DICKSON GIVEN FOWLER - "Captain Dick" was the Master of the 'The Pat Cleburne' a riverboat that exploded her boilers on the Ohio River on 17 May 1876 at Bowles Mill near Shawneetown, IL.
He was survived by 4 daughters: Laura who was already Mrs H F Given, and 3 young girls Willie, Anna, and Clara.
FAMILY
Dick was the son of Judge William Paul 'Wiley' Fowler (1799–1880) & Esther Araminta Given (1809–1847), d/o Dixon Given.
On 17 May 1853 in McCracken Co, KY, Dick was married to Miss Laura Berry (1836-1853) of Lexington. Laura died five months after the birth of their daughter:
1) Laura Minta Fowler (1853–1936), was born 2 month before her parents marriage, probably explained by Dixon's prolonged absences. Laura Minta Fowler was the wife of Henry Fayette Given II (1850–1903) of Lexington.
Dick was married a second time on 19 Oct 1859 in Henry County, TN to Miss Geraldine Porter (1839–1874) of Paris, TN. She was the d/o Thomas Kennedy Porter (1801–1848) & Geraldine Horton (1805–1852) and sister of Gov. James D. Porter of TN. She bore him six children, of whom 3 lived to adulthood
2) Willie Porter Fowler (1866–1897), w/o John Coster Berryman Jr of Lexington
3) Anna Horton Fowler (1868–1832), w/o Spencer Cooper Berryman, John's brother.
4) Clare Given Fowler (1869-??), w/o Gustav Warneken of Germany. They lived in Clarksville, TN.
5-7) three infants: Wiley Paul, Littleton Augustus and Dixie Fowler.
BIOGRAPHY
At the time of the riverboat disaster, The Pat Cleburne was engaged as a tri-weekly packet between Evansville and Paducah, and was owned by the Evansville and Cairo Packet Company. Dick was burned to death in his cabin and his body found on May 25th.
"About 1851 Dick started the first boat store in Cairo, the firm being D. G. Fowler & Co. He completed his commercial education in Cincinnati, and purchased the Dunbar, Dexter and Silver Star at Pittsburg, and clerked and commanded these, with other steamers, between Evansville and Cairo, previous to the war. The Silver Star exploded and burned below Evansville. The Dunbar was built up the Monogahela, and Captain D. G. Fowler, on the approach of the United States gunboats, ran her up Tennessee river, out of the reach of her pursuers. He was a devoted friend of the south, taking an active part in the rebellion. He captured and afterwards released Capt. W. H. Dorsey and the Altamont at Paducah, assisted in the construction of the rebel ram Tennessee, which figured so conspicuously in Mobile Bay, with Farragut's fleet. Captain Fowler was captured and paroled in Alabama, and for a while carried on the cotton business in Cincinnati, the firm being Fowler & Shearer. He afterward returned to his old home at Paducah, and resumed boating, losing his life ...on the ill-fated Pat Cleburne....
Sources:
~ 'Livingston County, KY. Cemeteries 1738-1976' dated 1977.
~ 'Annals of Fowler Family...' by Mrs James Joyce Arthur
~ Southern Biographies and Genealogies, 1500s-1940s
~ Newspaper articles from 1876
~ Riverboat Dave's Paddlewheel Site [www.riverboatdaves.com]
He was survived by 4 daughters: Laura who was already Mrs H F Given, and 3 young girls Willie, Anna, and Clara.
FAMILY
Dick was the son of Judge William Paul 'Wiley' Fowler (1799–1880) & Esther Araminta Given (1809–1847), d/o Dixon Given.
On 17 May 1853 in McCracken Co, KY, Dick was married to Miss Laura Berry (1836-1853) of Lexington. Laura died five months after the birth of their daughter:
1) Laura Minta Fowler (1853–1936), was born 2 month before her parents marriage, probably explained by Dixon's prolonged absences. Laura Minta Fowler was the wife of Henry Fayette Given II (1850–1903) of Lexington.
Dick was married a second time on 19 Oct 1859 in Henry County, TN to Miss Geraldine Porter (1839–1874) of Paris, TN. She was the d/o Thomas Kennedy Porter (1801–1848) & Geraldine Horton (1805–1852) and sister of Gov. James D. Porter of TN. She bore him six children, of whom 3 lived to adulthood
2) Willie Porter Fowler (1866–1897), w/o John Coster Berryman Jr of Lexington
3) Anna Horton Fowler (1868–1832), w/o Spencer Cooper Berryman, John's brother.
4) Clare Given Fowler (1869-??), w/o Gustav Warneken of Germany. They lived in Clarksville, TN.
5-7) three infants: Wiley Paul, Littleton Augustus and Dixie Fowler.
BIOGRAPHY
At the time of the riverboat disaster, The Pat Cleburne was engaged as a tri-weekly packet between Evansville and Paducah, and was owned by the Evansville and Cairo Packet Company. Dick was burned to death in his cabin and his body found on May 25th.
"About 1851 Dick started the first boat store in Cairo, the firm being D. G. Fowler & Co. He completed his commercial education in Cincinnati, and purchased the Dunbar, Dexter and Silver Star at Pittsburg, and clerked and commanded these, with other steamers, between Evansville and Cairo, previous to the war. The Silver Star exploded and burned below Evansville. The Dunbar was built up the Monogahela, and Captain D. G. Fowler, on the approach of the United States gunboats, ran her up Tennessee river, out of the reach of her pursuers. He was a devoted friend of the south, taking an active part in the rebellion. He captured and afterwards released Capt. W. H. Dorsey and the Altamont at Paducah, assisted in the construction of the rebel ram Tennessee, which figured so conspicuously in Mobile Bay, with Farragut's fleet. Captain Fowler was captured and paroled in Alabama, and for a while carried on the cotton business in Cincinnati, the firm being Fowler & Shearer. He afterward returned to his old home at Paducah, and resumed boating, losing his life ...on the ill-fated Pat Cleburne....
Sources:
~ 'Livingston County, KY. Cemeteries 1738-1976' dated 1977.
~ 'Annals of Fowler Family...' by Mrs James Joyce Arthur
~ Southern Biographies and Genealogies, 1500s-1940s
~ Newspaper articles from 1876
~ Riverboat Dave's Paddlewheel Site [www.riverboatdaves.com]
DICKSON GIVEN FOWLER - "Captain Dick" was the Master of the 'The Pat Cleburne' a riverboat that exploded her boilers on the Ohio River on 17 May 1876 at Bowles Mill near Shawneetown, IL.
He was survived by 4 daughters: Laura who was already Mrs H F Given, and 3 young girls Willie, Anna, and Clara.
FAMILY
Dick was the son of Judge William Paul 'Wiley' Fowler (1799–1880) & Esther Araminta Given (1809–1847), d/o Dixon Given.
On 17 May 1853 in McCracken Co, KY, Dick was married to Miss Laura Berry (1836-1853) of Lexington. Laura died five months after the birth of their daughter:
1) Laura Minta Fowler (1853–1936), was born 2 month before her parents marriage, probably explained by Dixon's prolonged absences. Laura Minta Fowler was the wife of Henry Fayette Given II (1850–1903) of Lexington.
Dick was married a second time on 19 Oct 1859 in Henry County, TN to Miss Geraldine Porter (1839–1874) of Paris, TN. She was the d/o Thomas Kennedy Porter (1801–1848) & Geraldine Horton (1805–1852) and sister of Gov. James D. Porter of TN. She bore him six children, of whom 3 lived to adulthood
2) Willie Porter Fowler (1866–1897), w/o John Coster Berryman Jr of Lexington
3) Anna Horton Fowler (1868–1832), w/o Spencer Cooper Berryman, John's brother.
4) Clare Given Fowler (1869-??), w/o Gustav Warneken of Germany. They lived in Clarksville, TN.
5-7) three infants: Wiley Paul, Littleton Augustus and Dixie Fowler.
BIOGRAPHY
At the time of the riverboat disaster, The Pat Cleburne was engaged as a tri-weekly packet between Evansville and Paducah, and was owned by the Evansville and Cairo Packet Company. Dick was burned to death in his cabin and his body found on May 25th.
"About 1851 Dick started the first boat store in Cairo, the firm being D. G. Fowler & Co. He completed his commercial education in Cincinnati, and purchased the Dunbar, Dexter and Silver Star at Pittsburg, and clerked and commanded these, with other steamers, between Evansville and Cairo, previous to the war. The Silver Star exploded and burned below Evansville. The Dunbar was built up the Monogahela, and Captain D. G. Fowler, on the approach of the United States gunboats, ran her up Tennessee river, out of the reach of her pursuers. He was a devoted friend of the south, taking an active part in the rebellion. He captured and afterwards released Capt. W. H. Dorsey and the Altamont at Paducah, assisted in the construction of the rebel ram Tennessee, which figured so conspicuously in Mobile Bay, with Farragut's fleet. Captain Fowler was captured and paroled in Alabama, and for a while carried on the cotton business in Cincinnati, the firm being Fowler & Shearer. He afterward returned to his old home at Paducah, and resumed boating, losing his life ...on the ill-fated Pat Cleburne....
Sources:
~ 'Livingston County, KY. Cemeteries 1738-1976' dated 1977.
~ 'Annals of Fowler Family...' by Mrs James Joyce Arthur
~ Southern Biographies and Genealogies, 1500s-1940s
~ Newspaper articles from 1876
~ Riverboat Dave's Paddlewheel Site [www.riverboatdaves.com]
He was survived by 4 daughters: Laura who was already Mrs H F Given, and 3 young girls Willie, Anna, and Clara.
FAMILY
Dick was the son of Judge William Paul 'Wiley' Fowler (1799–1880) & Esther Araminta Given (1809–1847), d/o Dixon Given.
On 17 May 1853 in McCracken Co, KY, Dick was married to Miss Laura Berry (1836-1853) of Lexington. Laura died five months after the birth of their daughter:
1) Laura Minta Fowler (1853–1936), was born 2 month before her parents marriage, probably explained by Dixon's prolonged absences. Laura Minta Fowler was the wife of Henry Fayette Given II (1850–1903) of Lexington.
Dick was married a second time on 19 Oct 1859 in Henry County, TN to Miss Geraldine Porter (1839–1874) of Paris, TN. She was the d/o Thomas Kennedy Porter (1801–1848) & Geraldine Horton (1805–1852) and sister of Gov. James D. Porter of TN. She bore him six children, of whom 3 lived to adulthood
2) Willie Porter Fowler (1866–1897), w/o John Coster Berryman Jr of Lexington
3) Anna Horton Fowler (1868–1832), w/o Spencer Cooper Berryman, John's brother.
4) Clare Given Fowler (1869-??), w/o Gustav Warneken of Germany. They lived in Clarksville, TN.
5-7) three infants: Wiley Paul, Littleton Augustus and Dixie Fowler.
BIOGRAPHY
At the time of the riverboat disaster, The Pat Cleburne was engaged as a tri-weekly packet between Evansville and Paducah, and was owned by the Evansville and Cairo Packet Company. Dick was burned to death in his cabin and his body found on May 25th.
"About 1851 Dick started the first boat store in Cairo, the firm being D. G. Fowler & Co. He completed his commercial education in Cincinnati, and purchased the Dunbar, Dexter and Silver Star at Pittsburg, and clerked and commanded these, with other steamers, between Evansville and Cairo, previous to the war. The Silver Star exploded and burned below Evansville. The Dunbar was built up the Monogahela, and Captain D. G. Fowler, on the approach of the United States gunboats, ran her up Tennessee river, out of the reach of her pursuers. He was a devoted friend of the south, taking an active part in the rebellion. He captured and afterwards released Capt. W. H. Dorsey and the Altamont at Paducah, assisted in the construction of the rebel ram Tennessee, which figured so conspicuously in Mobile Bay, with Farragut's fleet. Captain Fowler was captured and paroled in Alabama, and for a while carried on the cotton business in Cincinnati, the firm being Fowler & Shearer. He afterward returned to his old home at Paducah, and resumed boating, losing his life ...on the ill-fated Pat Cleburne....
Sources:
~ 'Livingston County, KY. Cemeteries 1738-1976' dated 1977.
~ 'Annals of Fowler Family...' by Mrs James Joyce Arthur
~ Southern Biographies and Genealogies, 1500s-1940s
~ Newspaper articles from 1876
~ Riverboat Dave's Paddlewheel Site [www.riverboatdaves.com]
Inscription
[This side of the Family Stone reads:]
Dickson G Fowler
Born 8 Feb 1830
Died 17 May 1876
James W Fowler
Born 26 Sep 1833
Died 23 Mar 1865
Willie P Fowler
16 Sep 1842
Died 24 Feb 1872
[sons of Wiley Fowler & Esther Given]
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