Carl Rowland Family

Carl, only son of James and Clara Miller Rowland, was born November 2, 1899, on the Thomas Rowland farm in Damascus Township. He attended the Ballmer school and graduated from Damascus Township high school. At that time, his father having built the garage (the old Neuhauser Hatchery building), he went into business in partnership with Harold Nelson. Later Louis Smith bought Harold's share and the business continued.

On June 15, 1921, he married Mildred R. Anthony and they started housekeeping in a suite of rooms above Nelson's Gem Theatre. Later they occupied a number of different homes. In one of these homes, (the Grandma Collin's home now occupied by Mrs. Kenneth Watson), their daughter, June Elizabeth, was born on May 8, 1923. The family moved to the William Spenser home (now owned by Agnes Rudolph) and when the home was sold, they built their own home in 1924. That home is now owned by Mrs. Carl Mowery. On January 9, 1925, their son, Robert Stuart, was born.

In 1927, having sold the garage to Louis Smith, they spent the winter in Tucson, Arizona with the family of Norma Rowland Brown. In the spring of 1928, they returned home to McClure and Carl went to work for the highway department on the Canal Road east of Damascus Bridge.

Mildred's mother having died, Carl and Mildred moved to the Anthony farm to be with her father. There Carl raised all kinds of small fruit, melons and sweet corn for the Detroit and Toledo markets.

On October 11, 1938, a daughter, Ruth Anne, was born. Carl went to work for the State Highway Division # 2 in Bowling Green where he worked as a machinist until his retirement in 1965.

Uncaptioned, presumable Carl and Mildred R. Anthony Rowland

In 1950, Albert Anthony died and Carl and Mildred, with their son, Robert, bought the farm. They also purchased two acres at the corner of the Coldwater Road and Rt. 65 from Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Meyers. A shop was built, and later a home which they occupied on December 17, 1854.

Carl was a life long member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, McClure, where he served on the Council for sometime. He also served on the school board and was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Grand Rapids, Ohio.

June Rowland married William K. Heckler on August 23, 1946, after graduating from St. Vincent's School of Nursing, Toledo, Ohio. Their children are: Mark K. married to Marilyn Ann Bird; William Carl married Diana Lynn Nelton and has daughter Jody L. and Christy June; Eric Robert married Wendelyn Jean Hrabak and has Lauren Elizabeth; Beth Melanie married Timothy Robin McSurly; Kathy Ann is in the St. Vincent's School of Nursing; Kim Martin, born August 17, 1958.

Robert S. Rowland married Sarah Jane Fisher of Deshler, on June 22, 1952, after service with the 8th Air Force in World War 2. Their children are James L. married to Berlinda K. Junge; John Stuart married to Tress Lynn Kistner and has a son, Jeffefy Benjamin and a daughter Cassandra Lynn; Dennis Carl, Nancy Ann and Anthony Lee at home.

Ruth Anne married Walter W. Behnfeldt, of Napoleon, on October 12, 1957. Their children are Scott Alan and Susan Lynn.

Carl Rowland died June 30, 1974. See Anthony family history.

Submitted by: A Member of the Family