Benjamin Rowlett
1792-1858
Benjamin Rufus Rowlett (abt. 1792-1858) was born about 1792 in Kentucky. He was the son of William Rowlett and Jemima Owen. He married Rachel Wisehart on 17 Oct. 1816 in Jefferson Co., Kentucky; widowed in 1842. He married Louisa Brown Acree on 6 Aug. 1844 in Stewart Co., Tennessee. He met Wilford Woodruff in Tennessee while Wilford was serving a mission in 1835. He died in 1858 in Tennessee.
Benjamin Rufus Rowlett (LVNX-D4Y), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb. 2022). Benjamin Rowlett, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/benjamin-rowlett, accessed 10 Feb. 2022). "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb. 2022); Benjamin Rowlett and Rachel Wiseheart, 17 Oct 1816, Jefferson County, Kentucky; citing Jefferson County, Kentucky, Clerk of the County Court, "Marriage records, 1781-1951," image 607/1117; DGS 5557869. "Marriage records, 1838-1848, Stewart County, Tennessee," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 1 Mar. 2022); Benjamin Rowlett and Louisa Wemberly, 6 Aug. 1844, Stewart County, Tennessee, p. 19; citing Historical Records Project, Tennessee, project 165-44-6999, “Marriage Records Vol. 4, 1838-1848,” image 156/782; DGS 7725127. "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008" database with images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 19 Feb. 2022); Benjamin Rowlett, 1 Nov. 1858, Stewart Co., Tennessee, p. 22; citing “Tennessee County, District and Probate Courts,” "Settlements, Bonds, Vol H-I, 1854-1866."
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