Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Bowser and Mary Ann Bowser




Husband William Bowser 1 2 3

           Born: 20 Nov 1813 - East Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Feb 1898 - East Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 4
         Buried: 


         Father: Valentine Bowser (1777-1852) 5 6 7
         Mother: Elizabeth Fluke (1782-1879) 6 8 9


       Marriage: 



Wife Mary Ann Bowser 1 2 10

           Born: 7 Jun 1820 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Apr 1906 - East Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 4
         Buried: 


         Father: John "Steam John" Bowser (1784-1834) 11
         Mother: Elizabeth Baker (1789-      ) 12




Children
1 M Wilson Bowser 1 13

           Born: 4 Jan 1840 - East Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jan 1918 13
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sarah Milligan (1840-1916) 13 14


2 M Robert Daugherty Bowser 1 2 13

           Born: 24 Oct 1842 - Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 May or 30 May 1906 - Baltimore, MD 2 13
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Martha H. Craig (1842-      ) 2 13
           Marr: 27 Mar 1884 2


3 M Francis S. "Frank" Bowser 1 13

           Born: 18 Nov 1844 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 May 1916 13
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Anna Davidson (      -      ) 13


4 F Elizabeth Bowser 1 15

           Born: 30 Aug 1846 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Aug 1908 15
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Wiley (      -Bef 1914) 1 15


5 M William Curtis Bowser 1 15

           Born: 19 Nov 1848 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Rose Noble (      -      ) 15


6 F Jane Bowser 1 15

           Born: 30 Sep 1850 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Wolford (      -      ) 15


7 M J. Albert Bowser 1 15

           Born: 21 Jan 1853 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ellen Weamer (      -      ) 15


8 F Mary Bowser 1 15

           Born: 27 Apr 1855 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Mar 1910 15
         Buried: 
         Spouse: M. S. Kerr (      -      ) 1 15


9 F Emma Bowser 1 15

           Born: 10 Dec 1857 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Nov 1913 15
         Buried: 
         Spouse: M. H. McGeary (      -      ) 1 15


10 M Calvin Bowser 1 16

           Born: 4 Oct 1861 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Nancy A. "Nannie" Hays (1876-      ) 16 17



General Notes: Husband - William Bowser


He was born in East Franklin township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and grew up there, receiving his education in the common schools. After marriage he and his wife settled on a farm in East Franklin township. In his early life he was a shoemaker, later becoming a farmer, and he was well known and respected among his fellow citizens. He never aspired to office, but was a stanch Democrat in politics. In religion he united with the Lutheran Church.


General Notes: Wife - Mary Ann Bowser

from Armstrong Co, PA

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Sources


1 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 804.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 823.

3 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 136, 163.

4 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 136.

5 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 334, 378, 804.

6 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 393.

7 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 132, 135.

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

9 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 132.

10 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 136, 163, 203.

11 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 163, 198, 203.

12 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 198.

13 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 163.

14 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 805.

15 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 164.

16 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 164, 225.

17 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 356.


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