Samuel Smith Rowser

1826 - 1911  (84 years)

• Name	Samuel Smith Rowser
  Birth	24 Aug 1826	Bedford County, PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jun 1911	Red Oak Twp, Cedar County, IA
  	Red Oak Cemetery Death certificate for Samuel S. Rowser Author: Iowa Dept. of Vital Statistics Cert. no. 16-00078 Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 Name: Samuel S Rowser Birth Date: 1826 Death Date: 1911 Age: 85 Burial Location: Red Oak, Cedar Cemetery: Red Oak Source: Cedar County Cemetery Records Page Number: 291
  Burial	Tipton, Cedar, IA
  	Burial: Red Oak Cemetery Plot: N129 - 2 Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, USA Inscription: Samuel S. Rowser 1826-1911 Frances His Wife 1833-1902 George D. Inf. Son 1862 Nancy J. Rowser 1857-1946
  Person ID	I16690	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2020

  
  

  Family	Frances Matilda "Fanny" Drollinger,   b. 14 Feb 1833, Martinsburg, Blair, PA d. 21 Sep 1902, Red Oak Twp, Cedar County, IA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1852	Martinsburg, Blair, PA
  	according to obit and census records
  Children	1. Anne Elizabeth "Annie" Rowser,   b. 5 Oct 1852, Martinsburg, Blair, PA d. 3 Feb 1942, Saxton, Bedford, PA (Age 89 years)   2. John Milton Rowser,   b. 29 Nov 1853, Martinsburg, Blair, PA d. 23 Oct 1944, Stanwood, Cedar, IA (Age 90 years)   3. Anthony Wayne Rowser,   b. 29 Sep 1855, Davenport, Scott, IA d. 2 May 1943, Red Oak Twp, Cedar County, IA (Age 87 years)   4. Nancy Jane Rowser,   b. 22 Oct 1857, Red Oak Twp, Cedar County, IA d. 26 Apr 1946, Red Oak Twp, Cedar County, IA (Age 88 years)   5. Sarah Ella Rowser,   b. 3 Aug 1859, Shiloh, Cedar, IA d. 25 Apr 1943, Saxton, Bedford, PA (Age 83 years)   6. Washington Irving Rowser,   b. 22 Feb 1862, Red Oak Twp, Cedar County, IA d. 11 Apr 1942, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT (Age 80 years)   7. George Dee Rowser,   b. 22 Feb 1862, Red Oak Twp, Cedar County, IA d. 13 Mar 1862, Red Oak Twp, Cedar County, IA (Age 0 years)   8. Charles Henry Rowser,   b. 22 Feb 1866, Red Oak Twp, Cedar County, IA d. 4 Apr 1956, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT (Age 90 years)   9. Edward Enos Rowser,   b. 28 Feb 1868, Red Oak Twp, Cedar County, IA d. 29 Nov 1950, Clarence, Cedar, IA (Age 82 years)   10. Florence Mabel Rowser,   b. 8 Oct 1873, Red Oak Twp, Cedar County, IA d. 9 Sep 1957, Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F5633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 May 2017

  
  

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  Birth - 24 Aug 1826 - Bedford County, PA Marriage - 4 Jan 1852 - Martinsburg, Blair, PA Death - 6 Jun 1911 - Red Oak Twp, Cedar County, IA Burial - - Tipton, Cedar, IA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Frances & Samuel Rowser

  
  

  Headstones

  Red Oak Cemetery Tipton, Cedar, IA

  
  

• Notes

  Title: Rowser family hand written records Author: Samuel Smith Rowser and Ruth Jones A Topical History of Cedar Co., IA, Vol. II 1910 Author: Ray C. Aurner Page: pg. 190 Text: biography of Samuel Smith Rowser. Rowser, Samuel S., blacksmith, Red Oak Grove; Section 11; Post Office Shiloh; born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, August 24, 1826; lived in Pennsylvania seventeen years; came to Davenport, Iowa, in 1844, and learned his trade there; then returned East and lived there until 1856; when he came to Cedar County and engaged in his business here at the Grove, and is the only blacksmith in this town; owns house and lot and small farm; has held office of Justice of the Peace, Town Clerk, Town Trustee and Secretary School Board. Married Fanny Drollinger, from Pennsylvania; they have nine children--John M., Ann E., Anthony W., Nancy, Ella, Irving, Charles, Eddie and Mable; lost one son--George. Samuel Smith Rowser Native of Martinsburg, Died at his home in Iowa. Lived in west over half a century. Was pioneer of Cedar County. Samuel Smith Rowser was born in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, 21 August 1826. He went to Iowa in 1844, first settling in Scott County, at Davenport. In 1848 he returned to Pennsylvania remaining for about four years. In 1855, returned to Davenport, Iowa and in 1856 he moved to Red Oak Grove, Iowa, where he continued to reside until his death, which occurred 6 June 1911. His wife died 21 September 1902. Ten children were born in this home. Six sons and four daughters, one son having died in infancy. There remain five sons and four daughters to cherish the memory of a beloved father. There remains also two sisters and one brother, fifteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was the oldest of a family of four children and the first of four to die. This aged father was a life long member of the church, having jointed the United Brethren Church in 1852 and remain with that church as long as it continued in Red Oak Grove; then he united with the Presbyterian Church. His children believed in him. One of his sons said, "My father was a man who lived his religion seven days in the week." He was devoted to the church and the interests of God's Kingdom. He was honored and loved, not only in his home but also by his friends and all those whose good fortune it was to know him. For several years he has been a helpless paralytic. He was tenderly cared for by a daughter, Nancy Rowser, who ministered to his every need. He was ready to go and the gates of the Eternal City opened wide to receive his spirit. Fortunate indeed, are the sons and daughters to have had a father whose memory is so precious to them. Several years ago Mr. Rowser visited Martinsburg when we learned to know him. He possessed a retentive memory and told the editor of the Herald more of the early doings and history of Martinsburg than any other person. The town had then undergone a complete change as to people living here, there being very few here who lived here when Mr.Rowser was a resident, one of whom was Mayor Alex Bobb. Mr. Rowser was one of the pioneers of Cedar County, Iowa and the present generation now enjoying the fruits of the labors of the early settlers. The funeral of Mr. Rowser was held Thursday, 8 June, the services being held at the Red Oak Church by Rev. W. B. Davis of Stanwood. Source: Clipping of obituary from Stanwood Herald. Sent to us by Alta Schlenter Saxton, Pennsylvania 1870 United States Federal Census Name: S S Rowser Age in 1870: 43 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Red Oak, Cedar, Iowa Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Red Oak Household Members: Name Age S S Rowser 43 Frances Rowser 36 Anna E Rowser 17 John M Rowser 16 Anthony W Rowser 14 Nancy J Rowser 12 Sarah E Rowser 10 Washington E Rowser 8 Charles H Rowser 4 Edward Rowser 2 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Samuel Rowser Age: 53 Birth Date: Abt 1827 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1880: Red Oak, Cedar, Iowa, USA Dwelling Number: 174 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Fannie Rowser Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Occupation: Blacksmith Household Members: Name Age Samuel Rowser 53 Fannie Rowser 47 Nannie Rowser 22 Etta Rowser 20 Charles Rowser 14 Eddie Rowser 12 Mabel Rowser 6 1900 United States Federal Census Name: S S Rouser Age: 73 Birth Date: Aug 1826 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1900: Red Oak, Cedar, Iowa Sheet Number: 2B Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 38 Family Number: 39 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Fanny Rouser Marriage Year: 1852 Years Married: 48 Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Occupation: Blacksmith Months not employed: 0 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: O Home Free or Mortgaged: F Farm or House: F Household Members: Name Age S S Rouser 73 Fanny Rouser 67 Nany Rouser 42 Mable F Rouser 26 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Samuel S Rowser Age in 1910: 83 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1910: Red Oak, Cedar, Iowa Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Native Tongue: English Home Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Free Farm or House: Farm Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age Samuel S Rowser 83 Nancy J Rowser 52