William Nowland

1820 - 1907  (87 years)

• Name	William Nowland  [1]
  Birth	20 Mar 1820	New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Dec 1907	New Boston, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA   [1]
  Burial	New Boston, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA   [1]
  		Headstone of William Nowland
  Notes	In the 1850 census of Huron Tp, Wayne Co, Mich, William Nowland Sr, born in Pa, headed a household at age 66. Among his family were William J. aged 29 and, at the end of the list, (his wife) Nancy aged 17. In 1860 William had no real estate in Huron at age 39, but had $775 in personal property. Nancy was 27, and with them were Lee 8, Eli 6, Edward 4, William 2, and Elizabeth 1 month old. In Huron in 1870, William Nowland was 50, and now had $2500 in real estate and $700 in personal property. (His father had died two years before.) Nancy was 37, and at home were Lee 18 and a farm laborer, Eli 16, Edward 14, William 12, Elizabeth 10, Henry 6, and Ella 2. His household in Huron was smaller in 1880 when he was 60 and Nancy was 48. With them were only Henry 16, Ella 12, and Myron H. 7. But next door was his son Lee, a railroad laborer. He and his wife Rebecca were both 28, and they had a daughter Bertha who was 6 years old. "Ely" Nowland was 27 and living on Fifth St in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co, that year, with his wife Ida L. who was 19. Their daughter Maud L. was 3 months old. In 1900 in the Village of New Boston, in Huron Tp, William Nowland was widowed and 78 years old, "father-in-law" with Samuel and Ella Adams. Samuel Adams was a merchant, born in Ireland, aged 36, and Ella was 32. One of her four children had died young. With them were Lenora 12, Samuel 9 and Genevieve 5 years old. Eli Nowland was in Plymouth Tp, Wayne Co, an expressman at age 47. He had been married 23 years to Ida L. who was 39, and they had lost 2 of their 5 children. With them were Myrtle M. 18, a milliner, and Grace E. 15. [2]
  Person ID	I10243	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	William Nowland,   b. 22 Sep 1787, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Nov 1868, Hamtramck, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Rumsey,   b. 13 Jul 1792, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Jul 1840, Huron Twp., Wayne Co., Michigan, USA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1812	Fayette, Seneca Co., New York, USA   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F2015	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Ryan,   b. Abt 1833, New York, USA d. Between 1880 and 1900 (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1850  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Lee Nowland,   b. Abt 1852, Michigan, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Eli Nowland,   b. Abt 1854, Michigan, USA d. Aft 1900 (Age 47 years)   3. Edward Nowland,   b. Abt 1856   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Nowland,   b. Abt 1858, Michigan, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elizabeth Nowland,   b. Abt Apr 1860, Michigan, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Henry Nowland,   b. Abt 1864, Michigan, USA d. Aft 1900 (Age 37 years) + 7. Ella Nowland,   b. Abt 1866, Michigan, USA d. Aft 1900 (Age 35 years)   8. Myron H. Nowland,   b. Abt 1873, Michigan, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Mar 1820 - New York, USA Death - 1 Dec 1907 - New Boston, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA Burial - - New Boston, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR67: 67. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR67: 67-vii. [S530] Assumption. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR12-20.