I go for walks during the day in our fair city and have recently started winding my walks through Oakwood Cemetery. It has been in existence since the late 1890s- early 1900s and has many interesting tombstones. I am going to pick out headstones of particular interest and do some research on the people buried at those locations.
Subject 1 is Daniel Washington Rowe (July 4, 1854 – June 30, 1888 at 33 years of age)
Married to Candace Seitz on April 13, 1876
Wife – Candace Seitz Rowe (August 13, 1859 – April 3, 1954 at 94 years of age)
Children: Lillie Gertrude Rowe (April 25, 1877 – December 29, 1945 at 68 years of age)
Carrie May Rowe (April 13, 1879 – July 3, 1897 at 18 years of age)
Daniel Guy Rowe, Sr. (March 19, 1883 – March 31, 1969 at 85 years of age)
Essie Pearl Rowe (October 3, 1885 - October 1, 1900 at 4 years of age)
Daniel was evidently a hard-working man. I found a newspaper article from the Hickory newspaper in 1881 that said he had a large livery stable. He had plenty of horses and carriages that would transport people to and from nearby towns. The business was reported as “red hot.”
Daniel’s obituary was also to be found. It mentioned that he had died four days short of his 34th birthday. It says he had stood before his brother Junius’ grave several weeks before and had said he didn’t expect to live much longer. He seemingly was in good health at the time. He then went home to his bed and died seventeen days later.
His wife’s and two of his children’s gravestones are nearby.
David Lee 