Marin-El Dorado-Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Rowland, William 1835 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  William Rowland. The subject of this sketch was born in the northern part of
Ireland April 9, 1835. His parents brought him to the United States in 1840,
settling near Burlington, Chittenden county, Vermont. Here the subject of our
memoir was educated in the common schools. In the year 1852 he left New York
harbor in the steamer "Northern Light," came to Panama, thence on the steamer
"New Orleans " to San Francisco, arriving there December 14th of that year.
Immediately after his arrival he, in company with three others, went to the
mines at a place called Michigan Flat, on the south fork of the American river,
walking the whole distance from Sacramento during some of the heaviest storms of
that memorable winter. Was engaged in mining eight years. Worked at Hill's Bar
on Frazer river in 1858, and in southern Oregon in 1859. On leaving the mines in
1860 he came direct to this township, settled near his present farm, which is
bounded on the west by the Pacific ocean. His land numbers 1,070 acres in this
locality, and 1,000 acres in Sonoma county. He was elected to the office of
Supervisor of Marin, county in 1876, which position he continuously held till
the Fall election of 1879. Married Maria Johnson on November 16, 1864. She is a
native of Vermont. Minnie A., Edwin Stanton, Ida O, and Estella are their living
children. They have lost one, Arthur, at the age of seven years and seven months.

Additional Comments:
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HISTORY OF MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA;
INCLUDING ITS
Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography;
TOGETHER WITH
A Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish
and American Pioneers;

A Full Record of its Organization; A Complete Political History, including a
Tabular Statement of Office-holders since the Formation of the County;

Separate Histories of Bolinas, Nicasio, Novato, Point Reyes, San Antonio, San
Rafael, Saucelito, and Tomales Townships;

Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of its Early and Prominent
Settlers and Representative Men;
ALSO
An Historical Sketch of the State of California,
In which is embodied the Raising of the Bear Flag

ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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