Soldier Rowley, Melville B[eers] Enlist Date: 16 Aug 1862
Wife Amanda [Maranda] Ellen Weirick    Enlist Place: Ohio
Service G121 Ohio Inf Enlist Rank: Private
PENSION File Date Appl. # Cert. # State City/Town
Soldier 1871-Oct 27 169,754 166,148    
Widow 1923-Jun 17 1207,200 940,096 OH  
Attorney  
 

ABSTRACT OF PENSION FILE

  Enlistment
Age
Date of Birth Birthplace Date of Death Place of Death
Soldier: 18 18 Jul 1844 Fredericktown, OH

13 Jun 1923

Wayne, OH

Spouse:

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10 Jun 1847      
  Date Place By Whom
Marriage: 28 Apr 1866 Amity, OH Rev. I. W. Isenbarger
 
  Name Date of Birth Birthplace Date of Death Place of Death
Child 1: Irving B 10 Jul 1868   20 Feb 1914  
Child 2: Issachar J. 04 May 1871      
Child 3: Irene A. (m. Hoeflick) 31 Jan 1873      
Child 4: Earl Melville. 11 Mar 1881      
 
Father: Issachar   NY    
Mother: Ruth Corbin   Fredericktown, OH    
He was discharged 28 Jun 1865.  The family is unconnected.

The pension file also includes two other marriage certificates:  John H. Weeks & Mary Ann Griffith, 12 Nov 1864; and John R. Rowley and Mary Ann Weeks, 8 Nov 1866.  They were marked with the file number of Amanda E. Rowley, the widow, but their significance is unknown.  The certificates were submitted 11 March 1927.  Investigation shows those marriage certificates clearly related to the pension file of John R. Rowley, widow's application 1138,524, certificate 876,004.  

Last update on March 10, 2005