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RANSOM P. ROWLAND was born Dec. 3, 1831. He married Margaret Gribble, who was born Feb. 18, 1835, and raised in Warren county, Tenn. Mr. Rowland farmed in Warren county until 1861, and then enlisted in the Fifth Tennessee Regiment and served two years in the war. He first went to Bowling Green, Ky.; then to Mnrfreesborough; then to Montgomery, Ala.; then to Corinth, Miss.; then to Pittsburgh Landing, and was there in his first battle; from there they went to Columbus by boat; then to Chattanooga; then to Knoxville, Tenn., where they joined Kirby Smith’s army; then to Richmond, Ky., and engaged in a battle there; then to Covington, Ky., where they joined Bragg’s army. He then went home to see his family. Returning, he was promoted to corporal. He was in the battle of Murfreesborough; then went to Tallahassee, and was there promoted to third lieutenant; he then went to Chattanooga, and was there promoted to second lieutenant. He settled on his present farm in Jasper county in 1870. He has seven children, named Elizabeth J., Jackson L., Camelia, Francis M., Ransom, James T., and Sarah L. Mr. and Mrs. Rowland are members of the Presbyterian Church, and are well respected in the community.