Mary BOVENSCHEN

DEATH'S HARVEST. Bovenschen.
Mrs. Mary BOVENSCHEN, widow of the late Henry BOVENSCHEN, died at her home southeast of Switz City last Friday afternoon. She was born in this county October 20, 1837, and was a daughter of an early pioneer family, Aquilla and Sarah MOSS, who settled in an early day on a farm in the Nine Mile neighborhood.

She was married in 1856 to Henry BOVENSCHEN, who died February 14, 1908. They had four children, but only one, Joseph BOVENSCHEN, survives.

The deceased was a highly respected woman and a good neighbor and true friend. She was a member of the Baptist Church at Switz City. The funeral service was held at Switz City last Sunday forenoon. Interment in the Moss Cemetery, two miles northeast of Linton.

THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, March 27, 1913, Volume XXXVI, Number 17, Page 4, Columns 4 & 5

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