ROWELL, DAVID	1824-1902 	WARE, PIERCE

David Rowell was born in Camden County, Nov. 3, 1824, son of James Rowell. 
He was a brother of James A. Rowell (Vol. III). He was married in 1848 to 
Jane Howard, born 1830 McIntosh County, daughter of Simon Howard of Appling 
County. They had the following children:

1. James	b. 1849,	m. Martha Hesters, Apr. 7, 1878, dau. of Geo. W.
2. Jesse	b. 1851,	m. (unknown).
3. Hester Ann	b. 1853,	m. Andrew J. Morgan of Ware Co.
4. Wealthy Ann	b. 1855,	m. M. L. Horton, May 25,1879.
5. Simon P.("Tony")	b. 1859,	m. 1st Hulda Guest, May 25,1879, dau. of John 
P.; 2nd Rachel Bagley, dau. of Benjamin Bagley, Jr.
6. Isabella	b. 1862,	m. (unknown).
7. Styles Americus	b. 1863, m. Martha Green, dau. of Jesse and Roseann.
8. David Onesimus 	b. 1867, m. (unknown).
9. Brevard 	b. 1870, m. (unknown).

David Rowell served in the Indian War as a private in Capt. James A. 
Sweat's company of Ware County militia, Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 1839; Aug. 19, 
1840 to June 1, 1841; also from Oct. 6th to Dec. 5, 1841. In 1858 he was 
living in that part of Ware made into Pierce County, and was elected the 
first Clerk of Superior Court of Pierce County, serving 18581860. The 1860 
census of Pierce County shows him living in Blackshear and a merchant, thus 
making him one of the first to make his home there. After the war he moved 
back to Ware County and bought the north half of lot of land 290, 8tth 
district, a few miles southerly from Waycross; Ware County records show he 
homesteaded this property Aug. 2, 1880.. Afterwards, he sold out and moved 
to Callahan, Florida. A few years later he moved back to Georgia and made 
his home- in the southern part of Charlton County near the St. Marys River 
and the present town of St. George.
His first wife having died in Florida, Mr. Rowell in 1890 married Mrs. 
Basheba Hodges, widow of Willis A. Hodges. She was born in Georgia Jan. 10, 
1845. They had one son, Spencer M. Rowell, born Aug. 15, 1891, died Sept. 
21, 1950; his wife was named Katie C., maiden name unknown. David Rowell 
died Nov. 27, 1902, and his widow (second wife) died Nov. 3, 1931. They 
with the son, Spencer M. and his wife, were buried in Emmeus Church 
Cemetery near St. George.
He was granted 160 acres of bounty land in Camden now Charlton Co., in 
1853. In the Civil War he enlisted Sept. 29, 1861, in Co. "N", 26th 
Regiment for six months, and was mustered out March 31, 1862. Later, on 
Sept. 9, 18.3, he enlisted as a private in " G", 4th Georgia Cavalry.
Company roll shows he deserted Feb. 14,1864. (NOTE: This service is taken 
From the published Confederate rosters, and could apply to another David 
Rowell. Since David, the subject, had five children in 1861 it would seem 
likely it was another David who enlisted, but no other David old enough has 
been found.)****hahahahahaheheheheheheheeh. I jes aknowed he dint 
desert.******

ROWELL, JAMES A. (p. 287): (2) His wife's father was Jabez L. Dowling 
instead of James Dowling, and she is so shown in the Jabez L. Dowling 
record in Vol. III as corrected in this present volume.

ROWELL, DAVID. (p.372): His widow, Flora Rowell, applied for administration 
on his estate Oct. 4, 1842, in Lowndes County, which shows he died that 
year instead of 1847.

ROWELL, JAMES A. (p. 287): (1) He died April 22, 1915 (and not Apr. 1914). 
His first wife died May 20, 1889. (2) The wife of the son David Rowell, was 
named Louisiana Grooms, daughter of Josiah Grooms of Charlton county. She 
was generally called "Lucy" and her name was given as Lucy to the Compiler 
by David's aged sister, Mrs. Fiveash of Waycross. (3) The daughter, 
Celestia Hester Ann married Ben 1. Lyons in Ware county, June 10, 1875. The 
daughter, Eliza Rebecca, married Samuel B. Morgan in Wayne (now Brantley) 
county, Oct. 26, 1875.

ROWELL, DAVID - VOL.V: His second wife, Flora Campbell, was a sister of 
John Campbell, Jr. (Vol.Vll) and Neill Campbell, Sr. (Vol.Vll).

ROWELL, DAVID - VOL.VII: The wife of the son, Spencer M., was Katie 
Crawford, daughter of Matthew and Deleigh Davis Crawford.

Contributed by: Mrs. Effie C. Patrick of Jacksonville, Florida.

ROWELL, JAMES A. - VOL. 111: The first wife of the son, Jabez James Rowell, 
was Sarah Ann Jane Anthony (not Antony). She was a daughter of Lawrence 
Anthony (Q.V.) and his wife, Sarah Ann Norman.


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