Ross Mechling Bowser and Amanda Ross Anthony

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Husband Ross Mechling Bowser ¹

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            AKA: Ross Mechlin Bowser,2 3 Ross Meckling Bowser 4
           Born: 8 Dec 1847 - Valley Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2 3 4
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         Father: Mathias P. Bowser (1819-1909) 3 4 5
         Mother: Sarah Ann Baum (1825/1826-Aft 1914) 3 6

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       Marriage: 14 Aug 1871 2 6

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   Other Spouse: Christina Zimmerman (      -      ) 1 7

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Wife Amanda Ross Anthony ^{1 2 6}

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           Born: 4 Jul 1849 2
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         Father: Benjamin Anthony (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Susannah Zimmerman (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Hattie Bowser ²

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2 M Harry M. Bowser ^{1 2 7}

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3 F Jessie M. Bowser ^{1 2 7}

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         Spouse: Samuel Purvis (      -      ) 7

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4 F Lillian D. Bowser ²

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5 M Milo Frank Bowser ^{1 2 7}

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6 F Flodia Z. Bowser ^{2 7}

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            AKA: Floda Bowser 1
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         Spouse: Wesley Kline (      -      ) 7

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7 M Harvey Forest Bowser ^{1 2 7}

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8 F Katie Bowser ²

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9 F Alta E. Bowser ²

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General Notes: Husband - Ross Mechling Bowser

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He was reared a farmer. In February, 1871, he went into the coal business on the James Milford farm, near Parker's Landing, Pennsylvania. This business he afterwards sold out, and in 1884 moved to Renfrew, and was engaged in the oil and lumber business, the firm was known as R. M. Bowser & Son. He was also a part owner in several producing oil wells.
He was an adherent of the Democratic party, and favored low taxes.

He was self educated and early learned to depend upon his own resources. Through early manhood he engaged in teaming and farming but in the spring of 1870 he went to Parker's Landing and after several years of teaming in that section, in the meanwhile quietly prospecting, he bought an old oil well. Later, he acquired other oil property, went to Edinburg and drilled wells there, then went back to Parker's Landing in 1880, and had the usual success and failure of oil operators. In 1884 he came to Renfrew and entered into partnership with his brother-in-law, P. P. Kiser, and in the following year became sole owner of the lumber business. This was the first lumber firm at this point and Mr. Bowser did a large amount of shipping. In 1890 he started a general store, in association with his son, H. M. Bowser, under the firm name of E. M. Bowser & Son, the scope of which covered dealing in oil well supplies, lumber, agricultural implements and building materials, in addition to general merchandise. The firm was operating oil wells in both Penn and Forward Townships. Mr. Bowser was interested in four wells that were twenty-eight years old and were still pumping, producing, all together, six barrels of oil per day. He had an interest in eleven wells in all, one of which he bought from Young Brothers. It then produced two and three-fourths barrels, but he increased the production and for some years filled a 150-barrel tank monthly from that one well.

1 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 174.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 920.

3 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 729.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1021.

5 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 173.

6 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1022.

7 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1023.