BATAVIA DAILY NEWS

Tuesday, 1 Aug 1844 (p3)

Rochester, NY


CORFU

ROBERT R. ROWLEY, 72, who formerly operated a general store here for 14 years, died yesterday (31 July 1944) at his home. No 288 Rockingham St., Rochester.

Born Waverly-- 16 Jan 1872, son of the late REV. and MRS. CALVIN ROWLEY. He was proprietor of a shoe store at Attica before coming to Corfu in 1902 and after leaving here worked a few years for the Todd Protectograph Co. in Albany for a few years. He had resided in Rochester about 1 year.

Survived by his wife BERTHA PORTER ROWLEY, whom he married 16 Nov 1894; two daughters, MRS. KATHERINE M. COOK and MISS HILDEGARDE R. ROWLEY and two brothers BURT C. AND FRED W. ROWLEY, all of Rochester.

Funeral tomorrow from C. B. Beach & Son Mortuary at 11'clock, Rev. Charles C. Campbell rector of St. Luke's Ch. at Attica, officiating. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery

Rowley Registry Data

NAME SPENCER #
Robert R Rowley  1-7.0998/09.010
Rev. Calvin D Rowley  1-7.0998/08.03
Burt Rowley  1-7.0998/09.011
Fred Rowley  1-7.0998/09.012
Our current guess is that Calvin was the son of Robert B Rowley, and the above numbers assume that.

Contributed by Johonna L. Cook


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