Notes for George W Bowdish

Notes for George W Bowdish

****CENSUS 1850 shows him as part of family of Ira M Bowdish (b. NY)****
!US CENSUS: 1850 (25 September) Indiana, Warrick Co, Hart Township, Page 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).

*****Listed with his father Ira M. Bowdish in the 1860 Census****
!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)

****Listed with his father Ira Bowdish in the 1870 Census***
!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).

Moved to California in Los Angeles and bought acreage. But he had a pet bear that bit his hand and it got infected and so he sold out and moved back to South Dakota.

!US Census 1900 (20&23 June) South Dakota, Charles Mix Co., Page 267, Lines 24-26: Listing for George W. Bowdish (b. March 1847 - 53 - in Indiana-WIDOW). Listing for son Fred Bowdish (b. March 1875 - 25 - in Iowa - WIDOW). Also grandson George H. (b. March 1899 - 1 - in South Dakota).

!US Census 1910 (21-22 April) South Dakota, Cottonwood Township, Stanley Co., Series T624_1488 Part 2, SD 2 ED 101, Sheet 1B, Page 94B, House No. 21, Lines 66-67: George W. Bowdish (b. 1846 - 64 - in IA - WIDOW - Occ: Own Income - Fa: NY and Mo: OH). Child listed is: Fred (son b. 1880 - 30 - in IA - WIDOW - Fa: IN and Mo: Denmark)

!US Census 1920 (2 February) South Dakota, Bennett Co., Township 37 Range 37, ED 3, Roll T625_1714, Page 1B, lines 53-54: George W. Bowdish (b. 1847 - 73 - in IN - WIDOW - Fa: NY and Mo: OH). Child listed is: Fred (son b. 1886 - 34 - in IA - WIDOW - Fa: IN and Mo: Denmark)