Obit:
Medina Co. Gazette - July 17, 1891: Ansel C. Bowen, Deacon, has been well known about Medina county for 54 years as one subject to severe hardships such as only pioneers can understand. He was born in Peru, Berkshire County, Mass., March 16, 1812, came to York June 6, 1837. Was married to Cecelia Branch, Sept. 6, 1838, commenced on Smith Road on what has been known as the Beak place, built a log house, had to go one half mile for water, lived there four years, when on account of short crops he could not meet his payments. So he went to David King, Mr. King assumed the obligation on the land and gave in exchange a deed of 53 acres on the east side of what is now known as the infirmary farm. Mr. Bowen was always grateful to Mr. King for helping him, although it cost him the labor of building another log house and all other hardships of a new beginner.
Those that now travel the center road across Chippewa swamp know but little how much hard work it cost to build the first logway that could only be done with it frozen hard enough to bear the team. Mr. Bowen built the first eighty rods east. He now lives at the center of York and he could not go with out crutches. He claims to have attained the prayer of Agus, neither poverty nor riches.
His wife died June 28, 1887, with cancer in the stomach. He lived with his oldest daughter, Mrs. A. M. Depew. In 1870 he was made deacon of the Congregational church, which office he held till his infirmaties called him to resign sometime in 1880. In 1831, a boy of 19, he joined the Congregational church, and always belonged to Sabbath school. He has been mixed with events for over sixty years, and his Christian character has never been called into question.
Medina Co. Gazette - July 17, 1891: Ansel C. Bowen, Deacon, has been well known about Medina county for 54 years as one subject to severe hardships such as only pioneers can understand. He was born in Peru, Berkshire County, Mass., March 16, 1812, came to York June 6, 1837. Was married to Cecelia Branch, Sept. 6, 1838, commenced on Smith Road on what has been known as the Beak place, built a log house, had to go one half mile for water, lived there four years, when on account of short crops he could not meet his payments. So he went to David King, Mr. King assumed the obligation on the land and gave in exchange a deed of 53 acres on the east side of what is now known as the infirmary farm. Mr. Bowen was always grateful to Mr. King for helping him, although it cost him the labor of building another log house and all other hardships of a new beginner.
Those that now travel the center road across Chippewa swamp know but little how much hard work it cost to build the first logway that could only be done with it frozen hard enough to bear the team. Mr. Bowen built the first eighty rods east. He now lives at the center of York and he could not go with out crutches. He claims to have attained the prayer of Agus, neither poverty nor riches.
His wife died June 28, 1887, with cancer in the stomach. He lived with his oldest daughter, Mrs. A. M. Depew. In 1870 he was made deacon of the Congregational church, which office he held till his infirmaties called him to resign sometime in 1880. In 1831, a boy of 19, he joined the Congregational church, and always belonged to Sabbath school. He has been mixed with events for over sixty years, and his Christian character has never been called into question.
Obit:
Medina Co. Gazette - July 17, 1891: Ansel C. Bowen, Deacon, has been well known about Medina county for 54 years as one subject to severe hardships such as only pioneers can understand. He was born in Peru, Berkshire County, Mass., March 16, 1812, came to York June 6, 1837. Was married to Cecelia Branch, Sept. 6, 1838, commenced on Smith Road on what has been known as the Beak place, built a log house, had to go one half mile for water, lived there four years, when on account of short crops he could not meet his payments. So he went to David King, Mr. King assumed the obligation on the land and gave in exchange a deed of 53 acres on the east side of what is now known as the infirmary farm. Mr. Bowen was always grateful to Mr. King for helping him, although it cost him the labor of building another log house and all other hardships of a new beginner.
Those that now travel the center road across Chippewa swamp know but little how much hard work it cost to build the first logway that could only be done with it frozen hard enough to bear the team. Mr. Bowen built the first eighty rods east. He now lives at the center of York and he could not go with out crutches. He claims to have attained the prayer of Agus, neither poverty nor riches.
His wife died June 28, 1887, with cancer in the stomach. He lived with his oldest daughter, Mrs. A. M. Depew. In 1870 he was made deacon of the Congregational church, which office he held till his infirmaties called him to resign sometime in 1880. In 1831, a boy of 19, he joined the Congregational church, and always belonged to Sabbath school. He has been mixed with events for over sixty years, and his Christian character has never been called into question.
Medina Co. Gazette - July 17, 1891: Ansel C. Bowen, Deacon, has been well known about Medina county for 54 years as one subject to severe hardships such as only pioneers can understand. He was born in Peru, Berkshire County, Mass., March 16, 1812, came to York June 6, 1837. Was married to Cecelia Branch, Sept. 6, 1838, commenced on Smith Road on what has been known as the Beak place, built a log house, had to go one half mile for water, lived there four years, when on account of short crops he could not meet his payments. So he went to David King, Mr. King assumed the obligation on the land and gave in exchange a deed of 53 acres on the east side of what is now known as the infirmary farm. Mr. Bowen was always grateful to Mr. King for helping him, although it cost him the labor of building another log house and all other hardships of a new beginner.
Those that now travel the center road across Chippewa swamp know but little how much hard work it cost to build the first logway that could only be done with it frozen hard enough to bear the team. Mr. Bowen built the first eighty rods east. He now lives at the center of York and he could not go with out crutches. He claims to have attained the prayer of Agus, neither poverty nor riches.
His wife died June 28, 1887, with cancer in the stomach. He lived with his oldest daughter, Mrs. A. M. Depew. In 1870 he was made deacon of the Congregational church, which office he held till his infirmaties called him to resign sometime in 1880. In 1831, a boy of 19, he joined the Congregational church, and always belonged to Sabbath school. He has been mixed with events for over sixty years, and his Christian character has never been called into question.
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