Rowley Cemetery, Barry Co., MO
| Name | Born | Died | Research Notes & Inscriptions | Researcher or Resource |
| BIAS, Jeanice Inez (HOULTON) (HOWELL) (BRANNEN) | Feb. 9, 1937 Tarrant Co., TX |
May 18, 2019 At Home, Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Stephen Carl - Inscription: "Married June 18, 1987" - Research Note: Daughter of John Alvin Houlton and Inez Williams. She was an avid wildlife rescuer, an award winning Dutch oven cook who always cooked for charitable causes. Jeanice was preceded in death by her parents, John Alvin Houlton and Inez Williams-Keeler, her loving husband, Stephen Bias, a brother, Phillip Houlton, a daughter, Dorris Coomes-Boudeaux, a son, Harold Scott Howell, and two grandchildren, Dean and JoHanna Howell. - She married Mr. Howell and had 3 children. Jeanice I. Houlton, age 39, married Donnie N. Brannen, age 45, on July 27, 1976 in Galveston, TX. Jeanice I. Houlton, age 50, married Stephen Carl Bias, age 40, on June 18, 1987 in Galveston, TX. | Photo Barbara Erwin TX Birth Index TX Marriage Index Husband's Obit White Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| BIAS, Stephen Carl | Oct. 10, 1946 South Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV |
Apr. 9, 2014 At Home, Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Married June 18, 1987" - Research Note: Son of Sydney Carl and Elaine (Pauley) Bias. He moved to Missouri in 1997. Stephen was an award winning Dutch oven cook, who taught classes at every trout hatchery in the state of Missouri. He served four years in the United States Air Force, and was employed by Amoco Chemical in Texas City, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents; stepdaughter, Dorris Coomes; stepson, Scott Howell; grandson, Christopher Woodcock and step grandchild, Jo Hanna Howell. Mr. Bias married Hazel Nester in Charleston, West Virginia on December 13, 1968. The marriage resulted in three children. In 1983, he married Jeanice Howell in Santa Fe, Texas. She brought three children to the marriage. Burial with military honors will be in Rowley Cemetery, Washburn, Missouri. | Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long Photo Barbara Erwin |
| ERWIN, Barbara (SNOW) | Aug. 30, 1950 Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR |
No Date | SSW: Glenn E.- Inscription: "Married June 25, 1967" - Research Note: Barbara is a proven Daughter of the American Revolution (DAR) member. Daughter of Flora Louise Moody. | Note Photo Barbara Erwin |
| ERWIN, Glenn E. | Oct. 7, 1948 Barry Co., MO |
No Date | SSW: Barbara S. - Inscription: "Married June 25, 1967" - Research Note: Pastor of the Baptist church in Washburn, MO. Son of Leon Edward Erwin and Wanda Loraine Long, buried at Maplewood Cemetery. Glenn has been proven as a Mayflower descendant of John Alden thought his great great grandmother Mercy (Tilson) (Erwin) Moyer. - Alden Descendants: (1) John Alden married Priscilla Mulliens (2) Elizabeth Alden married William Peabodie (3) Ruth Peabodie married Benjamin Bartlett Jr. (4) Ruth Bartlett married John Murdock Jr. (5) Janet Murdock married Stephen Tilson (6) William Tilson married Mary Ransom (7) William Tilson Jr. married Ruth Reynolds (8) Mercy Tilson married Samuel Alexander Erwin Jr. (9) George Washington Carver Erwin married Harriet Ash (10) Joshua Edward Erwin married Isabella Asline Ledenham (11) Leon Edward Erwin married Wanda Loraine Long (12) Glenn E. Erwin. | Note Photo Barbara Erwin |
| HOOG, Charles Clarence | Dec. 31, 1944 Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO |
Jan. 3, 1945 Staton Hosp., Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO |
Inscription: "Infant son of Louie and Emma Hoog. Age 3 days" - Research Note: Son of Louie R. Hoog born Cassville, MO and Emma Mae Ward, born Norwich, KS. His father was the informant on the death certificate. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| HOOG, Enlow | Nov. 7, 1908 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Apr. 2, 1911 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Son of J. R. and M. D" - Research Note: According to his death certificate he was born December the 8th, 1909. He was 2 years old, 4 mos. and 26 days old when he died. His father was given as J. Riley Hoog, born in MO, and his mother as Mary D. Rowley, born in MO. His full name was given as Enlow Willard Hoog. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Death Certificate Donna Cooper Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman |
| HOOG, Melvin Ray | Oct. 3, 1912 | Jan. 29, 1913 | Inscription: "Son of J. W. and C. E." - Research Note: Cassville Republican, February 6, 1913 - Mr. and Mrs. Will Hoog had a little child to die of pneumonia Thursday. It was buried at the Rowley graveyard. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. P. H. Hodge. Son of J. William Hoog and Cloe Rowley who married in Barry Co., MO, Dec. 22, 1907. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Online Obit Phyllis Long |
| KING, Archibald | Nov. 2, 1832 Jacksboro, Campbell Co., TN |
Mar. 18, 1923 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Nancy Jane - Research Note: Civil War Veteran, Archibald King, Union Soldier, 30th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, Co., D, Private. Son of William Ozias King III and Millie Angel. - Alonzo (Archibald) King, 90, died at the home of his son, W. L. King, at Washburn, MO, Mar. 18, 1923. He will be remembered by many of the older residents of this community, having lived for a number of years three miles west of McCracken, in Ness county, later going to Scott county. His wife died more that a year ago. He was the father of the late Mrs. E. L. Temple, who died Mar. 9, 1923 at Brownell. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Obit KY Marriage Index Census Phyllis Long |
| KING, Nancy Jane (ANDERSON) | Dec. 22, 1836 Wayne Co., KY |
Jan. 26, 1922 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Archibald King - Research Note: Daughter of Swimpfield Anderson and Lucinda Susan Roberts. A. King, age 23, married N. J. Anderson, age 19, on Mar. 2, 1855 in Wayne Co., KY. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Census KY Marriage Records Phyllis Long |
| LEDENHAM, Anna (ROWLEY) | Aug. 26, 1855 CA |
June 22, 1937 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Wife of Henry Franklin Ledenham. Daughter of Joseph F. Rowley and Susan Carbaugh. Mrs. Josh Erwin was the informant on the death certificate. Ann Rowley married Henry Ledenham in 1875 in Hays Co., TX. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Death Certificate Donna Cooper Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Father's Obit TX Marriage Index Phyllis Long |
| LEDENHAM, Carlotta Ann (KIDD) | July 8, 1951 McCook, NE |
July 6, 2021 At Home, Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: She was the daughter of John Daniel and Lillian Joan (Kopriva) Kidd. On December 25, 1970 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas she was united in marriage to Dale Ledenham. Preceding her in death were her parents and an infant brother. Carlotta grew up and received her education in Atwood, Kansas graduating from Atwood High School. She worked as a secretary for J.B. Nations at State Farm Insurance in Cassville for several years. | Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| LEDENHAM, Henry Franklin | Oct. 9, 1853 AL |
Jan. 14, 1924 Rural Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: His death certificate reads that he was born in AL, and the son of George and Mary (Chirpin) Ledenham. Henry Ledenham of Washburn was the informant. - Cassville Democrat, January 19, 1924 - It is with great regret that we must record the death of another good man, citizen and neighbor. In every walk of life he was regarded as an honest man and was held in high estimation by all his acquaintances. He was a very quiet and unassuming man that believed in doing good toward everybody. He was a believer in the one true and living God and made his confessions. Henry Ledenham, residing one and a half miles north of Washburn, died suddenly Monday January 14, 1924 at his home. He had been walking around his farm and it was too much for him and he returned to his home and told his wife that he was all in and died in a short time at the age of 70 years in December. He came to Barry county from Texas many years ago and located on the farm where he died. He married a Miss Rowley, a daughter of the late Judge Rowley, who lived near Washburn and she with several children survive him. He was a member of the Baptist Church, A Master Mason and a Democrat and enjoyed the esteem of all his acquaintances. He was a member of the Barry Lodge A. F. and A. M. of Washburn and that lodge conducted the funeral services at the Rowley family cemetery Tuesday. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Death Certificate Donna Cooper Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Online Obit Phyllis Long |
| LEDENHAM, Susey A. | June 19, 1876 MO |
Feb. 8, 1927 Wayne, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Daughter of Henry and Anna (Rowley) Ledenham. Her death certificate reads that her father was Henry Ledenham and her mother's name was Anna Rowley. She was single and listed as feeble minded. Her birth date was given as June 18 - not 19 as the stone reads. - Obit - Susie A. Ledenham Dies Susie A. Ledenham died at her home at Wayne, Mo. Feb. 8, 1927, at the age of fifty years, seven months and nineteen days. She was born June 18, 1876. She is survived by her mother, one brother, Perry Ledenham and one sister, Mrs. Belle Erwin. Funeral services were conducted at the home at Wayne on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 9, 1927, by Charles Vanzandt. Burial in the cemetery just north of Washburn, under the direction of Blankenship and Barr Undertaking Service. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Death Certificate Donna Cooper Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Online Obit Phyllis Long |
| MOYER, Margaret | Mar. 28, 1794 | Feb. 25, 1858 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: It is not known where Margaret was buried so a stone was placed in Rowley Cemetery for her by Glenn and Barbara Erwin. Margaret was the first wife of Phillip Moyer who then married Mercy (Tilson) Erwin sometime after Margaret's death. She died in 1858. Philip and Margaret were married by the 1860 census. - Son Conrad's Bio - "History of the state of California and biographical record of the San Joaquin Valley, California" - Conrad Myers is a son of Philip and Margaret Myers/Moyer. Philip was born in Pennsylvania in 1790, and who early settled in Wabash county, Ind. In 1845 Philip removed to Barry county. Mo., where he engaged in farming and stock-raising, and where his wife, formerly Margaret Myers/Moyer, of Pennsylvania, died, after rearing a family of four sons and eight daughters, of whom Conrad is the eleventh child. Philip Myers/Moyer was an invalid for many years of his life and in 1875 came to California with his son, later going to Mussel Slough, Kings county, where he died in 1876, at the age of eighty-six. - Philip is buried at Kings River Cemetery, Kings Co., CA. - Katherine Moyer, daughter of Philip and Margaret, married Samuel Alexander Stuart Erwin, son of Samuel Alexander Erwin, Jr. and Mercy Tilson. - Donna Cooper's Note: Susan (Moyer/Meyer) (Rumbaugh) Haddock, born in Armstrong Co., PA, was the second wife of Charles Haddock, Jr. and also a daughter of Phillip and Margaret. She is buried in New Site Cemetery. - Another Photo | Note Phyllis Long Photo Barbara Erwin |
| MOYER, Mercy (TILSON) (ERWIN) | Jan. 3, 1798 Smyth Co., VA |
May 4, 1868 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: from Barbara Erwin: Daughter of William Tilson Jr. and Ruth Reynolds. - Leon has been proven as a Mayflower descent of John Alden through his great great grandmother, Mercy (Tilson) (Erwin) Moyer (1798-1868). Mercy 1st married Samuel Erwin in Tennessee. Samuel died in Tennessee. Mercy came to Barry Co. with her sons. She then married Philip Moyer here in Barry Co. It is unknown where Mercy is buried, but we put a stone for her in the Rowley Cemetery Barry Co., Missouri. Mercy's son George Washington Carver Erwin (1830-1907) burial at Maplewood Cemetery is now a proven son of Mercy. Joshua Edward Erwin (1873-1933) burial in Maplewood Cemetery is now a proven son of George Washington Carver Erwin. Leon Edward Erwin (1913-1994) burial in Maplewood Cemetery is now a proven son of Joshua Edward Erwin. Glenn Edward Erwin (1948 - ) proven son of Leon Edward Erwin, stone is at Rowley Cemetery. - Donna Cooper's Note: The Moyer name is found in Barry County as Moyers and also Meyer and Meyers. | Photo Note Barbara Erwin |
| PRADMORE, Saley | 1862 | Aug. 5, 1878 | Inscription: "When a friend to the living, I am a friend to the dead - J. F. Rowley" - Research Note: Notes at ancestry.com: "Sallie was 16 years old and pregnant when she was thrown from a horse and died. On her tombstone in the Rowley Cemetery it says: "When a friend in life, a friend in death. J. F. Rowley" - Reported by researchers as a wife of Joseph F. Rowley but in the 1880 census, he is still married to Susan Carbaugh. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Census Phyllis Long |
| ROWLEY, Adeline Feba (WYRICK) (WALDEN) | Sept. 19, 1872 Rhea Co., TN |
Mar. 10, 1943 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Joseph F. - Research Note: Her stone has her name as Rowley and was the second wife of J. F. Rowley. Joe Walden was her second husband. She was a sister of Solly (Wyrick) Walden, daughter of Solomon C. Wyrick and Mary Elizabeth Martin. Her death certificate reads that Solomon Wyrick was her father. She was listed as widowed. Mrs. Claude Kisler gave the information. - Feba Adeline Wyrick married Joseph F. Rowley on July 5, 1885 in Rural Washburn, Barry Co., MO. Adeline Rowley, age 41, married Joseph S. Walden, age 49, on Dec. 28, 1908 in Carroll Co., AR. - Newspaper: Cassville Republican Paper Date: March 10, 1943 - Adeline Feebie Wyrick was born September 18, 1870, in East Tenn., Ray County. She was a daughter of the late Solomon and Elizabeth Martin Wyrick. She was married to J. F. Rowley, July 5, 1885. To this union nine children were born, one son and eight daughters. Two daughters and her husband, J. F. Rowley, preceded her in death. Judge Rowley, as he was known, was well known by the older citizens of Barry County. On December 28, 1908, she was married to J. S. Walden, who passed away Dec. 9, 1937. She was converted when young and united with the Methodist church. Although handicapped by ill health from attending church, she lived a devoted and faithful Christian life. She departed this life March 10, 1943, at the home of her son, A. C. Rowley. She leaves to mourn her passing, six daughters, and one son. They are: Mrs. George Burdine, of Martin Calif.; Mrs. J. W. Hoog of Seattle, Wash,; Mrs. J. R. Hoog of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. F. C. Hoog of Muskogee, Okla.,; Mrs. Clarence Hoog of Cassville; Mrs. Claude Kisler of Washburn, and A. C. Rowley of Washburn; also two sisters, Mrs. Will Walden of Emporia, Kans., and Mrs. Sue Crippins of San Diego., Calf., one brother of Wyandotte, Okla., and 21 grand children and a number of nieces and nephews and many friends. Funeral service were held at the Washburn church on Sunday after March 14, conducted by Rev. Chas Vanzandt. Burial in the family cemetery north of Washburn, under the direction of the Culver Funeral Services. - Another Photo | Death Certificate Donna Cooper Photo Linda Garrett Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman MO Marriage Records AR Marriage Index Obit Phyllis Long |
| ROWLEY, Alice Edith | Dec. 7, 1899 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Feb. 3, 1921 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Daughter of Joseph Freeborn Rowley and Adeline Feby Wyrick. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Census Phyllis Long |
| ROWLEY, Amazon Freeborn | May 17, 1876 Lawrence Co., MO |
Mar. 24, 1931 Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Edith King- Research Note: His death certificate reads that his parents were Joseph Freeborn Rowley and Minerva (Smalley) (Walden) Rowley. Mar. 25, 1931 is the date of death according to the death certificate. Amazon Rowley married Edith King, Barry Co., MO, Feb. 9, 1896. - Some of this obit can not be correct. According to census and other records, his sons all lived. Obit from Effie Erwin Atwell's Scrapbook: Amazon Freeborn Rowley, son of Joseph Rowley was born in Washburn, Missouri May 17, 1876 and departed this life at his home in Washburn March 25, 1931 at the age of 54 years, 10 months and 6 days. He was united in marriage to Edith King on February 9, 1896. To this union was born eleven children; six died in infancy. He was converted at a early age, he leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, five sons, Joseph B. of Los Angeles, Calif; Arch Williams, David and Bush of Washburn and five daughters Mrs. Freda Burg of Washburn, Mrs. Vinnie Varner and Mrs. Sallie Burdit of Los Angeles, Calif., of belion Jeane three half brothers, Joseph Walden and Chloe of Washburn, one brother Humboldt of Fairland, Okla.; of Washburn William Walden of Bush, Ark. Asa Rowley of Washburn, seven half sisters Mrs. Lillie Clay and Mrs. Sallie Burdine of Los Angeles, Calif; Mrs. Mary Hoog Washburn, Mrs. Ruth Hoog of Parson, Kansas; Mrs. Chloe Hoog, Adkins, Calif; Mrs. Rosa Hoog of Cassville; and Mrs. Bertha Kisler of Washburn; ten grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted at this home in Washburn March 26, at 4 p.m. by Rev. J.T. Brattin. A large crown was present not withstanding a snow storm was raging. The body was laid to rest in the Rowley Cemetery north of Washburn by the Horine Funeral Service. - Cassville Democrat May 22, 1909 - Probate Court Proceedings - Est. of Bertha, Acea B., Alice E. and Ruth Rowley, minors; M. J. Rowley resigned as guardian and curator of said estate; bond filed and approved; receipts filed for money received, A. F. Rowley was appointed. - April 11, 1912, Thursday, Cassville Republican - Washburn News: O. D. Davis, Robt. Fountain, Am Rowley and J. H. Mooney were in Joplin Saturday. - June 17, 1915, Thursday, Cassville Republican - Captures Man who Escaped from Penitentiary. Gets $25. Reward: A few days ago Sheriff Brixey was informed by the officers of the Oklahoma state prison at McCallister that John Stanley had made his escape from the penitentiary and was thought to be in hiding near Washburn. Stanley was sentenced to a two year term in Oklahoma sometime ago upon a charge of forgery. The fact that he had been hiding out made it a difficult matter to capture him. Monday night deputy Sheriff Hugh Brixey accompanied by ex-sheriff M. E. Newman and Am Rowley of Washburn as guide went to the locality where they had reasons to believe Stanley was in hiding and by tactful panning and remaining on guard the better part of the night succeeded in capturing their man. He is being held for the officers at the Oklahoma State prison. Stanley came to this county about two years ago and married a daughter of Bud Day near Washburn. He then went to the eastern part of the county where he assisted in a meeting, passing himself as a minister. Later he forged a check in Carroll County, Ark., and is now wanted here on that charge. Before the officers located him he had gone to Oklahoma and was there found guilty of forgery and given a two years term. A short time ago he made his escape. The reward offered was only $25. and expenses. - Cassville Democrat, March 20, 1920 - Am Rowley has moved to his town house and Andrew Burnett has possession of Mr. Rowley's farm, which he has leased. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Death Certificate Donna Cooper Online Obit Online Newspapers Phyllis Long |
| ROWLEY, Charlotte (PRADMORE) | Jan. 24, 1859 Barry Co., MO |
Apr. 14, 1884 Rural Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: First wife of Napoleon Buffington Rowley, son of Joseph F. Rowley and Susan (Carbaugh) Rowley. He second married Mary Elizabeth (Petree) (Lady) Rowley and is buried at Boucher Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO. Cause of death was spinal and brain congestion. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Census MO Death Records Phyllis Long |
| ROWLEY, Cleburn | Sept. 21, 1900 | Dec. 14, 1907 | SSW: Infant - Research Note: Probably the same parents as Infant Rowley. Son of J. N. Rowley, born in MO, and Dora Horton, born in AR. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Phyllis Long |
| ROWLEY, Columbus Layfette | Feb. 24, 1858 Hays Co., TX |
June 23, 1877 Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Murdered June 23, 1877" - Research Note: Son of J. F. and Susan. - Son of Joseph Freeborn Rowley and Susan (Carbaugh) Rowley. - Bio by Darrell Ledenham - My great grandfather, Henry Franklin Ledenham married Anna Rowley in Texas. Anna's little brother Columbus Rowley got into a fight in Texas and killed a well to do boy by the name of Black. They were both 12 years old. Because of their age and the fact that Mr. Rowley was very prominent, they were told to leave the country. Henry, Anna and her parents Joseph Freeborn Rowley and his wife came by wagon train to Missouri. They were attacked by Indians and were the only family that did not lose someone to smallpox during the trip. As a boy, my Dad played with arrowheads that his grandmother Anna had pulled out of the wagon. The Rowley's and the Ledenham brought with them Mr. Rowley's dearest friend and family. The friend was eventually elected sheriff of Barry County. In 1877 he found out that there was a reward for Columbus who was 19 by that time. He shot Columbus but was unable to get the body. Mr. Rowley buried Columbus in his yard. He had four posts at each corner of the grave and kept a lantern lit all night and vicious dogs chained to keep anyone from digging up Columbus. That is the beginning of the Rowley cemetery. Anna's other brother Napoleon killed the sheriff in a gunfight at the Washburn Saloon. Napoleon stood trial and was found not guilty. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Bio Darrell Ledenham |
| ROWLEY, Edith (KING) | May 19, 1879 Rice Co., KS |
Dec. 7, 1933 Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Amazon Rowley - Research Note: Her death certificate is registered with a death date of Dec. 1934 - not 1933. It names Archibald King as her father, born TN, and (Nancy) Roberts, born KY, as the maiden name of her mother. She was a widow. - Cassville Republican, Feb. 13, 1896 - Licensed to Wed: Amazon F. Rowley, 19, Washburn and Edith King, 16, Washburn. - I, Jeanne Rowley remember very little about my grandparents (Amazon and Edith). We lived about sixty miles away and visited several times a year. I had cousins to play with and didn't spend time with the older folks. I remember the house had a beautiful parlor with a huge bay window with wine velvet drapes. This area was used to place the caskets of family members for the wake and until the funeral. After dinner everyone gathered in the 'family' room and everyone played music and sang for many hours. Grandmother was tall and thin with dark hair and olive skin and she was very kind. She always had a pot of pinto beans cooking on the stove and served rice with cream, butter and sugar for breakfast after the usual bacon and eggs. She baked her own bread. I never heard her complain. She took care of Amazon for over six months before he died. After the money was depleted, she took in laundry to help support her and the three children still at home. Times were so difficult then, she washed on the board, cooked and heated the house and irons on a wood stove. They pulled water by the bucket from the well on the porch. They didn't have electric lights, etc. They used Aladdin Lamps fueled by kerosene and carried it room to room. They never owned a car. For refrigeration they put the butter, cream, etc. in buckets and lowered it into the well. Their residence was about ten blocks from the railroad tracks and they always recognized the engineer by his special whistle. Where my father (William Albert Rowley) was the engineer, all family members for miles each way would dash outside and wave to him. He had a special whistle to acknowledge that he saw them. Hobos were common at that time. They usually were given food in exchange for light labor, such as chopping wood. There was one hobo who traveled north in the spring and south in the fall. He was quite clean and educated so he was allowed to enter the house and dine with the family. He always brought news from the north or south and was welcomed by everyone. One day he arrived just before dinner (he didn't do chores). My grandmother sat at one end of the table and granddad sat at the other end. They sat the hobo in between Joe and Bill and the other children on the other side. Grandmother had prepared chili and cornbread. As the hobo spoke he addressed my grandmother and while his head was turned Joe would put hot pepper sauce in his chili. When he turned towards granddad, Bill would put in the hot sauce. This was repeated several times until it was super hot. The hobo pushed his plate away from him and said, " Boil, damn you, boil." Joe and Bill spent the rest of the meal in their rooms. - Cassville Democrat, Dec. 20, 1934 - Edith King-Rowley was born May 19, 1879 and died Dec. 7, 1934 at eleven p.m. at her home. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald and Nancy King. She was united in marriage to Amazon F. Rowley, Feb. 8, 1889, her husband preceding her in death four years ago. To this union was born eleven children, six boys and five girls, ten of which are living, one dying in infancy. She was converted at an early age, and was baptized and united with the Baptist church at Washburn Dec. 3, 1933. She is survived by her children, Joseph B. Rowley of Los Angeles, California. W.A. Rowley of Stotts City, Mo., Mrs. Freda Burg of Purdy, Mo. grandchildren two brothers, J.W. and W. L. King, both of Flat River, Mo., and one sister, Mrs. G. E. True of Sulpher Springs, Florida and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral was held at Washburn church, on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 11, by Charles Vanzandt. Burial in the Rowley cemetery, north of Washburn, under the direction of the Koon Funeral service. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Note Jeanne Rowley Online Obit Online Newspapers Phyllis Long |
| ROWLEY, Infant | Aug. 10, 1910 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Aug. 10, 1910 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Cleburn- Research Note: According to the death certificate he was born Sept. 11 of 1910 and died Sept 11, 1910. J. N. Rowley, born in MO, and Dora Horton, born in AR, were given as the parents. This child was listed as a premature birth. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Death Certificate Donna Cooper |
| ROWLEY, Josa Jo | Apr. 8, 1886 | Oct. 15, 1893 | Research Note: Daughter of Joseph and Adeline (Wyrick) Rowley. | Headstone Note Linda Garrett Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman |
| ROWLEY, Joseph Freeborn | Oct. 24, 1826 Jackson Co., VA |
May 29, 1905 Rural Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Adeline - Another Photo - Joseph Rowley first married Susan Carbaugh, who died Apr. 29, 1884. He married in Barry Co., MO, to Feda Adeline Wyrick, July 5, 1885. - Donna's Note: Goodspeed's History, 1888, reads that he was born Oct. 1827 and not 1826 as posted. He was a son of Joseph and Chloe (Buffington) Rowley. Goodspeed's Barry Co. History: Joseph F. Rowley, one of Barry County's leading farmers, was born in Jackson County, Va., in October, 1827. He is a son of Joseph and Chloe (Buffington) Rowley. His father died before his birth, and he was reared by his grandfather, Joseph Buffington, a pioneer settler of Virginia and Kentucky. At the age of twelve years young Joseph Rowley left the home of his grandfather in Iowa, and started out in life alone with nothing but a pair of buckskin pants and a jean coat. He began work on a farm near Farmington, and continued working as farm hand until he reached manhood. At the age of seventeen he had saved money enough to enter a farm for himself, which was the first piece of land entered in Marion County, Iowa. In a short time he was able to dispose of his land at a profit, and in 1845 he returned to Virginia to visit his mother. In 1851 he went back to Iowa and started for California, by the overland route. Arriving at Salt Lake City he remained there over winter, trading in stock, and the next spring he resumed his journey as far as San Bernardino, where he remained a short time, and then went to Los Angeles. He remained seven years in different parts of California engaged in stock dealing and farming, always displaying the same pluck and energy that helped him to success when a boy. A short time prior to his going to California he married Susan Carbaugh,who died on April 29, 1884, leaving three children, viz.: Napoleon B., Caroline (wife of Eben Leduhan/Ledenham) and Ann (wife of H. F. Leduhan/Ledenham). Mr. Rowley was married on July 5, 1885, to Adeline Wyrick, of Barry County, by whom he is the father of two children, Josie J. and Sally May. His health failing him, he left California in 1858 and located in Hays County, Tex., where he dealt in real estate and livestock. When the Civil War broke out he owned a wagon train, and was freighting cotton from Texas to Mexico, and desiring to follow a quiet life, he took no part in the troubles of those exciting times, but he was compelled to abandon his home and go to Mexico. He, however, soon returned to Texas to see his wife, who was sick, and, while on his way to California in company with Joseph Carbaugh, he was surrounded by Confederate soldiers and captured after making a running fight for several hours, in which he was wounded through the thigh. He was held prisoner while his wound was healing, being subjected to very rough treatment. When he could use his limb, he was put in the artillery corps at Galveston, and soon after sent with the command to the camp near Hempstead to guard Federal prisoners. In a short time he succeeded in making his escape into Mexico by swimming the Rio Grande River, when it was at high water mark. He soon after purchased a horse, and started for the northeastern part of Mexico as leader of a party of travelers. After traveling together some three miles the party separated, after which the others were all killed by Mexican soldiers. Mr. Rowley was surrounded by a band of bandits, and was robbed, barely escaping with his life. He soon after received news that hostilities had ceased in the United States, and returned to his home in Texas. He found his affairs in a very bad condition, but he set to work and was soon on the road to prosperity. He purchased a large tract of cotton land in Southern Texas, which he managed very successfully, but in 1872 he located in Barry County, Mo., on a farm near Cassville, and later removed to his farm near O'Day (now Washburn). Since coming to Missouri he has given his attention to raising grain. He owns 700 acres of land on Washburn Prairie and a farm on White River. He also owns a tract of land in Lawrence County, Mo., and 300 acres in Texas. Besides rearing his own he has reared two adopted children. During the winter of 1887-88 Mr. Rowley received an injury from a runaway horse, from which he has never recovered, and is compelled to remain a prisoner at home much against his will. He is a member of Lodge No. 367, A. F. and A. M., at Washburn. J. F. Rowley Diary, Repository, Cushing Memorial Library College Station, TX - J. F. Rowley was probably a farmer, and possibly a teamster, since a list in the diary seems to refer to hauling loads of cotton, living in Texas during the 1860's. While obviously not well schooled, he could both write and draw reasonably well, and had a flair for framing vivid, if not tall, tales. He seems to have understood and spoken the Spanish language, since he reports conversing with the natives in their language in Mexico. Whatever his profession, he was in any case an admitted and dedicated draft-dodger, later deserter, from the Confederate Army, and appears to have had strong Northern sympathies. Col. John Salmon Ford of the 2nd Texas Cavalry first attempted to draft Rowley into the Confederate Army. When finally impressed into service with the Confederates, Rowley served very briefly with Cook's Regiment, or the 1st Texas Heavy Artillery Regiment, before promptly deserting after being granted a leave to visit his home. Rowley performed a personal raid on Duff's Partisan Rangers to recover stolen property, and at one time records being afraid of being hung by the commander of Sibley's Brigade. Rowley appears to have had a stepson named Fred, who drifts in and out of the diary's narrative. Another son remaining back home is also mentioned. The J. F. Rowley Diary (1863-1865) is handwritten in ink on both sides of the pages of an imitation leather-bound, machine-ruled blank book with an insertion flap on the outside. The diary, measuring 14 cm. x 9 cm., is now housed in a clamshell box measuring 16 cm. x 11 cm. The clamshell box, received by the repository with the diary, has a leather spine, marble paper boards, and is stamped in gold on the spine: "Journal of J. F. Rowley, 1863-1865: original manuscript." Seventeen drawings that illustrate Rowley's adventures are included, drawn on some of the diary pages. They are all done in ink, pencil, and color; the color appears to be have been rendered with some type of colored pencils and possibly watercolors. The diary itself is undated, but states that the narrative with which it is concerned began on 27 August 1863. Rowley's account was most likely, therefore, written down at a later date, serving more as a memorandum of events rather than an actual day-to-day diary. The language and spelling used throughout are rough. While Rowley obviously knew how to write, he lacked much knowledge of accepted American English spelling or punctuation; in fact, no punctuation is used throughout the whole work. The diary also has a short list of numbers and names written in pencil on the end papers, with mentions of cotton loads or consignments. Rowley possibly used the end papers as a ledger to total the amount of cotton he produced or took on for hauling. In a pouch of the diary is a note, written in ink, stating: "[indistinguishable] was folded July 1st, 1904." The text of the diary recounts Rowley's attempt to escape being conscripted into the army of the Confederacy. From August 1863 until the war ends in 1865, he is constantly on the run throughout Texas and Mexico, trying to escape from Confederate troops and guards and Mexican troops. Although he is captured many times, he always manages to escape, and eventually makes his way back home by the end of the war. Rowley dates the beginning of the narrative in his diary as 27 August 1863, when he was already in flight from Colonel Ford, who was in charge of the conscripts in the Texas home guard. Rowley heads for Mexico, and arrives in Matamoros on 1 October 1863. When the Federal troops take Brownsville, Tex., Rowley returns to Texas and, in company with his stepson, Fred, tries to get to New Orleans. Completing the trip turns out to be too expensive, so Rowley and Fred go to Port Lavaca, Texas, instead, where they arrive on 18 January 1864. Along the way, they have several close calls with Rebel troops. Rowley is eventually shot in the thigh, and is captured by Confederates. Rowley and Fred are taken to a camp, where they are chained to a tree and starved for two days. They are kept at this camp for ten days, and then moved to the Lavaca River, where Rowley (Fred has apparently escaped somehow, or at least he is not mentioned further) is chained to another tree for eight days. He is next sent to Houston with a guard of fifty men. An amusing anecdote occurs when Green's Brigade (actually Sibley's Brigade, which at this time was commanded by Col. Thomas Green) marches through the camp one night—Rowley is afraid he is about to be hung, but it ensues that Green is "just drunk." Once Rowley reaches Houston, Tex., he is deposited in the courthouse for two nights, and then forwarded to Galveston, Tex., to be stationed at the South Battery with Cook's Regiment of heavy artillery. After twelve days of service, Rowley is furloughed home. On 28 April 1864 he heads for South Bernard, Tex., where he has heard that Duff's Regiment has a camp. Apparently Duff had taken some of Rowley's property, which he wants returned. After accosting the troops, he steals a bugle and absconds. Rowley records that Duff's troops then follow him all over southeast Texas, even setting up an ambush on a stagecoach. According to Rowley, however, he is too smart for his followers, outfoxing them several times, so that he eventually returns to his home on 7 May 1864, where he remains for eighteen days. Rowley then goes to Hempstead, Tex., where his "old regiment" (Cook's?) and 3,000 cavalry are stationed. He stays for a month and a half. Nevertheless, Rowley deserts again on 18 September 1864, with three others. They live rough in the woods for eight months, again doggedly chased by the Rebel troops. Rowley and his two companions finally reach the Rio Grande, and cross over to Piedras Negras, Mexico. After several days of wandering in Mexico, having met up with a troop of hostile Mexican soldiers, who have taken the three men to their commander, Rowley reports pleading with the commander to spare their lives and only take their possessions, which the commander promptly does. After a few days, news of the Confederacy's surrender reaches Mexico, so Rowley heads home. Unfortunately, when Rowley arrives home, neighbors apparently try to kill him by poisoning his cistern and bribing a black tenant farmer to shoot him. The farmer is killed by Rowley's son, and both Rowley and his son, claiming self-defense, are found innocent by a jury. Rowley closes his diary by railing against the rebellious and dishonest Southerners. The seventeen drawings that accompany the text show scenes of Rowley's adventures. They are simple line drawings, mostly in ink, but are quite poignant. Among the most notable is one showing the picket camp where Rowley was chained to a tree, and another of a road in Mexico lined with crosses showing where men had been murdered. Two transcriptions of the diary are included. Both are undated. One is handwritten in ink on yellow legal paper, in two columns. The other is computer generated, printed on white stock paper, measuring 8 1/2 inches x 11 inches. ANTIOCH COLONY, TEXAS. Antioch Colony, a rural African-American community originally settled by former slaves following the Civil War. The Antioch Colony, a mile northwest of Buda in eastern Hays County located off Farm roads 967 and 1626, was recently awarded a Texas Historic Marker to document its storied yet under told history. On February 1, 1859, Anglo businessman Joseph F. Rowley, who had emigrated with his family from California to Texas, purchased 490 acres near Onion Creek. He began selling parcels of his 490 acres for the relatively low price of $5 per acre to formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War for the purpose of establishing a farming settlement. Many of the freedmen came from Missouri. They founded Antioch Colony, named for the Turkish city, in 1870 and 1871. Ten to fifteen families lived in the community, also known as Black Colony, in the early 1870s. Settlers included the Bunton, Champ, Harper, Beard, Taylor, and Kavanaugh families. Farmers raised corn and other grains, cotton, and sugar cane, and mule-powered mills processed corn, bran, and produced sorghum molasses. On July 15, 1874, Elias and Clarisa Bunton donated land for a school. Residents constructed a two-story building that soon served fifty-seven students as part of their own district—Antioch School District 5. The structure also hosted meetings of a Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star. Citizens established the African Methodist Church and the Antioch Cemetery. - Antioch Colony Plaque, Glenn Erwin on the far left - Cassville Democrat Obit: Joseph F. Rowley Died: Monday morning, May 29, 1905 after an illness of some duration. Joseph F. Rowley at his home in Washburn and would have been 78 years old next October. He was born in Jackson county, Virginia and was reared by his grandfather, Joseph Buffington as he father died before he was born. At 12 years of age he left home in Iowa, and when 17 years of age he entered some land and sold it for a profit. In 1859 he started to California, but stopped over winter in Salt Lake City trading. In the spring he resumed his journey to San Bernardino, Cal. He remained seven years in California during which time he engaged in trading stock and lands, Prior to going to California, he married Susan Carbaugh, who died April 24, 1884, leaving three children: Napoleon B., Mrs. Eden Ledenham and Mrs. H. F. Ledenham. In 1858 he went to Hays county Texas. When the war came up he was running a wagon train from Texas to Mexico and desired to pursue his avocation quietly, but he had to go to Mexico where he remained till the war ceased and returned to Texas. In 1872 he purchased a farm just west of Cassville and after he moved to Washburn Prairie, where he has since resided. July 5, 1885 he married Miss Adeline Wyrick, who with several children survives him. In the winter of 1887-8, he received an injury from a runaway team form which be never recovered. He was a member of the Washburn Masonic Lodge and was buried Tuesday with the honor of that order, at the family graveyard. During his life time, he provided good farms for each of his children. |
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| ROWLEY, Susan (CARBAUGH) | Dec. 14, 1819 NY |
Apr. 29, 1884 Rural Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Wife of J. F. - Aged 65 Years" - Research Note: Although her Carbaugh marriage record names her as Susan Rowley, her maiden name is elsewhere reported as Vinvelle. She is also reported to have been originally Susan Orilia Rowley, daughter of William Henry Rowley and Elizabeth Van Ziles. She married Jacob Ankeny Carbaugh on March 17, 1845, Adams Co., IL under the name Susan Rowley. She then married 2nd to Joseph Freeborn Rowley. They are listed in the 1860 and 1870 censuses of Hays County, Texas. Susan had 2 Carbaugh children and at least 7 more children by Joseph. - MO Death Records say she had been a resident of Barry Co. for 9 years and cause of death was pneumonia. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman MO Death Records Phyllis Long |
| RUMBAUGH, Soloman | Aug. 18, 1821 Armstrong Co., PA |
Aug. 15, 1850 | Research Note: Not known where he was buried but a stone was placed in Rowley Cemetery for him. His wife was Susan Moyer. Susan is buried at New Site Cemetery and in her notes it says Solomon was born Aug. 18, 1821, Sugar Creek Twp, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, and died Aug. 13, 1850 and is said to be buried at sea. - Photo of Susan - Solomon and Susan's children | Findagrave Note Phyllis Long Photo Glenn Erwin |
| SELLERS, Flora Louise (MOODY) (HOSSLER) (SNOW) | Oct. 23, 1931 Sebastian Co., AR |
Aug. 22, 1999 Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Mother of Barbara Ann Snow-Erwin" - Research Note: Louise Sellers, 67, of Cassville, died August 22 at Red Rose Inn in Cassville. Mrs. Sellers was born October 23, 1931, in Mazard, Arkansas, the daughter of Oran and Pearl (Waters) Moody. She graduated from high school in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and attended the University of Arkansas. She moved to Cassville in 1965 where she managed the Cassville City Pool for several years. She operated the Red House Cactus Company for over 20 years. She married James Sellers on June 13, 1964, in Stillwell, Oklahoma, and he preceded her in death January 9, 1995. Survivors include one daughter, of Washburn; one step-daughter, of Jefferson City; two step-sons, of Webb City and of the state of Texas; two brothers, Oran Moody Jr. and Raymond Moody, both of Fort Smith, Arkansas; two grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was preceded in death by one brother, Bobby Moody. Services will be 10 a.m. tomorrow, August 25, at Fohn Chapel in Cassville with Rev. Glenn Erwin and Rev. James Erwin officiating. Burial will be in Rowley Family Cemetery in Washburn under the direction of Fohn Funeral Home of Cassville. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. today, August 24, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Quality Home/Health Hospice. - Flora Louise Moody, age 18, first married Thomas Conway Hossler, age 22, on Dec. 28, 1949 in Crawford Co., AR. She then married Kenneth William Snow in March 1958 in Fort Smith, AR. She married James Glenn Sellers on June 13, 1964 in Adair Co., OK. | Headstone Obit Marriage Records Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman |
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| WALDEN, David B. | Mar. 10, 1866 Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Dec. 2, 1925 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: His death certificate reads that his wife was Lucy Walden. His name is spelled Waldon on the certificate but reads Walden on the stone. It was listed as David B. Waldon on the certificate and reads that he was born in Washburn, MO. Alva Walden of Washburn, MO was the informant. - Husband of Lucille "Lucy" Jane Shira. She is buried at Washburn Prairie Cemetery - Son of James Carr Walden, born Hawkins Co., TN. and Manerva "Nerva" (Smalley) Walden. David was a farmer. He died at 12 a.m. from Effects from Surgery at Springfield Hospital for Bladder Obstruction. | Headstone Linda Garrett Death Certificate Donna Cooper Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman |
| WALDEN, "Joe" Joseph F. | Apr. 15, 1859 Rural Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Dec. 9, 1937 Rural Washburn, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: There is a death certificate for Joseph S. Walden, died Dec. 9, 1936, Barry Co., MO, not 1937 as the stone reads. It reads that his father was born in Hawkins Co., TN, and that his mother was Nerva Smalley. Adeline Walden was given as his wife's name. William Walden, Bush, AR, gave the information. - Husband of Adeline (Wyrick) (Rowley) Waldon. Son of James Carr Walden, born Hawkins Co., TN. and Manerva "Nerva" (Smalley) Walden. He was a farmer. He died at his home at 12:15 p.m. from Chronic Interstitial Nephritis and Hypertensive Heart Disease. | Headstone Linda Garrett Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| WALDEN, Manerva A. (SMALLEY) (ROWLEY) | Sept. 30, 1834 KY |
Mar. 18, 1917 Stotts City, Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: Minerva Smalley married James Carr Wallen on Sept. 15, 1857 in Barry Co., MO. Also reported to have married Joseph F. Rowley, but, again he is living with his first wife Susan Carbaugh in the 1880 census. - 1880 Census, MT Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri - Minerva Walden, age 46, born KY, divorced; David Walden, age 16; Lillie Walden, age 9; Amazon Walden/Rowley, age 4, Humboldt Walden/Rowley, age 2. - 1910 Census, Washburn, Barry, Missouri, - Minerva A. Walden, age 75, born KY, widowed, living with son Humboldt Joseph Rowley, age 31, born MO. - March 24, 1917, Cassville Democrat - Mrs. Minerva Walden died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Lillie Clay at Stotts City, Sunday, in her 84th year. She was the mother of Joe, Dave and Bill Walden and Amazon and Humboldt Rowley. The body was brought here and interred in the family cemetery Tuesday. The children were present except Mrs. Clay who was kept at home on account of sickness in her family. Funeral service at the grave by Rev. P. H. Hodge. - Another Photo | Headstone Photo Linda Garrett Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Census Obit Phyllis Long |
| WALDON, Joseph T. | Dec. 13, 1900 | Nov. 6, 1922 | Inscription: "God Bless Our Boy" - Research Note: Reported to be the son of Joseph F. Rowley and Manerva Smalley. | Headstone Daphne Humphrey Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Note Phyllis Long |
| WYRICK, Elizabeth Mary (MARTIN) | Oct. 29, 1829 TN |
Nov. 20, 1908 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Stone is unreadable from the photo we have on hands. Elizabeth M. Martin married Soloman Wyrick on May 25, 1851, in Rhea County, Tennessee. | Headstone Glenn Erwin Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman TN Marriage Records Phyllis Long |
| WYRICK, Soloman C. | Jan. 7, 1832 Wythe Co., VA |
Apr. 4, 1918 Miami, Ottawa Co., OK |
Inscription: "Soloman C. Wyrick - Pvt CO E I- Tenn Cav - Confederate States Army" - Research Note: NOTE FROM FINDAGRAVE.COM - The military marker for Soloman Wyrick in Rowley Cemetery contains incorrect birth and death dates as well as a middle initial that does not belong to THIS Soloman Wyrick, born May 1827 and died July 1914. When the application was filed in the 1960's for the military headstone, dates were taken and recorded from a death certificate that belonged to another Soloman Wyrick who lived and died in Cedar County, Missouri. Family members are looking into possibly replacing the marker with a new one showing the correct name and dates. - Soloman Wyrick died at the home of his son, George Wyrick, (Miami, Oklahoma) in July 1914. He was laid to rest in Barry County, Missouri, at the Rowley Cemetery. He is buried next to his wife, Elizabeth Wyrick who preceded him in death in the year 1908. He married Mary Elizabeth Martin on May 25, 1851, in Rhea County, Tennessee. To this union, nine children were born. Researchers say he was the son of Andrew (born in Virginia) and Catherine (born in Pennsylvania) Wyrick. His mother's maiden name is unknown. - Another Photo | Photo Linda Garrett Headstone Photo Fred and Neoma Sherman Findagrave TN Marriage Records Phyllis Long |
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