Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rowe, James E., 1923 

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JAMES ELLIOTT ROWE

   James Elliott Rowe, the son of John and Rebecca Rowe, was born in 
Southampton County, Virginia, October 13, 1846; and continued to live in his 
native county until his death, November 20th 1923.  At the age of sixteen 
years he volunteered in the Confederate Army the latter part of the war, and 
served honorably until the end of the conflict.  After he was discharged from 
the army he returned to his native county.

   On January 16th, 1872, he married Miss Mary Eugene Williams, and daughter 
of Nicholas and Mary Ann Williams, who was a most sympathetic wife and 
valuable helpmate.  Mr. Rowe joined the Trinity Methodist Church while very 
young, and continued an active member of that church until his death.  Mr. and 
Mrs. Rowe had born to them ten children, three of them dying very early in 
life, leaving three sons, J.N. Rowe of Petersburg, J.T. Rowe of Sebrell, and 
C.H. Rowe of Courtland, and four daughters, Mrs. G.C. Kirkland, Mrs. G.L. 
Bryant, Mrs. J.W. Whitehead and Mrs. R.N. Wells all of Courtland, Virginia, 
surviving him, with his widow, Mrs. Mary Williams Rowe.

   Those who knew Mr. Rowe best loved him most, and in his death Southampton 
County has lost a most valuable citizen.  During his last illness he became 
helpless for quite a while and it was an inspiration to see his children take 
such tender care of their aged and helpless father.  We wish them God speed.

   The pallbearers were W.S. Williams, W.H. Kirkland, C.C. Howell, W.L. 
Whitehead, E.V. Stephenson, W.N. Whitehead, Eddie Felts and Emmett R. Davis.


James Elliott ROWE, Confederate veteran, 
lifelong resident of Southampton Co., b. 13 Oct 1846, d. 20 Nov 1923, 
interred in the ROWE family cemetery*, off River Rd., 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 30, 1923, p. 1 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 8 (VIII-14): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol8.txt 

Likely identical with the "Jason E. Rowe" given as a member of the 
   Southampton Greys- Co. D, 3rd Va. Inf., CSA. 
   (Balfour, "Franklin & Southampton County in the Civil War" {1st ed}, p. 99) 

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Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net). 

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