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Facts and Events
Name |
Thomas Rowles, Jr. |
Gender |
Male |
Birth[1] |
8 Apr 1790 |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Marriage |
Est 1817 |
Steuben County, New Yorkto Sally Unknown |
Marriage |
Est 1835 |
Steuben County, New Yorkto Jemima Unknown |
Death[1] |
4 Feb 1852 |
Bradford, Steuben County, New York |
Burial[1] |
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Bradford Cemetery, Bradford, Steuben, New York, United States |
Steuben County, New York, 1810 census:S2
- Rowles, Thomas
- Males:
- 10-16 - 1
- 16-26 - 1
- over 45 - 1
- Females: [none]
- [Thomas was only 20 years old and unmarried, but he apparently had his own residence in 1810.]
Thomas served in the New York State Militia in the War of 1812. [Details not yet found.]
On his father's death in 1813, Thomas Jr. inherited and continued to operate the Rowles Hotel.
Steuben County, New York, 1820 census:S3
- Rowles, Thomas (agriculture = 1)
- Males:
- under 10 - 2
- 26-44 - 1
- Females:
- 10-15 - 1
- 26-44 - 1
Steuben County, New York, 1830 census:S4
- Rolls, Thomas
- Males:
- 5-10 = 1
- 30-40 = 1
- Females:
- under 5 = 1
- 10-15 = 1
- 20-30 = 1
"The first town-meeting for Bradford was held . . . on the fourth Tuesday in May 1836. Thomas Rowles . . . was elected Collector [of Taxes]."S5 He actually served 1833-37 and 1839-40.
Steuben County, New York, 1840 U.census:S6
- Rolls, Thomas
- Males:
- 5-10 = 1
- 15-20 = 1
- 20-30 = 1
- 40-50 = 1
- Females:
- under 5 = 1
- 5-10 = 1
- 10-15 = 1
- 20-30 = 1
- 30-40 = 1
Steuben County, New York, 1850 census:S7
- Rowles, Thomas 59 yrs Inn Keeper (value of real estate = $4,000) b. Maryland
- Jemima 40 yrs b. New York
- David H. 24 yrs b. New York Bar Keeper
- Eelsy 19 yrs b. New York Farmer
- Sally 15 yrs b. New York
- Mercy 11 yrs b. New York
- + 8 boarders at the inn -- including a merchant, Richard Switzer, & his wife, Elizabeth.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grave marker, Bradford Cemetery, Bradford, Steuben, New York, United States.
- Steuben, New York, United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 49.
- Steuben, New York, United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 208.
- Steuben, New York, United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 290.
- Clayton, W. Woodford. History of Steuben County, New York: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. (Philadelphia: Lewis, Peck & Co., 1879)
pp. 191-94.
- Steuben, New York, United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 155.
- Steuben, New York, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 255.
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