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William Wortman Gowen

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William Wortman Gowen

Birth
Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
28 Apr 1946 (aged 39)
Power County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.8448809, Longitude: -70.9322235
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William {Age 3} is recorded on the 1910 census at Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts
dwelling in the household of his parents.

Cause of death - Accidental drowning.

Occupation - Body-fender man.

William and Helen were the parents of;
Richard Merrill, Marjorie Eleanor,
Willard Conklin.
The family is recorded on the 1930 census
at Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts.
William and Helen divorced.

POCATELLO TRIBUNE - 29 April 1946:
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The body of William W. Gowen, age 39, who was drowned shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday while fishing in the Snake River near Bonanza Bar Ranch where Fall Creek enters the Snake River, 20 miles west of American Falls was recovered at 9:30 a.m. today.
The body was about 60 feet from the shore. He was fishing with two others from a small boat when it started to sink and the three men took to the water, striking out for shore. Gowen was seen to sink about 60 feet from the shore near where the body was found.
He was sales and plant manager of the Challenger Manufacturing Company, the concern engaged in the manufacture of automobile parts and fenders. He was a partner of Howard Albee of Portneuf Park.
He served in the Navy during World War II.
The body was taken to Pocatello and will be sent to Amesbury for burial.
William {Age 3} is recorded on the 1910 census at Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts
dwelling in the household of his parents.

Cause of death - Accidental drowning.

Occupation - Body-fender man.

William and Helen were the parents of;
Richard Merrill, Marjorie Eleanor,
Willard Conklin.
The family is recorded on the 1930 census
at Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts.
William and Helen divorced.

POCATELLO TRIBUNE - 29 April 1946:
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The body of William W. Gowen, age 39, who was drowned shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday while fishing in the Snake River near Bonanza Bar Ranch where Fall Creek enters the Snake River, 20 miles west of American Falls was recovered at 9:30 a.m. today.
The body was about 60 feet from the shore. He was fishing with two others from a small boat when it started to sink and the three men took to the water, striking out for shore. Gowen was seen to sink about 60 feet from the shore near where the body was found.
He was sales and plant manager of the Challenger Manufacturing Company, the concern engaged in the manufacture of automobile parts and fenders. He was a partner of Howard Albee of Portneuf Park.
He served in the Navy during World War II.
The body was taken to Pocatello and will be sent to Amesbury for burial.

Inscription

WILLIAM W. GOWEN
March 2, 1907 - April 28, 1946
California PVT. 83 INF. TN. BN.



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