Born in Herdland Township of Clay County.
Arthur {Age 6} is recorded on the 1880 census at Herdland Township, Clay, Iowa
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Occupation - Farmer.
Arthur and Violet married on 19 February 1895 at Spencer, Clay, Iowa.
They were the parents of five children;
Jessie Emma, Rush Arthur, Vera Millie,
Mabel May, daughter {died infancy}.
The family is recorded on the 1900 & 1905
& 1910 & 1915 & 1920 & 1925 census at Herdland Township, Clay, Iowa.
Arthur {Age 66; Widower} is recorded
on the 1940 census at Webb, Clay, Iowa.
On 2 September 1918 Arthur signed the
draft at Spencer for service in World War I.
DAILY REPORTER - 17 August 1959:
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Arthur Gowen, age 85, died in Spencer Municipal Hospital, where he had been hospitalized for two months.
Interment in Garfield Cemetery.
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BIOGRAPHY - Bonnie Jean (Bowers):
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Arthur began his education in a country schoolhouse. After completing as many
grades as were offered there, he went on to school at the ‘Nora Springs Seminary' in Iowa.
Arthur and Lettie, with their family, lived on his father's farm until 1902 when they bought a farm in South Dakota and moved there. After two years in Dakota, they returned to the Iowa homestead, but then moved to Terril the next year where they remained for about three years. At the end of that time, they again made their home on the Iowa homestead
until 1935 when Arthur retired to Webb.
For about two years Arthur operated a filling station. During Word War II he went to Seattle where he worked in the ship-yards.
Arthur liked to hunt and fish, and often made fishing trips with friends to Minnesota or Canada. Also, he frequently enjoyed the sport in the lakes and rivers near home.
Among his recollections are the days when there were no railroads hereabouts and the residents had to go to Fort Dodge for mail and supplies. It was not unusual at that time to see tribes of Indians passing his home on their way from one part of the country to another.
He was one of the few remaining people of the community who watched this territory change from prairie marshland into a fertile and productive farmland; also, when a single farmhouse served as the beginning of Webb.
As it is true of the other early residents of the community, Arthur could appreciate the transformation which had taken place in this area and could understand the rough going which the newcomers had to endure in their efforts to make fertile farms from marshy cattle land.
Arthur {Age 6} is recorded on the 1880 census at Herdland Township, Clay, Iowa
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Occupation - Farmer.
Arthur and Violet married on 19 February 1895 at Spencer, Clay, Iowa.
They were the parents of five children;
Jessie Emma, Rush Arthur, Vera Millie,
Mabel May, daughter {died infancy}.
The family is recorded on the 1900 & 1905
& 1910 & 1915 & 1920 & 1925 census at Herdland Township, Clay, Iowa.
Arthur {Age 66; Widower} is recorded
on the 1940 census at Webb, Clay, Iowa.
On 2 September 1918 Arthur signed the
draft at Spencer for service in World War I.
DAILY REPORTER - 17 August 1959:
*****************************
Arthur Gowen, age 85, died in Spencer Municipal Hospital, where he had been hospitalized for two months.
Interment in Garfield Cemetery.
*****************************
BIOGRAPHY - Bonnie Jean (Bowers):
*****************************
Arthur began his education in a country schoolhouse. After completing as many
grades as were offered there, he went on to school at the ‘Nora Springs Seminary' in Iowa.
Arthur and Lettie, with their family, lived on his father's farm until 1902 when they bought a farm in South Dakota and moved there. After two years in Dakota, they returned to the Iowa homestead, but then moved to Terril the next year where they remained for about three years. At the end of that time, they again made their home on the Iowa homestead
until 1935 when Arthur retired to Webb.
For about two years Arthur operated a filling station. During Word War II he went to Seattle where he worked in the ship-yards.
Arthur liked to hunt and fish, and often made fishing trips with friends to Minnesota or Canada. Also, he frequently enjoyed the sport in the lakes and rivers near home.
Among his recollections are the days when there were no railroads hereabouts and the residents had to go to Fort Dodge for mail and supplies. It was not unusual at that time to see tribes of Indians passing his home on their way from one part of the country to another.
He was one of the few remaining people of the community who watched this territory change from prairie marshland into a fertile and productive farmland; also, when a single farmhouse served as the beginning of Webb.
As it is true of the other early residents of the community, Arthur could appreciate the transformation which had taken place in this area and could understand the rough going which the newcomers had to endure in their efforts to make fertile farms from marshy cattle land.
Born in Herdland Township of Clay County.
Arthur {Age 6} is recorded on the 1880 census at Herdland Township, Clay, Iowa
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Occupation - Farmer.
Arthur and Violet married on 19 February 1895 at Spencer, Clay, Iowa.
They were the parents of five children;
Jessie Emma, Rush Arthur, Vera Millie,
Mabel May, daughter {died infancy}.
The family is recorded on the 1900 & 1905
& 1910 & 1915 & 1920 & 1925 census at Herdland Township, Clay, Iowa.
Arthur {Age 66; Widower} is recorded
on the 1940 census at Webb, Clay, Iowa.
On 2 September 1918 Arthur signed the
draft at Spencer for service in World War I.
DAILY REPORTER - 17 August 1959:
*****************************
Arthur Gowen, age 85, died in Spencer Municipal Hospital, where he had been hospitalized for two months.
Interment in Garfield Cemetery.
*****************************
BIOGRAPHY - Bonnie Jean (Bowers):
*****************************
Arthur began his education in a country schoolhouse. After completing as many
grades as were offered there, he went on to school at the ‘Nora Springs Seminary' in Iowa.
Arthur and Lettie, with their family, lived on his father's farm until 1902 when they bought a farm in South Dakota and moved there. After two years in Dakota, they returned to the Iowa homestead, but then moved to Terril the next year where they remained for about three years. At the end of that time, they again made their home on the Iowa homestead
until 1935 when Arthur retired to Webb.
For about two years Arthur operated a filling station. During Word War II he went to Seattle where he worked in the ship-yards.
Arthur liked to hunt and fish, and often made fishing trips with friends to Minnesota or Canada. Also, he frequently enjoyed the sport in the lakes and rivers near home.
Among his recollections are the days when there were no railroads hereabouts and the residents had to go to Fort Dodge for mail and supplies. It was not unusual at that time to see tribes of Indians passing his home on their way from one part of the country to another.
He was one of the few remaining people of the community who watched this territory change from prairie marshland into a fertile and productive farmland; also, when a single farmhouse served as the beginning of Webb.
As it is true of the other early residents of the community, Arthur could appreciate the transformation which had taken place in this area and could understand the rough going which the newcomers had to endure in their efforts to make fertile farms from marshy cattle land.
Arthur {Age 6} is recorded on the 1880 census at Herdland Township, Clay, Iowa
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Occupation - Farmer.
Arthur and Violet married on 19 February 1895 at Spencer, Clay, Iowa.
They were the parents of five children;
Jessie Emma, Rush Arthur, Vera Millie,
Mabel May, daughter {died infancy}.
The family is recorded on the 1900 & 1905
& 1910 & 1915 & 1920 & 1925 census at Herdland Township, Clay, Iowa.
Arthur {Age 66; Widower} is recorded
on the 1940 census at Webb, Clay, Iowa.
On 2 September 1918 Arthur signed the
draft at Spencer for service in World War I.
DAILY REPORTER - 17 August 1959:
*****************************
Arthur Gowen, age 85, died in Spencer Municipal Hospital, where he had been hospitalized for two months.
Interment in Garfield Cemetery.
*****************************
BIOGRAPHY - Bonnie Jean (Bowers):
*****************************
Arthur began his education in a country schoolhouse. After completing as many
grades as were offered there, he went on to school at the ‘Nora Springs Seminary' in Iowa.
Arthur and Lettie, with their family, lived on his father's farm until 1902 when they bought a farm in South Dakota and moved there. After two years in Dakota, they returned to the Iowa homestead, but then moved to Terril the next year where they remained for about three years. At the end of that time, they again made their home on the Iowa homestead
until 1935 when Arthur retired to Webb.
For about two years Arthur operated a filling station. During Word War II he went to Seattle where he worked in the ship-yards.
Arthur liked to hunt and fish, and often made fishing trips with friends to Minnesota or Canada. Also, he frequently enjoyed the sport in the lakes and rivers near home.
Among his recollections are the days when there were no railroads hereabouts and the residents had to go to Fort Dodge for mail and supplies. It was not unusual at that time to see tribes of Indians passing his home on their way from one part of the country to another.
He was one of the few remaining people of the community who watched this territory change from prairie marshland into a fertile and productive farmland; also, when a single farmhouse served as the beginning of Webb.
As it is true of the other early residents of the community, Arthur could appreciate the transformation which had taken place in this area and could understand the rough going which the newcomers had to endure in their efforts to make fertile farms from marshy cattle land.
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ARTHUR E.
1873 - 1959
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