John Franklin Bowser and Myrtle Cochran

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Husband John Franklin Bowser ¹

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           Born: 5 Sep 1867 - near Kittanning, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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         Father: Mathias Bowser (1820-1889) 2 3
         Mother: Rebecca Swigart (1823/1828-1901/1904) 4

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Louisa Callaway (      -1897) 1

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Wife Myrtle Cochran ¹

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           Born: 24 Jul 1874 1
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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Haven (      -      ) 1

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - John Franklin Bowser

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He was educated in the public schools and Reid Institute, Reidsburg, Pennsylvania. For twenty-five years or more he followed mercantile business. For four years he was an employee of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Coal Company's store at Rathmel; for seventeen years he was manager of the L. W. Hicks Coal Company's store at Avonmore; and for the last five years, owner and manager of a general store at Summerville. He and his wife were active members of the Presbyterian Church in Avonmore and at Summerville he held the position of a "ruling elder."

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

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

3 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 136, 164, 180.

4 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 136, 180.