Samuel E. Rowse

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1850 Living in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio
Casper ROWSE 1815
Mary A. 1815
Zalmon 1840
Reuben 1841
Russel 1843
Samuel 1845
Mary E. 1847
Mehitable 1849

1860 Washington, Buchanan County, Iowa
Caspar ROWSE 1815
Mary A. 1815
Zalmon 1840
Reuben 1842
Russel 1843
Samuel E. 1845
Mary E. 1848
Mehitable 1850
Emily C. 1851
Ransal (Ransom) 1854
Rupert 1856
Houese (Horace) 1859

1870 Buchanan County, Iowa
Caspar ROUSE 1815
Mary A. 1815
Russell 1843
Samuel 1845
Emily 1851
Ransom 1853
Rupert 1856
Horace 1859

Could he be the S E Rowse listed in 1916 Farmer's Directory of Williams County, OH?

5th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry
in the War of the Rebellion
Rowse, Samuel E. (Veteran.) Age 35. Residence Independence, nativity Ohio. Enlisted March 6, 1862. Mustered March 6, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered March 7, 1864. See company G, Fifth Cavalry.

Obit in The Correctionville News, 11 July 1918, page 1: Samuel E. Rowse died at his home in Correctionville on Monday, July 8, 1918. He was born in Bucyrus, Crawford Co., Ohio, and came to Iowa when a mere child, settling at Independence where he grew to manhood. When seventeen years old he answered the call of his country and entered military service March 6, 1862, when he volunteered as a member of Company E, 5th Iowa Infantry. He received an honorable discharge in 1864 and at once re-enlisted in Company G, 5th Iowa Cavalry, serving until the close of the war, when he was mustered out August 1, 1865. Although he was wounded, he was in some of the battles of the Rebellion. He was at the Siege of Vicksburg, and the battles of Iuka, Corinth, and others. At the close of the war he returned to Independence where he was married June 12, 1881, to Miss Betsy Bourgaize, who survives him. To them were born two sons and two daughters, Mrs. E.L. Cobb of Correctionville, Mrs. C.M. Lilly of Sioux City, William Rowse, and Rupert, who is a member of the 477th Aero construction Squadron of the U.S. Expeditionary Force in France. He is also survived by two sisters, Miss Mary Rowse and Mrs. Emile Wing of Independence, Iowa, who were present at the funeral. There are also three brothers, Reuben Rowse of Wheatland, Wyoming, Rupert of Independence and Hansom of Hutchinson, Kansas. Memorial services were held Wednesday morning in the M.E. Church conducted by Rev. Masters. The remains were laid to rest in the Correctionville Cemetery.
- JMeister



Pension list of Widow's for Samuel E. Rowse is Betsey Rowse. dated 29 July 1918

Correctionville Cemetery records
Samuel E. Rowse, Civil War Veteran, Co. E, 5th Iowa Inf., & Co. G, 5th Cav. 1862-1865; born Feb. 1, 1845, Ohio, died July 8, 1918; wife Betsy Bourgaise, parents: Casper Rowse & Mary A. (Ealey) Rowse

Samuel married Betsey Bourgaize, daughter of William Bourgaize and Elizabeth, on 12 Jan 1881 in Iowa. (Betsey Bourgaize was born on 23 Jun 1845 in St. Peter of the Woods Parish, Island of Guernsy. (English Channel off the coast of France and died on 18 Sep 1937 in Correctionvile, Woodbury County, Iowa.)