Louisa [F.] Bows
Title
Louisa [F.] Bows
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Section
Lot
Grave
06A
First Name
Middle Name
[F.]
Last Name
Relationship
Wife of Elijah P. Bows (I-139-07)
Birth Date
1847
Birth: Year
Death Date
1898
Death: Year
Gender
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
State
Legibility
Fair
Dimension: Height
48 inches
Dimension: Width
40 inches
Source of Information
Information taken from Westwood Printout and grave marker, if available; check the original burial register at city hall for additional data
Comments
Note that the given name on the Westwood printout is "Lucy."
Biographical Information
A brief biography of the Bows family appears on pp. 10-12 of William E. Bigglestone, They Stopped in Oberlin: Black Residents and Visitors of the Nineteenth Century (Scottsdale, AZ: Innovation Group, 1981). Note that Lots I-117 through I-139 are located at the southern end of Section F (toward the pond).
Burial Date from Printout
06/20/1898
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
20
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
Bows, Samuel B.
Date Transcribed
10/30/1999
Default Latitude
41.28408854
Default Longitude
-82.23487734
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Louisa [F.] Bows,” Westwood Database, accessed May 4, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/52101.