Rowe Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Rowe Family

6,974 Rowe records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

6,974Records in our database

1829Earliest birth

1Documented families

2Biographies

See the Rowe family trees →383 Rowe families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

6,974 Rowe records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (1,377 of 6,974)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Betsey C Rowe, born 1829, Woodford County, Illinois

Most common first names

William174 John170 Robert139 James137 Mary133 Charles120 George88 Richard80 Dorothy77 Helen72 Margaret71 Donald68

Documented families

Rowe families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Rowe family of Madison CountyIowaStarts: Andrew Rowe and Elizabeth (Glassburner) Rowe (b. 1809)Most recent: Allen H. Rowe (b. 1870)

The earliest Rowes in the county histories

William RoweBorn 1808Lafayette County, Missouri Martin RoweBorn 1813, Greene TownshipChild of John Rowe and Frances (Anderson) RoweMadison County, Ohio H. W. RoweBorn 1820Bates County, Missouri John F. RoweBorn 1827Child of Martin Rowe and Mary M. (Alshouse) RoweSummit County, Ohio Henry M. RoweBorn 1828Child of Norman RoweCrawford County, Ohio Martin RoweBorn 1838, Washington countyChild of Andrew Rowe and Elizabeth (Glassburner) RoweMadison County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

383 Rowe families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

17 Rowe death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

16 Rowe people in 12 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (2)

Martin RoweBorn 1838 · Madison County, Iowa Allen H. RoweBorn 1870 · Madison County, Iowa

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Rowe genealogy: FAQ

Where were Rowe ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 6,974 Rowe records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,377), then Missouri (1,088) and Michigan (927).

How far back does the Rowe family tree go?

The earliest Rowe birth in our database is 1829: Betsey C Rowe, Woodford County, Illinois. We have pieced together 383 Rowe family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Rowe family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Rowe family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.