William Rowland

William was born in 1868 in ,Hawkins, Tennessee.¹   William's father was Pheba A. and his mother was Ann Rowland.  His maternal grandparents were Nathan G. Rowland and Mary Parker. He had five brothers and four sisters, named James F., Clarence, Henry, Robert, George, Adaline, Cornelia Amanda, Nancy and Ellen.  He was the fifth youngest of the ten children.