Family Group sheet submitted by MaryAnn Nicholson

 

 

Pulaski County Genealogy
FAMILY GROUP SHEET
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HUSBAND: John Henry FOWLER
BORN: September 16, 1860 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN
MARRIAGE: 1883 to Florence COOK
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: November 2, 1946 in Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY at age 87
FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: "Henry" E. William FOWLER, born 1829 in Davidson Co., TN
MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Ellen/Ellender RODGERS, born 1833 in Williamson Co., TN
NOTES:  1) John Henry worked for the Southern Railroad as the wrecking crew foreman.  20 FOWLER family members are buried in the Somerset City Cemetary, sections 15 and 16.   3) 1900 census shows FOWLER family living on Mount Vernon Avenue South Side; John Henry's occupation is listed as carpenter.   4) 1920 FOWLER family living at 526 N Main Street.  5) 1930 FOWLER family living at 311 South Main 

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WIFE:  Florence COOK 
BORN: March 8, 1868 in Wayne County, KY 
OTHER MARRIAGES:
DIED: March 20, 1951 in Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY at age 83
FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: John W. COOK, born November 11, 1843 in Rowena, KY
MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Mary Verlinder SHELTON, born March 20, 1845 in KY 
NOTES: Florence loved to quilt, and used to sit on the porch of her home on Main Street with her mother, Mary Verlinder SHELTON and quilt.  
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CHILD 1:  John Henry FOWLER, Jr.
SEX: Male
BORN: abt 1884
MARRIAGE:
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: abt 1885
NOTES: died in infancy
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CHILD 2: William "Edgar" FOWLER
SEX: male
BORN: April 14, 1885 in Somerset, KY
MARRIAGE: Florence Eleanor DONAHUE about 1911
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: June 21, 1953 in Somerset, KY
NOTES: Went by Edgar; nicknamed "Red" because of his red hair.  Was a motorman on the Somerset streetcar.  He later worked for the Southern Railroad in the roundhouse.  Edgar is buried in Somerset, KY.
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CHILD 3: Oscar Leroy FOWLER
SEX: male
BORN: October 20, 1887 in Somerset, KY
MARRIAGE: Eval Louise HITE about 1919
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: June 18, 1962 in Jefferson Co., KY
NOTES: Oscar owned an accounting firm in Louisville, KY.  He died there at the age of 70, and was buried in Somerset, KY. 
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CHILD 4: James Walter FOWLER
SEX: male
BORN: February 1890 in Somerset, KY
MARRIAGE: Marie HEINL after 1916
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: unknown
NOTES: Marie's father owned a florists' business in Terra Haute, Indiana. 
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CHILD 5: Mary Pearl FOWLER
SEX: female
BORN: September 8, 1895 in Somerset, KY
MARRIAGE: none
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: October 23, 1967 in Louisville, KY
NOTES: Pearl worked for the Administrator for the University of Louisville.  She never married.  She lived most of her live in Louisville, where she died.  She was buried in Somerset, KY.                        

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CHILD 6: Maude Ethel FOWLER
SEX: female
BORN: abt 1897 in Somerset, KY
MARRIAGE:
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DIED: before 1910 in Somerset, KY
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CHILD 7: Allie J. FOWLER
SEX: female
BORN: August 1, 1900 in Somerset, KY
MARRIAGE: none
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: August 23, 1953 in Madison Co., KY
NOTES: Allie was a teacher, who (family history says) founded the art department in Eastern State Teachers College in Richmond, Kentucky.  She was an artist, and the family has several of her plates from the college.  Allie lived in Madison Co., KY, died in Richmond, and was buried in Somerset, KY.  
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CHILD 8: Robert Thomas FOWLER 
SEX: male
BORN: May 29, 1901 in Somerset, KY
MARRIAGE: none
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: February 20, 1978 in Somerset, KY
NOTES: Robert lived by himself in the family home in Somerset.  He was a recluse, due mostly to having suffered brain damage caused by scarlet fever when he was a young boy.  He is buried in Somerset, KY 
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SUBMITTED BY:  MaryAnn Nicholson
DATE: January 22, 2003
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