Sarah (Gillespie) Sowles (1875 - 1945)

Born 17 Dec 1875 in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George W Sowles — married 3 Sep 1902 in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan, United States

Died 17 Dec 1945 at age 70 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Owner and Editor of the Walworth Times with the help of her nephew Alexander Dodder and niece Harriette Dodder (from 1917-1919)after the death of her husband George. Instrumental in the lives of her nephews and nieces after the death of her sister Mary Gillespie Dodder. Active in the affairs of the Womens Temperance Union.

Sources

"Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45F-H5S : 11 February 2018), Sarah Glisppie, 17 Dec 1875; citing Argentine, Genesee, Michigan, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,018,922. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWS7-9SZ : 14 August 2017), Sarah Gillespie in entry for Alex Gillespie, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 64, sheet 5A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0579; FHL microfilm 1,254,579. "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCK6-JY3 : 10 February 2018), George W. Sowles and Sarah Gillespie, 03 Sep 1902; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 2,342,521. "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N38B-W1Y : 15 January 2019), George W. Sowles and Sarah Gillespie, 1902. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLRX-N6R : accessed 9 July 2019), Sarah Sowles in household of George W Sowles, Denver, Newaygo, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 106, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 666; FHL microfilm 1,374,679. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV23-HV52 : 11 July 2016), Sarah Gillespe Sowles, 1945; Burial, Walworth, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States of America, Walworth Center Cemetery; citing record ID 57024183, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57024183