Individual Details
Eugene Sumner Mower
(17 Aug 1849 - 16 Jul 1894)
Events
| Birth | 17 Aug 1849 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Greene, Kennebec (now Androscoggin), Maine |  | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | | |
| Military | during the Civil War. Walter L. Mower's genealogy says that "Eugene entered the Army in Co. I, 16th Me. Reg. Inf. Vols. Was with his regiment at Gettysburg, Spottsylvania, and Wilderness, a prisoner in Andersonville 11 months, maintaining an existence by drawing double rations under the assumed name of John Lewis." | | |||
| Marriage | 16 Aug 1876 | New York, New York, New York - Caro Buck | | | |
| Occupation | coal dealer. Eugene "went to New York in 1876 and became connected with the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Co.; later organized and was manager of Communipau Coal Co., and was President of Manhattan Coal Co., a branch of the latter concern." - New York, New York, New York | | |||
| Bio Note | Eugene was a member of the Montauk Club of Brooklyn and the Lawyers' Club of New York City. He was also a Mason. | | |||
| Bio Note | In politics, Eugene was a Republican. | | |||
| Death | 16 Jul 1894 | cancer in stomach - Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | | ||
| Burial | Greenwood Cemetery, Greene, Androscoggin, Maine | |
Families
| Spouse | Caro Buck ( - 1899) |
| Father | Josiah Mower (1805 - 1869) |
| Mother | Angeline Pullen (1809 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Josiah Haven Mower (1833 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Harriet Ann Mower (1836 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Thomas Henry Mower (1840 - 1928) |
Notes
Census
Eugene S. Mower was enumerated in the household of Josiah Mower as a 3 year old male and with his birthplace listed as Maine.Census
Eugene S. Mower was enumerated in the household of Josiah Mower as a 13 year old male, his birthplace listed as Maine, and with a notation that he had attended school within the year.Marriage
They had no children.Endnotes
1. FamilySearch, "Records of births, deaths, marriages and marriage intentions, 1755-1925 (Greene, Maine)," database with digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 10 August 2016), page 198, image 196 of 855; citing Town Clerk, Greene, Maine; LDS Film #007595552.
2. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 105.
3. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 July 2016), digital image, "Record of a Death," Eugene S. Mower; Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll No. 41.
4. 1850 U.S. Census, Kennebec County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, 342B, dwelling105, family 110, Josiah Mower household, line 16, Eugene S. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 September 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
5. 1860 U.S. Census, Androscoggin County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Greene, 44, dwelling 344, family 351, Josiah Mower household, line 40, Eugene S. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 September 2019); NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
6. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 107.
7. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 107.
8. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 107.
9. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 July 2016), digital image, "Record of a Death," Eugene S. Mower; Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll No. 41.
10. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 107-8.
11. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 107.
12. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 July 2016), digital image, "Record of a Death," Eugene S. Mower; Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll No. 41.
13. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 105.
14. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 July 2016), digital image, "Record of a Death," Eugene S. Mower; Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll No. 41.