woman‎Martha H. "Hannah Martha Craig, Mattie Craig" Craig‏‎ 1) 2) 3) 4) 5), daughter of James Craig and Jane Brown‏.
Born ‎ Apr 11, 1842 at Westmoreland Co. PA‎ 1) 4) 6), baptized ‎ Jun 11, 1842 at Congruity, Westmoreland Co. PA 7), died ‎ Sep 19, 1929 at Greensburg, Westmoreland Co. PA‎, 87 years 1) 4) 6), buried ‎ at St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co. PA 4) 6)
On the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Martha states that she has had no children. 8) 9) 10)
Census (‎ 1850 at Unity Twp. Westmoreland Co. PA) Living with parents, sisters and maternal grandfather. 3)
Census (‎ 1860 at Unity Twp. Westmoreland Co. PA) Living with mother, sisters Susan and Ellen, and with Henry Macoreton(? age 63, laborer, born PA). 11)
Membership: (‎ Nov 16, 1865 at Congruity, Westmoreland Co. PA) Congruity Presbyterian Church. 7)
Dismissed-Presbyteri (‎ 1868 at Congruity, Westmoreland Co. PA) No receiving church listed. 7)
Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, twin sister Sue, and stepfather/uncle Hamlet Totten. 5)
Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Seamstress. Living with mother and stepfather, Hamlet Totten. 12)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband. 10)
Moved: (‎after May 30, 1906 at Greensburg, Westmoreland Co. PA) 1)
Census (‎ 1910 at Greensburg, Westmoreland Co. PA) Widowed. Living in same house as niece Anna (Foster) Nowlin's family. Listed as "head" even though there is no separate dwelling/family number.
9)

Married ‎ Mar 27, 1884 at Greensburg, Westmoreland Co. PA 1) 13) (22 years married) to:

manRobert Daugherty Bowser‏ 1)
Born ‎ 1842 at Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 1) 14), died ‎ May 30, 1906 at Baltimore Co. MD‎, 63 or 64 years 1) 15) 14), buried ‎ at St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co. PA 14). Occupation: (‎ at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Owned 165 acres. 1)
Robert Daugherty Bowser's parents were William and Mary (Bowser) Bowser.. William Bowser was born in Armstrong Co.; both William and Mary died there. They had nine children, all of whom lived to maturity. 1)
Membership: (‎ at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Member and trustee of the Presbyterian Church. 1)
Alt. Birth: (‎ Oct 1843 at PA) 10)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife. 10)

Sources

1) source: Old and New Westmoreland Volume 4, page: pp. 823-824
2) source: Estate Papers of James Craig
3) source: 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co. PA, page: Page 368-B (Stamped), Dwelling 388, Family 389, James Craig Family
4) source: Death Certificate of Hannah Martha Bowser (Martha H. Craig)
5) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 118-A (Stamped), Dwelling 256, Family 258, Hamlet Totten Family
6) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Martha Hannah Craig Bowser (Memorial # 92624652)
7) source: The Families of Old Congruity - Genealogies 1827-1870
8) source: Newspaper Accounts of Births, Marriages and Deaths 1808-1929, Westmoreland County, PA
9) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Greensburg (Ward 1), Westmoreland Co. PA, page: ED 127, Sheet 10-A, Dwelling 176, Family 180 - Edward B. Nowlin Family
10) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (South Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 2, Sheet 8-B, Dwelling 160, Family 164, Robert D. Bowser Family
11) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co. PA, page: Page 1191 (Stamped), Dwelling 625, Family 622, Jane Craig Family
12) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 87-B, Dwelling 95, Family 97, Hamlet Totten Family
13) source: Newspaper Accounts of Births, Marriages and Deaths 1808-1929, Westmoreland County, PA, extra text: "BROWN [sic], Robert, of near Rural Village and Miss Mattie H. CRAIG of Greensburg on March 27 by Rev. W. W. Moorehead." 1 April 1884, The Press., page: P. 35
14) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Robert Daughterty Bowser (Memorial # 92624664)
15) source: Robert Bowser Dead

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Martha H. Craig & Robert Daugherty Bowser." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=31&id=F1855&main_person=I651 : accessed 28 March 2024) Martha H. Craig #I5571, born ‎ 1842 at Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co. PA


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