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| Birth: | 27 Mar 1805 in Smith Co., Tn. 2 3 |
| Death: | 14 Feb 1869 in Dekalb Co., Tn. 2 3 |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | David Rowland b. Bet. 1760 - 1770 in Augusta Co., VA |
| Mother: | Unknown Hallum |
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| Burial: Rowland Cemetery, Dekalb Co., TN 2 |
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Individual:
Copyright 2007, by David Johnson. All rights reserved. Don't copy my notes. Don't republish my notes.
Jefferson Rowland kept a family record book of births, marriages, and deaths. It is in my possession and is transcribed below:
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Jefferson Rowland was Born March the 27 18-5 [1805]
Mary Rowland was Born January 18 1816 and Departed this mortal Life Oct the 6 1845
Merina Rowland was Born June the 27 1836
Benjamin Rowland was Born December the 3 1837
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Merina Rowland was Born June the 27 1836
Benjamin Rowland was Born Dec the 3 1837
Robert Rowland was Born february the 18 1840
David Rowland was Born the 15 April 1842
Mary Rowland was Born the 13 April 1844
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Jefferson Rowland Departed this Life February the 14th 1869
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Jefferson Rowland is not found in the 1840 census. He is in the 1850 census. The indexes erroneously list him as "Jefferson Renland". The census actually does say "Rowland".
From the 1850 census of Smith Co., TN, North of the Cumberland, East of the C. F. (Caney Fork) River, page 236A:
338/338
Rowland, Jefferson 45 M Farmer 1800 TN
Marina 14 F TN in school
Benjamin 12 M TN in school
Robert 10 M TN in school
David 8 M TN in school
Mary 6 F TN
From the 1860 census of Dekalb Co., TN, District 16, Laurel Hill, page 190:
1561/1549
Rowland, Jefferson 55 M Farmer 6240 8200 TN
Benjamin 21 M Farmer __ 300 TN
Robert 20 M Farmer ___150 TN
David 18 M TN in school
Mary 16 F TN
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Since Jefferson Rowland's wife, Mary Perry, had died when her father's estate was settled, Jefferson Rowland became guardian of his own minor children who became heirs of Benjamin Perry. The following transcript is of a receipt from Bismark Rowland's box of Rowland family papers:
Jefferson Rowland Guard
Due the following wards to Aug 1856
Marina Rowland 140.14 paid off Oct 10 1856
Benjamin [Rowland] 140.14
David [Rowland] 140.14
Mary [Rowland] 140.14
Robt [Rowland] 140.14 $700.70
Receipt was signed by W. V. R. Hallum
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All three of Jefferson Rowland's sons fought in the Civil War. His son Robert was killed in the Civil War. See notes for each of his sons. After the war Jefferson signed the Oath of Amnesty.
During the Civil War Jefferson Rowland lost a horse to the 5th TN cavalry (Union). They took his horse with no receipt or compensation. Jefferson made a claim to the government for the loss that occurred in 1864. In 1865 Jefferson evidently found who had his horse and went and took it, because we have a
court affidavit document accusing Jefferson of possessing a horse that was taken from a man who states the horse was taken in about late 1864 or early 1865 and was found in Jefferson's possession. Since we know that Jefferson was not hung for horse theft, it must have been Jefferson's horse. Also why would we have the documents? They were all in Jefferson's possession. The claim form was never notorized or sent in. A transcript:
Claim of Jefferson Rowland
Memorandum
1 Bay Horse $130.00
taken March 1st 1864
by a detachment of the 5th
Tennessee Cavalry
No receipt was given
Witnesses
Leroy A Love and James A Hall
Transcript of second document:
State of Tennessee Dekalb County
This day Abraham Buck Personally appeared before me R. M. Tittsworth an acting justice in and for said County and made oath in due form of law that one horse was taken from him the last of 1864 or the first of 1865. Said horse is five years old and sorrel with a blaze in his forehead the blaze runing down over his left nostrell right hind foot white Said horse was taken from him without his consent and has not got value received from for him and that Said horse is his own right and property and that he finds him in the possession of Jefferson Rowland this March 23rd 1866
Abraham Buck
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and date above named
R. M. Tittsworth J.P.
for Said County
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A transcript of Jefferson Rowland's will:
"Know all men by these presents that I Jefferson Rowland of the County of Dekalb & state and State [sic] of Tennessee, Former, do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby Revoking and making void all wills at any time by me heretofore made and first I desire that my body be decently buried in my own family Grave yard in a manner suited to my condition in life and secondly I desire that my just debts and funeral Expenses be paid out of my money that I may have at my Decease or may first come to the hands of my Executors and as my worldly Estate with which it hath pleased God to intrust me I dispose of the same as follows Viz; Whereas I have Kept a Book account charging all my children with any thing that I Give to them and I desire my Executors to take said Book of accounts and make a fair settlement and if any one of them has not had its share as here after provided then in that case to make them equal according to the terms of this Will and whereas my oldest daughter Marina intermarried with one Sidney McDonald and that the said Marina has departed this life leaving one bodily heir a little Girl of some five years old now I desire and direct that if the said heir of my said Daughter Marina the above named little Girl whose Christian name is Tennessee Forest shall live to come to full age that after the settlement is made as above provided that my Executors make up to her so as to Give her one half of the distributive share that would decend to her mother the said Marina if alive but if the said heir of the said Marina McDonald die while a minor then I direct that she nor none of her heirs at law have any thing more of my Estate than what I have already given to her mother Secondly I desire that after said settlement is made and each one of my heirs made Equal as to what I have already Given them then I desire that all the rest of my Estate both real and personal be sold in such a credit as a majority of my heirs may desire and the proceeds of the sale of all my Estate Both real and personal be Equally divided between all my legal heirs Except as to the above named heir of the said Marina McDonald as above provided for and I hereby appoint my two sons Benjamin Rowland and David Rowland my lawful Executors of this my last will and Testament written uppon one sheat of paper and signed sealed and published this the third day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixty seven
Jefferson Rowland (seal)
Signed sealed and published in the presents of us who have signed the same in the presents of the Testator and in the presents of each other
T J Lee
Jas M Lee
Recorded in the Registers office in Dekalb County, Tennessee September 27, 1869.The date is estimated based on Mary Perry's young age and the age of her first child being only 6 months into 1836. The location is based on the fact that both the Rowlands and her parents were all living in Smith Co., TN at and well before 1835.
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- Title: Smith Co., TN Will Book 3 pages, 199- 202
Media: Microfilm
- Title: Grave marker in Rowland Cemetery, Dekalb Co., TN
Media: Tombstone
- Title: Jefferson Rowland's family record book
Media: Manuscript
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