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  • Name: James Francis BOWSHER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 17 Dec 1890 in Liberty Twp, White Co, Indiana b
  • Death: 3 Oct 1954 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co, Indiana d
  • Burial: Oct 1954 in Hughes Cemetery, White Co, Indiana u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Benjamin F BOWSHER Birth: 9 Jun 1833 in Marion Co, Ohio Death: 3 Aug 1901 in Monon Twp, White Co, Indiana
  • Mother:
  • Mary Elizabeth LUSE Birth: 25 Aug 1855 in White Co, Indiana Death: 11 Aug 1931 in Monticello, White Co, Indiana

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Ina Marie BOWSHER Birth: 12 Jul 1910 in Liberty Twp, White Co, Indiana Death: 18 May 1991 in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co, Indiana
  2. Grace May BOWSHER Birth: 13 Mar 1913 in Liberty Twp, White Co, Indiana
  3. Arthur Leroy BOWSHER Birth: 6 Aug 1915 in Union Twp, White Co, Indiana Death: 26 May 1988 in Carroll Co, Indiana
  4. James Francis Jr BOWSHER Birth: 20 Jun 1918 in Liberty Twp, White Co, Indiana
  5. Jacob Harold BOWSHER Birth: 16 Dec 1920 in Lafayette, Tippicanoe Co, Indiana
  6. Imogene BOWSHER Birth: 13 Jan 1926 in Lafayette, Tippicanoe Co, Indiana
  7. Madora Dean BOWSHER Birth: 12 Aug 1928 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co, Indiana

Bibliography
  1. Baker, Judith Carol Bowsher Condo, The Bowsher Family. Monticello, Indiana: author, 1992. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Baker BOWSHER p[0-9]*].
  2. Burkhardt, Franklin A, The BOUCHER Family, Francis E Burkhardt Press, New York, orig 1917. Reprint 1976 with supplements and index. Film#1481363#5. Supplement available at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005712838 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 p[ABCX]*[0-9]*].
  3. 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].
  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].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Baker BOWSHER p35, Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 pB13],
place:
[Ref: Baker BOWSHER p35, Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 pB13]
White Co, Indiana [Ref: June Jones 12/9/2000],
parents:
[Ref: Baker BOWSHER p35, Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 pB13]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Baker BOWSHER p146, Baker BOWSHER p35, Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 pB13],
place:
[Ref: Baker BOWSHER p146, Baker BOWSHER p35, Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 pB13]
Sources for burial Information
date:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 3/21/2002],
place:
[Ref: Baker BOWSHER p146]
Sources with Information about marriage to Edna Goldia FROSS
date:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 pB13],
place:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 3/21/2002],
child:
[Ref: Baker BOWSHER p145, Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 pB13]
Research Notes:
farmer, and Alcoa employee during WW II [Ref: Baker BOWSHER p146]

National Guard during WW I from Lafayette, IN [Ref: Baker BOWSHER p146]



Pedigree of James Francis 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
          /-----William 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
         |                                   |         /-----Benedicht SCHWYTZER
         |                                   |        |         \-----Verena FARNI
         |                                    \-----Anna SCHWYTZER
         |                                            |         /-----Peter GASSNER
         |                                             \-----Anna GASSNER
         |                                                      \-----Barble KROPF
 /-----Benjamin F BOWSHER
|        |         /-----Alexander COGEL
|         \-----Margaret COGEL
|                  \-----Mary W CROW
James Francis BOWSHER
|         /-----Francis M LUSE
 \-----Mary Elizabeth LUSE
          \-----Mary Ann MONBECK



Descendants of James Francis BOWSHER
1. James Francis BOWSHER m. Edna Goldia FROSS
m. Edna Goldia FROSS father: Jacob M FROSS mother: Ida M ROYER

2nd generation

2. Ina Marie BOWSHER m. Willard Thomas RUBRIGHT
m. Willard Thomas RUBRIGHT father: Charles RUBRIGHT
3. Grace May BOWSHER m. Paul Nicholas KEYL
m. Paul Nicholas KEYL
4. Arthur Leroy BOWSHER m. Florence Elizabeth RILEY
m. Florence Elizabeth RILEY
5. James Francis Jr BOWSHER m. Olga BALOY
m. Olga BALOY
6. Jacob Harold BOWSHER m. Dorothy Vera JONES
m. Dorothy Vera JONES
7. Imogene BOWSHER m. Clive Bert MOORE
m. Clive Bert MOORE
8. Madora Dean BOWSHER m1. Richard Darb PURDY m2. (Unk) DAVIS
m. Richard Darb PURDY
m. (Unk) DAVIS

3rd generation

9. Living RUBRIGHT m. Living DAWSON
m. Living DAWSON
10. Living RUBRIGHT m1. Living EWING m2. Living DAWSON
m. Living EWING
m. Living DAWSON
11. Living RUBRIGHT m. Living HOBAUGH
m. Living HOBAUGH
12. Living RUBRIGHT m. Living MEYERS
m. Living MEYERS
14. Living KEYL m.
15. Living BOWSHER m. Living PICKERING
m. Living PICKERING
17. Living BOWSHER m. Charles Asher RUMPLE
m. Charles Asher RUMPLE
19. Living BOWSHER m. Living THOMPSON
m. Living THOMPSON
20. Living BOWSHER m. Living CLOGHORN
m. Living CLOGHORN
21. Living BOWSHER m. Living WRIGHT
m. Living WRIGHT
22. Living MOORE m. Living DYER
m. Living DYER
25. Living PURDY m. Living GUEVARA
m. Living GUEVARA

4th generation

43. Living KEYL m. Living LADD
m. Living LADD