Born on Aug 21, 1869 to Michael Rowe and Elizabeth "eliza" Dunlap Rowe. William Benjamin Rowe passed away on Nov 20, 1946, at the age of 77 and was buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. William Benjamin Rowe was married to Sarah Barbara Strimel Rowe and had 5 children: Earl Foster Rowe, Paul Strimel Rowe, James E Rowe, Harry L. Rowe, Minnie Sarah Rowe Riker.