Alfred W. Mowers
(1861-Between 1900/1910) |
Alfred W. Mowers 1
- Born: December 1861, Pennsylvania 1
- Marriage (1): Maria Elizabeth Methven about 1885 1
- Died: Between 1900 and 1910
 Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Newton Township, Cumberland County, PA on 16 June 1900. 1
1900 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 21, Household 189
Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Years Married: 15
House Rented
Alfred W. Mowers..Head..Dec 1861..38..PA..Toll Gate Keeper
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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Alfred married Maria Elizabeth Methven, daughter of Angus Archibald Methven and Mary Ellen Schauffer, about 1885.1 (Maria Elizabeth Methven was born in July 1861 in Pennsylvania 1 2 3 4 5 and died after 1 June 1880.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Newton Township, Cumberland County, PA on 16 June 1900. 1
1900 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 21, Household 189
Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
House Rented
Years Married: 15
Alfred W. Mowers..Head..Dec 1861..38..PA..Toll Gate Keeper
M. Lizzie Mowers..Wife..Jul 1861..38..PA..7/6
Harrison G. Mowers..Son..Aug 1888..11..PA..At School
Margaret E. Mowers..Daughter..Apr 1891..9..PA
James S. Mowers..Son..May 1895..5..PA
Emma J. Mowers..Daughter..Oct 1898..2..PA
Charles M. Mowers..Son..Dec 1899..5m..PA
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Marriage Notes:
There is something unusual about the supposed death of Alfred W. Mowers which according to census records occurred sometime between 1900 and 1910. The 1910 census shows Maria noted as being widowed but living with her father. There is no mention of any of her children who would have ranged in age from 10 to 22. On the 1920 census, Maria is living with 2 of her children but there is no record for any of the others.
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Sources
1
1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 9B, family 189, Alfred W. Mowers and Maria Elizabeth Methven; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.
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1870 U.S. census, population schedule, South Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, p. 3, dwelling 15, family 16, Angus Archibald Methven and Mary Ellen Schauffer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.
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1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 84, p. 392A, Angus Archibald Methven and Mary Ellen Schauffer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1122.
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1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 12B, family 288, Angus Archibald Methven; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.
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1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 36, sheet 1A, family 7, Maria Elizabeth Methven; index and images (accessed 15 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.