Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Calista W. ROWLEY

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> June 2005

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Mrs. Calista W. Rowley, aged 77 years departed this life after a long
illness at the home of her daughter Mrs. A. C. Gray on Church Street,
Monday afternoon, May 12, 1902.

The deceased was born in Attica Center, Wyoming Co., New York, was married
to Daniel M. Rowley at Aurora, Eric Co., N. Y. March 21, 1848; came to
Wisconsin and located upon a farm near what is now known as the Fitch place
about two miles east of this city Sept. 14, 1848, but in a short time moved
upon a farm about two miles west of this city where the family resided
until 1868, when they moved into this city where Mr. Rowley died in October
1889, and the mother has since resided with her only child Mrs. A. C. Gray.

Mrs. Rowley was the only surviving charter member of the Baptist church in
this place, having been converted and baptized into the Baptist church in
Attica, N. Y. when but 14 years of age, and united with the church here by
letter as one of its charter members when their meetings were held in a log
school house. This church and Rutland church soon united into what was
known then as the Union church when Mr. Rowley became a member also, and
they were both hard christian workers in this organization up to their
death. All who knew them have recognized and appreciated their valuable
services as neighbors, friends and christian workers all of these long
years which has been of untold value and benefit to this city from its
earliest settlement, and although the only family relative left is this
only daughter to mourn the sad loss of her last surviving parent, there are
a host of friends who mourn and sympathize with her.

The funeral will be held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock;
Rev. Granger W. Smith officiating clergyman, and it is expected that Rev.
O. P. Bestor of Milwaukee will be present to assist.

May 16, 1902, Enterprise, Evansville, Wisconsin