Lenora MCGOWAN

1897 - 1971  (73 years)

• Name	Lenora MCGOWAN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	8 Mar 1897	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  		MCGOWAN, Lenora Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Birth Records, 1866-1908
  		MCGOWAN, James MCGOWAN, Lenora Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Birth Records, 1866-1908
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Nora MCGOWAN  [6, 7]
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [7]
  		1900 Federal Census of Ohio, Summit County, Akron Supervisor's District No. 16, Enumeration District No. 81, Sheet 15B
  Census	25 Apr 1910	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [6]
  		1910 Federal Census of Ohio, Summit County, Akron Supervisor's District No. 8, Enumeration District No. 183, Sheet No. 17A
  Death	1971  [1]
  Person ID	I3574	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  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   [8]
  		MCGOWAN, John DUNN, Mary Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
  Family ID	F1237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Carl RAFFERTY, Sr.,   b. 1891   d. 1966 (Age 75 years)
  Children	> 1. John Carl RAFFERTY, Jr.,   b. 1924   d. 2008 (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Mar 1897 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Census - 9 Jun 1900 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Census - 25 Apr 1910 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 1916, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S1013] Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973. Name: Lenora McGowen [sic] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 8 Mar 1897 Birth Place: Summit, Ohio Father: John McGowen [sic] Mother: Mary Ellen Dunn FHL Film Number: 900947 [S765] U.S., City Directories, 1822 - 1995, On this same document are John Victor and Mary Ellen. There is also a James J at the same residential address, but we are not quite sure if that is John Jr. or a mistake of James David's name. Name: Lenora McGowan Residence Year: 1916 Street Address: 328 N Arlington Residence Place: Akron, Ohio, USA Occupation: Clerk Publication Title: Akron, Ohio, City Directory, 1916 [S1012] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Birth Records, 1866-1908. Name: Lenora McGowen Gender: Female Birth Date: 8 Mar 1897 Birth Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio [S1012] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Birth Records, 1866-1908. Name: Lenora McGowen Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 8 Mar 1897 Birth Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio Father's Name: John McGowen Mother's Name: Mary Ellen Dunn [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 [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 [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