Happy Williams Rowland

   Cause of her death was Chronic Myocarditis.

  General Notes:

The 1920 Federal Census for Henderson Township, Vance Co., North Carolina, District 90, page 85B, dated January 29, 1920 records the widow Happie W. Wortham (67) with her children Lizzie R. (40) and Bertha (35) living with Happy's son, Claude A. Wortham (38) and his family: Annie C. (31), Harry M. (8), Ethel V. (6), Annie E. (4 7/12), Vera V. (1 7/12), and Elna G. (6/12) along Satterwhite Road. Nearby is Happy's step son George E. Wortham (67) with his wife Josie (32) and their children Ned (16), George (15), and Emma (13).

The 1910 Federal Census for Henderson Township, Vance Co., North Carolina, District 80, page 116B, dated April 21, 1910 records the widow Happie W. Wortham (67) with her children Jimmie (36), Claude (28), Lizzie (30), and Bertha (24). Nearby is Happy's step son George E. Wortham (57) with his wife of 7 years, Josie (30), and their children Ned (7), George (6), and Emma (3).

See general noites on her husband, Edward Wortham, for 1870, 1880 and 1900 census facts.

The 1870 Federal Census for Henderson, Granville Co., North Carolina, Henderson P. O., page 204B, dated June 23, 1870 records Jas H. (57) and Milly P. (54) Rowland with children Sally E. (20), Milly P. (17), Henry J. (16), and Pressley E. (13).

The 1860 Federal Census for Henderson, Granville Co., North Carolina, Henderson P. O., page 168B, dated June 26, 1860 records J. H. (48) and Millie P. (43) Rowland with children Happy (17), Sally E. (13), Millie P. (8), James H. (5), and Presly (3).



North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004
Name: James H. Rowland
Spouse: Milley Rowland
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1840
Marriage County: Granville
Marriage State: North Carolina
Source Vendor: County Court Records - FHL # 0019009
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT

  Medical Notes:

North Carolina Death Certificate
Happy's parents are named on her death certificate as James and Millie Rowland.
She will be buryied at the Family Burying Ground.
The informant is Claud Wortham, her son.

Happy married Edward W. (Ned) Wortham, son of John George Wortham and Elizabeth Ward Jordan, circa 1861 in Henderson Township, Granville Co., NC. (Edward W. (Ned) Wortham was born on 3 Apr 1821 in Warren Co., N.C. and died on 3 Jun 1902 in Henderson, Vance Co., N.C..)

  Marriage Notes:

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Edward W. Wortham
Gender: male
Birth Year: 1821
Spouse Name: Happy W. Rowland
Number Pages: 1