James Bly Research

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.

Declaration of bankrupcy, 29th Aug, 1842 Southport Telegraph Land grant, 1 NWSW 4TH PM - 1831 MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN No 21 N 24 E 2 22 Feb 1858.