COWSER, Andrew Jesse

1870 - 1964  (94 years)

• Name	COWSER, Andrew Jesse
  Birth	27 May 1870	Peoria, Peoria Co., IL   [1]
  	"The son of David M. and Rebecca E. Hobbie Cowser, Andrew Cowser was born May 27th, 1870, in Peoria, Ill..."
  CENSUS	1925	Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [2]
  	Mary's children Clarence and Lois from her 1st marriage living with Mary and 2nd husband Andrew Cowser Renting home Profession: (blank) Can read and write
  		1925 Kansas State Census: Americus, Lyon Co., KS, p 12
  CENSUS	25 Apr 1930	Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [3]
  	Living with Andrew and wife Mary A., Mary's son Clarence and daughter Lois Stephens from her first marriage and Mary's grandson Robert Self Owns home, value $200 Can read and write Occupation: laborer railroad, wages Veteran? no
  		1930 US Census: Americus, Lyon Co., KS, p 1B
  CENSUS	8 Apr 1940	Emporia, Lyon Co., KS   [4]
  	Grandson Robert Self living with Andrew and Mary Cowser Address: 224 South Congress St. Renting home, $8 month Highest grade of school completed: 4 Where living 1 Apr 1935: same place Unable to work
  		1940 US Census: Emporia, Lyon Co., KS, p 8B
  CENSUS	7 Apr 1950	Emporia, Lyon Co., KS   [5]
  	Name incorrectly listed as Andrew W. vs Andrew J. Grandson Robert Self living with Andrew and Mary Cowser Address: 28 South Congress Unable to work Living in same house a year ago: yes Highest grade of school attended: S4, completed Money earned in last year from wages/business: none Money earned from interest/dividends/pensions/rent: $552 Wages earned by relatives in the household: $1500 (presumably by grandson Robert Self, salesman, department store) Other income by relatives: none Not a veteran
  		1950 US Census: Emporia, Lyon Co., KS, p 14
  EVENT	27 May 1964	Emporia, Lyon Co., KS   [6, 7]
  		Andrew Jesse Cowser 94th birthday 1964 "Andrew Jesse Cower, 28 South Congress St., will celebrate his 94th birthday anniversary on Wednesday. Mr. Cowser was born in Illinois and came to Kansas in 1891 and settled on a farm near Americus. Later he moved to Emporia and worked in rock and cement work in the building of bridges."
  		Birthday wishes to Jesse Cowser 1964
  Death	1 Nov 1964	Emporia, Lyon Co., KS   [1]
  	"Andrew J. Cowser, 28 South Congress St., a resident of Emporia since 1931, died Sunday morning in Newman Memorial County Hospital."
  		Andrew J. Cowser dead 1964
  Burial	5 Nov 1964	Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon Co., KS   [1, 8]
  	"Funeral services for Andrew J. Cowser, 28 South Congress St., who died Sunday in Newman Memorial County Hospital, were held Thursday afternoon in Roberts-Blue-Barnett Chapel, conducted by the Rev. E. A. Troyer, pastor of the First Church of God. Erwin Gile sang, accompanied by Mrs. Porter Clark. Pallbearers were Artie Wagner, Ralph E. Kahle, M. K. Cowser, Floyd Ragsdale, S. L. Self and J. I. Lightle. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery."
  		Headstone: Mary Alice and Andrew J. Cowser Plot: Section 36 - Lot 26 - Spaces 3 and 4
  		The Cowser Funeral 1964
  Person ID	I1918	Main
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	COWSER, David M.
  Mother	HOBBLE, Rebecca Isabelle,   b. 15 Aug 1850, Ohio d. 16 Nov 1932, Emporia, Lyon Co., KS (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1866  [9]
  	"After moving with her parents to Illinois, she wes married in 1866 to David M. Cowser."
  Family ID	F600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CRAIG, Mary Alice,   b. 17 Jul 1879, Blandinsville Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 14 Jan 1953, Emporia, Lyon Co., KS (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1921	Cottonwood Falls, Chase Co., KS   [10]
  		A. J. Cowser and Mary A. Stephens married 1921 "Last Wednesday, February 2nd, Probate Judge T. G. Allen issued a marriage license to A. J. Cower and Mary A. Stephenson (should be Stephens), both of Americus, Lyon County. The groom was 50 and the bride 41. They left the courthouse, however, without having the marriage ceremony performed but last Saturday returned again and had the Judge complete the job he had started Wednesday by having the knot tied."
  Family ID	F599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 May 1870 - Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Marriage - 5 Feb 1921 - Cottonwood Falls, Chase Co., KS CENSUS - 1925 - Americus, Lyon Co., KS CENSUS - 25 Apr 1930 - Americus, Lyon Co., KS CENSUS - 8 Apr 1940 - Emporia, Lyon Co., KS CENSUS - 7 Apr 1950 - Emporia, Lyon Co., KS EVENT - 27 May 1964 - Emporia, Lyon Co., KS Death - 1 Nov 1964 - Emporia, Lyon Co., KS Burial - 5 Nov 1964 - Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon Co., KS  = Link to Google Earth
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  Documents		Alva Peak slashes his neck 1913 An odd story involving Jesse Cowser and his daughter Tracie: "Alva Peak, a young man living at Ninth and Sunny Slope, has a self-inflicted cut on his neck. He wounded, himself with a pocket knife last night in front of the J. A. Cowser home at 213 Constitution Street; and the trouble occurred about the time Miss Tracie Cowser was returning home from the Red Men's dance, at the Wimgam. Miss Cowser, returning from the dance with a friend, found Mr. Peak, and after a short conversation with Miss Cowser, he cut himself as indicated. He says that they tried to keep her father quiet, but that it was impossible. The young man has been paying some attention to the young woman, and in talking with the Gazette over the telephone this afternoon indicated that he was not a prime favorite with the father...The pocket knife which has an atrociously dull little blade, has been given a place among the relics of the city."
  		Miss Cowser's side 1913 Tracie Cowser's side of the Alva Peak neck slashing affair in which she corrects much of the original story: "Miss Cowser's father, J. A. Cowser says he never had objected to young Mr. Peak's attentions lo. his daughter, and that the young man always was welcome at their home....Also, Miss Cowser objects to the word, "slash," and says the wound on the young man's neck was merely a "scratch. With these corrections, Miss Cowser indicated that the story, in the main, was true. She said she and Mr. Peak had had some trouble lately, and as for him "paying her some attention - huh, we've been going together for two years"

  
  

• Sources

  [S688] News articles: The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS, (The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS), 2 Nov 1964, p 3 (Reliability: 2). [S617] 1925 State Census, Kansas , (Ancestry.com), 1925, Americus, p 12 (Reliability: 2). [S621] 1930 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 25 Apr 1930, Americus, p 1B (Reliability: 2). [S620] 1940 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 8 Apr 1940, Emporia, sht 8B (Reliability: 2). [S616] 1950 US Census, Kansas , (Ancestry.com), 7 Apr 1950, Emporia, p 14 (Reliability: 2). [S688] News articles: The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS, (The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS), 25 May 1964, p 3 (Reliability: 2). [S688] News articles: The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS, (The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS), 27 May 1964, p 3 (Reliability: 2). [S688] News articles: The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS, (The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS), 6 Nov 1964, p 3 (Reliability: 2). [S688] News articles: The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS, (The Emporia Gazette, Emporia KS), 17 Nov 1932, p 1 (Reliability: 2). [S698] News Articles: Chase County Leader, Cottonwood Falls KS, (Chase County Leader, Cottonwood Falls KS), 7 Feb 1921, p 1 (Reliability: 2).