You'd think I would have the most information about my own surname. I haven't found any family histories for this line yet. This information is primarily from family recollection except where otherwise noted.
ROWE, William Walter b 22 Aug 1860 Canada d 19 Dec 1944 San Luis Obispo, California
m 2 Aug 1892 Cuyahoga County, Ohio Katherine Davis b 18 Feb 1862 Wisconsin d 1 Mar 1944 San Luis Obispo, California
William Walter's parents came from Canada. The Rowes resided for a time in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The family later moved to California. His son, William, recalled that they left as a result of the influenza epidemic. Grand daughter Roberta Rowe remembers them living in San Miguel where William ran a crop sale business that eventually failed. Katherine attended Julliard to study piano.
There is a 1880 census record for William Rowe in Huron County, Michigan. He was a boarder working as a rail road track grader. His parents birth place was Ontario, Canada. The age is one year too young, however.
The 1910 census has William Rowe (spelled Rone), his wife Catherine, and their four living children in Gardena, Los Angeles County, California. William and his parents were born in Canada, Catherine in Wisconsin, and the children in Michigan. Catherine's parents were born in Ireland. William emigrated to the United States in 1892. His occupation appears to be an Electric Car Conductor.
In the 1920 census (spelled Row) the family was living in the San Miguel Precinct of San Luis Obispo County, California. By this time, son William had left the household and married.
The birth and death dates for William and Katherine are from the California death index. The record for Catherine Elizabeth is problematic in that it mentions a birth location of Wisconsin. Family memory has her being born in Ireland as above. The maiden names correspond, however. In addition Catherine's mother's maiden name was King which was given to her son. The record for William gave his mother's maiden name as Kipp.
William and Katherine are buried in the Old Mission Catholic Church Cemetery in San Luis Obispo, California. Katherine is listed as Catherine E. Rowe.
ROWE, William James b 11 Jul 1893 Detroit, Michigan d 4 May 1982 Gaviota, California
m 7 Nov 1914 San Jose, California Eunice Evelyn Coats b 5 May 1893 Contra Costa County, California d 26 Jun 1979 Goleta, California
William registered for the draft June 1917. He said he was born in Detroit, Michigan, lived at 826 South 3rd, San Jose, California, and his birth date as above. At the time, he was working at Keystone Grocery. When his father's business failed William came north to San Jose where he first worked for the Alexander Company driving a truck between San Jose and King City. In 1920, he was a 'Coffee Manger' according to the census. At the time they lived at 826 Third Street in San Jose. The 1930 census has him in the same business, but now in San Gabriel, California. They lived as 1519 Emperor Ave. The family returned to San Jose where William (Will) was a vice president in charge of coffee procurement for S & W Fine Foods. They lived in Menlo Park and later in Atherton. When he retired, they first moved to a house at 549 Hull Street that they bought from William Patton who was a cousin of Eunice. Finally, they moved to a beach home near Gaviota, California. For enjoyment, Will played golf. He was good enough to play in the PGA Senior Tour.
Will met Eunice at the candy store her family ran.
ROWE, John Patrick b 16 Jun 1895 Detroit Michigan
m 1926 Ida Miller b 1896 Salt Lake City, Utah d 1 Mar 1988 Los Angeles County, California
John's birth date and location are from his World War I draft registration card. The 1930 census has John, Ida, and son John on 4330 Georgia Street in San Diego, California where John was a manager at a coffee company. Ida worked for the Fluor Corporation.
ROWE, Agnes C. b 14 Feb 1903 Michigan d 27 Nov 1969 San Luis Obispo County, California
m Edwin Bennett b ca. 1903 California
The 1930 census has Edwin and Agnes C., Dolores C., and Agnes F. living at 321 12th Street, Paso Robles, California
ROWE, David King b 4 Dec 1899 Michigan d 24 Feb 1958 Paso Robles, California
m Vivian Rainey b 11 Jul 1900 d 4 Mar 1989 Paso Robles, California
David registered for the draft 12 Sep 1918. He said he was farming with his father in San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, California and that his mother's name was Catherine.
The 1920 census has David and Vivian living with her parents on 12th Street in Paso Robles, San Louis Obispo County, California. The next census had the family on East Orange Grove Avenue in Pasadena Township, Los Angeles, California where David was a bond house salesman.
David and Vivian are buried in the Paso Robles District Cemetery in San Luis Obispo County, California. Vivian's middle name is given as Boyd in the cemetery index.
ROWE, Phyllis Ellen b 18 Feb 1917 d 2 Nov 2006 California
m 23 Jun 1942 Rudy Hayward Kalenborn b 5 Nov 1915 California d 7 May 1987 Los Angeles County, California
m Mar 1945 James Scott Ingram b 4 Mar 1905 Rhode Island d 22 Jul 1987 Santa Barbara County, California
ROWE, Doris Eloise b 22 Sep 1920 d Jul 2003
m Jack Culver Denhart b 28 Jun 1917 Windham, Montana d 2 Feb 1985 Auburn, California
ROWE, William Bethel b 22 Sep 1922 d 17 Jan 1986 Belmont, California
m Nancy Bartlett Dutton b 26 Mar 1922 East Lansing, Michigan d 18 Dec 2005 Bothel, Washington
m Wilma Porter Amalu
Beck, as William was known for most of his life, graduated from San Jose State University, California. During World War II he flew an SB2C dive bomber as a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy. After the war he became a broker for coffee, tea, and spices. From 1955 until his retirement shortly before his death, he worked for E. A. Johnson & Company of San Francisco and was well known throughout the industry.
m 7 Nov 1952 Gordon Ross Lopez b 7 Jun 1921 Los Angeles, California d 18 Dec 1974 Torrence, California
m Bernice
John and Bernice live in West Covina California
ROWE, Robert Thomas b 12 Apr 1933 San Diego County, California d 27 Mar 1979 Los Angeles County, California
m Zoe
ROWE, David King b private
m Betty Henry b 20 Apr 1922 d 21 Nov 2002 Paso Robles, California
David flew P38's during World War II. They live in Paso Robles, California.
The dates for Betty are from an index for the Paso Robles District Cemetery in San Luis Obispo County, California. The name in the index is Elizabeth Ann Rowe. David (died 1982) is buried in the Paso Robles District Cemetery.
ROWE, Lois E. b private
m Sam
The family lived in Los Altos, California in the 1950's
ROWE, William Curtis b Palo Alto, California
Even I spent time working in the coffee industry: as a broker in San Francisco and as a plant manager for Superior Tea & Coffee in Honolulu, Hawaii.
ROWE, Roberta Ellen b 9 Jan 1952 Menlo Park, California d 6 Oct 1999 Davis, California
m 18 Oct 1980 Belmont, California John Gamper
Robin Rowe Gamper, which became her legal name when she married, graduated from the University of California, Davis in 1975. After receiving her teaching credential she taught elementary school in Winters, California for 18 years and would have done so for many more years had she not succumbed to breast cancer at an early age. She will surely be remembered by the many children she taught and for her special extracurricular programs such as Star Party and Farm Day. She was an avid cook and had a special talent for deserts, one of which won her first place in a competition.
ROWE, Douglas Graham b San Francisco, California
m 22 Aug 1981 Stanislaus County, California Connie Roxann McClanahan b Hanford, California
ROWE, Nancy Ann b Redwood City, California
m 31 Aug 1985 Belmont, California Loren Dean Selmer
m Bothell, Washington Michael Edward Richards
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