Emma Fowler

1848–
Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States

The Life of Emma

When Emma Fowler was born on 22 July 1848, in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States, her father, Daniel Fowler, was 53 and her mother, Mary Ann Coan, was 43. She married J Fleetwood Foster on 13 December 1866, in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Camden, Wilcox, Alabama, United States in 1910.

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Family Time Line

Emma Fowler
1848–
J Fleetwood Foster
1843–
Marriage: 13 December 1866
Foster
1870–
Foster
1870–
Minnie C Foster
1870–
Robert J Foster
1882–

Spouse & Children

  • Emma Fowler

    Female1848–Female

  • J Fleetwood Foster

    Male1843–Male

MARRIAGE
13 December 1866
Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
children

(4)

  • Foster

    Male1870–Male

  • Foster

    Male1870–Male

  • Minnie C Foster

    Female1870–Female

  • Robert J Foster

    Male1882–Male

Parents & Siblings

  • Daniel Fowler

    Male1795–1873Male

  • Mary Ann Coan

    Female1805–1860Female

siblings

(7)

  • Charles S Fowler

    Male1827–1889Male

  • Ira Fowler

    Male1828–Male

  • John Duncan Fowler

    Male1829–1889Male

  • William P Fowler

    Male1833–Male

  • Mary Coan Fowler

    Female1839–1897Female

+2 More Children

World Events (8)

1849 · Capitol Building Destroyed by Fire

Age 1

The capitol building in Montgomery was destroyed by fire on December 14, 1849, the 30th anniversary of the state.
1863

Age 15

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 33

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

English: occupational name for a bird-catcher (a common medieval occupation), Middle English fogelere, foulere(Old English fugelere, a derivative of fugol ‘bird’).

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Emma Fowler in household of D Fowler, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Emma Foster in household of J F Foster, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Emma Fowler, "Alabama, Church Records, 1831-1994"

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