Stephen Fowler

As printed in 1913

STEPHEN PIKE FOWLER.

Stephen Pike Fowler, one of the oldest residents in Wyandot county, being now eighty-six years of age and having spent practically his entire life in this state, has since 1900 been numbered among the retired citizens of Upper Sandusky. Throughout his active business career he was successfully engaged in the pursuits of farming and stock-raising, owning and cultivating a valuable tract of land in Pitt township. His birth occurred in Bradford county, Pennsylvania, on the ist of September, 1826, his parents being Stephen and Leefe (Stevens) Fowler. Dr. Stephen Fowler, the father, was born in Massachusetts in 1789 and his wife in Pennsylvania in 1799. Stephen Fowler was an agriculturist by occupation and also a physician, practicing medicine among the Indians for many years. It was in the year 1827 that he came to Ohio, settling in Marion county. His demise occurred in 1847, while his wife was called to her final rest in 1890. Their children were eight in number, as follows: Finley F., Olive S., Clark R.', Betsy A., Stephen P., Scott M., Leefe and Sarah.

Stephen Pike Fowler began his education in a little log schoolhouse and continued his studies at Little Sandusky until eighteen years of age. Subsequently he assisted in the

work of the home farm in Pitt township until twenty-seven years of age, when the property was divided and he turned his attention to the further cultivation and improvement of the tract which fell to his share, continuing its operation until 1900. In connection with the production of cereals he devoted considerable attention to the raising of stock, winning a gratifying measure of success in both branches of his business. For the past thirteen years he has lived retired in Upper Sandusky, owning a handsome residence on South Main street.

Mr. Fowler was twice married, his first union being with Miss Martha Coon, and of this marriage were born four daughters: Corilla, who died in infancy, and Bertha A., Edna Florine and Emma L. On the 18th of December, 1878, at Springfield, Ohio, Mr. Fowler was united in marriage to Miss Frances Flago, a daughter of Charles and Mary Flago, of Urbana, this state. The father, whose birth occuiTed at Camden, New Jersey, in 1804, was a tailor by trade and passed away in the year 1857. The mother, whose natal year was 1817, died in 1898. Mrs. Stephen P. Fowler is the only surviving member of a family of seven children.

Politically, Mr. Fowler is a stanch democrat, believing firmly in the principles of that party. His religious faith is that of the Universalist church. He is still hale and hearty at the ripe old age of eighty-six years and is one of the most highly esteemed and respected citizens of the community in which practically his entire life has been spent and the growth and development of which he has witnessed and aided.

As printed in Past and present of Wyandot County, Ohio; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement; (1913). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.