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Name: Anthony BOWSHER
Sex: M
Birth: 1799 in Northumberland Co, Pennsylvania ^b
Death: 27 Jan 1886 in Harpster, Wyandot Co, Ohio ^d

Parents:

Father:
Peter BOWSHER Birth: 26 Dec 1782 in Albany Twp, Berks Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1844 in Dekalb Co, Indiana

Mother:

Elizabeth HARPSTER Death: 1854 in Carey, Ohio

Family:
Marriage:

Catherine STALEY on 4 Aug 1819 at Circleville, Ohio .^m1
Catherine STALEY Birth: 1801 in Pennsylvania Death: 22 Mar 1864 in Carey, Wyandot Co, Ohio

Children:

Rose Ann BOWSHER Birth: 1820 in Bowsherville, Wyandot Co, Ohio Death: 18 Sep 1852 in Wyandot Co, Ohio
Elizabeth BOWSHER Birth: 1822 in Bowsherville, Wyandot Co, Ohio Death: 28 Feb 1825 in Wyandot Co, Ohio
Melekiah BOWSHER Birth: 23 Sep 1823 in Bowsherville, Wyandot Co, Ohio Death: 21 Sep 1858 in Wyandot Co, Ohio
Catherine Ann BOWSHER Birth: 25 Dec 1825 in Bowsherville, Wyandot Co, Ohio Death: 27 Mar 1897 in Lucas Co, Ohio
Elizabeth BOWSHER Birth: 17 Nov 1827 in Wyandot Co, Ohio Death: 22 Oct 1891 in Wyandot Co, Ohio
Jemima BOWSHER Birth: 1831 in Bowsherville, Wyandot Co, Ohio Death: Junction City, Kansas
Olive BOWSHER Birth: 1834 in Bowsherville, Wyandot Co, Ohio Death: Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Thomas BOWSHER Birth: 5 Sep 1838 in Bowsherville, Wyandot Co, Ohio Death: 14 Apr 1917 in Marion, Indiana

Bibliography

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]*].
Harter, Fayne Ellen, Reichelderfer family. Nappenee, IN: F. E. Harter, 1993. FHL 929.273 R271h v1/v2 1993. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p[0-9]*].
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 p109, Harter REICHELDERFER p114],
place:: [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p109]; Pennsylvania [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p114],
parents:: [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p109, Harter REICHELDERFER p54]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p114, Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001]; 1890 [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p108],
place:: [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p114]; Wyandot Co, Ohio [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001]

Sources with Information about marriage to Catherine STALEY

date:: [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p109, Harter REICHELDERFER p114],
place:: [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p109, Harter REICHELDERFER p114],
names:: Anthony BOWSHER & Catherine HALEY [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p109],
child:: [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p110, Harter REICHELDERFER p114]

Research Notes:
marriage license issued in Pickaway County, but not returned for recording [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p114]

1819: first to locate in Wyandot county and is known as the founder of Bowsherville. This village of the frontier was the first permanent white settlement of the present limits of Whandot County. After the founding of Upper Sandusky and the coming of the railroads, Bowsherville soon was passed into oblivion. [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p107]

1828: platted the village of Bowsherville [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p114]

1828: Village of Bousherville established [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p109]

Inn conducted by Anthony was the main stopping point between Columbus and Toledo, and main trading center with the Indians. Peter and Anthony were great friends of the Wyandot Indians, and were personal adcquaintances of Between-the-logs, a Wyandot chief, and others. [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p108]

moved to Carey, Ohio, with the passing of the stage business [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p109]

last days were with the Harpsters in Harpster, Ohio [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p109]

Pedigree of Anthony BOWSHER
                   /-----Johan Daniel BOUCHER
          /-----Anthony BOWSHER
         |        |                  /-----Hans Jacob DROG
         |        |         /-----Hans Diebolt DROG
         |         \-----Eva Catharina DROG
         |                 |                  /-----Velten REECH
         |                 |         /-----Hans Martin RECH
         |                 |        |         \-----Maria (REECH)
         |                  \-----Maria Barbara RECH
         |                          |                  /-----Velten CLAUSS
         |                          |         /-----Hans Christoph CLAUSS
         |                           \-----Catharina CLAUSS
         |                                   |         /-----Marx REECH
         |                                    \-----Maria REECH
/-----Peter BOWSHER
|        |                  /-----Johannes Veit REICHELDERFER
|        |         /-----Johann Heinrich REICHELSDORFER
|        |        |         \-----Anna (REICHELSDORFER)
|         \-----Christine REICHELDERFER
|                 |         /-----Ulrich LIEBENGUT
|                  \-----Maria Catherina LIEBENGUTH
|                          |                           /-----Hans HENNI
|                          |                  /-----Nikli HENNI
|                          |                 |         \-----Barbli KLAUS
|                          |         /-----Michael HENNI
|                          |        |        |         /-----Hans EICHELBERGER
|                          |        |         \-----Barbel EICHELBERGER
|                          |        |                  \-----Elsbeth RAEBER
|                           \-----Anna HENNI
|                                   |                           /-----Hans SCHWYTZER
|                                   |                  /-----Hans SCHWYTZER
|                                   |                 |         \-----Sara PFAEFFERLI
|                                   |         /-----Benedicht SCHWYTZER
|                                   |        |        |         /-----Peter FARNI
|                                   |        |         \-----Verena FARNI
|                                   |        |                  \-----Vernea PIERIS
|                                    \-----Anna SCHWYTZER
|                                            |         /-----Peter GASSNER
|                                             \-----Anna GASSNER
|                                                     |         /-----Hans KROPF
|                                                      \-----Barble KROPF
|                                                               \-----Barbli TSCHABOLT
Anthony BOWSHER
\-----Elizabeth HARPSTER

Descendants of Anthony BOWSHER

1. Anthony BOWSHER m. Catherine STALEY

m. Catherine STALEY father: John STALEY

2+ Rose Ann BOWSHER m. Thomas McCLAIN

3 Elizabeth BOWSHER

4+ Melekiah BOWSHER m. Mary Louisa MYERS

5+ Catherine Ann BOWSHER m. David S McALMON

6+ Elizabeth BOWSHER m. Miles McBRIDE

7+ Jemima BOWSHER m1. J C STOKES m2. Palmer TIFFANY

8+ Olive BOWSHER m. Joseph LANSDOWNE

9+ Thomas BOWSHER m. Lettie E SMALLEY

2nd generation

2. Rose Ann BOWSHER m. Thomas McCLAIN