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History of the Great Lakes
Illustrated, In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

  71-72

        Captain JAMES R. INNES. There is no better known man connected with
     the railroad ferries than Capt. J. R. INNES, who for twelve years has
     been superintendent of the boats owned by the Michigan Central Rail-
     road Company. He was born May 1, 1845, in Chatham, Ont., but early in
     his life his parents, ROBERT and MARY (COX) INNES. removed to Detroit,
     and there took the family. ROBERT INNES was a native of Scotland,
     whence he came to America, and here spent many years as a sailor on
     the lakes. He died at Chatham, Ont., in 1848. being survived by his
     wife, who died in 1896, at Amherstburg, Ont., at the age of eighty-
     seven years. Capt. J. R. INNES attended school at Detroit until his
     fifteenth year, when a strong desire for marine life was gratified
     by his going on the scow, Frank Pierce, at Detroit. He then went on
     the tug A. Pratt as cook, on leaving which vessel he sailed on a
     number of other boats, until he took charge of the wrecking tug Prince
     Alfred where he remained some three or four years and then, in 1871,
     went on the C. S. R. R. ferries. Later he returned to the Prince
     Alfred, and in about the year 1884 took a position on the M. C. R. R.
     ferries at Detroit, as master of merchandise and transfer, still
     later being appointed superintendent of all the ferries of the M. C.
     R. R., the position he now holds, and which he has since filled to the
     utmost satisfaction of his employers, who well know his ability and
     thorough knowledge of his work.
        In May, 1866, Captain INNES was married to Miss LOUISA HORN, of
     Detroit, a daughter of Captain HORN, whose life is so prominent in
     connection with the history of the Detroit ferry boats, and a sister
     of Capt. GEORGE HORN, who sails the Excelsior at the present time.
     Captain and Mrs. INNES have had five children: LULU, who is married to
     FREDERICK H. COOPER, superintendent for Walker Sons, Walkerville,
     Ont.; H. L., who follows the sailor's life, having been quartermaster
     of the North West during the season of 1896; WALTER J., who is in a
     dry-goods store at Windsor, Ont.; Ivy and LOTTIE, the youngest, who
     are still at home.

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