Austin Eli ROWAN^{[1, 2, 3]}

1886 - 1967  (80 years)

• Name	Austin Eli ROWAN
  Birth	23 Aug 1886	Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Apr 1967	Humansville, Polk Co., MO, USA
  Burial	7 Aug 1967	Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA
  Notes	As per Anna Shaw: At some time in the early years of Austin and Mamie's marriage, they lived in Kansas City for a short while. Austin drove a streetcar for a living, and Mamie worked in a dime store. Children running out in the street in front of his streetcar made him so nervous, that he quit and moved back to the farm in Polk County, MO. He was a large man with a big red nose. He liked to tease and tell big stories to kids. He chewed tobacco, so they were always watchful of his spittoon. He liked to eat hot peppers, and would often have them by his plate. It is told that a granddaughter was sitting by him one time as a toddler, and reached for one having a bite before anyone knew it. Needless to say that was a big commotion. He had 4 brothers and 1 sister living to adulthood, and when any of them had a birthday, there was a big birthday dinner for the whole family of 3 or 4 generations at their home. Those were fun times for everyone. The family became very close with cousins, uncles and aunts as there was a dinner every month or two, when you add Thanksgiving and also birthday dinners for his 3 sons. Austin's house burned to the ground due to a wood burning stove chimney fire a few years before his death, so no family pictures or heirlooms were saved. A new house was built for his home, but a very small one, where he lived until he could no longer live alone. He then lived in a nursing home in Humansville, MO until his death.
  Person ID	I30741	Ancestors
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2007

  
  

  Father	William Joseph ROWAN,   b. 5 Apr 1860, Smithville, Lawrence Co., AR, USA d. 20 Oct 1930, Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Alice Emmaline BERLIER,   b. 29 Mar 1867   d. 15 Feb 1947, Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1885	Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F21924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mamie Elizabeth NEILL,   b. 12 Jul 1885, Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA d. 2 Apr 1953, Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1905	Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA
  Children	1. Howard Clinton ROWAN,   b. 29 Jul 1906, Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA d. 15 Jan 1967, Stockton, Cedar Co., MO, USA (Age 60 years)   2. Richard William ROWAN,   b. 12 Mar 1912, Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA d. 9 Feb 1967, Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA (Age 54 years)   3. Lowell Norman ROWAN,   b. 9 Nov 1914, Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA d. 23 Jan 1985, Walnut Grove, Greene Co., MO, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F21922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Aug 1886 - Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA Marriage - 19 Oct 1905 - Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA Death - 5 Apr 1967 - Humansville, Polk Co., MO, USA Burial - 7 Aug 1967 - Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Aldrich, Polk Co., MO, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S397] Anna Shaw, Updated Rowan, Berlier, Dixon Family Tree. [S642] Family Bible of Alice Berlier in possession of Ruth Rowan Taylor, Tombstone, Polk Co, MO Census 1900, 1910, 1920. [S601] Rowan.ged.