Leo Lawrence ROWELLS

Male 1889 - 1968  (79 years)


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  • Name Leo Lawrence ROWELLS  [1
    Birth 06 Mar 1889  Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Apr 1968  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 27 Apr 1968  Acacia Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Notes from "Descendants of George Rowells" by Ann Moloney Lamb:

      Leo played semi-pro baseball in the midwest and was a good athlete and golfer. He studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago and did many good oils. He worked in a shoe factory in Milwaukee. After marriage, he moved to Chicago, Ill., and from 1921 he worked for J.P. Smith there, until his retirement.

      Obituary: "Rowells, Leo Larry Rowells, beloved husband of the late Dorothy C., nee Papke; fond father of Larwrnce (Mary), Lynn (Carol), and William (Joan); brother of May, Esther, Bessie, John, and the late George and Edward; grandfather of nine; great-grandfather of one. Vistiation after 11am. Friday. Funeral Saturday, April 27, 7pm at Genry W. Mueller Funeral Home 5300-12 W. Belmont Avenue, Acacia Park. (Unnamed newspaper clipping, source, Larry P. Rowells, Chicago
    Person ID I47425  Main Tree

    Father George Benjamin ROWELLS,   b. 01 Sep 1850, Easton, Washington County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1896, Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Margaret SHANAHAN,   b. 20 Jul 1854, Union Village, Washington County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1953, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Marriage 06 Jan 1881  Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F17957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Caroline PAPKE,   b. 21 Mar 1888, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1965, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 23 Oct 1921  Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. William Manard ROWELLS
     2. Lynn George ROWELLS
     3. Lawrence Papke ROWELLS
    Family ID F17969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Apr 1968 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 27 Apr 1968 - Acacia Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S00024] "Descendants of George Rowles" by Ann Moloney Lamb.