Christian Y. Bowser and Sadie T. Helm

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Husband Christian Y. Bowser ¹

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           Born: 31 Jan 1853 - Armstrong Co, PA 1
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         Father: Benjamin S. Bowser (1823-      ) 2
         Mother: Katharine Yerty (      -      ) 3

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       Marriage: 31 Jan 1881 4

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Wife Sadie T. Helm ⁴

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           Born:  - Washington Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
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         Father: Samuel Helm (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Elizabeth [Unk] (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 M Ralph D. Bowser ⁴

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2 F [Infant] Bowser ⁴

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3 F Vioma Bowser ⁴

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         Spouse: C. E. Toy (      -      ) 4

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4 F Mabel Bowser ⁴

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         Spouse: Blair Gumbert (      -      ) 4

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5 M Watson Bowser ⁴

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6 F Arminta Bowser ⁴

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7 F Polly Bowser ⁴

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8 M Spurgeon Bowser ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - Christian Y. Bowser

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He was reared in East Franklin and Washington townships, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and re­ceived a common school education. He passed his early life principally on his father's home place, a tract of ninety-seven acres, in Wash­ington township, and after his school days was engaged at work in the oil fields in Pennsyl­vania, Ohio, New York and West Virginia. Returning to Pennsylvania he began farm work in Sugar Creek township, Armstrong County, on what was later known as the Charles Read farm, which was in the Read family for 110 years. After his marriage he settled in New York State for a time, and then returning to Arm­strong County lived in Washington township until he moved to his father's old farm in East Franklin township. From there Mr. Bow­ser moved to another farm, a tract of 150 acres of woodland and pasture, where he put up all the buildings except the residence, which the former owner built. He had three barns, including one 50 by 80 feet in dimensions, and was engaged in general farming, though he gave special at­tention to thoroughbred cattle and hogs. Mr. Bowser also opened a coal bank on his farm, having a four-foot vein, which was oper­ated very successfully, and there were four gas wells on the place, three of which were operated by the Phillips Gas Company, and the other by himself. Of the 310 acres he owned, the northern part was in Sugar Creek and the south­ern in East Franklin township; it included part of the Read farm.
He was a member of the Baptist Church, which he served as deacon. He was a prominent member of the Washington Grange, P. O. H., of which he was master, and also be­longed to the Knights of Malta and to the I. O. O. F., being a prominent member of the Odd Fellows lodge at Cowansville, where he passed all the chairs. In political senti­ment he was a Republican, but took no active part in such matters.

1 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 377.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 378.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 334.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 379.