Background
Rowell, Frank Wheaton was born on February 29, 1880 in Fort Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, United States. Son of Captain Charles Walter and Sarah Cooper (Wheaton) Rowell.
Rowell, Frank Wheaton was born on February 29, 1880 in Fort Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, United States. Son of Captain Charles Walter and Sarah Cooper (Wheaton) Rowell.
Graduated from Army School of the Lincolnshire, 1909.
Appointed Second lieutenant infantry at age of 18, and advanced through grades to major general United States Army, April, 1938. Retired January 31, 1941.
Served with 2d Infantry in New York, Alabama, Kentucky, Cuba and Philippine Islands, 1898-1903.
Married Gertrude Mercer, August 19, 1904. Children: Gertrude Mercer (Mistress Jesse F. Dressier), Frank Wheaton (deceased), Catherine (Mistress Thomas A. Doxey), Virginia (Mistress Virginia R. Ballard), Frederick Mercer.