Allegany County MD Archives Obituaries.....Sarah ROWAN, 1905
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“Evening Times” Cumberland, Maryland, Mon 30 Jan 1905: 
“Lonaconing, Jan. 20-The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Ann Rowan took place Saturday. Interment 
in St. Mary’s cemetery. “Granny” Rowan was perhaps the oldest resident of the State of 
Maryland at the time of her death, being over 106 years old. She was born in County Mayo, 
Ireland in 1799, and removed to England in 1848, and from there to Eckhart mines in 1871, 
from there to Midland and later to Lonaconing, where she resided at the time of her death. 
“Granny” Rowan lived in three centuries, born in the 18th century, lived through the 19th 
and died in the 20th century. The mental activities of the deceased were very remarkable 
until a few weeks before her death, and she was free from any bodily disease except 
inroads made on her vitality by the long years of her life. The deceases had been a widow 
since 1863. There are five grown children left, the youngest will be sixty years old next 
July. They are Daniel Rowan, Patrick Rowan, Thomas Rowan, and Bridget Calligan of 
Pittsburg (the fifth child is not listed). Besides these there are 37 grandchildren; 77 
great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren representing five generations. The 
pallbearers were all grandchildren of the deceased, and were: Michael T. Rowan, James 
Rowan, John Berkenbaugh, Joseph Rowan, of Patrick; Joseph Rowan, of Thomas; Leo Rowan, 
Patrick Rowan, Joseph Berkenbaugh. Flowerbearers, William Jones, John Rowan, of Dan; John 
Rowan, of Patrick, also grandchildren. The funeral was largely attended by the many 
friends of the deceased.”


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