Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Laura May Bowker ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Laura May Bowker
LAST NAME: Bowker FIRST NAME: Laura MIDDLE NAME: May NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Miss GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: 22 Aug 1866 DIED: 10 Mar 1872 BURIED: 11 Mar 1872
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Child
BIRTH PLACE:  Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of father Charles H. Bowker
Maiden name of mother Harriet Chapman
IOOF - Laura May Bowker, age 5 yrs 6 m's 17 d's, died in Salem of inflamation of the bowels, daughter of H. C. and M. E. Bowker 
1870 CENSUS - Laura M. Bowker, age 3, born in Oregon, is emunerated with her parents C. H. (age 36, Mason, b. Mass.), and Hattie (age 21, b. Oregon).
OBITUARY: 
DIED--A child of Charles Bowker, which died on Sunday, was buried yesterday. 
Oregon Statesman 12 March 1872
INSCRIPTION: 
Laura May
dau of 
C. H. & H. M. Bowker 
Born 
August 22, 1866 
Died 
March 10, 1872 

(as of March 2002 - two pieces of stone found, base and top w/ dove, inscription not deciperable)
SOURCES: 
LR 
1870 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., E. Salem Pct., pg 51, FA #422) 
DAR pg 54 
OS 12 Mar 1872
CONTACTS: 
LOT: 544 SPACE:  LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.175' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.880'