so badly scalded that he will die."]
The exact place of Edward's death is unclear whether it was in Iowa or Missouri. With the great responsibility of being widowed with a large family, Loanzah placed her son Ebenezer Swan into the Illinois Orphans' Children's Home for a time. In the records of the Orphan's Home it cites that Edward died in Brownsville, Missouri. (Note: Brownsville was later renamed "Sweet Springs Water" and was known as a place to go for treatment from the waters. Is it possible that Edward was taken to Brownsville (Sweet Springs Water) for treatment after the accident?
It is unknown where Edward Oscar Rowley was buried. [Perhaps he was buried either in Iowa or Missouri?]
Edward Oscar Rowley was born October 3, 1833 in Columbia County, New York to Mary Magdalena (Shafer) and William J Rowley (sometimes known as Rowell).
There were many children in the William J Rowley family, including (but not limited to Russell William (1818-1862), John D. (182101896), Charlotte T (1824-1911, Mary B (1836-1850), Gertrude (1840-?), George A (1843-1850), Katherine (1843-?), and Alfred C (1845-?)
By the 1860 census, Edward was living in Oldtown, McLean County, Illinois. On April 25, 1861, Edward enlisted to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War into Company K in the Illinois 8th Infantry Regiment. He mustered out of Company K on July 25, 1861. He was commissioned an officer in Company I, Illinois 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 21 September 1861, mustering out on January 13, 1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On January 28, 1863, Edward married Loanzah Harris Swan in McLean County. Loanzah was the daughter of Loanza (Harris) and Ebenezer Swan). Edward and Loanzah made their home in McLean County, Illinois. Edward was listed as a "Carpenter" on the 1870 census.
Edward and Loanzah's children included Mabel C (b. 1864), George W. (1865-1946), John W (1867-1878), Ebenezer Swan (1869-1946), Edward Oscar (1871-1914), Griselda [Grace] (1873-1952), and Eugene Arthur (1876-1917).
Tragedy struck the Rowley family as told in this account by one of Edward's Great Grandsons (one of the Coile boys):
"According to Glenn Rowley, Eben's second son, Eben's father (Edward O. Rowley) died in Iowa when he fell into a large boiling pot of Maple syrup. It seems that Edward Rowley and family were on their way to California, Edward doing work along the way so they could get there. It was during the fall and it was time to collect the sap from the maple trees to make syrup. This was done using large pots and apparently he fell into one that was boiling hot." Edward was only 44 years old.
[This was reported in the newspapers at the time. One report was in the Burlington Hawk-Eye, Thursday, December 13, 1877, Burlington, Iowa, United States Of America
Tuesday, December 4
"Edward Rowley, of Holden McLean county, Illinois, fell into a kettle of boiling syrup and was so badly scalded that he will die."]
The exact place of Edward's death is unclear whether it was in Iowa or Missouri. With the great responsibility of being widowed with a large family, Loanzah placed her son Ebenezer Swan into the Illinois Orphans' Children's Home for a time. In the records of the Orphan's Home it cites that Edward died in Brownsville, Missouri. (Note: Brownsville was later renamed "Sweet Springs Water" and was known as a place to go for treatment from the waters. Is it possible that Edward was taken to Brownsville (Sweet Springs Water) for treatment after the accident?
It is unknown where Edward Oscar Rowley was buried. [Perhaps he was buried either in Iowa or Missouri?]
There were many children in the William J Rowley family, including (but not limited to Russell William (1818-1862), John D. (182101896), Charlotte T (1824-1911, Mary B (1836-1850), Gertrude (1840-?), George A (1843-1850), Katherine (1843-?), and Alfred C (1845-?)
By the 1860 census, Edward was living in Oldtown, McLean County, Illinois. On April 25, 1861, Edward enlisted to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War into Company K in the Illinois 8th Infantry Regiment. He mustered out of Company K on July 25, 1861. He was commissioned an officer in Company I, Illinois 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 21 September 1861, mustering out on January 13, 1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On January 28, 1863, Edward married Loanzah Harris Swan in McLean County. Loanzah was the daughter of Loanza (Harris) and Ebenezer Swan). Edward and Loanzah made their home in McLean County, Illinois. Edward was listed as a "Carpenter" on the 1870 census.
Edward and Loanzah's children included Mabel C (b. 1864), George W. (1865-1946), John W (1867-1878), Ebenezer Swan (1869-1946), Edward Oscar (1871-1914), Griselda [Grace] (1873-1952), and Eugene Arthur (1876-1917).
Tragedy struck the Rowley family as told in this account by one of Edward's Great Grandsons (one of the Coile boys):
"According to Glenn Rowley, Eben's second son, Eben's father (Edward O. Rowley) died in Iowa when he fell into a large boiling pot of Maple syrup. It seems that Edward Rowley and family were on their way to California, Edward doing work along the way so they could get there. It was during the fall and it was time to collect the sap from the maple trees to make syrup. This was done using large pots and apparently he fell into one that was boiling hot." Edward was only 44 years old.
[This was reported in the newspapers at the time. One report was in the Burlington Hawk-Eye, Thursday, December 13, 1877, Burlington, Iowa, United States Of America
Tuesday, December 4
"Edward Rowley, of Holden McLean county, Illinois, fell into a kettle of boiling syrup and was so badly scalded that he will die."]
The exact place of Edward's death is unclear whether it was in Iowa or Missouri. With the great responsibility of being widowed with a large family, Loanzah placed her son Ebenezer Swan into the Illinois Orphans' Children's Home for a time. In the records of the Orphan's Home it cites that Edward died in Brownsville, Missouri. (Note: Brownsville was later renamed "Sweet Springs Water" and was known as a place to go for treatment from the waters. Is it possible that Edward was taken to Brownsville (Sweet Springs Water) for treatment after the accident?
It is unknown where Edward Oscar Rowley was buried. [Perhaps he was buried either in Iowa or Missouri?]
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