A Hero Not Forgotten
James Mark Rowan
Sept. 24, 1864, Tennessee
Jan. 31, 1898, Skagway
Loving Husband & Father
Deputy US Marshall
Killed in the line of duty
Aged 33 years
He was killed just hours after his only child, James Mark, was born.
On February 1, 1898 (possibly January 31st), Deputy Marshall Rowan was shot in a Skagway theatre while attempting to resolve a dispute.
