Florence L Shimer

Female2 November 1855–8 October 1943

Brief Life History of Florence L

When Florence L Shimer was born on 2 November 1855, in Warren Township, Marion, Indiana, United States, her father, Asa N Shimer, was 23 and her mother, Margaret Smart, was 21. She married William Henry Bowser on 13 October 1880, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1940. She died on 8 October 1943, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Bowser
1847–1895
Florence L Shimer
1855–1943
Marriage: 13 October 1880
Harry Oscar Bowser
1882–1956
Margaret Agnes Bowser
1885–1956
Asa Edward Bowser
1887–1970
Marietta Bowser
1891–1898

Sources (13)

  • Florence Bowser in household of Margaret Shimer, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Florence L Shisner in entry for Asa Bowser, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Florence Bowser in household of Harry O Bowser, "United States Census, 1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 October 1880Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

    Age 1

    The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

    1863

    Age 8

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 26

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Schimmer .

    Altered form of German Schimmer .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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