McGowan, J. F., 42, white male, married, mason, b. Nova Scotia, came from IL, honorable discharge from US Volunteer Service [no details given] , M. E., 33, white male [sic], married, b. WI, came from IL , Jennie, 8, white female, single, b. IL, came from Il, attend school , Anna, 4, white female, single, b. KS , Alice, 1, white female, single, b. KS , Nella, 1 month, white female, single, b. KS
↑ McPherson, McPherson, Kansas. United States. "The McPherson Daily Republican". Newspapers.com accessed 28 Dec 2017.
Friday, 16 March 1894, - Page 3 [extraction] John F. McGowan died in Perry, Oklahoma and was buried there 11 March 1894. He was the owner and builder of the Metropolitan Hotel, and had moved with his three daughters to Carthage, Missouri after the death of his wife. His eldest daughter has since married. One of his other daughters is in Carthage, Missouri, the other in Springfield, Missouri.