Mary Ann (Jobe) McGowan (1835 - 1904)

Born 4 May 1835 in Saline County, Missouri

Ancestors

Wife of Adam Boyd Jr. — married 28 Jul 1853 in Vernon County, Missouri

Wife of Charles Smith — married 6 Oct 1878 (to 1879) in Bourbon, Kansas, United States

Wife of Joseph Thomas McGowan — married 3 Apr 1887 in Mill Creek Township, Bourbon, Kansas, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1904 at age 69 in La Veta, Huerfano, Colorado, United States

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Biography

1878-Mary Ann married Charels Smith in Bourbon Co., KS. His wife, Mary Magdalene (Boyd) - sister to Adam Boyd, Jr, Mary's 1st husband, had recently died. Charles died within months of marrying Mary Ann.

Mary Ann Job followed Adam Boyd's brothers to Colorado. They were traveling by covered wagon and George was in the back of the wagon. They had traveled many miles when it was noticed that he was not in the wagon. They were terrified and retraced their tracks. They found George sitting in the wagon ruts. He had not moved an inch. Luckily he was unharmed from the incident.)

• letter written on May 28, 1971 by Mildred Y. Aday. (She is a relative to the Boyd's)

"Adam Boyd and Mary Ann Job lived on a farm not far from Mapleton, Kansas. They built their home and it is still standing. Mary Ann Job married Adam Boyd at the age of 17. George Boyd said Mary Ann had a half brother. He said he used to ride horse back to see his grandparents. (I don't know which grandparents she is talking about.) Very little is know of her early life. To this union was born 8 children. (It lists the children)

In 1878 Mary Ann Boyd married Charles Smilth born July 15, 1827 and died Oct 6, 1878. He lived only a short time after the marriage to Mary Ann. In 1879 Mary Ann Boyd Smith with a number of friends and relatives and her children, went by covered wagon to Colorado. (She traveled with two of Adam Boyd brothers to Colorado) She remained there until 1884. Returning to Kansas and shortly after her return to Kansas she married Joseph Thomas McGowan born August 15, 1819. After his death she returned to La Veta and died at the home of Eugene Lougheed on December 6, 1904. (This is in the home of her daughter Ida Belle.)"

• My website (Ann Jobe Brown) - Mary Ann Jobe and her 3 husbands - http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/genealogy/jobe/sam_dorcas/daniel/boyd_smith_mc.html (lots of photos)

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZS-592 : 22 December 2020), Mary Job in household of Abrm Job, Bates, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1850 -BATES Co., - Being 6T, p. 260 and 261; #1803 (taken Nov 13, 1850)

Abraham JOBE 47 TN
Hamilton 22 MO
Sarah 20 MO
James 18 MO
William 15 MO
Mary 14 MO
Abraham, Jr. 13 MO
Frances 4 MO
John 4 MO

• Mary Jobe is age 14 - listed with widowed father.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M664-65F : 18 February 2021), Mary A Boyd in entry for Adam Boyd, 1860.

1860-Bourbon Co., KS, Mapleton,written page 63, #748-748, (enumerated Aug 16, 1860)

Adam BOYD30m wfarmer$650PA
Mary A25f
Louisa 6f
James W 3m

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJN-ZPC : 24 May 2021), Mary A Boyd in entry for Adam Boyd, 1870.

1870-Bourbon Co., KS, Fort Scott, Tomkins Hill Twp, written page 14, #142-135

Adam BOYD39m wfarmer$3000$1000Penn
Mary A.35f whousekeeperMO
Louisa16f wMO
James William13m wKS
J. M. 9m wKS
Mary J. 4f wKs
Ida B. 1 f wKs
Allais? ELLIS12f wMO

• 18i75 Bourbon County, Kansas State Census

Name Mary Boyd
Sex Female
Age 40
Event Date 1875
Event Place Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Birth Year (Estimated) 1835
Birthplace Missouri
Event Type Census
Household Identifier 1
Line Number 32
Page 12

• Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29Q-78GT : 23 February 2021), Charles Smith and Mrs Mary Boyd, 6 Oct 1878; citing Marriage, Bourbon, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,434,890.

Name Charles Smith
Sex Male
Age 51
Birth Year (Estimated) 1827
Spouse's Name Mrs Mary Boyd
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 43
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1835
Marriage Date 6 Oct 1878
Marriage Place Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Certificate Number Page 149
Page 149

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDF-VMX : 13 January 2022), Mary Smith, El Paso, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district ED 44, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

1880-El Paso Co., Colorado, Twp 11, page 443b

Mary SMITH Self W Female W 44 MO TN MO
Nettie BOYD Dau S Female W 14 KS At Ho
Ida BOYD Dau S Female W 12 KS At Home PA MO
Cornelia BOYD Dau S Female W 9 KS PA MO
Charles F. BOYD Son S Male W 7 KS PA MO
George H. BOYD Son S Male W 4 KS PA MO
Louisa BOYD Other M Female W 24 MO Housekeeper PA MO

1885-Colorado State Census

Smith, Mary W F 50 head W washerwoman MO TE MO
Boyd, Jas W. WA M 28 son S laborer KS PA MO
Boyd, Jno M. W M 25 son S laborer KS PA MO
Boyd, Ada B W F 17 dau S laundress KS PA MO
Boyd, Cornelia F. W F 14 dua S at school KS PA MO
Boyd, Chas F. W M 12 dau S at school KS PA MO
Boyd, Geo H. W M 10 son S at school KS PA MO

• "Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW2J-HLH : 14 January 2020), J. T. McGowan, 1887.

Name J. T. McGowan
Sex Male
Age 65
Birth Year (Estimated) 1822
Spouse's Name Mary A. Smith
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 50
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1837
Marriage Date 3 Apr 1887
Marriage Place Mill Creek Township, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Marriage Place (Original) Mill Creek, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Source Details Bk. 2 p. 217
Reference Volumes D and F-G

1900-Huerfano Co., Colorado, Pct 5, District 143, La Veta, stamped page 212a, written page 7, #119 (enumerated June 13, 1900)

John BOYDheadm w38 sKY PA MOfarm laborger
Mary Ann McCh--nmotherf w63 wdMO MO MO(8 children - 8 alive)
May SMITHgdf w 6 (June 1894)MO MO MO

this census has several marked-out items, difficult to read.

• 1904-Obituary

"Mrs. McGowan Passes Away.

Mary Job was born in Saline County, Mo., in 1836. Her first husband was Adam Boyd to whom she was married when about 17 years of age. Mr. Boyd died in 1876.

In 1878 she was married to Charley Smith and after his death she became the wife of Mr. McGowen.

She joined the Christian church when 16 years of age and after coming to La Veta became a member of the Baptist church.

She leaves eight children, of whom five are in Colorado, namely: Mrs. Louisa Smith, Mrs. Ida Longheed, Charley Boyd and Martin Boyd, of La Veta, and Mrs. Nettie Moyer, of Pueblo; two in Iola, Kansas, Geo. H. Boyd and Mrs. Nelia Stewart; the eighth in James Boyd, of Okalahoma. The grand children of Mrs. McGowan are 15 in number.

This venerable and highly esteemed lady passed away surrounded by love ones at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. Lougheed, Tuesday morning, December 6, 1904, in hope of a glorious and blessed immortality."

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Q-64TK : 11 January 2022), Mary Jobe McGowan, ; Burial, La Veta, Huerfano, Colorado, United States of America, La Veta Cemetery; citing record ID 59389439, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Name Mary Jobe McGowan
Death or Burial Place La Veta, Huerfano, Colorado, United States of America
Cemetery La Veta Cemetery
Death Date 06 Dec 1901
Birth Date 04 May 1835
Photograph Included Y
Note Contains Biography

• Personal Correspondence with descendant Lori Boyd

-Research of Mildred Y. Aday (May 1971) - Boyd Researcher

--collected from family records and interviewing family members. The information on Mary Ann Job's children was gathered largely from a trip that Lori took to La Veta last summer.