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Catherine Marie Sowers 1914–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1914

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1987

Death Location: Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Isabell McCarthy

Spouse(s): Max Machen

Children(s): Catherine Machen, David Machen

Catherine Marie Sowers was born in 1914 in Pennsylvania, the child of William Carl Sowers Sr And Isabell A Mccarthy. In 1920, Catherine Marie Sowers resided in Latrobe Ward 6, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1950, Catherine Marie Sowers resided in Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. Catherine Marie Sowers married Max D Machen, and had children including Catherine Marie Machen, David B Machen, Maxine Machen, Robert Machen. Catherine Marie Sowers passed away in 1987 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Catherine Marie Sowers was born in 1914 in Pennsylvania, the child of William Carl Sowers Sr And Isabell A Mccarthy.
  • In 1920, Catherine Marie Sowers resided in Latrobe Ward 6, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1950, Catherine Marie Sowers resided in Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Catherine Marie Sowers married Max D Machen, and had children including Catherine Marie Machen, David B Machen, Maxine Machen, Robert Machen.
  • Catherine Marie Sowers passed away in 1987 in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Sowers's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Sowers
1914–1987
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
William Carl Sowers Sr.
1876–1950
Germany
Isabell (A.) McCarthy
1895–1945
Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Sowers's Descendants

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Catherine (Marie) Sowers (6 May 1914–1987) m. Max (D.) Machen (abt 1914–1976)
  1. 1. Catherine (Marie) Machen 1936–2007 m. Robert (T.) Bucholtz 1933–2007
  2. 2. David (B.) Machen 1934–2008

Catherine Sowers's Timeline

4 Records

1914
6 May 1914
Birth of Catherine Marie Sowers in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1920
1920
Age 6
Catherine Marie Sowers resided here in Latrobe Ward 6, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Latrobe Ward 6, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Catherine Marie Sowers resided here in Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1987
1987
Age 73
Death of Catherine Marie Sowers in Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1914
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1915, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth Certificates, 1906-1914; Certificate Number Range: 77,251-77,400
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 5845; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 65-152

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Latrobe Ward 6, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 5845; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 65-152

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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