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  • Name: Lafayette BOWSHER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 16 Apr 1840 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio b
  • Death: 3 Jul 1913 in Allen Co, Ohio d
  • Burial: Jul 1913 in St Matthews Cemetery, Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Benjamine BOWSHER Birth: 8 Oct 1803 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, Pennsylvania Death: 30 Dec 1873 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth DeLONG Birth: 8 Jun 1809 in Berks Co, Pennsylvania Death: 15 Sep 1888 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Jacob Frederick BOWSHER Birth: 11 Mar 1861 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: 18 Jan 1938 in Allen Co, Ohio
  2. Eugene L BOWSHER Birth: 12 Aug 1863 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: Allen Co, Ohio
  3. Mary Magdalene BOWSHER Birth: 10 Sep 1864 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: 11 May 1944 in Allen Co, Ohio
  4. (Unk) BOWSHER Birth: 21 Sep 1866 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: Allen Co, Ohio
  5. (Unk) BOWSHER Birth: 23 Sep 1867 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: Allen Co, Ohio
  6. Emma Lucille BOWSHER Birth: 22 May 1868 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: 20 Aug 1868 in Allen Co, Ohio
  7. Maggie Victoria BOWSHER Birth: 31 Dec 1869 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: 8 Apr 1937 in Allen Co, Ohio
  8. Harriet Elizabeth BOWSHER Birth: 20 Sep 1871 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: 26 May 1961 in Allen Co, Ohio
  9. Joseph Benjamine BOWSHER Birth: 18 Dec 1872 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: Michigan
  10. Jennie Kathryn BOWSHER Birth: 19 Apr 1875 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: 1951 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
  11. Alta Belle BOWSHER Birth: 8 Aug 1876 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: 22 Oct 1878 in Allen Co, Ohio

Marriage: Children:
  1. Leonard Lafayette BOWSHER Birth: 15 Aug 1893 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: 25 Jun 1956 in Allen Co, Ohio
  2. Rachael Leon BOWSHER Birth: 21 Jul 1895 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: 15 Dec 1982 in Lima, Ohio
  3. (Unk) BOWSHER Birth: 1897 Death: 1897

Bibliography
  1. Burkhardt, Franklin A, The BOUCHER Family, Francis E Burkhardt Press, New York, 1917. Available at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005712838 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p[0-9f]*].
  2. Jones, June, BOUCHER Family, private email, 12/9/2000. Author address: JonesJuneM at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: June Jones 12/9/2000].
  3. Bowsher, Kathleen, Boucher/Bowsher Family, private email, 8/19/2000. Author address katbowsher at yahoo dot com. URL http://www.worldconnect.com/~kbowsher Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kathleen Bowsher 8/19/2000].
  4. Bowsher, Kay, BOWSHER Family, private email, 3/21/2002. Author address qddusa at yahoo dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kay Bowsher 3/21/2002].
  5. Bowsher, Kay, BOWSHER Family, private email, Aug 5, 2002. Author address qddusa at yahoo dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kay Bowsher 8/5/2002].
  6. Bowsher, Kay, BOWSHER Family, private email, 9/10/2001. Author address qddusa at yahoo dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p345],
place:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p339]
Allen Co, Ohio [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001],
parents:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p345]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
place:
Ross Co, Ohio [Ref: June Jones 12/9/2000]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p345],
place:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001]
Sources for burial Information
date:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 8/5/2002],
place:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 8/5/2002]
Sources with Information about marriage to Sophia STEPLETON
date:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 3/21/2002]
first marriage of Lafayette [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p345, Kathleen Bowsher 8/19/2000],
child:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p345, Burkhardt BOUCHER p346, Burkhardt BOUCHER p347, Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001]
Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth BODEY
date:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 3/21/2002]
second marriage of Lafayette [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p347, Kathleen Bowsher 8/19/2000],
place:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 3/21/2002],
names:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001]
Lafayette BOWSHER & Elizabeth STEVENS [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p347],
child:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p347, June Jones 12/9/2000]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Lafayette BOWSHER
                   /-----Johan Daniel BOUCHER
          /-----William BOWSHER
         |         \-----Anna Maria (BOUCHER)
 /-----Benjamine BOWSHER
|         \-----Sabina SMITH
Lafayette BOWSHER
|                                             /-----Abraham LANGER
|                                    /-----Pyeter DeLANGHT
|                           /-----Henrich DeLONG
|                          |        |         /-----Jacob WEBER
|                          |         \-----Eva Elizabeth WEBER
|                          |                  \-----Anna Elizabeth (WEBER)
|                  /-----Johann Henry DeLONG
|                 |         \-----Susanna Margaretha (DeLONG)
|         /-----Jacob DeLONG
|        |        |                  /-----Johann SOWATCH
|        |        |         /-----Johann Heinrich SOWATCH
|        |        |        |         \-----Susanna (SOWATCH)
|        |         \-----Susanna SOWATCH
|        |                 |         /-----Ulrich SCHNEIDER
|        |                  \-----Maria Anna Esther SCHNEIDER
 \-----Elizabeth DeLONG
         |                           /-----Adam MAURER
         |                  /-----Johan Michael MAURER
         |                 |         \-----Maria Catharina (MAURER)
         |         /-----John Johannes MAURER\MOWERY
          \-----Catherine MOWERY
                   \-----Elizabeth Sarah STIMMELL



Descendants of Lafayette BOWSHER
1. Lafayette BOWSHER m1. Sophia STEPLETON m2. Elizabeth BODEY
m. Sophia STEPLETON father: Jacob STAPLETON mother: Mary HAINES
m. Elizabeth BODEY

2nd generation

2. Jacob Frederick BOWSHER m1. Josie DOUGLAS m2. Elizabeth MILLER
m. Josie DOUGLAS
m. Elizabeth MILLER father: Jacob MILLER mother: Sarah ANSPAUGH
4. Mary Magdalene BOWSHER m. Thomas Madison MORTON
m. Thomas Madison MORTON father: Warwick W MORTON
8. Maggie Victoria BOWSHER m. John Benjamine MAYER
m. John Benjamine MAYER father: John MAYER mother: Barbara Margaret HINDERER
9. Harriet Elizabeth BOWSHER m. Samuel Sylvester LOYER
m. Samuel Sylvester LOYER father: Jacob LOYER mother: Magdalena KREIS
10. Joseph Benjamine BOWSHER m. Mollie STEVENS
m. Mollie STEVENS father: (Unk) STEVENS mother: Elizabeth BODEY
11. Jennie Kathryn BOWSHER m. Clayton W MILES
m. Clayton W MILES
13. Leonard Lafayette BOWSHER m. Hattie V LEE
m. Hattie V LEE father: Thomas J LEE mother: Mary Ellen LITTLE
14. Rachael Leon BOWSHER m1. James Jerome FLICK m2. Living MYERS
m. James Jerome FLICK father: Abner B FLICK mother: Martha BLACKMORE
m. Living MYERS

3rd generation

18. Vivian BOWSHER m. Jesse JONES
m. Jesse JONES
19. Ina Christina BOWSHER m. George William MILLER
m. George William MILLER father: James W MILLER mother: Elizabeth BAIER
20. Sarah Sophia BOWSHER m. George Gilmore LONG
m. George Gilmore LONG father: Michael LONG mother: Lean ANSPAUGH
21. Clayton E MORTON m. Cecil MCCLAIN
m. Cecil MCCLAIN
22. Myra Vondale MORTON m. Beryl David MONTAGUE
m. Beryl David MONTAGUE father: Samuel MONTAGUE mother: Lydia CONNER
24. Earl Bowsher MORTON m. Helen Mercedes BRESLER
m. Helen Mercedes BRESLER father: Nolan Forest BRESLER mother: Olive Maywood EAGY
26. Howard Earnest MAYER m. Edith A JONES
m. Edith A JONES father: Francis Edward JONES mother: Annie A WILLIAMS
29. Walter Edwin MAYER m1. Miriam WELLMAN m2. Helen KOHOUT
m. Miriam WELLMAN
m. Helen KOHOUT
32. Richard Glenn MAYER m. Esther Lucille SIPE
m. Esther Lucille SIPE father: William John SIPE mother: Delilah Pearl ORTH
34. Laura Ernestine MAYER m. Walter William WARD
m. Walter William WARD father: Frank C WARD mother: Mary Alberta MCDORMAN
35. Clara Neta LOYER m. Joseph Richard BOWSHER
m. Joseph Richard BOWSHER father: Isaac BOWSHER mother: Mary Wood NEIL
36. Mary Elizabeth LOYER m. William David MAYER
m. William David MAYER father: Paul MAYER mother: Elizabeth HOFFMAN
42. Vera MILES m. Robert HOLDING
m. Robert HOLDING
44. Living MILES m. Carl E ROBINSON
m. Carl E ROBINSON
45. Russell Lowell MILES m.
46. Leonard Howard MILES m. Living MERTON
m. Living MERTON
47. Lloyd Earnest BOWSHER m. Mildred Lucille CLAAR
m. Mildred Lucille CLAAR father: James Franklin CLAAR mother: Edith Lucille MCCLURE
49. Ervel Eugene FLICK m1. Iva Lucille DILLON m2. Living SEYFERT
m. Iva Lucille DILLON father: Torrence DILLON mother: Hazel ANDERSON
m. Living SEYFERT
50. Louella Martha FLICK m. Frederick Myron BURNSIDE
m. Frederick Myron BURNSIDE father: Harry Vernie BURNSIDE mother: Bessie Alice MYERS
51. Jordan Beryl FLICK m1. Betty JOHNSON m2. Living HAYWOOD
m. Betty JOHNSON father: Living JOHNSON mother: Living ROCKWELL
m. Living HAYWOOD
52. Marrietta Jane FLICK m. Thomas Rush ANDERSON
m. Thomas Rush ANDERSON father: Rush ANDERSON mother: Effie JACOBS
53. Living FLICK m. Marilyn Mae MEFFERD
m. Marilyn Mae MEFFERD

4th generation

56. Living JONES m1. Living WYATT m2. Living HAAS
m. Living WYATT
m. Living HAAS
57. James William MILLER m. Living NOBLE
m. Living NOBLE
59. George Frederick MILLER m. Living WOOD
m. Living WOOD
60. Martha Elizabeth MILLER m. Glenn Deral STYER
m. Glenn Deral STYER
61. Living MILLER m. Living HOOD
m. Living HOOD father: Living HOOD mother: Living (HOOD)
62. Robert Bowsher LONG m. Miriam LISTON
m. Miriam LISTON
63. Anna Mae LONG m1. Living BLYSTONE m2. Stanley ROCKHOLD m3. Living STOUT
m. Living BLYSTONE
m. Stanley ROCKHOLD
m. Living STOUT
65. Living MORTON m. Living MCADOW
m. Living MCADOW
66. Ervil Gene MONTAGUE m. Living (MONTAGUE)
m. Living (MONTAGUE)
67. Beryl David Jr MONTAGUE m. Living GRAFFIN
m. Living GRAFFIN
68. Robert Thomas MORTON m. Mary Lou WINDLE
m. Mary Lou WINDLE father: Living WINDLE mother: Living KATEN
69. Living MORTON m. Charles Edward ROBINSON
m. Charles Edward ROBINSON father: Living ROBINSON mother: Living WHEELER
70. Arthur Glenn MAYER m. Ann C ROSSITER
m. Ann C ROSSITER
71. Norman Earnest MAYER m. Alice Marie MOX
m. Alice Marie MOX father: Clarence MOX mother: Edna FEASTER
75. Ruth Victoria MAYER m. Richard Frederick FRAZIER
m. Richard Frederick FRAZIER father: Dallas H FRAZIER mother: Mamie Edna CRIDER
76. Harold Richard MAYER m. Roberta Lucille HYNE
m. Roberta Lucille HYNE
78. Living WARD m. Living BURRIS
m. Living BURRIS father: Horace BURRISS mother: Eve Marie NEISSER
79. Living WARD m. Living BLANCHONG
m. Living BLANCHONG father: Living BLANCHONG mother: Living BEEBE
82. Kathryn Jeannette BOWSHER m. Robert Jewell OLDS
m. Robert Jewell OLDS father: Clyde H OLDS mother: Florence E TAYLOR
83. Esther Lenore BOWSHER m. Donald Ervin BURTCHIN
m. Donald Ervin BURTCHIN father: Harry A BURTCHIN mother: Clara May BOWSHER
84. Mary Bess BOWSHER m. Edward Roy HENDERSON
m. Edward Roy HENDERSON father: Cecil E HENDERSON mother: Minnie MORGAN
85. Paul Richard BOWSHER m. Barbara Francine BROWN
m. Barbara Francine BROWN father: Living BROWN mother: Living LANE
86. Living BOWSHER m. Living SIMPKINS
m. Living SIMPKINS father: Elmer L SIMPKINS mother: Floy SMITH
88. Margery N MAYER m. John L HAMMOND
m. John L HAMMOND father: Paul C HAMMOND mother: Helen KARAKO
89. Living MAYER m. Living DIETRICK
m. Living DIETRICK
90. Living MAYER m. Living REICHENBACH
m. Living REICHENBACH father: William W REICHENBACH mother: Sibyl COOLEY
97. David M MILES m. Ann (MILES)
m. Ann (MILES)
98. Living BOWSHER m. Claude Eugene SELLERS
m. Claude Eugene SELLERS father: Living SELLERS mother: Living (SELLERS)
101. Living BURNSIDE m. Living LATTIMER
m. Living LATTIMER father: Living LATTIMER mother: Living (LATTIMER)
102. Living FLICK m. Living KLINE
m. Living KLINE father: Delno KLINE mother: Living HILL
103. Living FLICK m. Living ARMER
m. Living ARMER father: Living ARMER mother: Living LESTER
104. Living ANDERSON m. Living PETERS
m. Living PETERS father: John Talmage PETERS mother: Ruby Magdalene DOTTS
105. Living ANDERSON m. Living DICKSON
m. Living DICKSON father: Melvin Harry DICKSON mother: Ella Lucille SHOPE
107. Living ANDERSON m. Living YOUNG
m. Living YOUNG father: John A Jr YOUNG mother: Living FISHER
108. Living FLICK m1. Living BENNETT m2. Living SCHULTHEIS
m. Living BENNETT
m. Living SCHULTHEIS father: Living SCHULTHEIS mother: Living (SCHULTHEIS)
109. Living FLICK m. Living ARVIN
m. Living ARVIN
110. Living FLICK m. Living CASE
m. Living CASE

5th generation

130. Living STOUT m. Living WILLIAMS
m. Living WILLIAMS
142. Living MORTON m. Living O'BLACK
m. Living O'BLACK father: Living O'BLACK mother: Living LAFOLLETT
146. Living MAYER m. Living ADAMS
m. Living ADAMS
147. Living MAYER m. Living WEIDEMAN
m. Living WEIDEMAN
149. Living FRAZIER m1. Living WILLIAMS m2. Living KLOUCHEK
m. Living WILLIAMS
m. Living KLOUCHEK
156. Living WARD m. Living UTRUP
m. Living UTRUP father: Living UTRUP mother: Living WOOTEN
157. Living WARD m. Living NEWBURY
m. Living NEWBURY father: Living NEWBURY mother: Living FOWBLE
163. Living OLDS m. Living DRIVER
m. Living DRIVER father: Living DRIVER mother: Living MOORE
165. Living OLDS m. Living LYNCH
m. Living LYNCH father: Living LYNCH mother: Living HAHN
166. Living OLDS m1. Living HAVER m2.
m. Living HAVER
167. Living BURTCHIN m. Living SCHILD
m. Living SCHILD father: Roy SCHILD mother: Iona TANNER
169. Living HENDERSON m. Living KOLLARS
m. Living KOLLARS father: Calvin KOLLARS mother: Helen GRUBAUGH
170. Living HENDERSON m. Living STEINMETZ
m. Living STEINMETZ father: Glenn STEINMETZ mother: Mildred WEBB
171. Living BOWSHER m. Living BURKHOLDER
m. Living BURKHOLDER father: Martin BURKHOLDER mother: Irene SNIDER
172. Living BOWSHER m. Living DUNIFON
m. Living DUNIFON father: Rolland DUNIFON mother: Alta June HAWK
173. Living BOWSHER m. Living STOCKTON
m. Living STOCKTON father: Karl STOCKTON mother: Vera PLICKERD
174. Living BOWSHER m. Living POULSON
m. Living POULSON father: David Franklin POULSON mother: Florence May CONNELLY
175. Living BOWSHER m. Living RUNK
m. Living RUNK father: Living RUNK mother: Living MYERS
176. Living BOWSHER m. Living DOTY
m. Living DOTY
177. Living BOWSHER m1. Living RICK m2. Living ARRASMITH
m. Living RICK
m. Living ARRASMITH father: James ARRASMITH mother: Sandy Ellen SCHOLTE
178. Living BOWSHER m. Living DELLINGER
m. Living DELLINGER father: William Earl Jr DELLINGER mother: Betty Marie MILLER
187. Living MAYER m. Living JODRY
m. Living JODRY father: Sylvan Jr JODRY mother: Olive June CLAPPER
188. Living MAYER m. Living LOWTHER
m. Living LOWTHER father: Lloyd Gale LOWTHER mother: Mary Jane (LOWTHER)
189. Living MAYER m. Living JENKINS
m. Living JENKINS father: Living JENKINS mother: Living (JENKINS)
190. Living MAYER m. Living LAWSON
m. Living LAWSON father: Living LAWSON mother: Living (LAWSON)
194. Living SELLERS m. Living MCNEIL
m. Living MCNEIL
196. Living SELLERS m. Living HULLINGER
m. Living HULLINGER