Mary A. [Ann] Bows

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Title

Mary A. [Ann] Bows

Section

Lot

Grave

08

First Name

Middle Name

A. [Ann]

Last Name

Relationship

Assume daughter of Elijah P. Bows (I-139-07) & Louisa F. Bows (I-139-06)

Birth Date

1868

Birth: Year

Death Date

1921

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

10/04/1921

Burial: Month

Burial: Day

4

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

“Mary A. [Ann] Bows,” Westwood Database, accessed May 17, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/52104.

Output Formats

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