Person:Nella McGowan (1)
Ellen E McGowan
b.25 Jan 1885 McPherson, McPherson, Kansas, United States
d.25 Mar 1941 Los Angeles, California, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Jennie McGowan1876 -
  2. Mary Ann McGowanAbt 1881 - 1888
  3. Alice McGowanAbt 1884 -
  4. Ellen E McGowan1885 - 1941
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Ellen E McGowan
Commonly Used Name Nella _____
Commonly Used Name Nellie _____
Alt Name[4][6] _____ Deck
Alt Name[5][6] _____ Dick
Gender Female
Birth[1][3] 25 Jan 1885 McPherson, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Census[1] 1885 McPherson, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Residence[2] Mar 1894 Missouri, United States
Death[3] 25 Mar 1941 Los Angeles, California, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McPherson City, McPherson County; FHL #0976197, in Kansas. State Board of Agriculture. State census of 1885. (Topeka: Kansas State Historical Society, 1969-1970)
    HH 6, Family 6, enumeration date: 1 Mar 1885.

    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

  2. ↑ 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.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ellen E Pennington, in California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.

    born 25 Jan 1887 in Kansas
    died 25 Mar 1941 in Los Angeles
    father's surname: McGowan
    mother's maiden name: Jones

  4. ↑ Ellen E Deck and Arthur W Pennington, in California, United States. California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017).

    married 18 Oct 1908 in Los Angeles County, California

  5. ↑ Ralph Woodrow Pennington, in United States. Social Security Administration. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015).

    born 29 Dec 1915 in Hermosa Beach, California
    father: Arthur Pennington
    mother: Ellen Dick

  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 No explanation for why her name is Deck in her marriage record and Dick in her son's SS record, but this relationship shows up in online trees. Possibly she was adopted after her parents died. Her death record confirms that her father's surname was McGowan.
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