Abner Rowse

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research of M. Livingston via e-mail Feb 2007

VR of New Ashford, MA to 1850

1840 Abner Rouse is living in Racine in Wisconsin Territory

1850 Racine Ward 4, Racine County, Wisconsin
Abner ROUSE 1794
Rachel 1799
Lydia 1832
George 1834
John D. 1836

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin land purchase :
name:ROWSE, ABNER
acres: 40
Date:02/22/1858
Signature number: 20064
Accession number: WI1510__.252

1860 Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
Huie (sic) Rouse 1793
Rachel 1796
Douglass 1837

1870 Pierce, Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Abner Rowse 1791 MA
Rachel now deceased?

From History of Crawford County, Ohio
"John Deardorff settled in the village (Bucyrus) at an early day; and, when he died, Abner Rowse married his widow." (Could this be Rachel?)

Query on USGENWEB Crawford County, OH message board 1997 C. Janke
"Seek to exchange information on brothers Abner, Heman and Zalmon ROUSE/ROWSE of Bucyrus, Crawford Co., OH. Abner married Rachel SMITH there on 27 Dec 1814. Who were their children? Rachel SMITH was born on 1796 in PA. Who were her parents?"


FTM genealogy of Vaughn and Morton of Donald W. and Wilma K. Vaughn
Abner was a saloon keeper at Wisconsin and Second Streets in Racine and keeper of the Seventh Street light house. Some of the information for Abner is from Cheryl Janke 1916 Keith St. Eau Claire, WI 54701-4656.
Grandson Edwin C. Rouse of Co. K 8th Wi Vol. d.5 Oct 1863 and is buried near Abner.
From the Kewaunee Enterprise Tues. 20 Oct 1874. Died. In Pierce, at the residence of his son O.G. Rouse, on Wed, 14 Oct, Abner Rouse, aged 83 years. Mr. Rowse was born in Berkshire county MA in 1791. He was a
soldier in the war of 1812, and was with the land forces at Lake Champlain at the time of McDonovgh's victory. He came to WI in 1838 and settle at Racine, where he has lived ever since, with the exception of of the past three years, which he spent with his son in Pierce. His remains were taken to Racine for internment. Peace to the old veterans
ashes.
Cheryl sent copies of Abners pension papers, # 21326 War of 1812. In the application he states he was married to Rachel on the 24th of Dec. 1814, at "Buciaus", OH. Probably Bucyrus.

Abner married Levissa Anne Carr on 27 Dec 1814 in Guernsey County, Ohio. (Levissa Anne Carr was born in 1793 in Massachusetts and died before 1850.)

Abner next married Rachel Smith between 1832 and 1850. (Rachel Smith was born in 1796 in Pennsylvania and died on 17 Jan 1870.)