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Dr. E. F. Rowland has become a familiar friend in the homes of many in Union County, Ark., where he has been gladly welcomed in his professional as well as social capacity. He was born in Perry County, Ala., May 18, 1843, is a son of Dr. James A. Rowland, and graduated in the class of 1877 from Charity Hospital Medical College, New Orleans, La., having taught public schools to acquire means with which to complete his medical education. Since then he has been practicing his profession with his father. He served in the late war, joining the Confederate army in 1861, and was a private in Company G, Ninth Arkansas Regiment until the close of the war, participating in the following-named conflicts: Belmont, Shiloh, the Mississippi campaign, the Georgia campaign, Franklin, and surrendered while under the command of Gen. J. E. Johnston, at Greensboro, N. C. He was married on November 10, 1869, to Miss Sallie, a daughter of Dr. Thomas Brandon, of Hempstead County, Ark. To their union eight children were born, five of whom survive: Lucy E., James A., Claud, Meda and Elmore. The Doctor has become exceptionally well known throughout this region in his professional capacity, and his success in the management of cases which others have regarded as almost hopeless has been phenomenal. He has always supported Democratic principles, and socially is a member of the Masonic fraternity.