BIO: Samuel E. FOWLER, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 931 & 932.
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  SAMUEL E. FOWLER,* mine electrician for the Victor Coal Company, at 
Morrisdale, Clearfield County, Pa., has been a resident of Morris Township for 
the past twenty-two years and is a member of the township school board.  He was 
born at Arnot, Tioga County, Pa., April 6, 1871, and is a son of James and 
Jeanett (Rumgoy) Fowler.
  The parents of Mr. Fowler were born in Scotland and were married there and 
came to Tioga County in 1870 and to Clearfield County in 1888.  The father 
resides at Morrisdale and is still an active man although sixty-seven years of 
age.  He devoted almost all his life to mining and now performs the duties of 
janitor in one of the borough's public school buildings.  The mother died August 
2, 1910, at the age of sixty-four years.  Their nine children all are living as 
follows:  Nellie, who is the wife of Oscar Carlson, of Braddock, Pa.; Samuel E.; 
Mary, who is the wife of Andrew Campbell, of Morrisdale Mines; James, who lives 
at Houtzdale; J. Walker, who is a resident of Morrisdale; Robert, who is 
employed at Shaft No. 1, Morrisdale; John, who is a coal mine worker at 
Morrisdale; Margaret, who is the wife of Henry Mansell, of Morrisdale; and 
William, who is employed as a motorman in the Morrisdale mines.
  Samuel E. Fowler was eighteen years of age when he came to Clearfield County, 
having obtained his schooling in Tioga County.  He worked for the Coaldale Coal 
Company until 1892 and from then was with the Morrisdale Coal Company until 
October 15, 1910, for four years being electrician for that company.  He came 
then to the Victor Coal Company and has continued with the same and has the 
reputation of being one of the most efficient men in the employ of the company.
  On May 28, 1892, Mr. Fowler was married to Miss Emma Heane, a daughter of 
William and Emma (Price) Heane.  Her parents came to America from England and 
located first at Philipsburg, Pa., but later moved to Musser, where the father 
still resides, the mother having died May 28, 1892.  Mr. and Mrs. Fowler have 
had four children:  William and Samuel, both of whom are mine workers; James, 
who is yet in school; and Mary, who is deceased.  Mr. Fowler and wife are 
members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Morrisdale.  He belongs to Lodge 
No. 933, Odd Fellows, at Allport; Lodge No. 161, Knights of Pythias, at 
Morrisdale; and to Lodge No. 88, Knights of Malta, at Philipsburg.  In politics 
he is a Republican.