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C. C. ROWELL, merchant, Danvers; was born in Haverhill, Grafton Co., N. H., Dec. 11, 1836; his early life was passed upon the farm; at the age of six, he went to live with an uncle, and remained with him until he was 14 years of age; in the summer of 1849, he came with the family to Illinois, his father settling on the east side of Dry Grove, on what is now known as the John McCullough farm; about two years after coming, his father died, and he, with his brothers, first sought to procure a home for their widowed mother; in 1854, he began life for himself, working as a farm-hand for I. D. Janes, at $12.50 per month; so faithful was he in the discharge of his duties, that at the close of the year Mr. Janes rewarded him with pay at $15 per month instead of $12.50; he next went to Iowa and spent some months clerking in a store; returning to Danvers, he entered the employ of Ira Abbott and clerked for him two years, not losing a day. In the spring of 1861, he was married to Margaret Rayburn, a native of Danvers, Ill.; after marriage, he farmed two years, and then became a partner with George Bunn in the grocery trade; at the close of one year, his brother Frank bought out Bunn’s interest and the firm of C. C. Rowell & Co. was established; in 1876, Seymour Case became his partner, and two years later, G. L. Johnson. Has three children — Katie, William S., Charles C., Jr. Has held the office of Commissioner of Highways three years, School Treasurer four years, City Clerk two years.