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2364. John Franklin BOWLSBY (10102) (10103)(5327) Photo was born on 16 Feb 1870 in Gratiot, Lafayette Co., WI.(10104) He died on 12 Nov 1942 in Snoqualmie, King Co., WA. (10105) He was buried on 14 Nov 1942 in Fall City Cemetery, Fall City, King Co., WA.(10106) (10107) Maddy HUME shows his death date as 8 OCT 1942.



Bowlsby, John, Franklin, b.1870, d.1942, age 72
Fall City Cemetery Fall City, King County, WA Lat:N47° 33.665' Lon:W121° 53.462' The cemeter y is located 1/2 mile south from intersection of SR 202, and the Fall City -Preston Road, fol low signs

He was married to Jennifer Armilda MCNELLY on 26 Mar 1895 in Neligh, Antelope Co, NE. (10108) Jennifer Armilda MCNELLY (10109) (10110)(5327) Photo was born on 9 Mar 1877 in Oakdale, Antelope Co, NE.(10111) She died on 15 Jul 1963 in Bonners Ferry, ID. (10112) She was buried in Moravia Cemetery, Boundary Co, ID. (10113) She was also known as. (10114) John Franklin BOWLSBY and Jennifer Armilda MCNELLY had the following children:

child+4374 i. Ethel Evangeline BOWLSBY(10115) (5327) Photo was born on 29 Jun 1896 in Neligh, Antelope Co, NE.(10116) (10117) She died on 3 Mar 1983 in Naples, Boundary Co, ID.(10118) She was buried in Moravia Cemetery, Boundary Co, ID. (10119) Bonners Ferry Herald, Thursday, December 20, 1979.
Pioneer Profiles-Life On The Frontier
written by Wanda Huff

Ethel Bowlsby
Ethel Bowlsby’s odyssey began in Nebraska and encompassed many years of adventurous living i n diverse places before she reached Boundary County, Idaho.
Here she found a fertile valley ringed by lake-filled mountains that stretched far into Canad a. And decided this was the place for her husband and herself to live out the rest of thei r lives.
Ethel Bowlsby was born June 29, 1896, in Neligh, Antelope County, Nebraska. In 1900, a momen tous decision was made to move to Wyoming, where two uncles, William Perry and Philander Defo rest Bowlsby, had gone a couple of years before to look over the prospects. It was relayed b ack to Ethel’s family that the prospects were favorable.
By covered wagons, driving their stock, the family set out; the “family” consisted of Ethel’ s father, John Franklin, mother, Jennifer Armilda (Mc Nelly) Bowlsby, younger brother, Earl E dward, paternal grandparents, Emanuel Parkhill and Lydia Ann (Thompson) Bowlsby, and Ethel he rself.
They traveled across Nebraska toward Wyoming, camping for a time outside Fort Chadron, Nebras ka. The country harbored snakes, of which Jenny Bowlsby, Ethel’s mother, was deathly afraid.
It was at Fort Chadron that the “washtub” incident, as Ethel calls it, occurred. Wild plum s grew near the fort. The family being hungry for fresh fruit, Ethel’s mother and grandmothe r decided to pick what they could carry back in containers. Earl was set into a washtub, wit h orders for his sister to keep an eye on him.
Up on an incline, grandfather was tending the campfire, over which a pot of stew was slowly c ooking. The children were in full view of his supposedly watchful eye. The wild flowers att racted Ethel, and she began picking them, wandering further and further away. It wasn’t lon g before she found herself in sagebrush higher than her own small person.
Wildly she looked around, panicked, and started a frantic, but laborious run through the sage brush. It was a frightened little girl who found herself back at the washtub. But - the wash tub was tipped over and no little brother. She screamed, “Mama! Mama!”
The women, not far away, came on the run. Ethel’s mother gasped “snakes!” and a frantic sear ch began.
Earl was found in a patch of sandy soil, unharmed, happily playing, oblivious to any danger . Ethel received a severe scolding, and grandfather was soundly upbraided by his irate wife ; he had been distracted from his duties by a man on horseback who had ridden up to the campf ire. Eager for news, grandfather totally forgot the children.
In Wyoming, they settled on land still unsurveyed by the government, near the Hoback River; r elatives were not far away who had already staked out land and built log cabins.
They lived there two winters, during which time Ethel’s grandfather died. Montana beckoned , and in 1904 the family was again on the move, still traveling in covered wagons.
The trip took them through the length of Yellowstone Park, from Wyoming into Montana. An awe -inspiring trip. At Great Falls, Montana, Ethel saw her first street car and the only real c ity she could remember.
At Cutbank, Mr. Bowlsby was hired by the Great Northern Railroad, for the B&B construction tr ain. The only school was the Indian school, so Ethel and six other white children were enrol led there in the Autumn.
They had been there two months, however, when the Indian affairs agent made his appearance an d informed the parents no facilities were made for any but Indian students. For the rest o f the year, Ethel was tutored by her mother.
Next autumn, when the parents of the seven children tried to enroll then again, they were aga in asked to leave. By this time, the construction crew was moved to Havre, Montana where the re was proper schooling for the children.
Ethel was able to attend high school, there to indulge in her hobby of composing poetry.

Ethel Bowlsby and John Fredrick Williams were married June 29, 1916. In 1921 she had
her first glimpse of Boundary County, Idaho and its beauty. Spending two years in the Panhan dle while her husband worked for the Bonners Ferry Lumber Company and helped to
install the water system for the city of Troy, Montana. When the family left after two year s for another destination, Ethel, little realized fate would bring her to Boundary County i n later years to make it her home for the rest of her life. Yes, Ethel was living a stirring , adventurous life. The Williams family headed for Edmonton, Alberta, and from there to Lak e Wabunun, Canada, far from the railroads, to live in a coal mining area.

Ethel’s husband, however, took her back to Edmonton when their oldest son, Fred Martin, becam e ill with what might have been termed malaria, but which the oldtimers called “Muskeg Fever. ” Their son, Armin Dulworth, was born in Edmonton. The family lived there four and a half y ears, while Mr. Williams worked on an elevator- building crew.
To this day, Armin is claimed as a Canadian citizen by the Canadian government. Armin, thoug h regards himself as a full-fledged American citizen.
Because grandmother Williams’ sight was failing,, the Williams family went back to Havre afte r the four and a half years, so that grandmother could see the boys before her sight failed e ntirely
Fred Williams died 5 Nov 1930, leaving Ethel with four sons to raise. Her resourcefulness an d optimistic spirit stood her in good stead through those trying years and through the loss o f a son; also, the depression years were coming into full swing
In 1934 Ethel was married to Lou Boucher, with whose family the Bowlsby’s had been friends fo r years. By 1942, they had decided to move to Boundary County, Idaho and make it their perma nent home.
They brought with them Ethel’s mother, Jenny Bowlsby, who had been making her home with them . Their present home was built after the new Highway 95 South was constructed; since the hig hway route was in the path of their old residence, the highway system bought the old place.
Lou Boucher died November 1, 1969, but Ethel has continued to occupy the residence her husban d practically built by himself. Her first book of poetry, “Montana in Verse,” was copyrighte d in 1930. A copyright for her poetry on Idaho was applied for in 1978 and 1979.
She is still busy writing poems, and a couple have been read at the senior citizen luncheons . She is a member of the Naples Church Ladies’ Aid, and is also a member of World War I Auxi liary.
With courage and fortitude Ethel Boucher has met all vicissitudes of her life, and each day i s put into the hands of the almighty.
NOTE: Gara Williams
Today’s date is 4 April 2002.
Since this article was written, Ethel (Bowlsby) Williams, Boucher died in Bonners Ferry, Idah o 3 March 1983. She is buried in Moravia Cemetery, Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Three of her fou r sons are now dead, leaving Ethel numerous grandchildren, great-
grandchildren, and g-great grand-children.
This paper was rewritten from a newspaper article in the Bonners Ferry Herald, written by Wan da Huff called, Pioneer Profiles-Life On The Frontier, dated Thursday, December 20, 1979.
This paper has additions and corrections for genealogy purposes, however, the basic content o f the newspaper article is unchanged.
child+4375 ii. Earl Edward BOWLSBY(10120) (5327) was born on 25 Dec 1898 in Rushville, NE ..(10121) He died on 14 Nov 1924 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., MT.(10122)

Earl was a veteran of World War I.

Another sheet says he was born 25 Dec 1898 in Rushville,NE . And that
he died Apr 1922. And another sheet says Jackson Hole, Teton County,
WY
child4376 iii. Franklin Furman BOWLSBY(10123) (10124) (5327) was born on 15 Apr 1901 in Bonderant, Teton Co., WY. (10125) He died on 25 Jun 1918 in Raymond, Alberta, Canada. (10126) He Cause death. drowning in the Snake River

Another Sheet says he was born 6 Jun 1898 in Casper WY and died 1912.
Another sheet says born 1900 in Jackson Hole, Teton County, WY and
died 1915.

He ran away from home when he was fifteen. His parents were notified
of his drowning and kept the letter - unopened which read:

Drowned - Raymond, Alberta, Canada - 25 JUN 1918.
child+4377 iv. Fern Fay BOWLSBY(10127) (5327) Photo was born on 5 Aug 1904 in Cut Bank, Choteau Co., MT.(10128) She died on 27 Mar 1951.(10129) Another sheet says died 12 March 1951
child+4378 v. Leland Lyle BOWLSBY(10130) (5327) was born on 3 Aug 1906 in Cut Bank, Choteau Co., MT.(10131) He died in Oct 1965.
Leland served in the Marine Corps and had been in China.


LELAND LYLE BOWLSBY
SSN 535-22-5424 Residence:
Born 9 Aug 1906 Last Benefit:
Died Oct 1965 Issued: WA (Before 1951)
child+4379 vi. Mabel Lois BOWLSBY(10132) (5327) was born on 4 Apr 1908 in Havre, Hill County, MT.(10133) She died in Feb 1952.(10134) She was christened. (10135) Another sheet says born 26 Apr 1908. Another sheet says born 1909.
Other sheets has her name as Lois Mabel.
child+4380 vii. Clyde Carlyle BOWLSBY(10136) (10137) (5327) Photo was born on 21 Dec 1911 in Havre, Hill County, MT.(10138) He died on 18 Jan 1989 in Portland, Multnomah, OR. (10139)
CLYDE C BOWLSBY
SSN 567-28-7286 Residence: 97221 Portland, Multnomah, OR
Born 21 Dec 1911 Last Benefit:
Died 18 Jan 1989 Issued: CA (Before 1951)

Name: Bowlsby, Clyde C County: Multnomah Death Date: 18 Jan 1989 Certificate: 89-01228 Spouse : Helen Birth Date: 21 Dec 1911

Larry Williams tells me he was a cabinetmaker and he never used nails in his work. It was al l wood. Larry has the precision handtools that his Grand Uncle Clyde used in his work. His wo rk was very popular which kept him very busy.

Author: Buzzard, Charles R.
Other Author(s): Bowlsby, Clyde Carlyle, 1911-
Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station.
United States. Soil Conservation Service.
Title: Soil survey, Curry Area, Oregon by Charles R. Buzzard an d
Clyde C. Bowlsby.
Publisher: Washington] U.S. Soil Conservation Service; [for sal e by
the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1970.
Description: Book
i, 70, 46 p. illus., maps (part fold. col.) 28 cm.
Subject(s): Soils--Oregon--Curry County--Maps.
Soil surveys--Oregon--Curry County.
Notes: Cover title.
Prepared in cooperation with Oregon Agricultural Experiment
Station.
Bibliography: p. 65-66.
Location: High Density Storage: Request with PLACE REQUESTS tab
Call Number: S599.O7 B88
Status: Available, check location
University of Pennsylvania Library
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206
http://www.library.upenn.edu
child+4381 viii. Alan LaMoine BOWLSBY(10140) (10141) (5327) was born on 16 Dec 1916 in Havre, Hill County, MT. (10142) He died on 31 Aug 1995 in Sun City, AZ. (10143) He was buried on 5 Sep 1995 in Mt. Sai, Washington. (10144)