Bowden, Christopher
Death
1894-09-10
(aged 69 years)
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Cause of Death
Severe Cold/ lung problem
Birth
1825-08-29
Biography
1850 Census Mineral Point; 161/161 Christopher Bawden 25 miner real estate $50 bp England; Jenefer Bawden 25 bp England; Sarah A. 2 bp bp England; Tamzan female 6 months bp England
Obituary
Another Old Settler Gone. Christopher Bowden died at his home in this city last Monday morning, and on Wednesday his remains were laid beside those of his wife in the old cemetery, after appropriate services at the P.M. church, conducted by pastor Chubb. Deceased passed his 70th birthday Aug 29. He was a native of England, but came to Mineral Point about 1850, since which this has been his home. During the days of the gold excitement in California he made two or three trips there, leaving his family here. Mining was the leading vocation of his life, but for a time he conducted a meat market for himself and in connection with others. He was an exemplary citizen, husband and father, industrious, honest and christian, and as such esteemed by his neighbors and loved by his family. His wife died some 12 or 15 years ago. Two daughters survive him, Mrs. John Opie and Mrs. John Trevillian, both residents of this city. His health was good until last spring, when he took a severe cold, from which he never fully recovered. Mineral Point Tribune Sept 13, 1894