Samuel was the son of Louis and Eugenia (Courvoisier) Bouvier.
He first married Lenora in 1877 and was the father to Bertha. Lenora died in 1879.
Sam then married Alice E. Richards in 1880.
They were the parents of Myrtle, Mabel, Albert Fred, Ralph and Jessie.
16 Sept., 1925 - The Pilot
Samuel D. Bouvier passed away at the home of Mrs. Emma Johnson, 3216 North 25th street Omaha, at 5:15 last Saturday afternoon, Sept., 12th, being just one month past 76 years of age, he having been born in Louisville, Ky., August 12th, 1849. A short funeral service was held in Omaha and another service at the Congregational church at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, Rev. Chas. W. Savidge officiating, assisted by Rev. James A. McKeenan. The church was crowded and the floral offerings unusually large and beautiful. Burial was in the Blair cemetery. When a boy about 5 years he came west with his parents to the Missouri river, which was in April, 1854, before Omaha was well started. They settled on a farm in DeSoto township which was his home for about 70 years. He was well known as a popcorn raiser, being called the “popcorn king” of this section. While working his farm in the early part of the summer he was taken ill and went to Omaha for special nursing care by Mrs. Johnson. Several years ago Mr. Bouvier was awarded a medal for being the oldest male pioneer of the state by the Territorial Historical association This medal he was very proud of and wore it upon all festive occasions. He was first married to Miss Nora Ides and one child was born to them before her death, now Mrs. Bertha Chapman, of Colton, Calif. On July 20th, 1880, he was married to Miss Alice Richards and five children were born to them. Mrs Myrtle E. Hall of San Francisco, Calif., Alfred E. Bouvier of Oakland, Calif., Mrs. J. E. Hovendick and Mrs. Walter Stricklett of this city, and Ralph D. Bouvier of DeSoto township. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Emma Phillips of Hemmingford, Neb., and Mrs. Theo Halstead of Gullybridge, W. Va. There are thirteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. News clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~
He first married Lenora in 1877 and was the father to Bertha. Lenora died in 1879.
Sam then married Alice E. Richards in 1880.
They were the parents of Myrtle, Mabel, Albert Fred, Ralph and Jessie.
16 Sept., 1925 - The Pilot
Samuel D. Bouvier passed away at the home of Mrs. Emma Johnson, 3216 North 25th street Omaha, at 5:15 last Saturday afternoon, Sept., 12th, being just one month past 76 years of age, he having been born in Louisville, Ky., August 12th, 1849. A short funeral service was held in Omaha and another service at the Congregational church at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, Rev. Chas. W. Savidge officiating, assisted by Rev. James A. McKeenan. The church was crowded and the floral offerings unusually large and beautiful. Burial was in the Blair cemetery. When a boy about 5 years he came west with his parents to the Missouri river, which was in April, 1854, before Omaha was well started. They settled on a farm in DeSoto township which was his home for about 70 years. He was well known as a popcorn raiser, being called the “popcorn king” of this section. While working his farm in the early part of the summer he was taken ill and went to Omaha for special nursing care by Mrs. Johnson. Several years ago Mr. Bouvier was awarded a medal for being the oldest male pioneer of the state by the Territorial Historical association This medal he was very proud of and wore it upon all festive occasions. He was first married to Miss Nora Ides and one child was born to them before her death, now Mrs. Bertha Chapman, of Colton, Calif. On July 20th, 1880, he was married to Miss Alice Richards and five children were born to them. Mrs Myrtle E. Hall of San Francisco, Calif., Alfred E. Bouvier of Oakland, Calif., Mrs. J. E. Hovendick and Mrs. Walter Stricklett of this city, and Ralph D. Bouvier of DeSoto township. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Emma Phillips of Hemmingford, Neb., and Mrs. Theo Halstead of Gullybridge, W. Va. There are thirteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. News clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~
Samuel was the son of Louis and Eugenia (Courvoisier) Bouvier.
He first married Lenora in 1877 and was the father to Bertha. Lenora died in 1879.
Sam then married Alice E. Richards in 1880.
They were the parents of Myrtle, Mabel, Albert Fred, Ralph and Jessie.
16 Sept., 1925 - The Pilot
Samuel D. Bouvier passed away at the home of Mrs. Emma Johnson, 3216 North 25th street Omaha, at 5:15 last Saturday afternoon, Sept., 12th, being just one month past 76 years of age, he having been born in Louisville, Ky., August 12th, 1849. A short funeral service was held in Omaha and another service at the Congregational church at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, Rev. Chas. W. Savidge officiating, assisted by Rev. James A. McKeenan. The church was crowded and the floral offerings unusually large and beautiful. Burial was in the Blair cemetery. When a boy about 5 years he came west with his parents to the Missouri river, which was in April, 1854, before Omaha was well started. They settled on a farm in DeSoto township which was his home for about 70 years. He was well known as a popcorn raiser, being called the “popcorn king” of this section. While working his farm in the early part of the summer he was taken ill and went to Omaha for special nursing care by Mrs. Johnson. Several years ago Mr. Bouvier was awarded a medal for being the oldest male pioneer of the state by the Territorial Historical association This medal he was very proud of and wore it upon all festive occasions. He was first married to Miss Nora Ides and one child was born to them before her death, now Mrs. Bertha Chapman, of Colton, Calif. On July 20th, 1880, he was married to Miss Alice Richards and five children were born to them. Mrs Myrtle E. Hall of San Francisco, Calif., Alfred E. Bouvier of Oakland, Calif., Mrs. J. E. Hovendick and Mrs. Walter Stricklett of this city, and Ralph D. Bouvier of DeSoto township. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Emma Phillips of Hemmingford, Neb., and Mrs. Theo Halstead of Gullybridge, W. Va. There are thirteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. News clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~
He first married Lenora in 1877 and was the father to Bertha. Lenora died in 1879.
Sam then married Alice E. Richards in 1880.
They were the parents of Myrtle, Mabel, Albert Fred, Ralph and Jessie.
16 Sept., 1925 - The Pilot
Samuel D. Bouvier passed away at the home of Mrs. Emma Johnson, 3216 North 25th street Omaha, at 5:15 last Saturday afternoon, Sept., 12th, being just one month past 76 years of age, he having been born in Louisville, Ky., August 12th, 1849. A short funeral service was held in Omaha and another service at the Congregational church at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, Rev. Chas. W. Savidge officiating, assisted by Rev. James A. McKeenan. The church was crowded and the floral offerings unusually large and beautiful. Burial was in the Blair cemetery. When a boy about 5 years he came west with his parents to the Missouri river, which was in April, 1854, before Omaha was well started. They settled on a farm in DeSoto township which was his home for about 70 years. He was well known as a popcorn raiser, being called the “popcorn king” of this section. While working his farm in the early part of the summer he was taken ill and went to Omaha for special nursing care by Mrs. Johnson. Several years ago Mr. Bouvier was awarded a medal for being the oldest male pioneer of the state by the Territorial Historical association This medal he was very proud of and wore it upon all festive occasions. He was first married to Miss Nora Ides and one child was born to them before her death, now Mrs. Bertha Chapman, of Colton, Calif. On July 20th, 1880, he was married to Miss Alice Richards and five children were born to them. Mrs Myrtle E. Hall of San Francisco, Calif., Alfred E. Bouvier of Oakland, Calif., Mrs. J. E. Hovendick and Mrs. Walter Stricklett of this city, and Ralph D. Bouvier of DeSoto township. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Emma Phillips of Hemmingford, Neb., and Mrs. Theo Halstead of Gullybridge, W. Va. There are thirteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. News clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~
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