| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Third Generation4. William James ROWAN was born on 2 October 1855 in New York.2,3 He appeared in the census in 1860 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.4 He appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.5 William appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.12 He was living with his mother and his occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1900 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.8 His surname was spelled "Rowen" and his occupation was "Farming." (He and his family could not be found in the 1910 Census.) He died after 1930 at the age of 75 in Coin, Page County, IA.3 William James ROWAN and Esther J. "Etta" HANCOCK were married on 20 November 1884 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.3,8,14,15,16,17 (According to the 1900 Census, they had 6 children, of whom 5 were living at the time.) Esther J. "Etta" HANCOCK, daughter of Thomas H. HANCOCK and Anna MEE, was born about 1864 in Wisconsin.18 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.18 She appeared in the census in 1900 in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.8 Etta died after 1930 at the age of 66 in Iowa.3 William James ROWAN and Esther J. "Etta" HANCOCK had the following children:
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