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Would welcome any more info on this family, and assume this will help others. I am still tracking down the children that I have names for. Here's Catherine, from the Galesburg Daily Register(Knox Co., IL)
24FEB1914-Mourn Death Of Catherine Bowser-She Died Today At The Age Of 93
Years-Many Descendants Are Left- After an illness, beginning Sunday, Mrs.
Catherine bowser, 93 years old, died this morning at 8:15 o'clock at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Catherine(sic) McKinney, 1082 South Cedar street.
Death is attributed to old age. The end came peacefully. Two of her
daughters were at her bedside when she died. Mrs. Bowser spent many years
of her remarkably long life in Galesburg. She was born in Armstrong Co.,
Pa., on October 15, 1821. On May 7, 1844 she was married to John Bowser in
her home neighborhood. He died June 9, 1875, leaving 10 children behind him
with the mother, but three of whom are now living. They are J.D.Bower(sic)
of Charleston , Ill., John Bowser of Moline and Mrs. Rachel McKinney of
Galesburg. Mrs. Bowser was the grandmother of seventeen children. She had
thirty-five great grandchildren. She leaves one sister, Mrs. Jane Coraman of
Winterset, Iowa. At her bedside when she was taken ill were one daughter,
Mrs. McKinney, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Bettie Berger and Mrs. J.S. Elser
of Augusta, Ill. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from the house at 1082 South Cedar street, the Rev. L.F. Dimmit officiating.
Interment will be in Linwood cemetery. ...Rachel died here(Galesburg) on
25SEP1935. She and Wm. S. McKinney were md 24JUN1883 in McDonough Co., IL.
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