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William Washington “Bill” Rowan

Birth	:	1825 Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	1900 Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Burial	:	Stockholm Jewish Memorial of the Holocaust, Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Sweden
Description	:	Bill Rowan was the son of George Washington and Sarah "Sallie" Davis Rowan. He married Catherine Deck Brown of Macon County on Sept 15, 1845. According to land records Of Macon, they lived on the Tuckaseegee River(Forney's Creek) in 1854. By 1860 they had moved to Hazel Creek, a short distance up the creek from Proctor.The area became known as Rowan's Creek. In 1875, Bill bought property on Beech Creech in Graham County, but may not have lived there, though a stream there is named Rowan Branch. He held several mortages in the county. In 1880 Bill and Catherine... Read More	Bill Rowan was the son of George Washington and Sarah "Sallie" Davis Rowan. He married Catherine Deck Brown of Macon County on Sept 15, 1845. According to land records Of Macon, they lived on the Tuckaseegee River(Forney's Creek) in 1854. By 1860 they had moved to Hazel Creek, a short distance up the creek from Proctor.The area became known as Rowan's Creek. In 1875, Bill bought property on Beech Creech in Graham County, but may not have lived there, though a stream there is named Rowan Branch. He held several mortages in the county. In 1880 Bill and Catherine were living two houses away from the widow of his brother Isaac on Tallulah in Graham County, NC, and beside the brother of his brother-in-law John Russell Cooper. Evidently, Bill and Catherine had no children. They spent the last few years of their lives in the home of his great niece and husband, Ezekiel and Amanda Powell Burchfield in Cades Cove. They were listed there on the 1900 census.

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Where is William Washington “Bill” Rowan's memorial?
William Washington “Bill” Rowan's memorial is located at: Stockholm Jewish Memorial of the Holocaust, Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Sweden.
When did William Washington “Bill” Rowan death?
William Washington “Bill” Rowan death on 1900 in Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee, USA

Family Members:

Parent

George Washington Rowan

(1790 - 1880)

Sarah “Sally” Davis Rowan

(1792 - 1851)

Spouse

Catherine Brown Rowan

(1823 - unknow)

Siblings

Rebecca Rowan Rose

(1811 - 1860)

Harriett Rowan Powell

(1815 - 1870)

Charles “Charlie” Rowan

(1817 - 1882)

Mary Rowan Cuthbertson

(1821 - 1898)

Margaret Rowan Cooper

(1822 - 1866)

Flowers:

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