Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-01
JOHN NS.BOWIE
dies AT HOME
lNSAN BENITO
Father Of Brownsville Man
Dies This Morning After
lingering Illness. Well
N'>wn in Brownsville

SA\ REM ~ The HfrHldl
=. Bowie. aHrF- Texas. Nov. John
this sity 1T $50 died IA his hclnc w
lingering illness of's morning. after
j. survived by his Nost year. lie
and four sisters. nine TWO brothers
daughter anh H. EF=nhQns and une
Bowie was horn and rrarrdlren. Mr..
and IN 1871 was marrieuScofland
Elizabeth Caldwell. at Draghon Miss
land. The entire family rf chTldrehcpt-
horn III Scotland and lived there untiirr
majority NJ them We're grown. some wv
the older ones coming "a this country
several years before the parents end
family. In 1904 AIr. and Mrs Bowie
AMI family came t0 THE United States
locating at Gin innari. Iowa. They re-
sided there until six years ag0. when
they moved TO San Bcniio. which has
been their home ever since. The two
brothers WI Mr.. Rowir. are David =.
whose home ~ nt Yakima. Washington.
and William Bowie. residing nt Gin
sinnati. la. The sisters are AIRS. James
Miller. Chieago Heights. Ill.,. Mrs. Jas:.
Ross. Coal .City, ill-. Mrs James Alr
I.aclJan. uf AYR. scotland. and Mr..
Alexander MrI.arhlan. uf tiuvan. Scott
land The children " Mr.. Bowie NIL re-
side in the United States. except the
youngest son. who u in school at Oxford.
England. They arr James G. Inhn C-
David. Andrew. and Robert. pf tIAi~ itK
and Alex. ~ Brownsville Allen and VIII
iaus of Moulfon. Iowa. AIRS. Andreg
Black ~ Watsonrille. Californin, al
Charles Bowie. nnw in thr IniyrrSits NJ
AwFs
Mr.. Bowie bought land here. and also
was engaged IN the real estate business
here for years. lie took an active inter
ct IN che life ~ the community. anh was
identified with aII public interests of
value ~ the town. IIr was mAa of
education. Highly intelligent. aHh
forcibie speaker.
Mr.. Bowie ai' hiS life was nn ardent
rhnrrhman. having united with tha
Presbyterian church in Scotland nt n.l
early age; during the time the Prexhy
terian church If this city Qas without
a pastor. the pulpit was filled each san
day IN Mr. Bowie. who then was nDt in
The best WI health. lIe was man M
sterling worth. always trying s1 At fur
others and TO uplifi and help IL pyers KAY
devoted husband and kind and loving
father. and an ideal titizrn who will Nv
greatly missed IA the tommunsty.
In January last Mr. Bowie submitted
10 an operation as Mercy Hospital
brownsville. when II was learned thaa hr
was suffering from N serious Internal
malady. After the operation NV ~ufgi-
,iently regninetl his strength AZ be
brought 10 his home in this city IIe
gradually grew stronger and was able
several times tu attend religious SER
vices. Later N Was decided te have nn
x-ray examination made. and hr NaS
taken to San Antonio for that purpose:
the fatigue caused hy this trip was more
than ~ IA hiS weakened condition could
stand ami he gradually grew woFtSr until
the end
Two years ago last August sr and
niv,r~ary of their wedding. whrti alI VI
thc family were present exceps thr twD
sons who live III Iowa
MIR Hrwir became Mason ~oiae
wears aga. which probably made the
Bowie family the only loo per cent ma
sonic family iH the United States, N Dvt
IN ihe world All w thr sons ar nla-
sons. four uf them and the xon-iu-lan
being knights TenpIar.
Arrangements for The funeral have
not been made. pending The arrival VII
fhr two spnS from Iowa. It ~ expected
that funeral services viii NJ held fn the
Presbyterian church Rev. +. M. Davis.
conducting the sermon The MnSonis.
\ fraternity uf this riHy will b. IN charge.
\ ~ the funeral and intrrment probably
win Nv made in the Brownsville <rInr.
tery