Tombstone of Margaret Bowen and Her Infant Andrew

At St. Joseph's Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio, in section D, is a tombstone that honors the memory of Margaret Bowen and her infant son Andrew Bowen. Both died in 1872. 

Margaret was a native of Ireland. She married Andrew Bowen in 1871, and they had a son in 1872, who died in infancy.

Andrew Bowen, the father of the infant of the same name, and spouse of Margaret, was born in County Roscommon, Ireland. He and his family emigrated to the U.S. in the 1860s, and they settled in Sandusky, Ohio.

The elder Andrew was a Sandusky police officer. He moved up the ranks to captain and city marshall. After his wife and infant son passed away, he never remarried. A lengthy tribute to Andrew Bowen, who died in the summer of 1897,  appeared in the June 14, 1897 issue of the Sandusky Register. Below is an excerpt from the article.

Rest in peace, Bowen family.