Rowan F. VANPOOL
(1827-1879)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Eliza Jane LEGG

2. Harritta MARKHAM

Rowan F. VANPOOL 4

  • Born: 8 Jan 1827, Kentucky 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Eliza Jane LEGG on 12 Sep 1850 in Cole County, Missouri 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Harritta MARKHAM on 17 Nov 1864 in Moniteau County, Missouri 3
  • Died: 25 Feb 1879, Cole County, Missouri 3 5
  • Buried: Legg-Robertson-Van Pool Cemetery, Cole County, Missouri 3 5
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

1. Deed: 1855, Cole County, Missouri. 4

Dated 26 Feb 1855, Filed 4 Feb 1856, Bk L:95
Rowan F. Vanpool and Eliza J. his wife of Cole County to Marcelmus Barry of Cole County; $5 for the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Sec. 27, Twp. 44, Range 14, containing 40 acres.

[Marcelmus was Rowan's brother-in-law and Eliza's step-brother. The low price suggests the transaction was in part a gift, perhaps a belated wedding gift.]

2. Deed: 1856, Cole County, Missouri. 4

Dated 1 Apr 1856, Filed 12 Sep 1856, Bk L:382
Rowan F. Vanpool and Eliza Jane his wife of Cole County to Marcellus Barry of Cole County; $400 for (1) the N1/2 of the NE1/4 and the E1/2 of the NW1/4 of Sec. 27 and (2) the SE1/4 of the SW1/4 and the SW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Sec. 22, all of Twp. 44, Range 14, containing 240 acres.

3. Census: 1860, Cole County, Missouri. 6

Dwelling 200, Family 205, Moreau Twp.
R. F. Vanpool, age 34, male, farmer, $1,000 real property, $200 personal property, born in Kentucky.
Eliza Vanpool, age 32, female, born in Tennessee.
Elizabeth Vanpool, age 9, female, born in Missouri.
David H. Vanpool, age 6, male, born in Missouri.
Mary Vanpool, age 4, female, born in Missouri.
John W. Vanpool, age 10/12, male, born in Missouri.
John Vanpool, age 28, male, born in Missouri.


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Rowan married Eliza Jane LEGG, daughter of Samuel LEGG and Elizabeth, on 12 Sep 1850 in Cole County, Missouri.2 3 (Eliza Jane LEGG was born on 21 Jan 1828 in Tennessee,3 died on 13 Mar 1862 in Cole County, Missouri 3 and was buried in Legg-Robertson-Van Pool Cemetery, Cole County, Missouri 3.)


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Rowan next married Harritta MARKHAM on 17 Nov 1864 in Moniteau County, Missouri.3


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Sources


1 Family Records of Mary Legg. Mary's husband is Carl Legg, whose great grandfather was James W. Legg. Mary is a long time volunteer at the Family History Library in Bartlesville, Oklahoma; as would be expected, her research is well documented. Her postal address is 2354 SE Bison Rd., Bartlesville, OK 74006.

2 Cole County, Missouri, Marriages: 1821-51, Ancestry.com.

3 Family Records of Mary Legg.

4 Deed Records, Cole County, Missouri, Vol. L, 1855-1857, FHL Film No. 901,456.

5 Cole County, Missouri Cemetery Records, FHL Film No. 1,035,921, Item 2, Van Pool Cemetery on Jacob Farm, Pages 506-507.

6 1860 Census, Cole County, Missouri, Ancestry.com, Image 2 of 31 (Moreau Twp., Dwelling 200, Family 205).


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