Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Benjamin Stevens "Uncle Benny" Bowser and Elizabeth Yerty




Husband Benjamin Stevens "Uncle Benny" Bowser 1 2




           Born: 20 Dec 1823 - East Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 1915 - Washington Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - near Montgomeryville, Armstrong Co, PA


         Father: Abraham Bowser (1802/1803-1852/1853) 5 6
         Mother: Mary Ann Stevens (1805-1874) 3 6 7


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Bowser (1816-1844) 4 8 - 1843 8

   Other Spouse: Katharine Yerty (1835-1914) 8



Wife Elizabeth Yerty 8 9

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1855 8 9
         Buried: 


Children
1 F Catharine Bowser 10

            AKA: Katharine Bowser 10
           Born: 17 Feb 1846 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 1892 10
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ezekiel Ekis (1839-1900) 10


2 F Ann Eliza Bowser 11 12

           Born: 18 Nov 1848 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John M. Hawk (1848-      ) 12 13
           Marr: 1868 11


3 F Rachel Bowser 10

           Born: 1850 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Gideon McGreggor (      -      ) 10
         Spouse: Lee Stoops (      -      ) 10


4 M Christian Yerty Bowser 1 10

           Born: 31 Jan 1853 - Armstrong Co, PA 1 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sadie J. Helm (1853-1910) 10 14
           Marr: 31 Jan 1881 14
         Spouse: Delilah Salsbury (      -      ) 10


5 M William Patton Bowser 15




           Born: 9 May 1854 - near Kittanning, Armstrong Co, PA 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Dec 1916 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 15
         Buried:  - Montgomeryville, East Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
         Spouse: Margaret Sindorf (1857-      ) 15
           Marr: 1874 16



General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Stevens "Uncle Benny" Bowser


He lived in East Franklin and Washington townships, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, engaged in farming.

After his second marriage he settled on land he bought in Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where he spent the remainder of his life. During the days of the Brady's Bend Furnace, he was constable of his township and was recognized as the fearless foe of evildoers, especially the vagrant and criminal classes who frequently haunted a public works.

With his first wife he had two children. With his second wife he had five children. With his third wife he had eight children.

With his third wife he had six sons and five daughters. [HAC 1914, 378]

He was the first president of the Bowser Reunion\emdash and was known throughout the county as "Uncle Benny."

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Sources


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

2 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 109, 136, 198.

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

4 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 136, 198.

5 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 334, 824.

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 93, 111, 136.

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

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

10 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 137.

11 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 454.

12 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 137, 222.

13 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 453.

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

15 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 99, 137.

16 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 99.


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