Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Laban Bowser and Martha Jane Oliver


Husband Laban Bowser 1 

            AKA: Loben Bowser 2
           Born: 16 Jul 1828 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jan 1912 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Peter Bowser (1786-1879) 1 3 4
         Mother: Sarah Russell (1787-      ) 1 4


       Marriage:

Wife Martha Jane Oliver 2 

           Born: 14 Oct 1829 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jun 1879 2
         Buried:

Children
1 F Florence Young Bowser 5 

           Born: 26 May 1851 5
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

2 M Rev. Wellington Bowser 5 

           Born: 13 Sep 1852 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Fannie Waid (1857-      ) 5

3 F Sarah Emeline Bowser 5 

           Born: 27 Jan 1854 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 






4  M  Alexander Bowser 5





           Born: 20 Nov 1855 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Feb 1891 - Cincinnati, OH 5
         Buried: 








5  M  Wesley Smith Bowser 5





           Born: 5 Jan 1857 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Mar 1911 5
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Catharine [Unk] (      -      ) 5






6  M  Clement Elgin Bowser 5





           Born: 5 Jul 1858 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Barbara Boyle (      -      ) 5






7  F  Margaret Elmira Bowser 5





            AKA: Margaret Almira Bowser 5
           Born: 24 Dec 1859 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



         Spouse: George W. Beck (1859-      ) 5






8  F  Mary Malissa Bowser 5





           Born: 5 Jul 1861 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Robert S. Andrews (      -      ) 5






9  M  James Miles Bowser 5





           Born: 21 Feb 1863 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Elsie Clever (      -      ) 5






10  M  McClelland Ellsworth Bowser 5





           Born: 6 May 1864 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Mary Farster (      -      ) 5






11  F  Nancy Laura Bowser 5





           Born: 26 Aug 1866 5
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 








12  F  Alice Jane Bowser 5





           Born: 3 Nov 1867 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 








13  F  Estella Olive Bowser 5





           Born: 31 Jul 1871 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



         Spouse: W. Van Voorliss (      -      ) 5






14  F  Clara Iona Bowser 5





           Born: 11 Nov 1872 5
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 








15  F  Bertha Marinda Bowser 5





           Born: 6 Sep 1874 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Robert R. Barker (1871-      ) 5









General Notes: Husband - Laban Bowser




He purchased land on Pine Creek, in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, about six miles east of his father's residence, and there reared his family. He devoted his life to farming.



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Sources






1
Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 729.

2
Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 173.

3
John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 615.

4
Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 133.

5
Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 175.







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