Charlie Rowland was born in Warrenton on July 23rd, 1899. His parents were Oliver Leland Rowland and Carrie Gussie Toom Rowland. He married Wendell native, Reca Mazelle Richardson, on November 20, 1928.
Charlie Rowland played baseball in the Minor Leagues during the 1920s, and 1930s. During the 1940s he moved up to the Majors as a Pittsburgh Pirate. While he did have some time as a Major League player, the majority of his career was in the Minor Leagues.
After he retired from baseball, he returned to his beloved Wendell. Everyone who knew Charlie agreed that he was a very kind man and was always a gentleman. Charlie Rowland died on January 21, 1992. Throughout his long life, he never lost his love for the game of baseball.
by Ray Hinnant – June 8, 2010