This should be Mary Ellen Bowman and her husband's name isn't Jonathan Ward Beecher but rather Jonathan William Beecher. Their 1907 marriage record https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJ25-LJX states this in detail, along with parent's names. Her parents, Jacob and Margaret Bowman (in same cemetery) were among the founders of North Liberty. Jonathan Beecher and Mary Ellen Bowman lived ummarried together for many years with her parents in the 1885 and 1895 Iowa State Census (all on FamilySearch.org0 and after her parents death unmarried with her sister in 1900 U.S. Census. In 1910 U.S. census he is indexed wrong as Jonathan Bucher (two e's look like a u) with new wife Mary Ellen. Since they married so late in life no children. Jonathan Beecher is in 1870 census with his parents named in his marriage record, Peter and Catherine Beecher, in PA here: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXRL-613
(Courtesy of Jonathan Beacher #48104114)
(Courtesy of Jonathan Beacher #48104114)
This should be Mary Ellen Bowman and her husband's name isn't Jonathan Ward Beecher but rather Jonathan William Beecher. Their 1907 marriage record https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJ25-LJX states this in detail, along with parent's names. Her parents, Jacob and Margaret Bowman (in same cemetery) were among the founders of North Liberty. Jonathan Beecher and Mary Ellen Bowman lived ummarried together for many years with her parents in the 1885 and 1895 Iowa State Census (all on FamilySearch.org0 and after her parents death unmarried with her sister in 1900 U.S. Census. In 1910 U.S. census he is indexed wrong as Jonathan Bucher (two e's look like a u) with new wife Mary Ellen. Since they married so late in life no children. Jonathan Beecher is in 1870 census with his parents named in his marriage record, Peter and Catherine Beecher, in PA here: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXRL-613
(Courtesy of Jonathan Beacher #48104114)
(Courtesy of Jonathan Beacher #48104114)
Gravesite Details
In David Wray Addition Lot 18: Ellen B & John W Beecher. Grace G, Catherine E & L Vern Gordon Bane. Idamay & Irving N Owens.
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