By 1920 most of his brothers families had gone along with the change, but not all.
Rumors abound of family disagreements being the cause or the result of the name change.
The Rowan family information on these pages is a compilation obtained from many sources. From this base line I added my own research and input from others which was compiled and formatted by myself, Stan Rowan. Other notable sources include Jan Rowan, Crystal Lynnette Murray-Mayo, Jessica Rowan Graham and Glenda Houston. The Rowan Tree Generation No. 1 1. Hugh 1 ROAN was born in Ireland, and died in Georgia.