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Hannah Barrow and James Rowley

James Rowley & Hannah Barrow

Hannah Barrow was the 2nd wife of James Rowley. The marriage date and the sealing dates are the same for the marriage of James Rowley and Hannah Barrows. It states that they were married on 16 November 1867. However since their first child was born in 1861, I am certain that they were married sooner. They had four children and possibly one that died. Elizabeth Fife born 1 December 1858 is listed as an eleven year old daughter in the 1870 census taken in Fillmore. She was the youngest child (total of five children born to Hannah and another husband, Peter Muir Fife. Therefore, she was not a child of James Rowley. The other children listed were his. See below.

James Rowley Four Wives and their Children

James Rowley had four wives, Mary Shirlock, Hannah Barrows, Mary Day, and Martha Day. James married Mary Shirlock in England aoubt 1854 and had one daughter, Zuriah Rowley. However, her birth record is blank in the spot for the father, so we are not certain that they were married at the time she was born. James joined the church in 1856 and came to the States leaving behind Mary and Zuriah. Mary Shirlock married a Bailey in England and gave birth to five more children. Later Zuriah joined James in Fillmore, UT.

James Rowley came to the states in 1856 on the Enoch Train, Ship roster on microfilm(s) 25691. He came across the plains with the William B. Hodgetts Company (1856) and was (25) years of age. He was on the plains at the same time as the famous Martin and Willie Handcart Companies. In fact he arrive in Utah after these two handcart companies.

See details:
Departure: 30 July - 1 August 1856
Arrival: 10 December 1856

Company Information: About 150 individuals and about 33 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Iowa City, Iowa.

Below are screen shots from my path.
Mary Shirlock with George Bailey:
Mary Shirlock and James Rowley