Horace Rowse

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research of M. Livingston via e-mail Feb 2007
Notes for HORACE ROWSE:
History of Crawford County and Ohio, 1881 (at www.heritagepursuit.com)
HORACE ROWSE, merchant, Bucyrus, was born Sept. 23, 1811, among the hills of Wayne Co., Penn., and is the son of Zalmon and Mehetabel (Kent) Rowse. The subject of our sketch spent the first fifteen years of his life on a farm. When aged 10 years, his parents removed to this county, and located on what is now known as the Ludwig farm, one mile east of town. They next moved to the William Monnett place, when Horace, who was then 16 years of age, came to Bucyrus, and went to school the first winter to a teacher named William Blowers. He worked for his father on the farm till he was 23, and, in the meantime, taught his first term of school at the age of 21; continued to intervals, teaching some four terms. For three years he worked for his father on a contract of the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike. He and his brother bought 400 acres of land, about two and a half miles from town, where he lived about two years. 1n 1838, he removed to town, and worked on the jail and boarded other employees. In 1842, himself and brother opened in the mercantile line, but Horace sold out in two years, and removed to Sulphur Springs, where he kept a general store. He was here in business for seven years, and then bought the old homestead, where he remained two years, and then selling it to William Monnett in 1853. Returning to Bucyrus, he opened a store where Malic is now. Two years afterward he purchased the corner, and exchanged that for 400 acres of land in Whetstone Township, which he rented. In 1856, he put a stock of goods in Rowse's Block, and was there until 1858. He and his brother then built the structure which he now occupies, and continued business for some ten years. In company with his son, he opened a shoe store in the Quinby Block, in 1875, and subsequently put in a stock of dry goods. He retired in 1878, and, in 1879, he and his son opened a grocery and provision store, also a news depot, in which business they still continue, and have been successful. He was married. in September 1834, to Catherine Bell, of Delaware Co., Ohio, and of that marriage six children are living- Eva, Ada. Theron A., Emma, Kate and Henry. He is a member of the M. E. Church, and Steward of its organization. Mr. Rowse has been a successful business man and is a much respected citizen.

1840 He is living in Bucyrus, Crawford county, OH as HOH

1850 Liberty, Crawford County, Ohio
Horace ROWSE 1812
Catherine 1818
Webster 1840
S. D. 1843
Amelia 1850

Residence: 1870, Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio
Horace ROWSE 1812
Catherine 1818
Eva 1850
Ada 1852
Theron 1854
Emma 1858
Kate 1861
Harry 1864

1880 Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio
Horace ROUSE 1812 PA
Catherine 1818 PA
Ada 1852 oh
Kate 1861 OH
HArry 1864 OH

Horace married Catherine Bell in Sep 1834. (Catherine Bell was born in 1818 in Ohio.)