Joel Russell Rowley

War of 1812 Veteran Served as a private in the Missouri Volunteers in Capt. Allen's & Capt. McNair's Co.

He received bounty land in Pike county, Illinois on 1-1-1854 for his service in the War.

Received in an email on Dec. 20, 2015 from Joanne Scobee Morgan:

TOUCHING THE PAST If you want to see these letters, go to Youtube.com and find Our Half-Acre Homestead and this episode is Touching the past. This lady is in Canada. She has a friend that goes to all old sales and purchases things. Lately she has purchased an old dresser and in one of the drawers was an old wallet from the late 1700s containing handwritten letters from the 1830s from Joel Rowley to his brother. In it he mentions his children, grandchildren. His wife was Sally. He gives prices of corn, wheat, hogs, etc., and it is so interesting. I’m going to type as she reads the letters.

Pike County, Illinois 5 mile creek April 1, 1837 Dear brother and sister. I take this opportunity to write to you to let you know that I am well at present. My family is all well. John A. Rowley is married and lives close by me. Julien and Harriett is married and lives near me. I have 2 grandchildren. I have no news to write to you. The prices of harvest the last winter wheat was $1 Corn was 37 1/2 cents, pork from $4-5 I sold 300 bushels of wheat and 100 bushels of oats, 2000 weight of pork. I have 240 acres of land, 80 acres in cultivation. I want you to come and see me and some of my brothers or brothers in law. Remember my love to all inquiring friends, particularly father and mother, brothers and sisters. I have 40 acres of harvest and am building a barn this summer. I cannot come to see you. Write to me, Give the particulars of all the relations and how they are ? a doing. Give me a list of cousins, Uncle Jacks family and uncle Briggs family. So ? at present but remain your loving brother until death. Joel Rowley to Abel Rowley. Posted to Mr. Abel Rowley New York Otsego Cty Creeksville Unitilla

The next letter to Abel from Joel and Sally Rowley and this letter is dated Martinsburg, May 15, 1857 Dear brother and sister. This opportunity to write to you and inform you that we are well and hope ? these few lines will find you enjoying the same blessing. I reviewed your letter of Mar 30 and glad to know your and yours are all well. we have had a cold winter and lowland spring. We are all done planting corn in this country. All corn is 75 cents per bushel, wheat is $1.50 per bushel and oats is 50 cents per bushel. I have no news to write to you. It has been very dry and cold this spring and wheat is badly winter killed. There will be thousands of acres plowed under in Illinois this spring. My two boys is still living in Louisiana working at their trades and Sally and myself are living all alone. We are doing very well. My hand trembles so bad I do not know that you can read it. I want you to write to me as soon as you get this so no more at present. Joel and Sally Rowley

Received from Jeff Wagner: Joel Russell Rowley (July 30, 1787 – December 11, 1867) was the son of Revolutionary War veteran, Seth Rowley (1760-1851) and Innocent Salisbury Rowley (1770-1856). Born near Unadilla, New York, Rowley served as a Sergeant during the War of 1812 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Dodge in the Missouri Militia. (Dodge later became the first governor of the state of Wisconsin). After the War of 1812, Rowley married Sarah Allen (1795-1864) in Pike County, Missouri, in 1815. They then were among the early settlers in Pike County, Illinois, settling on bounty land set aside in the western Illinois “military tract” near present-day Martinsburg. His farm was several miles east of today's Highway 96, near 5-Mile Creek. Joel and Sarah Rowley were the parents of 12 children. At least two of their grandchildren, William J. Rowley (1842-1929), and Erastus Joel Rowley (1845-1922), served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Joel and Sarah Rowley are buried in the Rowley (Ator) Cemetery in Pike County.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 19 2019, 14:42:01 UTC

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War of 1812 Veteran Served as a private in the Missouri Volunteers in Capt. Allen's & Capt. McNair's Co.

He received bounty land in Pike county, Illinois on 1-1-1854 for his service in the War.

Received in an email on Dec. 20, 2015 from Joanne Scobee Morgan:

TOUCHING THE PAST If you want to see these letters, go to Youtube.com and find Our Half-Acre Homestead and this episode is Touching the past. This lady is in Canada. She has a friend that goes to all old sales and purchases things. Lately she has purchased an old dresser and in one of the drawers was an old wallet from the late 1700s containing handwritten letters from the 1830s from Joel Rowley to his brother. In it he mentions his children, grandchildren. His wife was Sally. He gives prices of corn, wheat, hogs, etc., and it is so interesting. I’m going to type as she reads the letters.

Pike County, Illinois 5 mile creek April 1, 1837 Dear brother and sister. I take this opportunity to write to you to let you know that I am well at present. My family is all well. John A. Rowley is married and lives close by me. Julien and Harriett is married and lives near me. I have 2 grandchildren. I have no news to write to you. The prices of harvest the last winter wheat was $1 Corn was 37 1/2 cents, pork from $4-5 I sold 300 bushels of wheat and 100 bushels of oats, 2000 weight of pork. I have 240 acres of land, 80 acres in cultivation. I want you to come and see me and some of my brothers or brothers in law. Remember my love to all inquiring friends, particularly father and mother, brothers and sisters. I have 40 acres of harvest and am building a barn this summer. I cannot come to see you. Write to me, Give the particulars of all the relations and how they are ? a doing. Give me a list of cousins, Uncle Jacks family and uncle Briggs family. So ? at present but remain your loving brother until death. Joel Rowley to Abel Rowley. Posted to Mr. Abel Rowley New York Otsego Cty Creeksville Unitilla

The next letter to Abel from Joel and Sally Rowley and this letter is dated Martinsburg, May 15, 1857 Dear brother and sister. This opportunity to write to you and inform you that we are well and hope ? these few lines will find you enjoying the same blessing. I reviewed your letter of Mar 30 and glad to know your and yours are all well. we have had a cold winter and lowland spring. We are all done planting corn in this country. All corn is 75 cents per bushel, wheat is $1.50 per bushel and oats is 50 cents per bushel. I have no news to write to you. It has been very dry and cold this spring and wheat is badly winter killed. There will be thousands of acres plowed under in Illinois this spring. My two boys is still living in Louisiana working at their trades and Sally and myself are living all alone. We are doing very well. My hand trembles so bad I do not know that you can read it. I want you to write to me as soon as you get this so no more at present. Joel and Sally Rowley

Received from Jeff Wagner: Joel Russell Rowley (July 30, 1787 – December 11, 1867) was the son of Revolutionary War veteran, Seth Rowley (1760-1851) and Innocent Salisbury Rowley (1770-1856). Born near Unadilla, New York, Rowley served as a Sergeant during the War of 1812 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Dodge in the Missouri Militia. (Dodge later became the first governor of the state of Wisconsin). After the War of 1812, Rowley married Sarah Allen (1795-1864) in Pike County, Missouri, in 1815. They then were among the early settlers in Pike County, Illinois, settling on bounty land set aside in the western Illinois “military tract” near present-day Martinsburg. His farm was several miles east of today's Highway 96, near 5-Mile Creek. Joel and Sarah Rowley were the parents of 12 children. At least two of their grandchildren, William J. Rowley (1842-1929), and Erastus Joel Rowley (1845-1922), served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Joel and Sarah Rowley are buried in the Rowley (Ator) Cemetery in Pike County.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 8 2018, 2:41:26 UTC