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Absalom Peyton “Marse Ab” Rowe

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Absalom Peyton “Marse Ab” Rowe

Birth
White Oak, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Death
1 Jun 1900 (aged 82)
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Section 4, Lot 41, Stone 65
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The first child and son of Reverend George and Lucy Leitch Rowe.
Married Almedia Frances Gayle (1828 - 1913) of Bowling Green, Caroline County, on June 2, 1845, in Spotsylvania County; member of the Baptist church of which his father was pastor; was in QuarterMaster Department of Confederate States Army, Richmond; served 10 years (1888-1900)as Mayor of Fredericksburg, Va.; also served 2 years (1879, 1880) in the Virginia House of Delegates; butcher and cattle dealer.
Father of: Elwood Rowe; Robert Lee Rowe; George Thompson Rowe; Maurice Broaddus Rowe; Ida Gayle Rowe; Josiah Porter Rowe; Absalom Prescott Rowe; Alvin Tabb Rowe.
The first child and son of Reverend George and Lucy Leitch Rowe.
Married Almedia Frances Gayle (1828 - 1913) of Bowling Green, Caroline County, on June 2, 1845, in Spotsylvania County; member of the Baptist church of which his father was pastor; was in QuarterMaster Department of Confederate States Army, Richmond; served 10 years (1888-1900)as Mayor of Fredericksburg, Va.; also served 2 years (1879, 1880) in the Virginia House of Delegates; butcher and cattle dealer.
Father of: Elwood Rowe; Robert Lee Rowe; George Thompson Rowe; Maurice Broaddus Rowe; Ida Gayle Rowe; Josiah Porter Rowe; Absalom Prescott Rowe; Alvin Tabb Rowe.

Bio by: BigFrench

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