Benjamin Stevens "Uncle Benny" Bowser and Katharine Yerty

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Husband Benjamin Stevens "Uncle Benny" Bowser ^{1 2}

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           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

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

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       Marriage: 

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

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Yerty (      -1855) 8 9

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Wife Katharine Yerty ⁸

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            AKA: Katherine Yearty,3 Catharine Yerty 9
           Born: 13 Mar 1835 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1914 9
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M Mervin C. Bowser ¹⁰

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           Born: 1858 10
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         Spouse: Pearl B. Kern (      -      ) 10

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2 F Ellen Bowser ¹⁰

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           Born: 1860 10
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           Died: 
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3 M Abram Bowser ¹¹

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           Born: 1862 10
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         Spouse: Nancy Jack (1872-      ) 11

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4 F Sophia Bowser ¹⁰

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           Born: 9 Mar 1864 10
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Daniel Giles (1871-1895) 10

         Spouse: Grant Coggan (1866-      ) 10

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5 F Rosa Bowser ¹⁰

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           Born: 
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           Died: in infancy
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6 M Stephen Bowser ¹⁰

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            AKA: Steven Bowser 12
           Born: 1866 10
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         Spouse: Sally Wible (      -      ) 10

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7 M Denny D. Bowser ¹¹

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           Born: 6 Jun 1868 10
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           Died: 10 Aug 1920 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Olive J. Jack (1869-      ) 11

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

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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."

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 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 137, 190.

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