OBIUTARIES:  William G. COWAN, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., WI

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"The Eau Claire Leader" -- May 3, 1933:

FORMER CITY FIREMAN DIES AT HOME HERE

Willaim G. Cowan Was Department Member 23 Years

    William G. Cowan, 74, pioneer resident of Eau Claire and for many
years a member of the fire department here, died at his home at 527
Grand Avenue West Tuesday morning after an illness of several months.

    Mr. Cowan, who retired from fire department Oct. 1, 1929, was born
in Canada Nov. 3, 1839.  He came to the United States when a young man
and settled in the vicinity of Eau Claire, later coming to the city to
live.  He was employed for many years by the Daniel Shaw Lumber Company
as a teamster.  During the later years of this work he drove the team
which pulled the fire apparatus which was housed in one of the buildings
on the Shaw property.

    He entered the fire department as a regular member on May 1, 1906 at
No. 5 station on Water street, where he remained until June 15, 1919
when he was transferred to No. 2 station where he was employed as driver
until his retirement.

    Mr. Cowan is survived by his widow, two sons, William, of Seattle,
and John, of Eau Claire; three daughters, Mrs. Mable Van Searl of
Seattle, Mrs. C.J. Holcomb, of Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Oscar Bain
of Eau Claire, and five grandchildren.

    Funeral arrangements have not been completed.