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Submitted: 3/29/21 • Approved: 3/29/21 • Last Updated: 4/1/21 • R1368392-G0-S3
15 Dec 1854 - 17 Mar 1929
Marriage:
1) Lucy Henrietta Penington Nicholson Rowlett 03 Aug 1876 Lawrence County, Arkansas*
2) Amanda Anderson Holt Rowlett 03 Dec 1919 Jackson County, Arkansas death during tornado 10 Apr 1929
Andrew Jackson Rowlett son of Thomas Bennett Rowlett and Sarah Ann (Pinnell) Rowlett.
**obituary
Special to the Gazette
Newport, March 18. - The Rev. Andrew Jackson Rowlett, aged 74, died at his home at Swifton recently.
He is survived by his wife and by three daughters, Mrs. Virgie Anderson, Mrs. Viola Sneed and Mrs. Lizzie Rousey, and by 30 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
The Arkansas Gazette 19 Mar 1929 page 10
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A.J. Rowlett, was an ordained Free Will Baptist minister, his name appearing in Minutes of the 1902 AR State Ass'n of FWB, serving in the Polk Bayou Association. Where and when he was ordained is not available.
"History of Arkansas Free Will Baptists," by Rev. David A. Joslin, Editor, pub. 1998 [pg 58].
*Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944
Name: A. J. Rowlett
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 03 Aug 1876
Event Place: Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Event Place (Original): Lawrence Co., Arkansas, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Spouse's Name: Lucy Penington
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
Please note spelling of her last name Penington or Pennington
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Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name: A J Rowlett
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 03 Dec 1919
Event Place: Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Event Place (Original): , Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Residence Place: Swifton, Jackson, Arkansas
Sex: Male
Age: 64
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Marriage License Date: 03 Dec 1919
Spouse's Name: Amanda Holt
Spouse's Residence Place: Swifton, Jackson, Arkansas
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 44
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
Biological and family information added by researcher.
Contributed on 3/29/21 by denise.bratcher63
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