Martha was married twice:
Married 1. James Burnheimer, married Oct 23, 1875
Married 2. William "Sticks" Bowser
She was the daughter of Andrew Jackson McBride and Margaret (Nipps) McBride
Obit
MRS. MARTHA BOWSER, 72, IS SUMMONED BY DEATH
Aged Portage Resident Succumbs After Long Illness; Burial Tomorrow
PORTAGE, June 26- Mrs. Martha (Burnheimer) Bowser, aged 72, wife of William Bowser, died yesterday afternoon at her home here, following a long illness of a complication of diseases. Surviving are her husband and these children: Harry of Portage; Ellsworth of Florida; Louis of Atlantic City and Hallie of Portage. She also leaves two sisters, a brother, 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Portage Evangelical Church. The Rev. O.G. Fye will officiate. Interment will be in the Prospect Cemetery, in charge is undertaker A. L. Tickerhoof.
(The Johnstown Tribune, June 26, 1931)
Family Members
Parents
Andrew Jackson McBride
1834–1914
Margaret Nipps McBride
1828–1915
Spouse
William Bowser
1873–1943
Siblings
Alice E McBride Wertz
1863–1958
Philip Sheridan McBride
1866–1939
William Elsworth McBride
1870–1906