Notes for Ira Marshall Bowdish, Sr.

Notes for Ira Marshall Bowdish, Sr.

!US CENSUS: 1850 Indiana; Warrick Co, Hart Township; 25 Sept. 1850 pg 195 Ira listed as Farmer, property valued at $200 and having a wife and 5 kids. Wife Sally, Children Mariah, Stephen, Hannah, George, Susan.
Nearby (4 dwellings away) Benjamin Bowdish 26 years from NY (carpenter and joiner) with 2 children - Elizabeth 13 and Malinda 7 (born in Indiana).

!US Census 1860 (10 July) Indiana, Warrick Co., Hart Township, page 980, lines 13-20: Ira M. Bowdish (b. 1821 - 39 - in NY - Occ: Farmer - Property Value $1600 +$300) married to Sarah E. (b. 1823 - 37 - in PA). Children listed (born in IN) are: Antoinette (dau b. 1840 - 20); Stephen A. (son b. 1843 - 17 - Occ: Farm laborer); George W. (son b. 1846 - 14); Susan (dau b. 1848 - 12); Ira M. (son b. 1855 - 5); and Eddie (son b. Jan 1860)

!US Census 1870 (25-27 June) Iowa, Audubon Co., Audubon Township, Exira PO, Roll M593_375, Page 572, House No. 27, Lines 31-37: Ira Bowdish (b. 1819 - 51 - in NY - Occ: Farmer - Property Value $2000 + $1600) married to Sallie E. (b. 1821 - 49 - in PA). Children listed are: George (son b. 1847 - 23 - in IN - Occ: Farmer); Susan (dau b. 1848 - 22 - in IN); Ira (son b. 1855 - 15 - in IN); Ellen M. (dau b. 1863 - 7); and Joseph (son b. 1865 - 5).

!US Census 1880 (18-19 June) Iowa, Audubon Co., Greeley, FHL Film 1254326, National Archives Film T9-0326, SD 3 ED 27, Sheet 13, Page 45A, House No. 93, Lines 7-9: Ira M. BOWDISH (b. Abt 1818 - 62 - in NY - Occ: Farmer - Fa: NY and Mo: RI) married to Sally E. BOWDISH (b. Abt 1821 - 59 - in PA - Fa: NY and Mo: NY). Child listed is: Joseph W. BOWDISH (Son b. Abt 1865 - 15 - in IA - Occ: Farming - Fa: NY and Mo: PA)

!US Census 1900 (5-6 June) Nebraska, Know Co., Creighton Township, Series T623, Microfilm 932 Book 1, Page 28a, lines 63-64: Ira M. Bowdish (b. June 1819 - 80 - in NY - Fa: NY and Mo: RI) married 62 years to Sally (b. Feb 1821 - 79 - in PA - Fa: NY and Mo: NY) having 12 children born and 6 still living.

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