Cephas BowsherAge: 81 years1861–1943
- Name
- Cephas Bowsher
- Given names
- Cephas
- Surname
- Bowsher
Shared note: John Jackson Carter Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | July 27, 1861 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 5 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Sarah Ellen Milner — View this family July 26, 1884 (Age 22 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Russell Vernon Bowsher September 5, 1887 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Ellen Milner December 20, 1904 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage | Mary Ann “Margret” Carter — View this family July 30, 1908 (Age 47 years) Note: Marriage info found at findagrave memorial |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Russell Vernon Bowsher — Sarah Gail Ewell — View this family June 1, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robert Russell Bowsher December 23, 1913 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Ann “Margret” Carter June 19, 1916 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 68 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | June 9, 1943 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Monte Vista Cemetery |
| Family with Mary Ann “Margret” Carter |
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Cephas Bowsher Birth: July 27, 1861 — Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, United States Death: June 9, 1943 — Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States |
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Mary Ann “Margret” Carter Birth: November 1, 1861 27 22 — Iowa, United States Death: June 19, 1916 — Colorado, United States |
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Marriage: July 30, 1908 — Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States |
| Family with Sarah Ellen Milner |
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Cephas Bowsher Birth: July 27, 1861 — Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, United States Death: June 9, 1943 — Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States |
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Sarah Ellen Milner Birth: September 3, 1865 — Benton, Elkhart, Indiana, United States Death: December 20, 1904 — Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States |
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Marriage: July 26, 1884 — Elkhart, Indiana, United States |
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3 years son |
Russell Vernon Bowsher Birth: September 5, 1887 26 22 — Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, United States Death: January 1966 — Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States |
| Frederick Fargo Ewell + Mary Ann “Margret” Carter |
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Frederick Fargo Ewell Birth: March 31, 1865 41 38 — San Francisco, California, United States Death: April 23, 1899 — Sacramento, California, United States |
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Mary Ann “Margret” Carter Birth: November 1, 1861 27 22 — Iowa, United States Death: June 19, 1916 — Colorado, United States |
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Marriage: January 16, 1887 — San Francisco, California, United States |
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14 months step-daughter |
Sarah Gail Ewell Birth: March 15, 1888 22 26 — Vacaville, Solano, California, United States Death: May 15, 1960 — Tangier, Tangier-Assilah, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco |
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23 months step-son |
Fayette Carter Ewell Birth: February 13, 1890 24 28 — Sonoma, California, United States Death: September 18, 1959 — Spokane, Washington, United States |
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Cephas Bowsher - Household
Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
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| Name | John Jackson Carter Obituary and Family Listing
John J. Carter, son of James and Catherine Carter, was born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on April 30th, 1834. When a small boy he moved with his parents to the pld Carter homestead (now part of the Thomas Neff farm, northeast of Kewanna). On the 1st day, of January, 1857, he was united in marriage to Sarah E. Barnett, of this union eight children were born viz.; Ern. Emmma R. Wilson residing east of Kewanna, Indiana, Mary E. Bowsher, of Monte Vista, Colorado, Mahala J. Calvin deceased, William A. Carter of Denver, Indiana, James E. Carter residing on the old homestead in Wayne Tp., Indiana, Sarah C. Carter deceased, Amanda I. Burket of Akron, Indiana, Essie G. Lamborn of Hammond, Indiana.
When the war clouds arose in the south, threatening the Union of the ha state, deceased enlisted in Co. E. 87th of Regt. Ind. Vol. Inft, was elected Sergeant of his Company. He was mustered out in June, 1865 and returned to his wife and three children, where he lived an upright life. Held civil office by the choice of his neighbors.
He never joined any church but was a firm believer in One Supreme, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Divine Being. He was of a jovial disposition, opposed to litigation, never sued any one in his life time; was true to his friends and charitable to his enemies.
He has been a great sufferer for more than 'a year a complication of diseases which culminated in death on Friday about 7:30 p. m., aged 80 years, 7 months and 28 days. "Behold, the silver-cord having been loosed, the golden bowl broken, our Comrade's body returns to Earth, the spirit to God who gave it."
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| Burial | Cephas 1st married Sarah Ellen (or Ella) Milner on 27 Jul 1884 in Elkhart county, Indiana. They had 4 known children: Lelia Bowsher, Vern R. (or Russell Vernon) Bowsher, Ethel Vida Bowsher and Delevan Cephas Bowsher. Cephas 2nd married Mary Ann Carter in 1908 in Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado.(Mary Ann Carter was previously married to Fred Ewell in 1887.)
Cephas 3rd married Pauline M. Cox.
Cephas lived in Monte Vista for 39 years as a rancher. The sign of a Mason is on his tombstone. He is buried with his 3rd wife, Pauline M. Cox. Cephas's parents were Boston Bowsher and Sophia Koontz.
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