Mary Ellen MCGOWAN

1899 - 1996  (96 years)

• Name	Mary Ellen MCGOWAN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	30 Aug 1899	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  		MCGOWAN, Mary Ellen MCGOWAN, Catharine Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Birth Records, 1866-1908
  		MCGOWAN, Mary Ellen Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Birth Records, 1866-1908
  		MCGOWAN, Mary Ellen Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Birth Records, 1866-1908
  Gender	Female
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [5]
  Census	25 Apr 1910	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Census	5 Jan 1920	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [2]
  Census	2 Apr 1930	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Census	18 Apr 1940	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [10]
  Death	7 Jul 1996	Summit, Ohio, USA   [4, 9]
  Person ID	I3575	Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Jun 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   [12]
  		MCGOWAN, John DUNN, Mary Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
  Family ID	F1237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adolph Lewis PANATZER,   b. 20 Jan 1893, South Fork, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	20 Aug 1930	Summit, Ohio, USA   [13]
  	The ancestry.com "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current" source lists the death of a female Adolph PANATZER about 20 Jan 1936. The MCGOWAN surname also appears in the source. As Adolph is found on the 1940 census it cannot be him. Possibly a child?
  		PANATZER, Adolph MCGOWAN, Mary Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980
  Family ID	F1240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 Aug 1899 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Census - 9 Jun 1900 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Census - 25 Apr 1910 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Census - 5 Jan 1920 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Census - 2 Apr 1930 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Marriage - 20 Aug 1930 - Summit, Ohio, USA Census - 18 Apr 1940 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Death - 7 Jul 1996 - 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

  [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 [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. 204, Sheet No. 2B. Lines 80 thru 86 [S16] 1930 U.S. Census, Ohio, Summit, Akron, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 77-22, Supervisor's District No. 9, Page 2B. Lines 51 thru 55 [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 [S1012] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Birth Records, 1866-1908. Name: Mary Ellen McGowen Gender: Female Birth Date: 30 Aug 1899 Birth Place: Akron, Ohio, Summit, Ohio [S1012] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Birth Records, 1866-1908. Name: Mary Ellen McGowen [sic] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 30 Aug 1899 Birth Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio Father's Name: John McGowen [sic] Mother's Name: Mary Ellen Dunn [S1013] Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973. Name: Mary Ellen McGowen [sic] Gender: Female Birth Date: 30 Aug 1899 Birth Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio Father: John McGowen [sic] Mother: Mary Ellen Dunn FHL Film Number: 900947 [S766] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022. Name: Mary Ellen Panatzer [Mary Ellen McGowan] Gender: Female Race: White Age: 96 Birth Date: 30 Aug 1899 Birth Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Death Date: 7 Jul 1996 Death Hospital: Other/Nursing Home Death Place: Summit, USA Inquest Hospital: Long-Term Care Facilities Registrar's Certificate Number: 059101 Father: McGowan Mother: Dunn Inquest Questions: Time of Death: 01:05 PM Education: 12 Military service: No Industry: Tires and inner tubes Occupation: Secretaries [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. 89-44A, Sheet No. 12A. Lines 27 thru 28 [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 [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 [S764] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980. Name: Mary Ellen McGowan Gender: Female Marriage Age: 30 Birth Date: 30 Aug 1900 Birth Place: Akron, Ohio Marriage Date: 20 Aug 1930 Marriage Place: Summit, Ohio, USA Father: John McGowan Mother: Mary E Dunn Spouse: Adolph Lewis Panatzer Birth Date: 20 Jan 1893 Birth Place: South Fork PA