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

           [239-240]

           CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. ROWAN is a native of the State of Michigan,
        born at Monroe, in October, 1835, and obtained a common-school
        education at that place. His father, after whom he was named, died
        in 1836 of cholera, while engaged in building the harbor at Monroe,
        and the mother following him to the grave a year later; our subject
        never enjoyed her loving care, being brought up by relatives. There
        were five children in the family.
           CAPTAIN ROWAN began sailing at the age of twelve years. His
        first venture was as cook on the schooner Emaline, of Ottawa,
        Sandusky Bay, commanded by CAPT. DAN STEWART, and later he was mate
        of the schooner Post Boy, out of Buffalo, owned by SAMUEL D. FLAGG
        and commanded by CAPTAIN CURTIS.  MR. FLAGG had a grocery business
        at that time on Main street, Buffalo.  The Post Boy was afterward
        sold to GEORGE BERRYMAN. In 1852 CAPTAIN ROWAN became master of the
        Post Boy for a few trips, and was subsequently in same capacity on
        the steambarge Dunkirk and on the Prairie State and the propeller
        Sun. For seven years, beginning with the year 1861, he was on the
        propeller Mary Stewart, of the Western Transportation line, after
        which he was on the steamer Illinois, schooners Monteagle, Cam-
        bridge and Resolute, tow barges H. & G., and Nellie McGilvey and
        steamer St. Louis. He was mate of the propeller Araxes three dif-
        ferent seasons, and mate of the propeller Hunter, under CAPT.
        GEORGE DICKSON. His last employment on the lakes was as master of
        the government yacht Leewandin for the season of 1892, at the close
        of which he retired from active work because of physical disabil-
        ity.  CAPTAIN ROWAN is a member of Local Harbor No. 41, of the
        American Association of Masters and Pilots of Steam Vessels, and of
        the C. M. B. A.
           Our subject was married in 1857 at St. Bridget's Church,
        Buffalo, to MISS MARY KEYS, and they have one daughter, MARY, who
        is a teacher in Public School No. 38, Buffalo, New York.

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