Margaret [Josephine] Bows
Title
Margaret [Josephine] Bows
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Section
Lot
Grave
09
First Name
Middle Name
[Josephine]
Last Name
Relationship
Assume daughter of Elijah P. Bows (I-139-07) & Louisa F. Bows (I-139-06)
Birth Date
1880
Birth: Year
Death Date
1924
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
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
05/09/1924
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
9
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
“Margaret [Josephine] Bows,” Westwood Database, accessed May 21, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/52103.