Mary Viola Bowman

John Jacob Bowman
(1779-1864)

Charlotte Stough
(1787-1847)

Leonard R. Richards
(1779-1864)

Elizabeth Smith
(1783-1865)

Jonas Bowman
(1804-1869)

Margaret Richards
(1808-1899)

Mary Viola Bowman
(1846-1931)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jacob S. Kesler

Mary Viola Bowman ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 29 March 1846, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Jacob S. Kesler in 1865 ¹ ²
Died: 3 July 1931, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States at age 85

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1845 and a birth location of Ohio.

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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in East Union Township, Wayne, OH on 6 August 1850. ⁶

1850 US Census
Page 221B, Dwelling 344, Family 345, Roll 739
East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Mary Bowman..5..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 29 Mar 1846, then her age should have been 4 instead of 5.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Franklin Township, Wayne, OH on 8 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 189, District 231, Dwelling 106, Family 114, Roll 1077
Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Mary A. Kesler..Wife..34..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 5 daughters.)
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Franklin Township, Wayne, OH on 23 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
District 151, Sheet 12A, Dwelling 258, Family 264
Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Married 34 years
Farm owned, no mortgage
Mary Kesler..Wife..Mar 1846..54..OH..6/6
(Living with husband and 3 daughters.)
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Mary married Jacob S. Kesler in 1865.¹ ² (Jacob S. Kesler was born in December 1841 in Pennsylvania ² ⁵ and died on 12 November 1920 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Franklin Township, Wayne, OH on 8 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 189C, District 231, Dwelling 106, Family 114, Roll 1077
Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Jacob S. Kesler..Head..39..PA..Farmer
Mary A. Kesler..Wife..34..OH..Keeping House
Ida B. Kesler..Dau..14..OH
Marget C. Kesler..Dau..13..OH
Elizabeth C. Kesler..Dau..11..OH
Sevilla M. Kesler..Dau..9..OH
Ethel M. Kesler..Son..10m..OH..Aug
W. H. Hamilton..Serv..19..PA..Farmhand
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• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Franklin Township, Wayne, OH on 23 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
District 151, Sheet 12A, Dwelling 258, Family 264
Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 34 years
Jacob Kesler..Head..Dec 1841..58..PA..Farmer
Mary Kesler..Wife..Mar 1846..54..OH..6/6
Charlot E. Kesler..Dau..Nov 1869..30..OH
Ethel Kesler..Dau..Aug 1877..22..OH..Teacher
Del Kesler..Dau..Mar 1887..13..OH..At School
Abram Brubaker..Serv..44..PA..Farm laborer
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1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 231, p. 14C, dwelling 106, family 114, Jacob S. Kesler and Mary A. Bowman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Apr 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1077.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 151, sheet 12A, dwelling 258, family 264, Jacob S. Kesler and Mary A. Bowman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Jun 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 Robert E. Wallace, World Family Tree Vol. 012, Ed. 1, Tree #1194 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: July 28, 1997).

4 Anne Bowman, "Bowman-Cassel Family" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2660287; Updated: Wed Oct 8 12:47:44 2003).

5 William Arthur Richards, Jr., "Richards Family Group" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=123654; Updated: Tue Mar 30 19:21:02 2004).

6 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio, p. 221B, dwelling 344, family 345, Jonas Bowman and Margaret Richards; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Jan 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

7 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio, p. 221B, dwelling 344, family 345; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Jan 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

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Mary Viola Bowman ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶