Wesley Rowland

1823 - 1874  (51 years)

• Name	Wesley Rowland
  Birth	27 Jul 1823	Ashe Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	60E4888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000068F1
  Death	8 Aug 1874	Macon Co, NC
  Burial	Fouts Cem, Macon Co, NC
  Person ID	I6503	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Joseph Rowland,   b. 1774/1775, MD d. Apr 1860, Macon Co, NC (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Fouts,   b. 1776/1777, Rowan Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Macon Co, NC (Age > 84 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1798	Wilkes Co, NC (now Ashe Co, NC)
  Notes	!CHILDREN:I've seen no estate records or Will or anything that would prove all of their children. Some are proven by other sources though: 1. John (c1798) with parents in 1850. 2. Elizabeth (c1805) with parents in 1850. 3. George (c1806). No direct proof. 4. Mary (c1810). No direct proof. 5. William (c1813). Mother living with him in 1860. 6. Andrew (c1817). John (c1798) with Andrew's son in 1880 listed as uncle. 7. Eli (c1820). No direct proof. 8. Wesley (c1824) with parents in 1850. 9. Rebecca (c1828) with parents in 1850. 1880 census indicates Elizabeth (#2) is her mother. 10. Susan (c1826) with parents in 1850. 11. Louisa (c1837) with parents in 1850. Might be grandchild instead.
  Family ID	F2883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Barnes,   b. 9 Apr 1825, Burke Co, NC d. 6 Jul 1903, Macon Co, NC (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1850	Macon Co, NC
  Children	1. Anna Rowland,   b. 1849/1850, GA d. Aft 1870, Macon Co, NC (Age > 21 years)   2. Elizabeth C Rowland,   b. 8 Jul 1851, Macon Co, NC d. 14 Dec 1919, Macon Co, NC (Age 68 years)   3. Rebecca Rowland,   b. 1852/1853, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC (Age > 28 years)   4. Jesse M Rowland,   b. 1854/1855, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC (Age > 26 years)   5. Nancy Avaline Rowland,   b. 1857/1858, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC (Age > 23 years)   6. Elihu Rowland,   b. May 1860, Macon Co, NC d. 1920/1930, Macon Co, NC (Age 69 years)   7. James Daniel Roland,   b. Jan 1863, Macon Co, NC d. 9 Feb 1936, Macon Co, NC (Age 73 years)   8. William Riley Rowland,   b. Oct 1865, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1920, Monroe Co, GA (Age > 56 years)
  Family ID	F4265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I believe Wesley is a son of Joseph Rowland based on Elizabeth Rowland (d/o Joseph) living with him in 1860. That shows a close connection; !CENSUS:1830; !CENSUS:1840 Macon Co, NC pg 146 w/Joseph ROWLAND age 15-19 (1820/25) 000200001-11101001; !CENSUS:1850 x !MARRIAGE:16 Oct 1850 Macon Co., NC Wesley Rowland & Nancy Barnes by Allen Adams, MG; !CENSUS:1860 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 713/728 Wesley Roland 36 Farmer $200/230 Ashe Nancy 33 Burke Anna 10 GA Elizabeth 8 Macon Rebeca 7 Jesse 5 Avaline 2 Elihu 3/12 Elizabeth 50 Ashe; !CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC (no township listed*) # 190/206 * Franklin Township Wesley Roland 47 Farmer $0/122 NC Nancy 45 Ann 21 Elizabeth 19 Rebecca 17 Jesse 15 Avaline 12 Hugh 10 James D. 7 Wm R. 4; !TOMBSTONE:Source - <http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/ncmacon/cemetery/fouts.html> Double stone: Father Wesley Rowland July 27, 1823 Aug. 8, 1874 At rest; footstone: [blank] Mother Nancy Rowland Apr. 9, 1825 July 6, 1903 At rest; footstone: [blank]