Husband Joseph Bowers 1
Born: 1846 - near Leechburg, Allegheny Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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Died: 1914 3
Buried: - Rynd Farm Cemetery, Rouseville, Venango Co, PA
Father: Joseph Bowers ( - ) 1
Mother: Susanna Klingensmith ( - ) 1
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Wife Margaret Elizabeth Wanamaker 3
Born: 4 Oct 1851 4
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Father: John Wanamaker (1814- ) 3 4
Mother: Margaret Wagley (1814- ) 4
Children
1 F Cora Bowers 3
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Died: Bef 1919
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2 M Martin Tyre "Tad" Bowers 3
Born: 13 Oct 1874 - Rouseville, Cornplanter Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
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Spouse: Grace E. Minium ( -1917) 3
Marr: 1897 - ? Venango Co, PA
3 M William W. Bowers 3
Born: 5 Nov 1879 3
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Died: 11 Dec 1918 5
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Spouse: Florence E. Turk (1878- ) 5
4 F Minnie J. Bowers 3
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Spouse: Alfred W. Britton (1887- ) 6
Marr: 16 Dec 1909 - ? Venango Co, PA 7
General Notes: Husband - Joseph Bowers
He was reared on the homestead farm, and before his removal from Armstrong County, PA, had some experience in the coal business. When a young man he came to Cornplanter Township, Venango County, and was located near Rouseville for a time, following pumping at the oil wells. However, he soon engaged in the production of oil on his own account, and as he acquired experience became well known as an expert oil well shooter, being so engaged for the long period of twenty-nine years. For several years during the early days he was a “moonlighter.” He bought valuable oil lands and gave most of his time to their exploitation, though he widened his interests in later years. He was one of the company that purchased the business formerly conducted by Mrs. Anna Harper, for the manufacture of explosives, and it was carried on under the name of the Bowers Torpedo Company, with plant at Rynd Farm, in Cornplanter Township, and offices in the Veach Building, Oil City. The company was organized under charter from the State of Pennsylvania June 1, 1913, and was engaged in manufacturing torpedoes for the shooting of oil wells, doing a large business, principally in the home vicinity and around Clintonville, though it had customers all over that section of the oil fields.
He served on the water board and on the school board, two of the most important departments of borough government, and did his full share toward approaching high standards while participating in the activities of both bodies. As a member of the Rouseville Real Estate Company he contributed materially to the development of desirable residence property in the borough. He was a member and past master of Fraternal Lodge, No. 483, F. & A. M., of Rouseville, which he also served for thirty years as treasurer, and affiliated with the I. O. O. F. and Royal Arcanum. [HVC 1919, 809]