Husband James Fowler 1 2 3
Born: 1817 - Butler Co, PA 4
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Died: 18 Apr 1886 2
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Father: John Fowler (1776- ) 1
Mother: Frances Turner ( - ) 4
Marriage: 22 Feb 1844 4
Wife Anna L. Leonard 3 4
Born: - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA
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Father: Reuben Leonard ( -1880/1889) 5
Mother: Ann L. Edward ( - ) 3
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1 M James T. Fowler 2 4
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Spouse: Hannah E. Roof ( - ) 4
2 M Nelson M. Fowler 4
AKA: M. N. Fowler 2
Born: 9 Oct 1857 - Armstrong Co, PA 2
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Spouse: Jennie K. Reed ( -1897) 6
Marr: 2 Jun 1879 6
3 M Marion L. Fowler 2 4
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Died: when about fifty years old
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4 F Charlotte A. Fowler 2 4 7
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Died: Aug 1888 7
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Spouse: Philip Foust ( - ) 4
5 U [Infant] Fowler 2
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6 U [Infant] Fowler 2
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General Notes: Husband - James Fowler
He was reared on a farm in Parker township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. His chief employ-ment was that incidental to farm life, but he was engaged for several years in cabinetmaking and carpentry, in both of which trades he attained considerable skill. His advantages for obtaining an education were quite limited, as he could only attend the common country schools of the neighborhood. Nevertheless, he obtained through other channels a fair fund of information while he was still a young man. In 1851 he came to Armstrong County, purchasing and settling on 29 acres of rough, unimproved land, in what is now Hovey township. This he cleared and brought into good condition, handling some of the tim-ber upon it, and much more besides, in a sawmill which he put up in 1852, and which he operated for six years. In 1859 he went across the Allegheny and leased a hotel in Foxburg, which he carried on for seven years. In the meantime it had been found that the lands in the northwestern part of Armstrong county were valuable oil territory, and he sold his hotel lease and began leasing his land in small parcels to the operators who thronged into the country. Soon some test wells were put down and petroleum found in abundance. He received from one-sixth to one-fourth of the oil produced upon his land as royalty, and it was only a comparatively short time before he had $40,000 in the bank as a result. Not long afterward he and the Messrs. Fox, of Foxburg, established the ferry at that place, which proved a profitable investment. The amount of travel, however, became so great that an iron bridge was thrown across the river to accommodate it, and in this he invested about $20,000. He retained his interest in this until it was sold to the railroad company. He then had, in addition to the place where he resided, a good farm of about 128 acres in Kittanning township, a farm in Plum Creek township, and a valuable property in Manorville. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. [HAC 1883, 576x]