Third Generation

8. James R. ROWAN was born in January 1863 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.² He appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹² James appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ His occupation was "Farmer." He appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹ His occupation was "Own Income." He appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁶ His occupation was "Manager, ... Hall." James died in 1926 at the age of 63.² He was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

James R. ROWAN and Sarah J. "Sadie" JORDAN were married on 23 December 1884 in Monroe County, WI.^2,15 Sarah J. "Sadie" JORDAN, daughter of Richard JORDAN and Harriet CAREY, was born in June 1863 in Wisconsin.^2,6 (The Oak Grove Cemetery records list her birth year as 1864.) She appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹ Sadie appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁶ She died in 1942 at the age of 79.⁶ She was buried in 1942 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.