BOWEN, William
1821 - 1913 (91 years)-
Name BOWEN, William Birth 8 Sep 1821 Henrietta, Monroe County, NY 
Gender Male Death Apr 1913 Randolph, Cattaraugus County, NY Person ID I160225 Laur from Germany Last Modified 1 Oct 2016
Father BOWEN, Darius, b. Abt 1792, MA d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F57903 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HITCHCOCK, Harriet, b. Mar 1825, New York d. Abt Apr 1913, Randolph, Cattaraugus County, NY (Age ~ 88 years) Children 1. BOWEN, Elsie, b. Abt 1848, New York d. Yes, date unknown2. BOWEN, Sarah Adaine, b. 6 Feb 1851, New York d. 6 Dec 1918, Randolph, Cattaraugus County, NY (Age 67 years)3. BOWEN, Harlan D, b. 27 Nov 1852, New York d. Apr 1913, Randolph, Cattaraugus County, NY (Age 60 years)4. BOWEN, Otis Franklin, b. Apr 1857, Randolph, Cattaraugus County, NY d. 14 Apr 1942, Randolph, Cattaraugus County, NY (Age ~ 84 years)5. BOWEN, Olive E, b. Abt 1859, New York d. Dec 1944, Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, NY (Age ~ 85 years)6. BOWEN, George Milan, b. 12 Dec 1861, Randolph, Cattaraugus County, NY d. May 1938, Silver Creek, Chautauqua County, NY (Age 76 years)7. BOWEN, Tyler E, b. Aug 1865, New York d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F57901 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Nov 2024
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Notes - Randolph NY Register - 4/18/1913
Sudden sickness removed from their
sphere of activity two men of one
family, when on Sunday last William
Bowen, and his son, Harlen Bowe,
both died of pneumonia. Within a
few hours of each other ese two
man who had been closely associated
through a lifetime, died in the same
house, and of similar difficulties.
William Bowe, the oldest man in
Randolph and who had resided here
perhaps longer than any other person,
died Sunday morning, while his son
himself a man of middle age, survived
until some time during the night. A
funeral was conducted at the
home Tuesday afternoon, in charge of
the R. D. Westbrook of Buffalo, and
the burial was made in the family pot
at Semple Hill cemetery.
The family had been afflicted with a
serious epidemi of influenza which in
the cases of the two men resulted in
pneumonia. Harlan Bowen's conditon
was considered somewhat serious about
the middle of last week, but he seemed
to recover and on Thursday last Wil-
liam Bowen addressed a letter to his
daughter in which he stated that he
thought the worst was over, referring
to his son's sickness. The older gen-
tlemen's health was so vigorous that
the sickness did not cause alarm until
the latter part of the week when some
symptoms of pneumonia developed.
William Bower was born at Henriet-
ta, Monroe county, N.Y., September 8,,
1921. His father's name was Darius
Bowen and the parents of William
moved into Randolph aboout 1827. The
older generation was among the very
first to settle in this township, and
since that time this section has been
the home of the family In 1847, on
March 16, William Bowen was united
in marriage with Miss Harriette Hitch-
cock, and to them have been born seven
children; Elsie J Hildom of Chicago;
Addie Adailine of Bradford; Harlan,
who died Sunday; Otis F., of Ran-
dolph; Olive E. Woodmancy of Cold-
en; Milan of Washington. The family
was all present at the funeral except
Mrs.. Hildom.
The double fatility marks the first
death in William Bowen's family, and
that is all the more singular for one so
advanced in age when it is known tat
but one death has occurred in the
families, composed as they are
of severa children each. Mr. Bowen
has been in very vigorous health, and
only last month he walked three miles
to visit with some friends. He occu-
pied his time with the lighter forms of
farm work and kept regular hours for
sleep and refreshment.
- Randolph NY Register - 4/18/1913