WI BIO - Dane Co - ROWLEY, Antinous A.
Biographical Review of Dane County, WI. Chicago: Biographical Review Pub. Co. 
1893, Vol II, pp 544-545

Dr. Antinous A. ROWLEY, a successful practitioner of Dane County, Wisconsin, 
was born in Brown County, Ohio, 06 January 1841, a son of Dr. Newman C. and 
Sarah H. (DAVIES) ROWLEY. The father [Newman ROWLEY] was born in New York, a 
son of Aaron and Martha (CAMPBELL) ROWLEY, natives also of New York. They 
both died at Evansville [probably Evansville, Rock County, WI, but note that 
Evansville, Randolph County, IL, is also mentioned in this biography], the 
former at the age of seventy-eight years, and the latter about seventy years. 
He [Aaron ROWLEY] was a merchant by occupation, but was financially ruined 
by the free trade of 1848, after which he engaged in farming in Evansville, 
Rock County, Wisconsin. He [Aaron ROWLEY] was a soldier through the War of 
1812.

Newman C. ROWLEY, father of our subject, removed to Ohio in 1840, where he 
engaged in teaching; in 1844 he taught school and studied medicine in Durand 
[Winnebago County], Illinois, and in 1846 went to Evansville [Randolph 
County], Illinois, [and] where he took his first course of lectures in 
LaPorte [LaPorte County], Indiana, Dr. J. Adams ALLEN being one of the 
professors. His son and grandson also studied under that gentleman. Mr. 
[Newman C.] ROWLEY then practiced two years in Middleton, Dane County, 
Wisconsin, and later at Verona Corners, same county. About twenty-five years 
ago he [Newman C. ROWLEY] retired to his first residence, and three years 
later came to the village of Middleton [Dane County, WI], where he died at 
the age of fifty-six years. He was a member of the State and County Medical 
Society. His [Newman C. ROWLEY's] brother, William R. [ROWLEY], was an 
officer in Jo Daviess County [IL] for over thirty-five years, and was also on 
General GRANT's staff. The mother of our subject, nee Sarah H. DAVIES, was 
born in New York. She died at the home of our subject [Antinous A. ROWLEY] 
at the same age as her husband [56]. They [Newman C. and Sarah H. (DAVIES) 
ROWLEY] were the parents of seven children, four now living, and one daughter 
married Dr. W. S. WHEELWRIGHT, who resides at Belleville [Dane County], 
Wisconsin.

Antinous A. ROWLEY, the subject of this biography, first attended the 
district school at Verona [Dane County, then Territory of Wisconsin], after 
which he spent one year at Haskell University, Mazo Manie [Mazomanie, Dane 
County], and one year at the State University [at Madison, Dane County]. For 
the following year he was engaged in office work, then one year in FINDLAY's 
drug store, and next worked on his grandfather's farm. On 27 September 1861, 
he [Antinous A. ROWLEY] enlisted in Company F, Eleventh Wisconsin Infantry, 
under Captain E. R. CHASE and Colonel HARRIS, and served seventeen months. 
Mr. ROWLEY was with his regiment in every skirmish until he was taken sick, 
spent ten weeks in the hospital at Ironton [Iron County], Missouri, and was 
discharged 26 February 1862. He [Antinous A. ROWLEY] afterward served as 
Lieutenant of the National Guard of Middleton [Dane County, WI] two years, 
under Captain James M. BULL. After his discharge from the army our subject 
continued the study of medicine until his graduation at the Rush Medical 
College [Chicago, Cook County, IL], in 1868, after which he continued the 
practice of his profession with his father [Newman C. ROWLEY] for three 
years. He [Antinous A.] was then in Ashton [Dane County, WI] for one and a 
half years, and next re-engaged in practice with his father, with whom he 
remained until the latter's death. Since that time he has continued alone. 
Mr. [Antinous A.] ROWLEY is a member of the State and Central Medical 
Societies, of the Masonic order, and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 
and of L. T. Park Post, G. A. R., of Black Earth [Dane County, WI]. His 
first presidential vote was cast for Abraham LINCOLN, since which time he has 
always voted the Republican ticket.

On 11 April 1863, our subject [Antinous A. ROWLEY] was united in marriage 
with Miss Olivia W. WHEELWRIGHT, who was born in Cattaraugus County, New 
York, 30 September 1843, a daughter of Jesse and Mary (GILBERT) WHEELWRIGHT. 
The father [Jesse WHEELWRIGHT] was born in Lincolnshire, England, 26 August 
1816, and came to this country at the age of seventeen years. He now resides 
at the home of our subject. The mother of Mrs. ROWLEY [Mary nee GILBERT] was 
born in New York, a daughter of Mary (JACOBS) GILBERT, a native of New 
Jersey. The parents were often visited by George WASHINGTON. Mrs. [Mary nee 
GILBERT] WHEELWRIGHT died at Middleton, Dane County [WI], at the age of 
sixty-nine years. Mr. and Mrs. WHEELWRIGHT [Jesse and Mary] reared a family 
of three children, all of whom are now deceased but the wife of our subject 
[Olivia W].

Mr. and Mrs. ROWLEY [Antinous A. and Olivia W. (WHEELWRIGHT) ROWLEY] have had 
four children: (1) Jesse C., born 22 June 1866, graduated at Rush Medical 
College, of Chicago, in 1890, and is now a promising physician of Prairie du 
Chien [Grant County], Wisconsin; (2) Edna Olivia, born 15 January 1870, was 
educated at the Wayland University [Beaver Dam, Dodge County, WI?] and has 
taught three years, the last one in the Evansville High School [probably 
Evansville, Rock County, WI]; (3) Antinous G., born 01 April 1875, is 
attending school at Wayland University; and (4) Mary Bernice, born 25 
February 1885. Mrs. ROWLEY [Olivia W.] and her eldest daughter [Edna Olivia] 
are members of the Baptist Church.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly