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James Ferguson Bowser

Birth: 4 Feb 1872
Death: 11 Aug 1941 (aged 69)
Burial: Oakland Cemetery

Distant, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 47382603 View Source

James F Bowser was the son of Jeremiah and Caroline Williams Bowser. James Ferguson Bowser was born February 4, 1872 and died August 11, 1941, aged 69 years, 6 months and 7 days.

Jim married Clara R Garver who was born 1872 and died 1940. Her parents were William Jacob and Mary Jane Martin Garver. Jim was a coal miner.

Children of James and Clara Garver Bowser:
Violet Bowser 1891-1917 m Harry Young
James Elliott Bowser 1892-1962 m Ellen Watt m Phoebe Helpler Cathcart
Lottie R Bowser 1895-1967 m (Mac) Carr
Lawrence Bowser 1897-1899
Foster Francis Bowser 1899-
m Bessie M Crawford
Orin Bowser 1902-1920
Clyde A Bowser 1904- m Catherine Reiner
Edgar Bowser 1907-1991 never married
Willa Ethel Bowser 1909-1974 m Frank A Reese
Boyd Bowser 1912-1912
Nellie Bowser 1913- m Harold Miller

Immediate cause of death:
Progressive paralysis due to myelitis, due to slow hemorrhage into the spinal canal causing gradual compression of the spinal cord.

Death certificate thanks to
Shirley Lukehart

James F Bowser was the son of Jeremiah and Caroline Williams Bowser. James Ferguson Bowser was born February 4, 1872 and died August 11, 1941, aged 69 years, 6 months and 7 days.

Jim married Clara R Garver who was born 1872 and died 1940. Her parents were William Jacob and Mary Jane Martin Garver. Jim was a coal miner.

Children of James and Clara Garver Bowser:
Violet Bowser 1891-1917 m Harry Young
James Elliott Bowser 1892-1962 m Ellen Watt m Phoebe Helpler Cathcart
Lottie R Bowser 1895-1967 m (Mac) Carr
Lawrence Bowser 1897-1899
Foster Francis Bowser 1899-
m Bessie M Crawford
Orin Bowser 1902-1920
Clyde A Bowser 1904- m Catherine Reiner
Edgar Bowser 1907-1991 never married
Willa Ethel Bowser 1909-1974 m Frank A Reese
Boyd Bowser 1912-1912
Nellie Bowser 1913- m Harold Miller

Immediate cause of death:
Progressive paralysis due to myelitis, due to slow hemorrhage into the spinal canal causing gradual compression of the spinal cord.

Death certificate thanks to
Shirley Lukehart

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Claretta R "Clara" Garver Bowser

1872–1940 (m. 1890)

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Created by: Dottie Smith Kunselman
Added: Jan 31, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47382603/james_ferguson-bowser: accessed ), memorial page for James Ferguson Bowser (4 Feb 1872–11 Aug 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47382603, citing Oakland Cemetery, Distant, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Dottie Smith Kunselman (contributor 47205661).

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