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*Name: Eads/Edds (See), William, Sr.
Born: Abt. 1810, Albemarle County, VA
Died: 1866,Aug. 03. St. Louis, MO
Married: 1830, Aug. 28, Alderson, VA to Francis (Fanny) Hill Crews
             Offspring: James Edgar Eads
       : 1834. Jan. 02, St. Louis, MO to Margaret Morin
             Offspring:1836, Sept. 11, William Pierre Edds, Jr., (Below)
Area: 1858-59, Mo. R.
Boats: 1848, owner of the ELIZA STEWART
       1849-50, ROBERT CAMPBELL
	   1854, Capt. of EL PASO
       1856, was on NEW LUCY
1.     1858-59, Master and part owner, DUNCAN S. CARTER.
       1856-60, Master of WILLIAM CAMPBELL
	   1860, Probably sometime in, Capt. of OCEANA
       1860, purchased the T.C. TWITCHELL, possibly to use her machinery
             on the McDOWELL
	   1860 Built the AUGUSTUS McDOWELL
       1864, June, Master of PRAIRIE ROSE
Comments: See article.  Also see  Also see

Name: Eagon William
Area: U. Miss. and the Mo. R.
Boats: 1894 and long after was master of LILI

Name: Ealer, George

1.Name: Ealer, Henry A.
Boat(s): 1847, Way's has him as pilot of ALTON
       : 1856 - ?1861?, owned PLANET
		 1856-58, owned the JOSEPH H. OGLESBY

*Name: Edds/Eads William Pierre, Jr of St. Louis See
Born: 1836, Sept. 11, to William Eads/Edds, Sr. (Above)
Died: 1863, Nov. 15, St. Louis, of tuberculosis.
Area: 1856-60, Mo. R.

1.Name: Edwards, J.C.
Boats: 1881, Master and *part owner of WALL CITY
             Was also part owner of VALLEY BELLE at this time
       1884, did a turn as master of VALLEY BELLE

1.Name: Eisenbarth, E. E.
Boats: Eisenbarth-Henderson Floating Palace Showboat
       1902-04, ENOS TAYLOR towboat for theater
       1905, Feb. 1 - 08, Mar. 25, COLUMBIA. towboat for theater

Name: Elliot, Alex
Area: White R., Ark.
Boats: 1875 or so, ARCHIE P. GREEN
Comments: Source

Name: Elliot, James M. Jr.
Boat(s): MAGNOLIA
Area: Coosa R. (Ga. and Ala.)
Comments: Source

Name: Elliott, John D.
Boats: EMMA C. ELLIOT, owner/Capt.

Name: Elliott, James. M., Sr.
Boats: 1863 ALPHRETTA;
            LAURA MOORE
Area: Coosa R. (Ga. and Ala.)       
    Comments: Source

Name: Elliott, William M.
Area: Coosa R.
Boats: Master of HILL CITY
Comments: William was the son of Capt. James M. Elliot, Sr.

Name: Elliott, William Nelson
Area: Miss. R.  Pittsburg to New Orleans
Time: mid 1800's
Comments: This Captain is an ancestor of Theresa Culley,
          who would like more info on him, as would I  - - Dave.

Name: Ellison, J. Frank
Area: Ohio R.
      1883, Oct, Memphis - Vicksburg
Boat(s): 1883, Oct, E.W. COLE
Comments: From The Tribune Telegraph,
          Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, Wed. June. 12 1897

Name: Ellet, John A.
Boats: 1860s, SWITZERLAND; 1860s, early, Capt. of QUEEN of the WEST
       1863, LANCASTER;

Name: Embree, Davis
Comments: 1848, Made a survey of destroyed boats.  Info from introduction of
          steam on the rivers.

Name: Emmerson, Ralph, see Ralph Emmerson Gaches

1. Name: English, William
Area: 1913, Pittsburgh-Cincinnati
      1915, Pittsburg-Louisville
Boats: 1913, CITY of PARKERSBURG
     : 1915, Mate on JOE FOWLER

Name: Evans, Henry Bradley
Died: 1840, around.
			  	


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