BIO: LESLIE L. ROWE ========================================================================= From: Sandi Gorin sgorin@scrtc.blue.net To: "KYBIOGRAPHIES discussion list" Subject: BIO #43 - CUMBERLAND CO - ROWE Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 12:31:55 -0400 The Jubilee History and Biographical Sketches of the [Black] Liberty Association, G. R. Ford. Printed and Published by Times Publishing Company of Smith's Grove, Ky., 1916. Also taken from Barren's Black Roots, Vol. 3, Michelle B. Gorin, (C) May 1993. Used by permission. LESLIE L. ROWE was born April 9, 1881, at Amandaville, Ky., in Cumberland County. He professed a hope in Christ when about thirteen years of age and joined the Waterview Baptist Church and is at present a member of the same church. He finished school at Roger Williams University, in Nashville, Tenn., and also finished from the Normal Department of the Glasgow Normal. He has taught in public schools nineteen years, having taught in Cumberland, Barren and Hart counties. He is at present principal of the Glasgow Normal and Theological Institute. He was principal of the Burkesville Graded School in 1911- 12. His aim is to be engaged in religious and educational work so long as he lives. Cora L. Rowe was born January 10, 1888, in Hart County, Kentucky. She is the daughter of Peter and Suzie Smith. She professed religion at the age of twelve years and joined Little Blue Spring Church, and is still a member of that church. On Novembr 22, 1906, she was married to Prof. L. L. Rowe. She was secretary of her church four years before her marriage and has been secretary for the last three years. She has taught in the public schools of Hart County since 1911, and expected to be engaged in some kind of religious and educational work as long as she lives. Rowe Smith = Glasgow-Barren-KY Hart Sandi Gorin 205 Clements Avenue, Glasgow, KY 42141-3409 (502) 651-9114 or sgorin@scrtc.blue.net (502) 651-9114 or sgorin@scrtc.blue.net **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. **************************************************************************** *