1920FCI Wm S Rowe and family, Nichols and John J Rowe families neighbors; United States Federal Census Record; Cincinnati Ward 2, Hamilton, Ohio; Ohio > Hamilton > Cincinnati Ward 2 > District 22; image 6 of 24 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Cincinnati Ward 2, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: T625_1388; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 677. next door neighbor “Nichols” family and John Rowe
1930FCI John Jay Rowe and Family; United States Federal Census > Ohio > Hamilton > Cincinnati (Districts 1-250) > District 60; image 37 of 41 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 1808; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 346.0.
John J Rowe 44
Grace Rowe 41
Grace P Rowe 19
Margarete G Rowe 16
William L Rowe 12
John J Rowe 12
Henry Probasco 74 father in law
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SSDI William S. Rowe
SSN:   284-16-1586
Last Residence:   45243  Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Born:   10 Oct 1916
Died:   Aug 1988
State (Year) SSN issued:   Ohio (Before 1951 )

Spring Grove Cemetary Cincinnati OH Record
Interment Number: 188586; Location: LN-20-D-12
Interment Date: 08/19/1988
Name: WILLIAM S ROWE
Address: 4765 BURLEY HILLS DRIVE, CINCINNATI OH 45243
Date of Birth: 10/10/1916; Birth Place: CINCINNATI, OHIO
Date of Death: 08/15/1988; Death Place: FALMOUTH, MASS.
Name of Father: JOHN J. ROWE; Name of Mother: GRACE SHERLOCK PROBASCO
Sex: M; Marital Status: M
Name of Spouse: MARTHA P. WHITNEY


Great Living Cincinnatians
William S. Rowe
Awarded in 1985
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William S. Rowe is a fifth generation Cincinnatian and fourth generation Cincinnati banker. He joined the Fifth Third Bank in 1939 after graduating from Harvard University. In 1942, he enlisted in the Army and served in the Anti-Aircraft Division in Europe. He returned to banking in 1946 and was named vice president of The Fifth Third Bank in 1949, executive vice president in 1962 and elected president in 1963. He was elected chairman of the board in 1979 and continues in that position after retiring in October 1981 as an active bank officer.
Currently he is on the board of directors of Cincinnati Equitable Insurance Co., Fifth Third Bancorp and Taft Broadcasting. He formerly served as a director of Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., Cincinnati Industries Inc., Diamond International Corp., Fox Paper Co., F&F Koenig-Kramer Co., LeBlond Inc., Sabin Robbins Paper Co., Sorg Paper Co., Standard Register Co., Baldwin-Lima Hamilton Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Taylor-Wharton Iron and Steel Co., High Bridge, New Jersey.
Rowe is also active in many civic and community programs in the area. He is a trustee of Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati Historical Society, and the Convalescent Hospital for Children and Orphan Asylum. He is also a member of the Bankers and Queen City Clubs and is a member and past president of the Camargo, Cincinnati Harvard, Commercial and the Commonwealth clubs.
He has served as a trustee of Xavier University, Children's Home of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, Cincinnati Summer Opera Association, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Association, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and Greater Cincinnati Television Education Foundation.
Rowe is past director of the Cincinnati Council on World Affairs, the Advisory Board of the Greater Cincinnati Airport and the Advisory Committee to the Dean of the College of Medicine of the University of Cincinnati. He is also the past general chairman of the United Appeal Campaign and the Fine Arts Fund Drive.

William S. Rowe
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The Division of Rheumatology is named after William S. Rowe, a fifth generation Cincinnatian and fourth generation Cincinnati banker. He joined the Fifth Third Bank in 1939 after graduating from Harvard University. In 1942, he enlisted in the Army and served in the Anti-Aircraft Division in Europe. He returned to banking in 1946 and was named vice president of The Fifth Third Bank in 1949, executive vice president in 1962 and elected president in 1963. He was elected chairman of the board in 1979 and continues in that position after retiring in October 1981 as an active bank officer. Rowe was  active in many civic and community programs in the area. He was a trustee of Children's Hospital Medical Center and generously supported the work of the Division of Rheumatology.