Calvin Rowe, my 2nd Great Uncle, article from the Bangor Daily Whig & Courier, from Bangor, Maine. 12 Feb 1898.
Turning the focus back to myself (my blog, na, na, na, na, na), and my family. Doing some research today and found an interesting clip. In reality it is sad thing.
The above clip was taken from the Bangor Daily Whig & Courier of Bangor, Somerset County, Maine. It is dated Feb. 12, 1898.
Below is copied from my Facebook page:
My great great grandfather was alive when this was written. By this time, my Rowe branch, including my gr gr, Alden B. Rowe were in Lane County, Oregon. But, the man in this article, is in the right place (Moscow, Somerset, Me) and time, 1898, to be my gr gr’s brother, Calvin Rowe. It is a sad thing, but it is, another of one of those details that make our ancestors more human to us. Those who came before us become a “who” instead of a “what” from the past.
What is the sad thing, is that ol’ Alden lived to be very old and as far as research goes, it seems he kept his mind the whole time. Seems as if Calvin did not. Calvin came west at the same time as Alden & family. Since Calvin was the older of the brothers, Alden et al, was probably following along with Calvin. But, when no gold was to be had, Calvin, wife, and one child went back to Maine, and Alden slowly headed north from the California Gold fields. Another piece of puzzle of what became… of me. 🙂
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