Cairncross, Mary May

1859 - 1949  (90 years)

• Name	Cairncross, Mary May  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	4 Feb 1859	Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1 Jun 1905	Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Death	17 Apr 1949	Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Age	90 years
  Burial	Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I2099	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Cairncross, William,   b. 19 Dec 1829, Monifieth, Angus, Scotland d. 23 Apr 1921, St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	McLean, Cathern Katy,   b. 18 Oct 1835, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 15 Feb 1913, St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Siblings	1 brother
  1. Cairncross, Mary May,   b. 4 Feb 1859, Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA d. 17 Apr 1949, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 90 years) ▻ Bowser, John Patrick,  m. 24 Nov 1875   2. Cairncross, Peter,   b. 8 Feb 1874, Washington Lake, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA d. 1 Apr 1947, St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 73 years) ▻ Copley, Mable
  Family ID	F2151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bowser, John Patrick,   b. 22 Jun 1855, Washington, Allen County, Indiana, USA d. 7 Jun 1931, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1875	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
  Children	1. Bowser, John Andrew,   b. 27 Jul 1880, Bluffton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA d. 15 Jul 1964, Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Bowser, William Patrick,   b. 4 Feb 1882, Bluffton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA d. 25 May 1962, Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Bowser, Melissa Erma,   b. 20 Feb 1896, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA d. 14 Mar 1979, Hawthorne, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Bowser, Manley Herbert,   b. 31 Jan 1898, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA d. 15 Dec 1963, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Bowser, Katherine Elizabeth,   b. 10 Nov 1876, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA d. 15 Jan 1966, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Bowser, Anna,   b. 11 Mar 1878, Green Isle, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA d. 15 Dec 1967, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Bowser, Mary Jeanette,   b. 22 Feb 1884, Green Isle, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA d. 26 Jan 1961, Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Bowser, Martha Ellen,   b. 28 Apr 1891, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 Jul 1979, Cook, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Bowser, Myrtle Pauline,   b. 14 Oct 1893, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA d. 30 Mar 1967, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Bowser, Jessie,   b. 24 Sep 1886, Green Isle, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA d. 2 Jan 1887, Green Isle, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Bowser, Richard Harrison,   b. 2 Aug 1888, Green Isle, Sibley County, Minnesota, USA d. 16 Jan 1975, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Feb 1859 - Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA Marriage - 24 Nov 1875 - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1 Jun 1905 - Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA Death - 17 Apr 1949 - Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA Burial - - Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Mary May Bowser
  		Margaret K. Cairncross Holzer, Peter Cairncross, Mary May Cairncross Bowser Left-to-Right: Margaret "Maggie" K. Cairncross Holzer, Peter Cairncross, Mary May Cairncross Bowser
  		Mary May Cairncross Bowser with her Daughters & Nieces Top Row, Left to Right: Anna R. Bowser, Mary May Cairncross Bowser, Myrtle Pauline Bowser, Mary Jeanette Bowser. Bottom Row, Left to Right: Martha Ellen Bowser, Unknown, Melissa Erma Bowser, Ada Marie Cairncross
  		Annie, Mary, and Kate Bowser ay Crane Lake, Minnesota Left to Right: Anna R. Bowser Knox, Mary May Cairncross Bowser, Katherine Elizabeth Bowser Randolph
  		Anna Jane, Margaret K., Jessie Stewart, and Mary May Cairncross Top Row - Anna Jane (Cairncross) Adamson, Margaret K. (Cairncross0 Holzer; Bottom Row - Jessie Stewart (Cairncross) Traver), and Mary May (Cairncross) Bowser
  		Mary May Cairncross Bowser with father William Cairncross and her daughters & nieces Left to Right, Front Row: Two Unknown Women; Second Row: Melissa Erma Bowser, Mary May Cairncross Bowser, William Cairncross, Myrtle Pauline Bowser, Back Row: Andrew Oliver Knox, Mary Jeanette Bowser (?), Unknown Man, Ada Marie Cairncross (?) holding Child, Unknown Woman

  
  

  Headstones

  Mary May (Cairncross) Bowser Headstone Block 16

  
  

• Sources

  . [S2] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S32] Ancestry.com., Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905 [S42] Ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S437] Ancestry.com, Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).