ROWELL(SoundexR400)—See alsoARWILLA,CROWELL,LOWER,NOWELL,POWELL,PROWELL,RODWELL,ROELL,ROMELL,ROWE,ROWLEE,WOREL,WORRELL.
| | ROWELL:See alsoJohnQuincy Adams —CharlesTyler Bean —JamesPaul Blanton —LeRoyRowell Folsom —HenryOakes Kent —DanielRowell Neal | | Rowell, Charles(1785-1867) —of Allenstown,MerrimackCounty, N.H.Born in Salem,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,February2, 1785.Farmer;member ofNewHampshire state senate 4th District, 1856-58.Died in Suncook, Allenstown,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,January11, 1867 (age81 years, 343days).Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, Charles E. — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Mayorof Stamford, Conn., 1911.Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, Chester Abbott(1844-1912) —also known asChester A. Rowell — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.Born in Woodsville, Haverhill,GraftonCounty, N.H.,August17, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;newspaperpublisher; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1880-82, 1899-1901, 1903-05; RepublicanPresidential Elector for California,1884(voted forJamesG. Blaine andJohnA. Logan); member, University of California Board of Regents,1891-1912.;mayor ofFresno, Calif., 1909-12; died in office 1912.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 9,1912 (age67 years, 266days).Cremated;ashes interred atChapel of the Light Columbarium, Fresno, Calif.; statue atCourthouse Park, Fresno, Calif. | | Rowell, Chester Harvey(1867-1948) —also known asChester H. Rowell — of Fresno,FresnoCounty, Calif.; Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.,November1, 1867.Collegeinstructor;newspapereditor and publisher; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Committee, 1906-11; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1912,1928,1936;delegate to Progressive National Convention from California, 1912;member, University of California Board of Regents, 1914-48;CaliforniaRepublican state chair, 1916-18; member, U.S. Shipping Board,1920-21.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaTau Delta;UnionLeague.Died in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,April12, 1948 (age80 years, 163days).Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, E.W.SeeEllsworth WagnerRowell | | Rowell, Edward Morgan (b.1931) —of California. Born in1931.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toBolivia, 1985-88;Portugal, 1988-90;Luxembourg, 1990-94.Still living as of 1994. | | Rowell, Edward T. — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Republican. Postmaster atLowell,Mass., 1874-85.Burial location unknown.  | Rowell, Eliphalet(1822-1903) —of Hallowell,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Livermore,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,May 28,1822.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1858, 1861, 1880-81; served inthe Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster atHallowell,Maine, 1866-78;mayorof Hallowell, Maine, 1890.Baptist.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,October31, 1903 (age81 years, 156days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Sophia (Warren) Rowell and Abijah Rowell; married1844 to EllenFrances Smith. | | |  | Image source: Annual Report, MainePress Association (1899) |
|  | Rowell, Ellsworth Wagner(1886-1953) —also known asE. W. Rowell;"Bert" —of Casper,NatronaCounty, Wyo.;Anchorage,Alaska.Born in California,March29, 1886.Republican.Locomotiveengineer;printingbusiness;mayor ofCasper, Wyo., 1930-33; defeated, 1927, 1933, 1935, 1937;candidate forGovernor ofWyoming, 1932.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Moose;Elks;Lions.Died, following surgery for abraintumor, in theMayoClinic, Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,May 27,1953 (age67 years, 59days).Cremated.| |  Relatives:Married,November2, 1906, to Daphne Cohen; married1933 to Izettamae Daugaard. | | |  | Image source: Casper (Wyoming)Tribune-Herald, November 4, 1931 |
| | | Rowell, George B. — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1944;MassachusettsRepublican state chair, 1945.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, George P. — of Lancaster,CoosCounty, N.H.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Hampshire,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, George P. — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford; elected 1906;candidate formayorof Stamford, Conn., 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, Irving W. — of Newport,SullivanCounty, N.H.Republican. Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives from Newport; elected1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, J. F. — of Lawton,ComancheCounty, Okla.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOklahoma,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, Jesse R. — of Newport,SullivanCounty, N.H.Delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Newport,1948;delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Newport,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, John W. —Justiceof Vermont state supreme court, 1889-90.Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, Jonathan Harvey(1833-1908) —also known asJonathan H. Rowell — of Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.Born in Haverhill,GraftonCounty, N.H.,February10, 1833.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1880;U.S.Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1883-91.Died in Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.,May 15,1908 (age75 years, 95days).Interment atEvergreenMemorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. | | Rowell, Lonnie — of South Carolina. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Rowell, Lora L. — of Pearsall,FrioCounty, Tex.Postmaster atPearsall,Tex., 1901.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, Marion S. — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1948.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, Melvin W. — of Northwood,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Republican. Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives from Northwood; elected1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, Ralph C.(1900-1977) —ofGogebicCounty, Mich.Born in1900.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1937-38;defeated in primary, 1938, 1940.Died in1977(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, Ralph R. — of South Thomaston,KnoxCounty, Maine.Democrat. Member ofMainestate house of representatives from Knox County, 1919-20.Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, Ted — of Baudette,Lake ofthe Woods County, Minn.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, Thomas — of Warner, Rockingham County (nowMerrimackCounty), N.H.Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives from Warner, 1779.Burial location unknown. | | Rowell, William Bascom(1800-1880) —of Marion, Marion District (nowMarionCounty), S.C.Born in Marion District (nowMarionCounty), S.C.,March28, 1800.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1832, 1850, 1854;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Marion, 1860-62.Methodist.Died in Nichols,MarionCounty, S.C.,May 22,1880 (age80 years, 55days).Interment atJones Nichols Cemetery, Nichols, S.C.
ROWEN(SoundexR500)—See alsoARWIN,ERWIN,ERWINE,IRWIN,ORWIN,OWEN,OWNER,ROEN,ROUEN,ROWAN,ROWDEN,ROWE,ROWENA,ROWER,VANCROWENSHIELD,WONNER.
| | Rowen, A. A. — of Parker,TurnerCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1911-12.Burial location unknown. | | Rowen, James C. — of Santa Clara,SantaClara County, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Rowen, John — of New York. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Charlotte County, 1777-78.Burial location unknown. | | Rowen, Paul R. — Member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1948-55. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rowen, William — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Republican. Candidate forPennsylvaniastate senate 3rd District, 1900; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Rowen, William E. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1936(alternate),1940(alternate),1944,1948(alternate).Burial location unknown.
ROWENA(SoundexR500)—See alsoARWIN,ERWIN,ERWINE,IRWIN,ORWIN,ROWAN,ROWE,ROWEN,ROYENA,SWENARTON,VANCROWENSHIELD.
ROWER(SoundexR600)—See alsoBROWER,HARROWER,POWER,ROER,ROEWER,ROMER,ROWE,ROWEN,ROYER,THROWER,TROWER.
ROWETT(SoundexR300)—See alsoBANOWETZ,CHENOWETH,CHYNOWETH,GOWETZ,IORWITH,JOWETT,RAWAT,ROWE,ROWLETT,TOWER,TROWE.
ROWLADER(SoundexR436)—See alsoCADWALADER,CADWALLADER,CLADER,GLADER,LADER,LADERMAN,ROWLAND,ROWLANDS,ROWLATT,SLADER,WLADIMIR,WLADKOSKI,WLADYSLAW.
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