BIO: George W. BOWSER, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, page 384.
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  GEORGE W. BOWSER, Shirleysburg, Pa., was born in Huntingdon county, 
June 22, 1869, son of Samuel and Amanda (Forthman) Bowser. Samuel 
Bowser was born in Maryland; he was for several years a farmer, and 
afterwards conducted a hotel at Three Springs, Huntingdon county, at 
the same time doing a huckstering business, and attending to the 
shipping of butter and eggs. He continued in these lines of work for 
about seventeen years. Since 1889 he has lived retired in Shirleysburg. 
He has been elected to various offices. Mr. Bowser was three times 
married; his third wife was Amanda, daughter of Daniel Forthman, a 
native of York county, Pa. Their only child is George W. Mr. and Mrs. 
Samuel Bowser are members of the German Baptist church.
  G. W. Bowser was educated in the public schools at Three Springs, 
which he attended until he attained his twentieth year. He then became 
agent for the Newbecker washing machine, for one year. Then, for about 
eight months, he was in the butchering business; then engaged in 
threshing for three years, after which he sold out his machine and 
interest, and went into agriculture. From 1893 to 1895 he carried on 
the manufacture of cigars; in the latter year he sold out that 
business. Mr. Bowser is a Democrat.
  George W. Bowser was married, May 26, 1891, to Tirzah L., daughter of 
Daniel and Sarah J. (Hoover) Bergstresser. Their only child is Samuel 
B. Mr. Bergstresser was by trade a tanner, but later engaged in 
farming, which calling he followed until the time of his death. His 
wife is a daughter of John Horner. Five of their children are living: 
Annie (Mrs. Martin McCall); William; Margaretta (Mrs. David Hishley); 
Atlanta (Mrs. Bruce Bard); and Tirzah (Mrs. G. W. Bowser). Mr. and Mrs. 
Bergstresser were Methodists; he died December 14, 1891; his wife 
survives him and resides with her children, but usually at Mr. Bowser's 
house.