John Gordon Showalter Family

John Gordon Showalter

John G. Showalter at his 50th wedding celebration, 1938

Shannons and Showalters, Elma, Iowa, Oct. 5, 1924

Showalter Children, Elma, Iowa

Showalter Home Near Elma, Iowa, 1928

Unidentified grandchildren of John and Elizabeth Showalter at their 1938 50th anniversary celebration

born: 21 Sep 1865, Latrobe, Westmoreland Co.,Pennsylvania
bapt: Latrobe, Westmoreland Co.,Pennsylvania, at St. Vincent's Abbey
died: 27 May 1944, Iowa City,Iowa, at University Hospital
bur.: Elma,Howard Co.,Iowa, at Calvary Cemetery
occu: farmer
spouse: Elizabeth FARRELL: marr: 8 Feb 1888, Villa Nova,Clinton Co.,Iowa, at St. Patrick's; born: 3 Aug 1867, Villa Nova,Clinton Co.,Iowa; died: 17 Dec 1951, Cedar Rapids,Linn Co.,Iowa, at a hospital; bur.: Elma,Howard Co.,Iowa, at Calvary Cemetery
Children:: George SHOWALTER; Mae SHOWALTER; Joseph E. SHOWALTER; Francis J. ``Frank'' SHOWALTER; Leo F. SHOWALTER; John Cyril SHOWALTER; Edwin Thomas SHOWALTER; Earl Jerome SHOWALTER; Rose Zita SHOWALTER; Albert Kenneth SHOWALTER; Harold J. SHOWALTER; Linus P. SHOWALTER; Norbert F. SHOWALTER

Father: Elihu Thomas SHOWALTER (1822-1903)
Mother: Alice Elizabeth GORDON (1827-1902)

While still an infant, in 1867, John came with his parents to Clinton county, Iowa, where they established the Showalter homestead at Villa Nova. John was educated in the Clinton county schools and grew to manhood on the farm. His parents are buried at St. Patrick's, Villa Nova.

Robert Showalter has a large listing of Showalter relatives on the WWW at: % http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/h/o/Robert-L-Showalter/ % and a nice presentation of photos at his other website

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