Samuel Fowler (1816 - 1900)

Born 26 Jan 1816 in Coleorton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret L (Parks) Fowler — married 8 Jun 1837 in Sandusky County, Ohio, USA

Husband of Maria G (Walker) Fowler — married 4 Nov 1849 (to before 1880) in Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 17 Sep 1900 at age 84 in Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States

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Samuel Fowler migrated from England to Ohio.

Biography

Samuel was baptized 17 Mar 1816 in Coleorton, Leicestershire, England; according to family records and his grave marker, he was born 26 Jan of the same year. He was the son of John Fowler and Ann Stanley.

He migrated with his family to Ohio about 1829, and they are recorded in the 1830 census in Lower Sandusky (now Fremont). His parents died within a week of each other in 1836, when he was 20 years old. His minor siblings were sent to live with various guardians, and in 1841 each one received a one-eighth share of the family's property.

Samuel married first Margaret L Parks 8 Jun 1837 in Sandusky county. They had seven children:

1. Thomas Stanley b 1838 m 1861 Frances Robinson d 1917
2. James Harrison b 1840 m 1867 Martha Jane Dickinson d 1908
3. Louisa Ann b 1842 m 1874 Henry Hassenzahl d 1930
4. John B b 1843 m 1879 Lucy Van Doren d 1916
5. George F b 1844 m1 1874 Martha __ m2 1902 Mary Louisa (Baumann) Martin m3 1910 Harriet C Yerkes d 1915
6. Hannah Maria b 1846 m 1871 Henry L Peck d 1920
7. Mary Barbara b 1848 d 1883

Margaret died in 1849 and Samuel married second Maria G Walker 4 Nov 1849 in Fremont. They had nine children:

1. Eliza Ann b 1850 m 1870 John B Mawby d 1940
2. Samuel Bruce b 1852
3. Sarah Elizabeth b 1855 m 1872 Orrin Joseph Tuckerman d 1924
4. David Perry b 1857 d 1887
5. Eunice Amanda b 1860 m 1882 John Jacob Baumann d 1925
6. Alta Isabell b 1862 m1 1881 William A Hausman m2 1925 August Charles Hopfinger d 1943
7. William Ami b 1865 d 1929
8. Alice May b 1868 m 1890 John Baptist Dodway d 1945
9. LeRoy Bruce Edward b 1870 m 1896 Susan A Caris d 1962

Samuel and Maria were listed as married as late as the 1870 census; they are enumerated as "divorced" and in separate households by 1880.

Samuel passed away 17 Sep 1900 in Fremont. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Fremont.

Sources

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https:/familysearch.org/ark:/619031:1:J3CV-XBX : 30 December 2014), Samuel Fowler, 17 Mar 1816; citing COLEORTON,LEICESTER,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 590,866.
• England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 9841 #36390574

• 1830 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Year: 1830; Census Place: , Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: . Residence date: 1830 Residence place: Sandusky, Ohio, United States Ancestry Record 8058 #381973

• Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 61378 #1053458551

• 1840 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Year: 1840; Census Place: Lower Sandusky, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: . Residence date: 1840 Residence place: Sandusky, Ohio, United States Ancestry Record 8057 #3333273

• Sandusky County, Ohio, Chancery court proceedings, May 1841

• Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 61378 #1847623

• 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Year: 1850; Census Place: Sandusky, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: M432_726; Page: 493B; Image: . Birth date: abt 1816 Birth place: England Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Sandusky, Sandusky, Ohio Ancestry Record 8054 #14498750
• 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Year: 1860; Census Place: Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: 8; Image: 19. Birth date: abt 1816 Birth place: England Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States Ancestry Record 7667 #42008155
• Ohio Census, 1790-1890 Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Sandusky County, OH Ancestry Record 3567 #25694512

• Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 2541 #153176617

• 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Year: 1870; Census Place: Fremont Ward 3, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Birth date: abt 1816 Birth place: England Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Fremont Ward 3, Sandusky, Ohio, United States Ancestry Record 7163 #38467927
• 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Year: 1880; Census Place: Sandusky, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: T9_1063; Family History Film: 1255063; Page: 169.3000; Enumeration District: 79; Image: 0581. Birth date: abt 1816 Birth place: England Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Sandusky, Sandusky, Ohio, United States Ancestry Record 6742 #25028491
• 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Year: 1900; Census Place: Sandusky, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: T623_1318; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 86. Birth date: Jan 1816 Birth place: England Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Sandusky, Sandusky, Ohio Arrival date: 1829 Arrival place: Ancestry Record 7602 #45664712

• Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 Ancestry.com Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 183; Film Description: 1925 Menominee - 1925 Saginaw Ancestry Record 9093 #1355585807
• Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 9093 #1050519498

• Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ancestry.com Birth date: abt 1816 Birth place: Death date: 17 Sep 1900 Death place: Sandusky, Ohio Ancestry Record 1671 #7703
• Find A Grave: Memorial #90498746

• Family records of Alta May Fowler