Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 2012, Fullerton, Orange, California

Notes:

The full memorial service for Dr. John Rowe, longtime friend and employee of Hope International University. Dr. Rowe began serving HIU in 1967 and held a number of positions in his time including Professor, Dean of Students, and Senior Advancement Officer. He was a friend and mentor to many, influencing the lives of generations of students, staff, faculty and members of our community. He passed away April 7 but the effects of his ministry will be felt for many years to come. A memorial service was held on Friday, April 25th in HIU’s Pacific Auditorium.

Visit facebook.com/drjohnrowe to share your memories of Dr. Rowe and his incredibly ministry.

In Memory of John Rowe (1929-2014)
Posted: April 8, 2014
 We are saddened to announce the passing of longtime employee and friend of Hope International University, Dr. John Rowe. Dr. Rowe began serving HIU in 1967 and held a number of positions in his time here including Professor, Dean of Students, and Senior Advancement Officer. He was a friend and mentor to many, influencing the lives of generations of students, staff, faculty and members of our community. He passed away on April 7, 2014, just six weeks shy of his 85th birthday, but the effects of his ministry will be felt for many years to come.
 One of John Rowe’s earliest memories was talking to God in the parlor of his Grandpa Rowe’s farmhouse. As a youth, John talked to God through his music, when he became the church pianist at the Church of the Brethren in Dallas Center, Iowa. Later, he talked to congregations as a pastor, to students as a professor, and to troubled souls as a counselor.
 “John was HIU’s ‘Renaissance Man,’” commented President John Derry. “There is not an area of campus where his presence has not been felt.”
 Dr. Rowe began his career at HIU when he and his wife, Katherine, moved to Long Beach in 1967. His positions of service also included a Professor of Preaching and Philosophy, Dean of Students, Athletic Director, Financial Aid Officer, and Housing and Food Services Manager. He wrote in his autobiographical notes that he believed the Lord brought him to HIU to work primarily with young preaching majors, because of his years of experience in various denominations and church-related organizations. He wrote with fondness of his work at HIU and the changes he had witnessed.
 Multiple generations of Hope International University alumni owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Rowe for talk of another kind: the kind of talk that builds relationships and raises funds for a cause.
 “John Rowe was never afraid to ask a prospective donor to invest in HIU,” said Vice President for Institutional Advancement Michael Mulryan. “He has played a significant role in the lives of our campus and students over the course of many decades.”
 Dr. Rowe held a Bachelor of Arts degree in Preaching Ministry from Minnesota Bible College, and both Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Vanderbilt University. He was licensed as a Counselor in Tennessee, Indiana, and Illinois, and served in the mental health field during the early 1960s, in addition to his work as a minister and a church musician.
 A memorial service for Dr. Rowe was held on Friday, April 25th in HIU’s Pacific Auditorium. A video recording of the service is available at www.youtube.com/hiuniversity.
 Visit www.facebook.com/drjohnrowe to share your memories of Dr. Rowe and his incredible ministry. Those wishing to extend their sympathy to Katherine may send cards to:
 Hope International University, Attn: Katherine Rowe
 2500 E. Nutwood Ave, Fullerton, CA 92831
 In lieu of flowers, Katherine has requested donations to the John & Katherine Rowe Endowment Scholarship Fund, which may be sent to: Hope International University, 2500 E. Nutwood Ave, Fullerton, CA 92831

Family/Spouse: Katherine J. KEYS. Katherine was born on 15 Jul 1929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Hazel Bell CLOUSE on 20 Jul 1920. Hazel (daughter of David H. CLOUSE and Rebecca DUBES) was born on 9 Nov 1899; died on 19 Jan 1993 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; was buried in Brethren Cemetery, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois
• Census: 1880, Walnut, Dallas, Iowa

Charles married Ida Chalcedona ROBERTSON on 25 Dec 1885. Ida (daughter of George Lewis ROBERTSON and Emily JOHNSON) was born on 12 Feb 1863 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois; died on 23 Jul 1942 in Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa; was buried in Brethren Cemetery, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LDS spells “Chelcydona”

David married Rebecca DUBES. Rebecca was born on 30 Dec 1874 in Illinois; died on 15 Dec 1965 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; was buried in Brethren Cemetery, Panora, Guthrie, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland
• Census: 1870, Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois
• Census: 1880, Walnut, Dallas, Iowa
• Census: 1900, Walnut, Dallas, Iowa
• Census: 1910, Sugar Grove, Dallas, Iowa

Notes:

From Judy Smith in Evelyn Rhodes Mikula’s Rowe genealogy:

“Joseph R. Row was born December 10, 1827 in Washington, Md. Sometime in 1849 he married Nancy Duffy. Joseph Row did not fight in the Civil War, but paid a substitute a bounty of $300.00 to go in his place. When again he was called for war duty, this time the bounty being $500.00, he left Maryland, moving his family to near Mount Morris, IL. Nancy died in 1870 leaving him with eight children. In 1871 Joseph remarried, this time to Lydia Slifer. In 1872, Joseph and family moved again to near Dallas Center, IA. There he farmed on a farm east of town and always drove a pair of mules. He died 8 July 1910.”

From Bertha Row Emmert in Evelyn Rhodes Mikula’s Rowe genealogy:

“In Maryland, hid horses from Confederate soldiers. Paid cash bounty to avoid Civil War army service. Moved to Illinois 1865.”

Joseph married Nancy MYERS on 27 Nov 1849 in Washington, Maryland. Nancy (daughter of Mr. MYERS and Barbara) was born on 16 Nov 1830 in Maryland; died on 2 Nov 1870 in Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois; was buried in Silver Creek Cemetery, Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland
• Census: 1870, Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois

Notes:

Gorge Lewis Robertson, son of Elizabeth and Harvey Robertson was born in the state of Virginia in the year 1817, March the eighth one hundred and nineteen years ago. He was the son of a family of eight children: Judith, Millie, Lucinda, Anthony, Harvey, Tom, Cornelious and himself the youngest.
 When he was about one year old he and his parents and his brothers and sisters moved to Tennessee. He remained in the home of his father til he was a young man, when he wanted to see some other part of the country so he took his worldly posessions consisting of what clothes he had, a horse and saddle and started out on horseback.
 He stopped in Missouri near Springfield, where he met a family by lthe name of Johnson. He married the eldest daughter Emily, of Mr. & Mrs. Williamson Johnson, he being twenty nine years old and his young wife sixteen. To this union were born eleven children two sons and nine daughters, Viz Elizabeth, Harve, Benjamine, Lucinda, Jane, Armilda, Ida, and Elva beside three having died when small.
 While his oldest children were quite small his father died who was still living in Tennessee; he, George, went back to Tenn. and brought his aged mother to live with him in Mo.. The last years of her life she was an invalid, he secured a negro mammy, as they were called in those days, to care for her. She lived to the unusual age of Ninety Six years.
 During the war of 1861 between the North and South things became most unpleasant for George, as most of his wifes people favored the South and he had Northern views and seventeen of his wifes relatives were fighting for the south he saw plainly he would have to join the Confederate army or leave Mo.. They had and opportunity to leave and go out under protection of a regiment of union Soldiers; so along with several other families they left in wagons for Illinois.
 In crossing the Mississippi river he stepped out on the wagon tongue to unreign his horses to drink and he slipped off the tongue and the wagon ran over him breaking several ribs. He was disabled for a few days but he wouldn’t give up so on they went till they arrived near Springfield and near here they remained for about two years.
 About that time he heard of cheap land in Iowa, so hither they came landing in Dallas C. in Oct. 1864 settling on the land where his son Ben now lives, the old house stood west of Ben’s about a half mile. But misfortune came to him in the loss of his wife Emily in year 1868? leaving him with a large family; one daughter Elizabeth was married at this time. He struggled along as best he could, the oldest daughter Lucinda being fourteen years old at the time of her mothers death.
 A few years later he became acquainted, through a friend, John Halderman, with a widow lady Elizabeth Leak and her daughters living in Polk County. To make a long story short he married one of the daughters Sarah Jane, March 21, 1871. To this union two daughters were born Louisa Bell and Susie Dell, the latter dying at the age of three months.
 At the time of this writing June 1936, there are five daughters living, also one son: Mrs. Mary Lucinda Wilson of Granger, Ia. Mrs. Martha Armilda Stoner of Granger, Ia., Mrs. Ida C. Rowe of Dallas Center, Mrs. Elva A. Brown of Los Angeles, Califl, Mrs. Louisa B. Aldrich of Waukee, Ia and Benjamin F. Robertson of Grimes, Ia.
 George L. Robertson died Sept. 1, 1908 at age 91 years five months and 23 days. He was a member of the Methodist church for 60 years, active in religious work, a strong believer in the necessity and worth of living the Christian life. His wife Sarah followed him in death three years later on Sept. 3rd, 1911. His daughter Jane Stoner died in 1893. His daughter Elizabeth Smith in 1907. His son Harvey in 1908. At this time June 1936 as near as can be estimated there are about 250 in this Robertson family.
Written by Aunt Lou Aldrich and read at the Robertson Reunion.

George married Emily JOHNSON on 26 Jul 1846 in Polk, Missouri. Emily (daughter of Williamson JOHNSON and Elizabeth F. PERRIMAN) was born on 11 Oct 1830 in Tennessee; died on 11 Apr 1868 in Dallas, Iowa; was buried in Brethren Cemetery, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

LDS spells "Emmaly"

Notes:

The family was enumerated on the 1850 and 1860 Census for Polk, Mo. Lyle Keith WILLIAMS, p. 57, only stated that George married and resided in Adel, IOWA.