Individual Details
Eugene Adelbert Mower
(10 Jun 1862 - 10 Sep 1927)
Events
| Birth | 10 Jun 1862 |  | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine |  | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Education | 1881 | Eastern State Normal School, Castine, Hancock, Maine | | ||
| Bio Note | After attending Eastern State Normal School, Eugene taught school for a year. He then returned to the family homestead and engaged in farming for a couple of years. In 1885, he decided to go west and moved to San Francisco. Here he worked for William H. Rouse and Company, a wholesale produce commission house. In 1889, he took a new position as superintendent of the California Fruit and Wine Land Company. After several years, he then spent some time mining in Tuolumne County. Returning to Fresno, he was appointed deputy county auditor on January 10, 1899, a position he held for the rest of his working life, interrupted only by the serving of two years as county expert and a short term as deputy county treasurer. | | |||
| Census | 11 Jun 1900 | listed as 37 year old white male boarder in the household of Horace E. Barnum, working as a deputy auditor - Fresno, Fresno, California | | ||
| Census | 21 Apr 1910 | listed as 48 year old single white male boarder in the household of Horace E. Barnum, working as deputy county treasuer - Fresno, Fresno, California | | ||
| Marriage | 11 Nov 1915 | San Francisco, San Francisco, California - Mary Evelyn Dearing | | | |
| Bio Note | Eugene was a member of Las Palmas Lodge of Masons, the Foresters, Woodmen of the World and Royal Arcanum. | | |||
| Religion | baptist | ||||
| Death | 10 Sep 1927 | arterio sclerosis of coronary arteries - Fresno, Fresno, California | | ||
| Burial | 13 Sep 1927 | Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno, California | | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Evelyn Dearing (1867 - 1954) |
| Father | George Mower (1827 - 1880) |
| Mother | Elizabeth "Lizzie" Eastman (1833 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Charles Martin Mower (1857 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Horace Burton Mower (1864 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Angie Luretta Mower (1867 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Melvin Harris Mower (1869 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Grace Maria Mower (1871 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Frank Lester Mower (1874 - 1927) |
Notes
Census
Eugene Mower was enumerated in the household of George Mower as an 8 year old white male, his birthplace listed as Maine, and an indication that he had attended school within the year.Census
Eugene A. Mower was enumerated in the household of Lizzie Mower as her son, a 17 year old white male, working driving team and had been unemployed for 6 months during the census year, had attended school within the census year, and the birthplace for him and both his parents was listed as Maine.Marriage
They were married by Rev. J. J. White. Evelyn was the widow of Horace E. Barnum. Prior to his death, Horace Barnum was the county auditor for Fresno County and, in fact, was Eugene's boss. For several years, Eugene had boarded with the Barnums in Fresno as well. The couple had no children.Burial
Eugene's grave is unmarked.Endnotes
1. Paul E. Vandor, History of Fresno County, California: with Biographical Sketches of the leading men and women of the County who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present (Los Angeles, California: Historic Record Company, 1919), 2137; digital images, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 2 February 2017.
2. Eugene Albert Mower, death certificate (Standard Certificate of Death) 475 (13 September 1927), California State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County of Fresno.
3. 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), 75.
4. 1870 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, City of Bangor, p. 143, dwelling 885, family 1019, George Mower household, line 30, Eugene Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 June 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.
5. 1880 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, City of Bangor, 5th Ward, enumeration district (ED) 29, p. 198A, dwelling 3, family 3, Lizzie Mower household, line 14, Eugene A. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 June 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
6. Paul E. Vandor, History of Fresno County, California: with Biographical Sketches of the leading men and women of the County who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present (Los Angeles, California: Historic Record Company, 1919), 2137; digital images, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 2 February 2017.
7. Paul E. Vandor, History of Fresno County, California: with Biographical Sketches of the leading men and women of the County who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present (Los Angeles, California: Historic Record Company, 1919), 2137; digital images, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 2 February 2017.
8. "," Classified Advertisement, Los Angeles (California) Herald, 17 January 1895, p. 8, col. 5; digital image, Chronicling America - The Library of Congress (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 2 February 2017).
9. 1900 U.S. census, Fresno County, California, population schedule, City of Fresno, Third Township, enumeration district (ED) 10, 17A, dwelling 366, family 380, line 28, Eugene A. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2017); Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls..
10. 1910 U.S. census, Fresno County, California, population schedule, City of Fresno, Township 3, enumeration district (ED) 38, 11A, 223 Abbey Street, dwelling 267, family 273, line 49, Eugene A. Moore; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2017); Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
11. Paul E. Vandor, History of Fresno County, California: with Biographical Sketches of the leading men and women of the County who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present (Los Angeles, California: Historic Record Company, 1919), 2137; digital images, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 2 February 2017.
12. "Marriages," San Francisco (California) Chronicle, 16 November 1915, p. 4, col. 7; digital image, GenealogyBank (www.genealogybank.com : accessed 2 February 2107); copyrighted by NewsBank and/or the American Antiquarian Society, 2004.
13. "Who Will Be The Boss in Fresno Auditor's Office?," San Francisco (California) Chronicle, 12 November 1915; digital image, GenealogyBank (www.genealogybank.com : accessed 2 February 2017); copyrighted by NewBank and/or American Antiquarian Society, 2004.
14. Paul E. Vandor, History of Fresno County, California: with Biographical Sketches of the leading men and women of the County who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present (Los Angeles, California: Historic Record Company, 1919), 2137; digital images, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 2 February 2017.
15. "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2017), Eugene A. Mower; Original data: California Department of Health and Welfare; image 373 of 802 (p. 7705).
16. Eugene Albert Mower, death certificate (Standard Certificate of Death) 475 (13 September 1927), California State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County of Fresno.
17. Ancestry.com, Find-A-Grave, database with digital images (www.findagrave.com : created 25 September 2008), Eugene Adelbert Mower, Memorial #30076249..
18. Eugene Albert Mower, death certificate (Standard Certificate of Death) 475 (13 September 1927), California State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County of Fresno.