Harry
McClelland
[uncertain]
Bowser
Born about in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Bowser
and Anna Jane Bowser
Brother of
Lewis Bowser
Husband of
Elsie Minerva (Rupert) Bowser
— married
about 1893 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Arthur Patterson Bowser and Freda Ruth (Bowser) Clark
Died about
at about age 89
in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2024
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Biography
Harry Bowser was born in Appalachia, in Pennsylvania.
Harry McClelland Bowser was born on June 27, 1863 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[1] He was the son of Peter Bowser and Anna Jane Bowser.[2]
Harry married Elsie Minerva Rupert about 1893.[3] They had at least 7 children.[3]
Harry died in 1953 and is buried in Franklin Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Worthington (Armstrong County), Pennsylvania.[1]
Census Notes
- 1870 Census: East Franklin Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania [2]
- Peter Bowser M W 54 Pennsylvania Farmer $7000, $2570
- Jane Bowser F W 48 Pennsylvania Keeping house
- Lewis Bowser M W 23 Pennsylvania
- Leoben Bowser M W 21 Pennsylvania
- Melinda Bowser F W 17 Pennsylvania
- Andrew Bowser M W 16 Pennsylvania
- James Bowser M W 13 Pennsylvania
- Amelia Bowser F W 10 Pennsylvania
- Ross Bowser M W 8 Pennsylvania
- Harry Bowser M W 8 Pennsylvania
- Melanethon Bowser M W 2 Pennsylvania
- 1910 Census: East Franklin Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania [3]
- Henry M Bowser Head W M 47 Pennsylvania M1, Married 17 years Farmer Parents born in Pennsylvania
- Minnie Bowser Wife W F 38 Pennsylvania M1, Married 17 years 7 children born, 7 living Parents born in Pennsylvania
- Arthur Bowser Son W M 17 Pennsylvania
- Laura Bowser Daughter W F 15 Pennsylvania
- Homer Bowser Son W M 13 Pennsylvania
- Freda Bowser Daughter W F 9 Pennsylvania
- Claude Bowser Son W M 8 Pennsylvania
- Mabel Bowser Daughter W F 4 Pennsylvania
- Vera Bowser Daughter W F 0 Pennsylvania
- 1920 Census: East Franklin Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania [4]
- Harry M Bowser Head W M 56 Married Pennsylvania Farmer Parents born in Pennsylvania
- Minnie E Bowser Wife W F 48 Married Pennsylvania Parents born in Pennsylvania
- Homer R Bowser Son W M 23 single Pennsylvania Laborer, Rubber works
- Freeda R Bowser Daughter W F 19 single Pennsylvania
- Claude R Bowser Son W M 17 single Pennsylvania
- Mabel E Bowser Daughter W F 14 single Pennsylvania
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images accessed February 9, 2024, memorial page for Harry McClelland Bowser (–), Find A Grave: Memorial #36981784, citing Franklin Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Worthington, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch 1870 Census, Entry for Peter Bowser and Jane Bowser, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, 1870. Census date: 18 Jun 1870.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch 1910 Census, Entry for Henry M Bowser and Minnie Bowser, Franklin Township, Armstrong County, 1910.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch 1920 Census, Entry for Harry M Bowser and Minnie E Bowser, East Franklin, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, 1920.
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