Rev. Thadeus Murphy "T.M." Rowland was a son of Hiram M. Rowland and Sarahann Adaline (Awtrey) Rowland. Hiram died in eastern Tennessee during the Civil War when T. M. was three years old. As T. M. was leaving home, his mother, Sarahann, held open the gate for him and told him that someday she would hold open the gates of Heaven for him.
Thadeus married Amanda Margaret "Mandy"Langston on December 23, 1880, in the home of her parents, John B. "Johnny" Langston, Jr. and Phebe Jane (McClung) Langston in Fayette County, AL.
About 1884, T. M. and Mandy with their two oldest John Seba and Murphy Leonedus Rowland crossed the Mississippi River on a ferry and boarded an Illinois Central train to travel north, and then south to Arkansas, where they stopped near Hot Springs. They were in Denton County, TX when Hattie Myrtle was born in 1887.
T. M. was one of the "boatload of Baptist preachers sent from the southeast to evangelize the west." The Rowlands migrated through Hood County, Blanco County, Scurry County, Johnson County and back to Hood County by 1902. Before they left Hood County their family was complete with the addition of Walter Pervia, Hiram Calvin, Jesse Carroll, Floyd Clinton, Ross Arvin and Lovella Bea.
In every community they were sharecropping tenant farmers while they preached the Gospel and joined local Baptist churches. It is through the church membership, that we have been able to trace their travels. From Childress County, TX, in 1909, they moved to Jackson County, OK in 1910 where they first purchased land--in Mandy's name. Perhaps the land was purchased with Mandy's inheritance from her father. They were members of New Hope Baptist Church, Burns City, Cooke County, TX, from March 1, 1913, to December 5, 1914.
Pioneers had to move during winter so that they would be located in time to plant a new crop. When the Rowlands moved to Love County, OK, the Red River was frozen. They were in the Shade Dale community by 1916. By this time most of the older sons were married, so T. M. felt that it was time to "stay put."
T. M. continued to preach until his death in 1928,
1900 Census, Justice Precincts 2-4, Sommerville County, TX
Household Gender Age
T M Rowlan M
Spouse M M Rowlan F
Child J S Rowlan M
Child M L Rowlan M
Child H M Rowlan F
Child W P Rowlan M
Child H C Rowlan M
Child J C Rowlan M
Child F C Rowlan M
Thadeus married Amanda Margaret "Mandy"Langston on December 23, 1880, in the home of her parents, John B. "Johnny" Langston, Jr. and Phebe Jane (McClung) Langston in Fayette County, AL.
About 1884, T. M. and Mandy with their two oldest John Seba and Murphy Leonedus Rowland crossed the Mississippi River on a ferry and boarded an Illinois Central train to travel north, and then south to Arkansas, where they stopped near Hot Springs. They were in Denton County, TX when Hattie Myrtle was born in 1887.
T. M. was one of the "boatload of Baptist preachers sent from the southeast to evangelize the west." The Rowlands migrated through Hood County, Blanco County, Scurry County, Johnson County and back to Hood County by 1902. Before they left Hood County their family was complete with the addition of Walter Pervia, Hiram Calvin, Jesse Carroll, Floyd Clinton, Ross Arvin and Lovella Bea.
In every community they were sharecropping tenant farmers while they preached the Gospel and joined local Baptist churches. It is through the church membership, that we have been able to trace their travels. From Childress County, TX, in 1909, they moved to Jackson County, OK in 1910 where they first purchased land--in Mandy's name. Perhaps the land was purchased with Mandy's inheritance from her father. They were members of New Hope Baptist Church, Burns City, Cooke County, TX, from March 1, 1913, to December 5, 1914.
Pioneers had to move during winter so that they would be located in time to plant a new crop. When the Rowlands moved to Love County, OK, the Red River was frozen. They were in the Shade Dale community by 1916. By this time most of the older sons were married, so T. M. felt that it was time to "stay put."
T. M. continued to preach until his death in 1928,
1900 Census, Justice Precincts 2-4, Sommerville County, TX
Household Gender Age
T M Rowlan M
Spouse M M Rowlan F
Child J S Rowlan M
Child M L Rowlan M
Child H M Rowlan F
Child W P Rowlan M
Child H C Rowlan M
Child J C Rowlan M
Child F C Rowlan M
Rev. Thadeus Murphy "T.M." Rowland was a son of Hiram M. Rowland and Sarahann Adaline (Awtrey) Rowland. Hiram died in eastern Tennessee during the Civil War when T. M. was three years old. As T. M. was leaving home, his mother, Sarahann, held open the gate for him and told him that someday she would hold open the gates of Heaven for him.
Thadeus married Amanda Margaret "Mandy"Langston on December 23, 1880, in the home of her parents, John B. "Johnny" Langston, Jr. and Phebe Jane (McClung) Langston in Fayette County, AL.
About 1884, T. M. and Mandy with their two oldest John Seba and Murphy Leonedus Rowland crossed the Mississippi River on a ferry and boarded an Illinois Central train to travel north, and then south to Arkansas, where they stopped near Hot Springs. They were in Denton County, TX when Hattie Myrtle was born in 1887.
T. M. was one of the "boatload of Baptist preachers sent from the southeast to evangelize the west." The Rowlands migrated through Hood County, Blanco County, Scurry County, Johnson County and back to Hood County by 1902. Before they left Hood County their family was complete with the addition of Walter Pervia, Hiram Calvin, Jesse Carroll, Floyd Clinton, Ross Arvin and Lovella Bea.
In every community they were sharecropping tenant farmers while they preached the Gospel and joined local Baptist churches. It is through the church membership, that we have been able to trace their travels. From Childress County, TX, in 1909, they moved to Jackson County, OK in 1910 where they first purchased land--in Mandy's name. Perhaps the land was purchased with Mandy's inheritance from her father. They were members of New Hope Baptist Church, Burns City, Cooke County, TX, from March 1, 1913, to December 5, 1914.
Pioneers had to move during winter so that they would be located in time to plant a new crop. When the Rowlands moved to Love County, OK, the Red River was frozen. They were in the Shade Dale community by 1916. By this time most of the older sons were married, so T. M. felt that it was time to "stay put."
T. M. continued to preach until his death in 1928,
1900 Census, Justice Precincts 2-4, Sommerville County, TX
Household Gender Age
T M Rowlan M
Spouse M M Rowlan F
Child J S Rowlan M
Child M L Rowlan M
Child H M Rowlan F
Child W P Rowlan M
Child H C Rowlan M
Child J C Rowlan M
Child F C Rowlan M
Thadeus married Amanda Margaret "Mandy"Langston on December 23, 1880, in the home of her parents, John B. "Johnny" Langston, Jr. and Phebe Jane (McClung) Langston in Fayette County, AL.
About 1884, T. M. and Mandy with their two oldest John Seba and Murphy Leonedus Rowland crossed the Mississippi River on a ferry and boarded an Illinois Central train to travel north, and then south to Arkansas, where they stopped near Hot Springs. They were in Denton County, TX when Hattie Myrtle was born in 1887.
T. M. was one of the "boatload of Baptist preachers sent from the southeast to evangelize the west." The Rowlands migrated through Hood County, Blanco County, Scurry County, Johnson County and back to Hood County by 1902. Before they left Hood County their family was complete with the addition of Walter Pervia, Hiram Calvin, Jesse Carroll, Floyd Clinton, Ross Arvin and Lovella Bea.
In every community they were sharecropping tenant farmers while they preached the Gospel and joined local Baptist churches. It is through the church membership, that we have been able to trace their travels. From Childress County, TX, in 1909, they moved to Jackson County, OK in 1910 where they first purchased land--in Mandy's name. Perhaps the land was purchased with Mandy's inheritance from her father. They were members of New Hope Baptist Church, Burns City, Cooke County, TX, from March 1, 1913, to December 5, 1914.
Pioneers had to move during winter so that they would be located in time to plant a new crop. When the Rowlands moved to Love County, OK, the Red River was frozen. They were in the Shade Dale community by 1916. By this time most of the older sons were married, so T. M. felt that it was time to "stay put."
T. M. continued to preach until his death in 1928,
1900 Census, Justice Precincts 2-4, Sommerville County, TX
Household Gender Age
T M Rowlan M
Spouse M M Rowlan F
Child J S Rowlan M
Child M L Rowlan M
Child H M Rowlan F
Child W P Rowlan M
Child H C Rowlan M
Child J C Rowlan M
Child F C Rowlan M
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