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BOWES John Raymond[1, 2] 1888 - 1970

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• Birth	14 Jan 1888	Jordan, Onondaga, New York   [2]
  Gender	Male
  OCCU	Railway mail clerk, retired 1950s  [3]
  RESI	Address: 1022 W. Onion St. Syracuse, New York  [2]
  Died	1970  [4]
  Buried	1970	St. Mary's Cemetery, Skaneateles, New York
  	Address: Section 4, Row 12
  Person ID	I214	Bowes and Bigelow
  Last Modified	03 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	BOWES Michael,   b. 25 Jan 1853, Dewitt, Onondaga, New York ,   d. 19 May 1933, Syracuse, New York
  Mother	GLOVER Elizabeth,   b. 22 Sep 1857, Elora, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jan 1937, Syracuse, New York
  Married	11 Jan 1877	Marcellus, New York
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	DOLLARD Mary B.,   b. 17 Feb 1889, Syracuse, New York ,   d. 14 Feb 1957
  Married	12 Feb 1914  [2]
  Notes	Mary Dollard's sister Catherine married John's brother Leo. [3] "After Leo's death, Catherine and her sons Walter and Edmund moved from PA back to Syracuse and lived in the downstairs apartment of a two family owned by my great grandmother Dollard along with her and another unmarried sister, Peg. My grandparents and their sons lived in the upstairs apartment (the addresses were 1020 and 1022 W. Onondaga St.)." [3]
  Children	> 1. BOWES John B.,   b. 7 Dec 1914, Syracuse, New York ,   d. 1990 > 2. BOWES Robert F.,   b. 11 Apr 1918, Syracuse, New York ,   d. Jun 2000
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2004
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Event Birth - 14 Jan 1888 - Jordan, Onondaga, New York Buried - Address: Section 4, Row 12 - 1970 - St. Mary's Cemetery, Skaneateles, New York  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		John R. Bowes (1888-1970)
  		John R. Bowes (1888-1970)
  		John R. Bowes (1888-1970) and Margaret Bowes Sheedy (1880-abt 1966) Status: Located
  		Margaret Bowes Sheedy (left; 1880-1986) and Her Brothers John R. Bowes (center; 1888-1970) and Frederick D. Bowes (right; 1895-1972) Status: Located
  		John R. Bowes (third from left), Elizabeth Glover (front row) and Others
  		John R. (1888-1970) and Leo J. Bowes (1883-1932)

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of John R. (1888-1970) and Mary B. Bowes (1889-1957) Status: Located Plot: Down the hill from the older Bowes plot

  
  

• Notes

  "The oldest, John R. Bowes, 29, was drafted among the first, but John R. was compelled to confess to a dependent wife and child and was exempted. Otherwise the family would have batted 1,000 in the war." [1]




• Sources

  [SR4] "Three of Four Brothers are Called by War", (Probably Syracuse paper; October 21, 1917). [SR27] John R. Bowes Handwritten Records. [SR105] Correspondence with T. A. Bowes, John R. Bowes's granddaughter. [SR18] Conversations with D. B. Bowes.