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Born 1849
From History of Madison County, Iowa, and its people (1915)
HENRY ROWE.
Henry Rowe was for many years a successful farmer but is now living in Macksburg and dealing in horses. Born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, on the 25th of April, 1849, he is a son of Andrew Rowe, who was born in Stuttgart, Wurtemberg, Germany, on the 27th of January, 1809. In 1822 the father came to the United States and eleven years later was united in marriage to Elizabeth Glassburner and they settled in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. They also lived in Westmoreland, Greene and Washington counties, that state, but in 1855 removed to Davis county. Iowa, where both spent the remainder of their lives. He was a farmer by occupation. In their family were eight children, as follows: Jacob, who is living at Bloomfield, Iowa; Martin, who resides in Macksburg;
As printed in History of Madison County, Iowa, and its people (1915). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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