3 Wives of Arthur John BOWLE birth 2 Sep 1852 Wilts, died 1945 Merrick, Nebraska

[elliot]

Arthur John Bowle
1852–1945
BIRTH 2 SEP 1852 • Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England
DEATH 18 JAN 1945 • Central City, Merrick, Nebraska, USA

I should really like to confirm these marriages to:
Emily Otelia Mahlke
1865–1934
BIRTH NOV 1865 • Minnesota, USA
DEATH 4 JUL 1934 • Nebraska, USA
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Letticia OR Alice Foreman
1855–1904
BIRTH JAN 1855 • Center, Henry, Iowa, USA
DEATH 1904
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Cora Smith
BIRTH Unknown
DEATH Unknown

[shellyesq]

Do you have census records or death records for any of these people?  If so, please provide links or information.

[CaroleW]

There is a tree on Ancestry with copies of census records etc - you may want to contact the tree owner for more info re dates of marriage

[Lisa in California]

Nebraska Marriage Records (Anc*try)
Arthur John Bowle, age 65 and Emily Otelia Conybeare(?), age 52, both widowed, were married on 15 April 1918 “at” Grand Island(?).

FamilySearch.org may have the record (for full details on the document).

Added: document does not mention previous wives.

[rosie17]

There is this marriage by License 18th of January 1877 Nebraska

Arthur J Bowle age 24  born England father John T Bowle mother Dorcas Gauntlett
Leticia A Foreman age 21 born Iowa father Alexander Foreman mother Mary Curry

They can both be found on census records to 1901 Leticia listed as Alice at times
Arthur J Bowle listed as Widower on 1910 census

Rosie

[rosie17]

Third Marriage Nebraska Index
1936 Merrick Nebraska
Arthur J Bowle certificate number 8607
Cora M Smith certificate number 8607

Rosie

[CaroleW]

1940 US census

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9MF-VMQ

[RJ137]

Central City Nonpareil
Thursday, January 25th, 1945
Page 8

Arthur Obit: https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t60/

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Central City Nonpareil
Thursday, July 12th, 1934
Page 5

Emily Obit:
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t62/
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t61/

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He appears in the 1900–1940 censuses for Central City, Merrick, Nebraska.

The Central City Library has newspapers for that time periods and dates.

https://centralcityne.historyarchives.online/home

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EDIT ADDED- First link to Emily's obit fixed. Had wrong link before.
 Should be - https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t62/

[RJ137]

Cora was previously married, her maiden name was Beman

Central City Nonpareil
Thursday, July 16th, 1936

Central City Republican
Thursday, July 16th, 1936