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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | William Newton Rowell (born 1873) was the son of Ezekiel Humphrey Rowell (1835-1912), a Confederate soldier and physician. The collection includes duplicated typescripts of an autobiography of Ezekiel Humphrey Rowell with additional biographical information provided by William Newton Rowell, discussing childhood on an Alabama plantation, service in the Confederate Army in Virginia, and the practice of medicine for many years in Denton County, Tex.; and reminiscences of William Newton Rowell of personalities, incidents, and social conditions in Texas in the 1880s and 1890s, and of his dental practice beginning in 1898. |
Creator | Rowell, William Newton, b. 1873. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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William Newton Rowell (born 1873) was a dentist of Texas. He was the son of Ezekiel Humphrey Rowell (1835-1912). Ezekiel Humphrey Rowell was born in Pike County, Ala.; graduated from Jefferson Medical School in 1860; and was in the Confederate army, 1861-1865, serving at Pensacola, Va. After the war, he practiced medicine in Denton County, Tex.
Back to TopThe collection includes duplicated typescripts of the autobiography of Ezekiel Humphrey Rowell and additional biographical information about Rowell by his son, William Newton Rowell, discussing childhood on an Alabama plantation, service in the Confederate Army in Virginia, and the practice of medicine for many years in Denton County, Tex.; and reminiscences of William Newton Rowell of personalities, incidents, and social conditions in Texas in the 1880s and 1890s, and of his dental practice beginning in 1898.
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