Introduction

Biography

Frederick was the son of John Frank­lin Rowe and Ed­itha Ma­ry Par­dee, and hus­band of Fay­ette Smith Ack­ley.

By age 10, he was a news boy for the Ak­ron Dai­ly Bea­con, and lat­er be­came the pa­per’s te­le­graph ed­it­or.

He at­tend­ed public schools, and for a year, Buch­tel Col­lege in Ak­ron.

In 1887, Rowe moved to Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio, to help his fa­ther run the Chris­tian Lead­er.

Later in life, he was on the board of di­rect­ors for both the Pot­ter Or­phans’ Home and the Ten­nes­see Orp­hans’ Home, and man­aged the F. L. Pub­lish­ing com­pa­ny on Elm Street in Cin­cin­na­ti.

Works

• The Bi­ble in Ques­tions and An­swers, with John Kling­man, 1916
• Letters to an Or­phan
• Gleanings for Young Folks
• Duties and Beau­ties of Life