Lola Marie MOSBURG ¹

  General Notes:

LINN CO, IA MARRIAGE RECORD: Floyd Mosburg of Cedar Rapids signed affidavit giving Lola permission to marry. Tom Bowker, b. Atherton, Lancashire, England, resided Cedar Rapids, IA; would be 22 on next birthday, was a plumber and his parents were listed. Lola Marie Mossberg was b. Cedar Co, IA near Cedar Bluffs and resided Cedar Rapids, IA; 20 on next birthday; parents were "John E. Mossberg and Luella Phouisa (or Phoaisa?)". Number of marriages was not listed for either person. Witnesses were Floyd Elmer Mossberg and Lenora Grace Andre. They were married by W. B. Patterson, Pres. Minister, at Cedar Rapids, IA on April 19, 1916. Lola signed her name "Mossburg".

1920 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids, 1011-14th Ave. W.:
Thomas Bowker, 25; b. England; immigrated to US in 1912; naturalized citizen, plumber;
Lola, 23;
James, 1 8/12;
Betty J., 4/12.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids:
Tom Bowker, 30, 13 yrs. in IA, 8th grade education, b. England, father: William Bowker who was b. England, mother: Esther Bullough, engaged in manufacturing/mechanical, Episcopal;
wife Lola M., 28, 9th grade education, b. IA, father: John "Mossburgh" who was b. KS, mother: Luella "Phoisa" who was b. KS and married KS, engaged in personal service, Episcopal;
son James W., 6, b. IA;
dau. Betty J., 5, b. IA.
The parents of both children was Tom Bowker and Lola M. "Mossburgh".

1930 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids, 860 Oakland Ave:
Thomas Bowker, 35, b. England, parents b. England, married age 21, own home worth $5000, to US in 1910, naturalized, plumber;
wife Lola, 33, married age 19, b. IA, parents b. KS;
son James W., 12;
dau. Betty, 10.
Both children were b. IA, father b. England, mother b. IA.

1940 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids city:
Tom Bowker, 44, 8th, b. England, 1935: same hosue, plumber, building trades;
Lola, wife, 43, H-2, b. IA, 1935: same house;
James, son, 21, single, C-1, b. IA, 1935: same house, dental plate worker, dental lab;
Betty Jane, dau, 20, single, H-1, b. IA, 1935: same house, elevator operator, retail dept. store.

Lola married Thomas BOWKER on 19 Apr 1916 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co, Iowa.¹ (Thomas BOWKER was born on 6 Sep 1894 in Atherton, Lancashire, England ² and died in Feb 1964 in Indian River Co, FL ³.)