Soldier Rowley, Samuel Enlist Date: 25 Jul 1862
Wife Eliza Enlist Place: Pennsylvania
Service B129 Pa Inf Enlist Rank: 
PENSION File Date Appl. # Cert. # State City/Town
Soldier 1883-Jul 31 491,294 798,379    
Widow          
Attorney  
 

ABSTRACT OF PENSION FILE
  Enlistment
Age		 Date of Birth Birthplace Date of Death Place of Death
Soldier:   07 Jan 1832 Staffordshire, England

23 Mar 1912

  
Spouse:

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  Date Place By Whom
Marriage: 25 Nov 1851 England  
 
  Name Date of Birth Birthplace Date of Death Place of Death
Child 1: Benjamin 30 Sep 1852      
Child 2: Eliza 12 Apr 1857      
Child 3: Anne 18 Jul 1859      
Child 4: Cornelius 27 Aug 1866      
Child 5: Samuel 26 Mar 1868      
Child 6: Edward 30 May 1871      
Child 7: Harriet 17 Nov 1873      
Child 8: Unknown (Happy per other records) 18 --- 1875      
He was discharged 18 May 1863.  From 1863 to 1882, he lived in Keokuk, Iowa.  From 1882 on he lived in Washington state.  He was divorced, and lived in Gilman, Washington (PO= Olney).

According to the State Soldiers Home in Orting, Washington
Samuel Rowley was born 07 Jan 1830, in Dudley, Staffordshire, England. He was a widower. He had 7 living children ages 55, 49, 48, 39, 37, 35, 33. He had resided in Washington since 21 October 1897. He had been a miner. (He was also a Town Marshall for Gilman, WA, but that wasn't listed.) He enlisted 25 July 1862 in Pottsville, PA with regiment B129th PA under Colonel Frink. He was honorably discharged 18 May 1863 in Harrisburgh, PA under Captain William Wren. Reason of discharge "Served my term"  His youngest child was Harriett Rowley born 07 Aug 1873 in Keokuk, Iowa. The unknown child was Happy Rowley who according to the 1880 census was 8, so she was born 1871-2.  Samuel lived with Harriett and her husband Henry Duerden at 323 29th Ave. North Seattle, WA at the time of his application.
His disability was a weak heart with Asthma.

Last update on November 07, 2009