Vitter-Weaver Genealogy
Catherine Bowes (I13261)
1833 - 1909 (76 years)
1831 - 1903 (71 years)
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Name Catherine Bowes [1] Relationship 
with Albert Leopold Vitter Birth 4 May 1833 Ballyconra, Kilkenny, Ireland 
[1] Gender Female Reference Number 13979 Death 22 May 1909 Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA [1] Burial Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA [1] Siblings 4 brothers and 3 sisters 1. James J. Bowes, b. 7 Dec 1831, Ballyconra, Kilkenny, Ireland d. 30 Jul 1903, North, Berne, Fairfield, Ohio, USA (Age 71 years)
▻Mary Ann Welch, b. 3 Feb 1839, Junction City, Perry, Ohio, USAd. 10 Apr 1918, St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA (Age 79 years), m. 1858 2. Thomas Bowes, b. 7 Dec 1831, Ballyconra, Kilkenny, Ireland d. Jul 1841, Ballyconra, Kilkenny, Ireland (Age 9 years)3. Catherine Bowes (current person), b. 4 May 1833, Ballyconra, Kilkenny, Ireland d. 22 May 1909, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 76 years)
▻Lawrence Ryan, b. 23 Jul 1830, Perry, Ohio, USAd. 22 Mar 1912, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 81 years), m. 27 Jan 1856, Perry, Ohio, USA 4. Mary Frances Bowes, b. 8 Feb 1835, Kilkenny, Ireland d. 24 Sep 1905, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 70 years)
▻Jacob Welch, b. 28 Jul 1833, Ohio, USAd. 17 Nov 1921, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 88 years), m. 15 Feb 1855, Perry, Ohio, USA 5. Lawrence A. Bowes, b. 22 Nov 1837, Johnstown, Kilkenny, Ireland d. 27 Jul 1914, Sunnyside Farm, Wea, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 76 years)
▻Mary Louise Otteni Flemm, b. 28 Apr 1845, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USAd. 1 Mar 1919, Sunnyside Farm, Wea, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 73 years), m. 28 Oct 1873, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
▻Jane Ward, b. 23 Nov 1837 d. 23 Dec 1864, Ohio, USA (Age 27 years), m. 1862, Perry, Ohio, USA 6. Sister Margaret Bowes, b. 17 Feb 1839, Ballyconra, Kilkenny, Ireland d. 25 Jul 1916, Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA (Age 77 years)7. Thomas Hubert Bowes, b. 25 Jul 1841, Ballyconra, Kilkenny, Ireland d. 29 Jan 1923, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 81 years)8. Honoria Bowes, b. 12 Nov 1843, Kilkenny, Ireland d. 1 Feb 1917, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 73 years)Person ID I13261 Vitter-Weaver Genealogy Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Father John Bowe, b. Abt 1808, Lisdowney, Kilkenny, Ireland d. 16 Jan 1854, Junction City, Perry, Ohio, USA (Age ~ 46 years) Mother Mary Murphy, b. 1810, Ballyconra, Kilkenny, Ireland d. 28 Dec 1875, Ohio, USA (Age 65 years) Marriage UNKNOWN [2, 3] Reference Number 133404 Family ID F4618 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lawrence Ryan, b. 23 Jul 1830, Perry, Ohio, USA d. 22 Mar 1912, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 81 years) Marriage 27 Jan 1856 Perry, Ohio, USA [4] Children 1. Emma Ryan, b. 3 Nov 1856, Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA d. 4 Apr 1900, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 43 years)2. Martha Ryan, b. Abt 1859, Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA d. DECEASED3. Clark Ryan, b. 1860, Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA d. DECEASED4. Clara V. Ryan, b. Mar 1860, Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA d. 1944 (Age ~ 83 years)5. Anna D. Ryan, b. Apr 1861, Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA d. DECEASED6. Albert Ryan, b. 25 Aug 1862, Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA d. 14 Feb 1925, Kansas, USA (Age 62 years)7. George Ryan, b. 3 Jun 1865, Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA d. 18 Jun 1873 (Age 8 years)8. William Horton Ryan, Sr., b. 3 Oct 1867, Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA d. 22 Jun 1927, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 59 years)9. John D. Ryan, b. 25 Oct 1869, Jackson, Perry, Ohio, USA d. 30 Jun 1898 (Age 28 years)10. Thomas Ryan, b. 2 Apr 1871, Kansas, USA d. 14 Jan 1898, Kansas, USA (Age 26 years)11. Blanche Ryan, b. Mar 1873, Kansas, USA d. DECEASED12. Catherine A. Ryan, b. 18 Mar 1879, Kansas, USA d. 18 Sep 1913 (Age 34 years)Family ID F18956 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
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Event Map 
Birth - 4 May 1833 - Ballyconra, Kilkenny, Ireland 
Marriage - 27 Jan 1856 - Perry, Ohio, USA 
Death - 22 May 1909 - Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA 
Burial - - Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Headstones Bowes Catherine Headstone
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Sources - [S1251] Find A Grave, Catherine “Kate” Bowes Ryan.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16974343/catherine-ryanBowes Catherine Headstone - [S1251] Find A Grave, Mary Murphy Bowes.
Inscription
Mary, wife of John, died Dec. 28, 1875, Age 65y
Gravesite Details Mary's gravestone is missing. According to cemetery records, she is laid next to her husband John and daughter Hanoria. Thank you to Find a Grave member Michael Johnson for researching this information.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91649517/mary-bowes - [S1251] Find A Grave, John Bowe.
The Bowe/Bowes family was part of the mass Irish migration to America because of the potato famine in Ireland during the years 1846-1851.
John Bowe is the son of Laurence and Catherine Bowe. The name has been found in various records spelled: BOGUE, BOWES, BOWE, BOW, and BOWIE.
Laurence and Catherine Bowe did not move to America, but are known to have at least 6 children. John's 5 known siblings are:
-Judith (1797-1868)
Married Thomas Edward Grogan in Ireland; Migrated from Ireland in 1823; Buried Saint Patricks Cemetery, Junction City, Perry County, Ohio;
-Mary (1805-1879)
Died in Reading Twp., Perry County, Ohio. County death record has age at death as 81. Listed as 48 years old in 1850 U.S. Census and 60 years old in the 1860 U.S. Census.
-James (1810-1902)
Died in England
-Michael (1814-1854)
Married Mary Kemer on 22 Nov 1842 in Perry County, Ohio. Died in Perry County, Ohio
-Margaret (1819- ? )
John married Mary Murphy in Ireland about 1830. They are known to have 7 children.
Baptisms were recorded in the Catholic parish of Lisdowney in Kilkenny, Ireland for the following children of John Bowe and Mary Murphy:
-Tom Bowe - 7 Dec 1831 (most likely this is James J. Bowes based on his tombstone that has this birth date)
-Catherine Bowe - 4 May 1833
-Mary Bowe - 11 Feb 1835
-Margaret Bowe - 17 Feb 1839
-Thomas Bowe - 25 Jul 1841
-Honoria Bowe - 12 Nov 1843
The baptism record for their son Lawrence, born 1837 in Ireland, was not found in these records.
JOHN BOWE FAMILY MIGRATION TO AMERICA
John Bowe sailed from Liverpool, England to America on the ship Forest Monarch arriving on 5 Aug 1848. He is listed on the ship manifest as John Bow, age 37.
John's family followed him to America on the ship Fidella, sailing from the port of Liverpool, England arriving on 30 Sep 1848. The ship manifest listed:
-Mary Bow age 35, Dressmaker born in Ireland
-James Bow age 16, born in Ireland
-Lawrence Bow age, 14 born in Ireland
-Kitty Bow age 12, born in Ireland
-Mary Bow age 10, born in Ireland
-Thomas Bow age, 8 born in Ireland
-Honor Bow age, 6 born in Ireland
-Mary Bow* age, 23 born in Ireland
*NOTE: It is unknown the exact relationship of Mary Bow, born about 1825. She "may" have been a sibling or cousin to John Bowe. Also, John and Mary's daughter, Margaret (aka "Sr. Salesia" Bowes born 1839), was not listed on this manifest.
The family settled in Perry County, Ohio.
John died on 16 Jan 1854 in Junction City, Perry County, Ohio about age 46. Mary died on 28 Dec 1875 in Junction City, Perry County, OH at age 65.
Both John and Mary were buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio.
Tombstones in Elmwood Cemetery in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio are inscribed:
-John Bowe, d. Jan 16, 1854, aged 46Y
-Mary Bowe, wife of John, d. Dec 28, 1875, aged 65Y (stone now missing)
-Hanoria Bowes, d. Feb 1, 1917, aged 73Y [daughter of John & Mary]
There is a Bowes monument at St. Mary Cemetery in Lancaster, Ohio. It is dated 1908 and has an inscription of John Bowes death in 1854.
This is presumed to be a cenotaph honoring John Bowe. Since St. Mary Cemetery did not open until 1881, John was buried in Elmwood Cemetery. No records have been found that indicates he was reburied at St. Mary.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83019384/john-bowe
Bowe John Headstone - [S1251] Find A Grave, Lawrence Ryan.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16974371/lawrence-ryan
- [S1251] Find A Grave, Catherine “Kate” Bowes Ryan.
