He was the widower of Mary Ann (McMahon) Rowen and the son of Patrick Rowen of England. He worked as a sailor and laborer on the docks of Baltimore harbor.
Their daughters were Mary Ann Rowen and Delia Bridget.
Cemetery records show John purchased lots 435F on Aug. 31, 1872. The same record gives March 25, 1891 as his death date.
John Rowen was naturalized at Baltimore City Court, Oct. 1868.
The family story is that John was in a barber chair being groomed in preparation for his daughter Mary Ann's funeral when he died.
We do not have a record of his birth.
July 1870 census of Ward 17 lists:
Roan, John, 38
Roan, Mary, 31
Roan, Mary A., 1
McMahon, Mary, 64
June 1880 census taken at 97 Goodmans, Ward 17, lists:
Roan, Jno, 34
Roan, Mary, 36
Roan, Mary A., 11
Roan, Dela, 5
Their daughters were Mary Ann Rowen and Delia Bridget.
Cemetery records show John purchased lots 435F on Aug. 31, 1872. The same record gives March 25, 1891 as his death date.
John Rowen was naturalized at Baltimore City Court, Oct. 1868.
The family story is that John was in a barber chair being groomed in preparation for his daughter Mary Ann's funeral when he died.
We do not have a record of his birth.
July 1870 census of Ward 17 lists:
Roan, John, 38
Roan, Mary, 31
Roan, Mary A., 1
McMahon, Mary, 64
June 1880 census taken at 97 Goodmans, Ward 17, lists:
Roan, Jno, 34
Roan, Mary, 36
Roan, Mary A., 11
Roan, Dela, 5
He was the widower of Mary Ann (McMahon) Rowen and the son of Patrick Rowen of England. He worked as a sailor and laborer on the docks of Baltimore harbor.
Their daughters were Mary Ann Rowen and Delia Bridget.
Cemetery records show John purchased lots 435F on Aug. 31, 1872. The same record gives March 25, 1891 as his death date.
John Rowen was naturalized at Baltimore City Court, Oct. 1868.
The family story is that John was in a barber chair being groomed in preparation for his daughter Mary Ann's funeral when he died.
We do not have a record of his birth.
July 1870 census of Ward 17 lists:
Roan, John, 38
Roan, Mary, 31
Roan, Mary A., 1
McMahon, Mary, 64
June 1880 census taken at 97 Goodmans, Ward 17, lists:
Roan, Jno, 34
Roan, Mary, 36
Roan, Mary A., 11
Roan, Dela, 5
Their daughters were Mary Ann Rowen and Delia Bridget.
Cemetery records show John purchased lots 435F on Aug. 31, 1872. The same record gives March 25, 1891 as his death date.
John Rowen was naturalized at Baltimore City Court, Oct. 1868.
The family story is that John was in a barber chair being groomed in preparation for his daughter Mary Ann's funeral when he died.
We do not have a record of his birth.
July 1870 census of Ward 17 lists:
Roan, John, 38
Roan, Mary, 31
Roan, Mary A., 1
McMahon, Mary, 64
June 1880 census taken at 97 Goodmans, Ward 17, lists:
Roan, Jno, 34
Roan, Mary, 36
Roan, Mary A., 11
Roan, Dela, 5
Inscription
ROWEN
JOHN
1847 1890
MARY A
1845 1889
MARY ANN
1870 1890
Gravesite Details
Headstone may have been installed later; cemetery records say 1891 for John's death. This cemetery has been the victim of neglect and vandalism.
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