Daniel Bowser Family
Daniel BOWSER
(son of Benjamin BOWSER and
Catharine
GROME)
b. 20-Dec-1795, York, York Co., PA, d. 20-Sep-1881, Stark Co., OH.
buried: East Nimishillen
Church
Cem., Lake Twp., Stark Co., OH.
m. to Anna EBY
(believed to be the daughter of David
Davis EBY),
b. 30-Nov-1800, PA, d. 10-Feb-1877, Stark Co., OH.
buried: East Nimishillen
Church
Cem., Lake Twp., Stark Co., OH.
From BOWSER Family
History:
Will dated 1878, probated 1881. Heirs listed in Will:
Lydia BOLLINGER,
Samuel B CULLER,
Jacob O CULLER,
John CULLER,
Daniel BOWSER,
Elizabeth BROMONT
(this is in error and should be BROVONT),
Christian HESLAND
(this is in error and should be Hestand),
Mary BRUBAKER,
Elizabeth BOWSER,
Lovania SURBEY,
and George BOWSER.
Daniel BOWSER moved from York
Co, PA to Stark CO, OH.
His estate amounted to $3,387.92 this was divided among the above
heirs.
From Charles BOWSER
material: Went from PA to OH about
1832-37.
In 1837 paid $800 for 80 acres in Stark Co, OH.
In the 1830 census:
Daniel Bowser was in Nimishillen Twp., Stark Co., OH page 235.
In the 1840 census for
Nimishillen Twp., Stark Co., OH,
roll 427, book 1, page 87a, image 13:
Daniel Bauser
males
females
(0-5) 1
Samuel
(0-5) 1 Susannah
(5-10) 1
Daniel
(5-10) 1 Lydia
(15-20) 1
George
(10-15) 2 Christina, Catherine
(40-50) 1 Daniel,
father
(15-20) 1 Elizabeth
(40-50) 1 Anna, mother
In census of 1850 in Nimishillen Twp., Stark Co., OH, page 472b,
lines 34-40, 125/127:
Bower?, Daniel, 55y, m,
Farmer, 5700, PA (1795)
Bower, Ann, 50y, f, PA
(1800)
Bower, Lydia, 18y, f, OH
(1832)
Bower, Ann, 8y, f, OH (1842)
Bower, Samuel, 15y, m, OH
(1835)
Bower, Susann(?), 4y, f, OH
(1846)
Bower, Daniel, 17y, m,
farmer, OH (1833)
In Summit Co, OH in
1853-58 and in May 1878.
Daniel had 8 legal heirs living in May 1878.
In the 1860 census for
Springfield Twp., Summit Co., OH, roll
1039,
book 1, page 214a, image 43, 1301/1285:
Bowser, Daniel, 65yr, m, farmer,
5000, 8765, PA
Bowser, Anna, 60yr, f, PA
Bowser, Anna, 17yr, f, domestic, OH
(same page as son Samuel Bowser)
In the 1870 census for Green Twp., Wayne Co., OH, page 231,
414/399:
Bowser, Daniel, 74y, m, w, retired, PA
Bowser, Anna, 69y, f, w, retired, PA
(living next to son-in-law George Hestand and 2 houses from son
Samuel Bowser)
In 1880 census for Jackson Twp., Stark Co., OH, roll T9-1067,
page 460a:
Brovont, Ephram, self, 61y, mar, m,
w, farmer, PA, PA, PA
Brovont, Elisabeth, wife, 56y, mar,
f, w, keeping house, PA,
PA, PA
Brovont, Tobias, son, 14y, sing, m,
w, farmhand, OH, PA, PA
Bouser, Daniel, father-in-law, 84y,
wid, m, w, retired farmer,
PA, PA, PA
This property is from
what Daniel Bowser patented on 8
Oct 1834: Hancock Co.,
OH, Section 17, NW 1/4, T1N, R12E, 160 acres #7243. On this same
day he
patented Section 14, SW 1/4, T1N, R12E, 160 acres #7242.
David (sic) Bowser Deed to Ulrich Thomas: Know all men
by these presents
that I, David Bowser, of Stark County, Ohio, for the consideration
of four hundred dollars received of Ulrich Thomas. Do hereby
give,
grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Ulrich Thomas
the following described real estate, situated in Hancock County
and State of Ohio, to wit: the west half of the North-West quarter
of Section seventeen, in Township one North, of Range 12
in the district of lands subject to sale at Bucyrus, Ohio,
containing eighty acres. To have and to hold the above bargained
and granted premises, with the appurtenances thereof,
unto him the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever.
And the said grantor does for himself and his heirs,
covenant with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that
he is well seized of the premises as of a good indefeasible estate
in fee simple; that he has good right to bargain and sell the
same in manner and form as is above written; that the same are
free of all incumbrances whatsoever, and that the said grantor
and his heirs will forever warrant and defend the same to him
the said grantee and his heirs and assigns against all lawful
claims
whatsoever. In witness whereof, the said grantor and Anna
Bowser his wife (Mrs. hereby releases her right of dower in
said premises) hereunto set their hands and seals this
twenty sixth day of November Anno Domini, one
thousand eight hundred and forty six.
Daniel Bowser S.S.
Anna her X mark Bowser S.S.
Executed in presence of John M. Petrie, Samuel Petrie.
The State of Ohio, Stark County S.S.--Before me the
undersigned
authority within and for the county aforesaid personally came
Daniel Bowser and Anna Bowser his wife and severally
acknowledged the signing and sealing of the within conveyance.
And the said Anna Bowser, wife of Daniel Bowser,
being by me examined separate and apart from her said husband,
and the contents of the within deed being by me
made known to her declared, upon such separate examination,
that she did voluntarily sign, seal and acknowledge the same,
and that she is still satisfied therewith. In testimony whereof,
I hereunto set my hand this twenty sixth day of
November A.D., one thousand eight hundred and forty six.
Samuel Petrie Justice of the Peace.
Red--April 30th and recorded May 3rd A.D. 1867.
John Adams recorder by W.P. Wilson, dept.
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Notes for Anna Eby Bowser:
A Michael Ebi bought land in Hancock Co., OH close
to Daniel Bowser and his wife Anna Eby before they bought theirs.
Michael bought on 30 Sep 1834 in section 36, 80 acres and
80 acres.
Daniel bought on 8 Oct 1834. Could Michael Ebi be Anna Eby's
brother?
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From the book 'Old Landmarks' (Canton and Stark Cos.),
the section
on Plain Township, '...the Eby tract was in section 24.
John and David Eby were given on a list of settlers who came
in 1806.
The Ebys came from Washington Co., PA, and were single when
they came. It says they spent their first winter at their home
in PA.
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The 1875 atlas of Stark shows an S.P. Eby in section 24,
with two tracts,
one of 80 acres and another of 188.59 acres. To the north
Benjamin
Smith;
to the south and west H. Grice; to the east J.B. Violand.
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Her father could be David Davis Eby, as he and his two
sons,
John and David, were all in Stark Co., OH.
Listed in the Stark County,
Ohio Death Records, by the Ohio
Genealogical
Society, 1991, p. 52-3:
line 62 Bowser, Anna, died 10 Feb 1877; married; 76y, 2m,
10d;
died Lake Tp.;
born York Co., PA, housekeeper, white, old age, lived Lake Tp., vol
1, p. 188.
line 63 Bowser, Daniel, died 20 Sep 1881; married; 85y, 9m;
died Jackson
Tp.;
born Prussia, farmer, white, old age, lived Jackson Tp., vol 2, p 13.
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From Carol J. Goff, online at cjgoff@comteck.com:
"Cemetery Inscriptions - Stark Co., Ohio", Vol.4, page 7:
Lake Twp.
East Nimishillen Church Cemetery
Section 1 - Row 27:
BOWSER, Daniel, 85y 9m, died 20 Sep 1881
BOWSER, Anna, w/o Daniel, 76y 4m 20d, died 10 Feb 1877
Section 1 - Row 25:
EBI, David Davies, 81y 11m 20d, died 20 Dec 1823
(in newspaper obit died the 19th)(this I feel is Anna's father)
Location: On Nimishillen Church Rd. 3/4 mi east of
Route 43 (Kent Road),
2 1/2 mi south of Hartville, Section 1 is the older part and
lies across
the road from the Church on the north side.
There are 27 short rows running from south to north from the
road.
"The Nimishillen church was organized by Bishop John Gans in
1804.
From 1804 to 1825 services were held regularly at two week
intervals
in
the homes and barns of about 25 members -- David Snyder, Conrad
Brumbaugh
(Joseph Royer later bought Conrad Brumbaugh's home), David
Ebie,
William Hoover, John Sheidler, Peter Ebie, Jacob Snyder, Martin
Houser,
Joseph Schneider, Widow Thomas, George Swinehart, Andrew Christ,
Daniel Brown, Jacob Funk, Michael Flory, Widow Leiser, John
Hershey,
David Bixler, John Thomas, Jacob Replogle, Jacob Bauer, John
Garl,
Daniel Markley, Daniel Bowser, Joseph Showalter.
(Brethren
Roots, Winter 1998)"
Children:
I. George BOWSER,
b. abt 1822,
m. 1843 to Barbara SHIVELY.
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II. Elizabeth BOWSER,
b. 23-Jan-1824.
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III. Catherine BOWSER,
b. abt1827,
d. 1881.
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IV. Anna BOWSER,
b. 1843, d. 1876.
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V. Jacob BOWSER.
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VI. Lydia Ann BOWSER,
b.
13-Jun-1832.
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VII. Daniel BOWSER,
b. 1833.
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VIII. Samuel BOWSER,
b. 1836.
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IX. Susannah BOWSER,
b. 1839.
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X. Christina BOWSER,
b. bef1850.
Daniel Bowser land patents
East Nimishillen Church
Cem.
chart
Chart of the David Davis Eby family
Daniel
Bowser stones
David
Davis Ebie's stone