Stanley Powers Rowland Thomas (1879 - 1945)

Born 22 Jun 1879 in Castine, Hancock, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 May 1945 at age 65 in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States

Biography

Birth

Stanley Powers Rowland Thomas, called Stan when young, Rowland on official government documents and Tommy by friends, was born on 22 June 1879 in Castine, Hancock, Maine, United States to Rev. Lewis J. Thomas (1848-1930) and Anna Frances Powers (1855-1950).

Marriages

He married twice.

1. Elizabeth Wilson Roberts (1875-1925) circa 1917.
2. Ruth Anita Harris (1900-1973) in 1927.

Important Contributions

He wrote an award winning short story called Fagan which was about a negro deserter from the U.S. Army in the Philippines in 1914 which was one of the most sensational literary events of his period. He also exposed the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia in stories for the New York World. Rowland wrote two novels and a volume of short stories. The last 20 years of his life, he was the editor of the Arkansas Gazette and pursued a quiet life on his farm with his second wife amongst their goats, dogs and birds.

Death

Rowland died on 14 May 1945 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States at the age of 65. He was buried in Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas. Find A Grave: Memorial #135283382

Sources

• 1880 United States Federal Census on 8 June in Castine, Hancock, Maine. Pages 11 & 12/Lines 49 & 50 & 1 & 2. ^[1]
• 1910 United States Federal Census on 18 April in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. ^[2]
• 1918 U.S. World War I Draft Registration on 12 September in Springfield, Union, New Jersey for Rowland Stanley Thomas. He was the Editor for the New York World Press Publishing Company. Elizabeth Wilson Thomas was the nearest relative.
• 1920 United States Federal Census on 6 January in Springfield, Union, New Jersey. Page 2B/Lines 89-95. ^[3]
• 27 May 1920 U.S. Passport Application for Rowland Thomas to go to Mexico City as an editorial staff member and correspondent for the New York World. Living in Short Hills, Essex, New Jersey.
• 1930 United States Federal Census, n.d., in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas. Page 16B/Line 78. ^[4]
• 1930 United States Federal Census on 7 April in Cedar Falls, Conway, Arkansas. Page 2A/Lines 29 & 30. ^[5]
• 1940 United States Federal Census on 22 April in Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas. Page 26A/Lines 21 & 22. ^[6]
• 1942 U.S. World War II Draft Registration for Rowland in Little Rock, Arkansas.
• 1945 Indiana Evening Gazette The Brighter Side Column on page 7 on 28 June.
• Arkansas Death Index for Rowland Thomas. Certificate Number 876, Volume 27 for 1945.
• Find A Grave Index.

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1880: Thomas, Lewis J. 32, clergyman, b. Pennsylvania, head; Annie P. 25, b. Maine, wife; Stanley P. 11 months (June), born Maine, son; Powers, Wealtha C. 50, heart disease, widow, mother-in-law, born in New Hampshire.
2. ↑ 1910: Thomas, Louis J. 62, farmer, head; Annie P. 55, 4 children born & 3 living, wife; Roland (sic) T. 30, correspondent for the Evening paper, son; Ruth M. 29, teacher public school, daughter; Grace M. 17, ironer, daughter; Wealtha H. 80, widow, 2 children born and living, ironer, mother-in-law.
3. ↑ 1920: Thomas, Rowland 40, editor New York World, head; Elizabeth 45, born KY, wife; Stromenger, Beatrice 16, born PA, step-daughter; John Jr. 16, b. PA, step-son; Dick 14 b. PA, stepson; Turner 13, b. PA, stepson; John 60, b. MD, boarder (This is probably her ex-husband.).
4. ↑ 1930: Thomas, Rowland 51, newspaper editor, married, roomer.
5. ↑ 1930: Thomas, Rowland 50, newspaper editor, married, head; Ruth 29, born Kentucky, wife.
6. ↑ 1940: Thomas, Rowland 60, 4 years college, editor for daily newspaper, head; Ruth 34, born KY, 4 years college, wife.