Stephen Joseph MCGOWAN, Sr.

1893 - 1963  (69 years)

• Name	Stephen Joseph MCGOWAN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	9 Sep 1893	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Steve MCGOWAN, Steven MCGOWAN  [16, 17]
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [4]
  Census	25 Apr 1910	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [18]
  Census	24 Jan 1920	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [16]
  Census	3 Apr 1930	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [17]
  Census	8 Apr 1940	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [11]
  Death	23 Feb 1963	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [3, 7, 12]
  Burial	Abt 26 Feb 1963	Holy Cross Cemetery/Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [12]
  Person ID	I3291	Rivera Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	John MCGOWAN, Jr.,   b. 8 Mar 1861, Ireland d. 19 Jun 1935, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ellen DUNN,   b. 2 Jun 1868, Ohio, USA d. 2 Mar 1935, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 Jan 1889	Summit, Ohio, USA   [19]
  Family ID	F1237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma LEWIS,   b. 30 Jun 1892, Ohio, USA d. 5 May 1963 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1912	Summit, Ohio, USA   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Agnes Mary MCGOWAN,   b. 15 Aug 1912, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA d. Dec 1988 (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Stephen Joseph MCGOWAN, Jr.,   b. 28 Jul 1914, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA d. 29 Aug 2007, Venice, Sarasota, Florida, USA (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Richard John MCGOWAN,   b. 13 Jun 1934, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA d. 20 Sep 2010, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S764] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980. Name: Cecil J Lewis Gender: Male Age: 28 Birth Date: 12 Mar 1908 Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1936 Spouse: Agnes McGowen Father: Albert Lewis Mother: Virginia Angus [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: Agnes Mary Lewis [Agnes Mary McGowan] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 15 Aug 1912 Birth Place: Akron, Ohio Death Date: Dec 1988 Father: Stephen J McGowan Mother: Emma Lewis SSN: 298014184 Notes: Dec 1936: Name listed as AGNES MARY LEWIS; 23 Feb 1989: Name listed as AGNES M LEWIS [S1009] familysearch.org, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L1J4-61B/michael-leo-mcgowan-1891-1936. The Life Summary of Michael Leo When Michael Leo McGowan was born on 2 October 1891, in Ireland, his father, John McGowan Jr, was 30 and his mother, Mary Ellen Dunn, was 23. He married Rose Anna O'Hara in 1920, in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Coventry Township, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 18 January 1936, in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States. [S1010] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Summit, Akron, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 16, Enumeration District No. 81, Sheet 15B. Lines 90 thru 97 [S764] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980. Name: Mr Stephen Mcgowan Gender: Male Marriage Date: 20 Feb 1912 Marriage Place: Summit, Ohio, USA Spouse: Emma Lewis [S764] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980. Name: Stephen J McGowan Junior Gender: Male Marriage Age: 27 Birth Date: 28 Jul 1914 Birth Place: Akron, Ohio Marriage Date: 20 Nov 1941 Marriage Place: Summit, Ohio, USA Father: Stephen J McGowan Mother: Emma Lewis Spouse: Ann Alice Zepko Birth Date: 24 Dec 1915 Birth Place: Donora, Pennsylvania [S766] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018. Name: Stephen J McGowan Gender: Male Race: White Age: 69 Birth Date: Est 1894 Residence Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Death Date: 23 Feb 1963 Death Place: Akron, Summit, USA Inquest Hospital: Public - Other Registrar's Certificate Number: 16490 Inquest Questions: Certifier: Coroner; Autopsy Performed?: Yes, used for certification; [S471] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Name: Stephen Joseph McGowan Race: White Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 9 Sep 1893 Birth Place: Ohio, USA Residence Date: 1917-1918 Street Address: 332 Hineman Residence Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Draft Board: 3 Physical Build: Slender Height: Tall Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Light Gray [S692] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Name: Stephen Joseph McGowan Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 9 Sep 1893 Birth Place: Akron, Ohio, USA Residence Place: Summit, Ohio, USA Military Draft Date: 1942 Spouse: Emma McGowan [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: Stephen Joseph McGowan Sr Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 9 Sep 1893 Birth Place: Akron Summit, Ohio Father: John McGowan Mother: Mary Dunn SSN: 288340995 Notes: Oct 1955: Name listed as STEPHEN JOSEPH MCGOWAN SR [S707] 1940 U.S. Census, Ohio, Summit, Akron, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 14, Enumeration District No. 89-184, Sheet No. 4B. Lines 64 thru 67 [S1011] Holy Cross Cemetery (Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA), Grave Markers. MCGOWAN STEPHEN J., SR. SEPT. 9, 1893 FEB. 23, 1963 EMMA L. JUNE 30, 1892 MAY 5, 1963 AGNES LEWIS 1912 - 1988 KATHLEEN 1964 - 1977 RICHARD 1934 - 2010 STEPHEN 1914 - 2007 ANN 1914 - 2001 [S1023] Obituary of Richard John MCGOWAN, (Name: Akron Beacon Journal; Location: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA; Date: 23 Sep 2010;). Richard John McGowan passed away Sept. 20, 2010 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was born in Akron to the late Stephen and Emma Lewis McGowan and attended St. Paul's Grade School. He then graduated from St. Mary's High School, where he lettered in baseball, basketball and football. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians and played one year of minor league baseball. He also attended the University of Akron. Mr. McGowan was a retired salesman in the footwear industry. Richard is survived by his wife, JoAnn McGowan; children, Lynn (Mike) DeGroff, Steve (Debbie) McGowan, Diane (Wayne) Westmoreland, and Rich (Kim) McGowan, all of Murfreesboro; grandchildren, Danny DeGroff, Sara Barnes, Stephen McGowan, Andrew McGowan, Michael McGowan, Amanda Westmoreland, Matt Westmoreland, John Westmoreland, Jacob McGowan, Kathleen McGowan, Joshua McGowan, and Claira McGowan; great-grandchildren, Brighton and Natalie Barnes, and Shelby DeGroff. Mr. McGowan was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathleen McGowan, a brother, Stephan McGowan, and a sister, Agnes Lewis. Graveside service will be held Saturday at Holy Cross Cemetery. Memorials in memory of Mr. McGowan may be made to St. Rose School or St. Rose Preschool Murfreesboro, TN. Published in Akron Beacon Journal from Sept. 23 to Sept. 24, 2010 [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Name: Stephen Joseph McGowan Race: White Age: 26 Birth Date: 28 Jul 1914 Birth Place: Akron, Ohio Residence Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Akron, Ohio Employer: General Tire & Rubber Co Height: 6 ft Weight: 155 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Gray Next of Kin: Mr Stephen Joseph McGowan Sr [S977] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. Name: Stephen J. McGowan Gender: Male Death Age: 93 Birth Date: 28 Jul 1914 Birth Place: Akron Residence Place: Akron Death Date: 29 Aug 2007 Death Place: Venice, Fla. Obituary Date: 3 Sep 2007 Obituary Place: Akron, Ohio, USA Newspaper Title: The Akron Beacon Journal Parents: Captain Stephen McGowan; Emma McGowan Spouse: Ann Child: Dennis Siblings: Agnes Lewis Richard [S318] 1920 U.S. Census, Ohio, Summit, Akron, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, (Date: 17 Jan 1920;), Supervisor's District No. 14, Enumeration District No. 181, Sheet No. 29A. Lines 16 thru 20 [S16] 1930 U.S. Census, Ohio, Summit, Akron, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 77-46, Supervisor's District No. 9, Page 3B. Lines 61 thru 64 [S1005] 1910 U.S. Census, Ohio, Summit, Akron, Thirteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 8, Enumeration District No. 183, Sheet No. 17A. Lines 12 thru 22 [S1006] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993. Name: John Mcgowan Gender: Male Marriage Date: 29 Jan 1889 Marriage Place: Summit, Ohio, USA Spouse: Mary Ellen Dunn Film Number: 000900967