James Mark ROWAN^{[1, 2]}

1864 - 1898  (33 years)

• Name	James Mark ROWAN
  Birth	24 Sep 1864	Hawkins Co., TN, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Jan 1898	Skagway, Haines Co., AK, USA
  	date of death also shown as Feb 1 1898 URL:http://www.akpeaceofficermemorial.org/1891-1900.htm
  Burial	Gold Rush Cemetery, Skagway, Skagway Co., AK, USA
  Person ID	I30713	Ancestors
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	William Mark ROWAN,   b. 24 Jul 1824, Hawkins Co., TN, USA d. 11 May 1895, Rogersville, Hawkins Co., TN, USA (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann WRIGHT,   b. 16 Nov 1837, Rogersville, Hawkins Co., TN, USA d. 3 Mar 1897, Rogersville, Hawkins Co., TN, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1857	Rogersville, Hawkins Co., TN, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F21829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beryl GROVE,   b. Sep 1876, IL, USA
  Children	1. James Mark ROWAN,   b. 1898, Skagway, AK. USA d. 1975, Seattle, King Co., WA, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F21898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Sep 1864 - Hawkins Co., TN, USA Death - 31 Jan 1898 - Skagway, Haines Co., AK, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Ceremony for a Hero - Skagway News, July 9, 2010 • Vol. XXXIII, No. 12 Thanks to the efforts of Renee Rowan, a hero now has a commemorative gravestone. Renee writes: I am not a quick at writing my reflections as Jeff Brady is in capturing the Commemoration of Marshal James Mark Rowan, my great grandfather. I just happened to look on line, skagwaynews.com, and was able to see the newspaper edition following my visit. Jeff did an awesome job! His pictures were from a "just right" angle and reading his article made me relive that day again. I wish all of you could have been there. Just a couple corrections, which are not a criticism of Jeff. He states it was my grandmother who told me the story of my great grandfather, but it was actually my mother who let not only me, but my brother and sister. Even if the stories lacked detail, my Mom told us what she knew.

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of James Mark Rowan photo provided by Renee Rowan
  		Headstone for James Mark Rowan As an avid genealogist, I take lots of different photos on holidays... Have just returned from Skagway Alaska, with stone of your James Mark Rowan.... Enjoy! Heather Schenck-Smith Stratford, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Sources

  [S395] Mary Shaffer, Steve Sims Paf. [S601] Rowan.ged. [S671] Information provided by Renee Rowan; via email; 2007 to date; email address . [S397] Anna Shaw, Updated Rowan, Berlier, Dixon Family Tree.