Civil War Veteran
Private, Co. F, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Military records shows name as Jonas Rowen
Enlisted on 27 Feb 1864 in the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry, along with his brother David. On 19 Oct 1864, Jonas was captured by the enemy at Cedar Creek, VA. Recalled friend John Hann: "I saw him captured. His horse gone out. I saw him taken off his horse. He got away from the Rebels that night. they took his clothing all off him. He had no hat, coat, pants or boots. He laid out all that night. He got back to our camp the following day. He had a bad cold, had a cough. He continued to cough as long as he was in the service."
He was able to get away in the bitter cold, recalled Hann, because the enemy soldiers "lay down and went to sleep at night." Jonas "sprained his knee while running to escape from the Rebels after he had been captured and broke away from them," said family friend Hulda Skinner, who heard the story after the war. He was treated at a field hospital near Winchester VA.
Jonas eventually was sent to Fort Leavenworth, KS, where he was discharged on 24 Aug 1865. He returned to his wife and family with his health broken. His death was determined to be a result of disease contracted during his military service.
Jonas's father and three of his brothers also served in the Civil War:
James Rowan (father), died in 1880 at the age of 70.
Josiah, died in July 1865 "on his way home from the war."
Leonard, Died in Service of disease at Harrison's Landing VA, 22 Aug 1862.
David, survived the war but was killed in a train accident in 1876.
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On Dec. 9, 1858 (or 1859), at age 25, Jonas married 22-year-old Julia Ann Williams.
Jonas and Julia had five children: Austin Rowan, Rebecca Robbins, George E. Rowan, Martha C. Rowan and Amanda Rowan. Hulda Skinner served as midwife during all of the births. A handwritten record of their births was kept on a piece of paper, said a friend, because "Jonas Rowan was a poor man and had no Bible record of the Births and deaths of their children." Later, to help Jonas' widow obtain a federal pension, the paper record was shown to a notary public as official proof.
Source: http://www.minerd.com/bio-rowan,_jonas.htm
Private, Co. F, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Military records shows name as Jonas Rowen
Enlisted on 27 Feb 1864 in the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry, along with his brother David. On 19 Oct 1864, Jonas was captured by the enemy at Cedar Creek, VA. Recalled friend John Hann: "I saw him captured. His horse gone out. I saw him taken off his horse. He got away from the Rebels that night. they took his clothing all off him. He had no hat, coat, pants or boots. He laid out all that night. He got back to our camp the following day. He had a bad cold, had a cough. He continued to cough as long as he was in the service."
He was able to get away in the bitter cold, recalled Hann, because the enemy soldiers "lay down and went to sleep at night." Jonas "sprained his knee while running to escape from the Rebels after he had been captured and broke away from them," said family friend Hulda Skinner, who heard the story after the war. He was treated at a field hospital near Winchester VA.
Jonas eventually was sent to Fort Leavenworth, KS, where he was discharged on 24 Aug 1865. He returned to his wife and family with his health broken. His death was determined to be a result of disease contracted during his military service.
Jonas's father and three of his brothers also served in the Civil War:
James Rowan (father), died in 1880 at the age of 70.
Josiah, died in July 1865 "on his way home from the war."
Leonard, Died in Service of disease at Harrison's Landing VA, 22 Aug 1862.
David, survived the war but was killed in a train accident in 1876.
∼
On Dec. 9, 1858 (or 1859), at age 25, Jonas married 22-year-old Julia Ann Williams.
Jonas and Julia had five children: Austin Rowan, Rebecca Robbins, George E. Rowan, Martha C. Rowan and Amanda Rowan. Hulda Skinner served as midwife during all of the births. A handwritten record of their births was kept on a piece of paper, said a friend, because "Jonas Rowan was a poor man and had no Bible record of the Births and deaths of their children." Later, to help Jonas' widow obtain a federal pension, the paper record was shown to a notary public as official proof.
Source: http://www.minerd.com/bio-rowan,_jonas.htm
Civil War Veteran
Private, Co. F, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Military records shows name as Jonas Rowen
Enlisted on 27 Feb 1864 in the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry, along with his brother David. On 19 Oct 1864, Jonas was captured by the enemy at Cedar Creek, VA. Recalled friend John Hann: "I saw him captured. His horse gone out. I saw him taken off his horse. He got away from the Rebels that night. they took his clothing all off him. He had no hat, coat, pants or boots. He laid out all that night. He got back to our camp the following day. He had a bad cold, had a cough. He continued to cough as long as he was in the service."
He was able to get away in the bitter cold, recalled Hann, because the enemy soldiers "lay down and went to sleep at night." Jonas "sprained his knee while running to escape from the Rebels after he had been captured and broke away from them," said family friend Hulda Skinner, who heard the story after the war. He was treated at a field hospital near Winchester VA.
Jonas eventually was sent to Fort Leavenworth, KS, where he was discharged on 24 Aug 1865. He returned to his wife and family with his health broken. His death was determined to be a result of disease contracted during his military service.
Jonas's father and three of his brothers also served in the Civil War:
James Rowan (father), died in 1880 at the age of 70.
Josiah, died in July 1865 "on his way home from the war."
Leonard, Died in Service of disease at Harrison's Landing VA, 22 Aug 1862.
David, survived the war but was killed in a train accident in 1876.
∼
On Dec. 9, 1858 (or 1859), at age 25, Jonas married 22-year-old Julia Ann Williams.
Jonas and Julia had five children: Austin Rowan, Rebecca Robbins, George E. Rowan, Martha C. Rowan and Amanda Rowan. Hulda Skinner served as midwife during all of the births. A handwritten record of their births was kept on a piece of paper, said a friend, because "Jonas Rowan was a poor man and had no Bible record of the Births and deaths of their children." Later, to help Jonas' widow obtain a federal pension, the paper record was shown to a notary public as official proof.
Source: http://www.minerd.com/bio-rowan,_jonas.htm
Private, Co. F, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Military records shows name as Jonas Rowen
Enlisted on 27 Feb 1864 in the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry, along with his brother David. On 19 Oct 1864, Jonas was captured by the enemy at Cedar Creek, VA. Recalled friend John Hann: "I saw him captured. His horse gone out. I saw him taken off his horse. He got away from the Rebels that night. they took his clothing all off him. He had no hat, coat, pants or boots. He laid out all that night. He got back to our camp the following day. He had a bad cold, had a cough. He continued to cough as long as he was in the service."
He was able to get away in the bitter cold, recalled Hann, because the enemy soldiers "lay down and went to sleep at night." Jonas "sprained his knee while running to escape from the Rebels after he had been captured and broke away from them," said family friend Hulda Skinner, who heard the story after the war. He was treated at a field hospital near Winchester VA.
Jonas eventually was sent to Fort Leavenworth, KS, where he was discharged on 24 Aug 1865. He returned to his wife and family with his health broken. His death was determined to be a result of disease contracted during his military service.
Jonas's father and three of his brothers also served in the Civil War:
James Rowan (father), died in 1880 at the age of 70.
Josiah, died in July 1865 "on his way home from the war."
Leonard, Died in Service of disease at Harrison's Landing VA, 22 Aug 1862.
David, survived the war but was killed in a train accident in 1876.
∼
On Dec. 9, 1858 (or 1859), at age 25, Jonas married 22-year-old Julia Ann Williams.
Jonas and Julia had five children: Austin Rowan, Rebecca Robbins, George E. Rowan, Martha C. Rowan and Amanda Rowan. Hulda Skinner served as midwife during all of the births. A handwritten record of their births was kept on a piece of paper, said a friend, because "Jonas Rowan was a poor man and had no Bible record of the Births and deaths of their children." Later, to help Jonas' widow obtain a federal pension, the paper record was shown to a notary public as official proof.
Source: http://www.minerd.com/bio-rowan,_jonas.htm
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