Osceola County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Rowley, Morris E. 
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Cemetery:           Osceola Township Cemetery
Name:               Morris E. Rowley

Date Of Photograph: June 6, 2011
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ROWLEY MONUMENT

Inscription on front of monument:

BETSY B. ROWLEY
WIFE OF
JOHN ROWLEY
AUG 27, 1840 - AUG 21, 1904

FATHER
1838 - uncarved

MORRIS E.
SON OF
J & B. ROWLEY
DEC 23, 1869
JUNE 22, 1899

MOTHER STONE
Inscription:
SLEEP MOTHER DEAR
AND TAKE THY REST
GOD CALLED THEE HOME
HE THOUGHT BEST

Note:  Daughter of John and Samantha Button - Wife of John T. Rowley and 
mother of Morris E. Rowley, Lydia Rowley, Norman C. Rowley and George Rowley.

Death certificate shows Betsy Matilda Rowley was the daughter of John Button 
& ? Windgar (both of New York State), female, white, married, married at age 
22, parent of 4 children, 3 living, housewife, born August 21/27, 1840 
Michigan and died on August 21, 1904 Osceola Twp., Osceola Co., Mich at the 
age of 64 years 8 months and 21 days, cause of death nephritis intestinal. 
Burial was on August 24, 1904 Evangalist Cemetery, Evart, Michigan.

John R. Rowley was the son of Norman and Betsey Anne (Greene) Rowley - Husband 
of Betsey Matilda Rowley and father of Morris E. Rowley, Lydia Rowley, Norman 
C. Rowley and George Rowley.  Unknown at this time when he died.

Death certificate shows Morris E. Rowley was the son of John T. Rowley and 
Betsty ? (both of Michigan), male, white, single, born in Michigan, died on 
June 22, 1899 Osceola Twp., Osceola Co., Michigan at the age of 29 years 5 
months and 28 days, cause of death (not sure of the spelling for the cause of 
death). Burial was on June 25, 1899 German Cemetery, Osceola Twp., Osceola 
Co., Michigan.

Initial on monument shows middle initial of B. in name but death certificate 
says her middle name is Matilda.

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