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Personal data Martha Bernice Bowles 

  • Alternative names: Martha Bowles Ebel, Martha Bernice Ebel née Bowles, Martha Ebel Weber
  • She was born on February 11, 1910 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.Source 1
  • She was christened on June 19, 1910 in fortasse, Rocky River M. E. Chr., Rocky River, Cuyahoga Co., OH.
  • Adopted on July 3, 1923, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.Source 2
    Ernest Gustave (George) Ebel, 2nd husband of Lela Belle Hill Bowles Ebel, legally adopted Lela's surviving children born to her 1st marriage to William Edward Bowles.
  • She died on February 8, 1992 in Canton, Stark Co., OH, she was 81 years old.Source 3
  • She is buried on February 10, 1992 in Olmsted Twp., Cuyahoga Co., OH (Sunset Mem. Pk.).Source 4
  • A child of William Edward Bowles and Lela Bell (Belle) Hill
  • This information was last updated on May 13, 2025.

Household of Martha Bernice Bowles

She is married to Francis John Weber.

They got married on April 8, 1931 at Berea or Strongsville, Cuyahoga Co., OH, she was 21 years old.

Francis J Weber oo Martha Bernice Bowles Ebel

Marriage sources: Obit for Martha for dom.

Author: Navorska, Rose; Title: Day Book, (Publication site: Olmsted Twp., Cuyahoga Co., OH, Publisher LRBEN, Publication date: ca. MCMXLVIII)

FJW & MBBE divorced in their retirement years.

Author: Sine, Beth; Title: Talk with David Navorska, (Publication site: Irving TX, Publisher: BLNS, Publication date: xx Apr MCMXCIX)

Beth says the marriage was in Frank's Catholic Chr. either in Berea or Strongsville, OH.
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Child(ren):

  1. Thomas Rudolph Weber  1931-2017 
  2. Shirley Mae Weber  1934-2017 
  3. Charles John Weber  1936-2014 
  4. (Not public)

The couple were divorced from before June 1983 at fortasse, somewhere In OH.

Francis J. Weber o/o Martha Bernice Ebel née Bowles

Divorce source: Navorska, Rose, Talk to David A. Navorska, (Vermillion Twp., Ashland Co., LRBEN, ca. MCMLXXXIII) <>


Notes about Martha Bernice Bowles

Martha Bernice Bowles Ebel

Sources: Author: Navorska, Rose; Title: Letter to David A. Navorska, (Publication site: Vermillion Twp., Ashland Co., OH, Publisher: LRBEN, Publication date: MCMLXXXI)

3 July 1923 - Adopted by Ernest G. Ebel, 2nd hus. of Lela Bell Hill Bowles Ebel. Address ca. 1969: 11731 Clarke Rd; Columbia Sta, OH 44028

FJW & MBBEW were divorced in their retirement years. Aunt Martha lived at Golden Age Retreat in Carrollton OH prior to her death. Buried at Sunset Memorial Park with Uncle Frank.

It may be that Martha Bernice Bowels Ebel was christened twice as a child. Her brother, Joe's memorial card has date of baptism = 19 Jun 1910. Also, Uncle Joe says all of the children were baptised when Aunt Annie was a baby at a Methodist Chr in Cleveland OH.

Martha's sister, Lela Rose Bowles' christening certificate for the same date, 19 Jun 1910 + Uncle Joe saying the entire family was baptized at the same time would mean that Joe was baptized at the Rocky River M. E. Chr. in Rocky River, OH. The other living sibling at that time was William. It is my hypothesis that all 4 children were baptized on the same day. The parents might have been baptized on that data too. The records at the church were destroyed by fire in 1925. I too remember seening a photograph of a larger family with a baby, probably Aunt Annie (b. 1918) being held by a clergyman. If this were a baptismal photograph, possibly all of the children were baptized together circa 1919.The older ones might then have been rebaptized. - D.A. Navorska - Irving TX
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    1. Memory of Rose Navorska
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    3. Obiit.
    4. SMP burial recs.

    Historical events

    Birthday February 11, 1910

    • The temperature on February 11, 1910 was between 2.0 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
      • January 1 » Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
      • January 13 » The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
      • March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
      • July 16 » John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia.
      • August 22 » Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II.
      • September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.

    Christening day June 19, 1910

    • The temperature on June 19, 1910 was between 7.9 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
      • April 16 » The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time.
      • May 4 » The Royal Canadian Navy is created.
      • May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
      • August 29 » The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea.
      • September 12 » Premiere performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 in Munich (with a chorus of 852 singers and an orchestra of 171 players. Mahler's rehearsal assistant conductor was Bruno Walter).
      • November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).

    Day of marriage April 8, 1931

    • The temperature on April 8, 1931 was between 0.4 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
      • January 21 » Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
      • March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
      • August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
      • September 18 » The Mukden Incident gives Japan a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
      • October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
      • December 11 » Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.

    Day of death February 8, 1992

    • The temperature on February 8, 1992 was between -1.4 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (71%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
      • March 6 » The Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers.
      • March 17 » Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires: Car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.
      • March 31 » The USSMissouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
      • June 15 » The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.
      • July 18 » A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web.
      • December 3 » The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching A Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo.

    Day of burial February 10, 1992

    • The temperature on February 10, 1992 was between 5.1 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (40%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
      • January 9 » The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia.
      • March 6 » The Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers.
      • April 5 » Peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić are killed on the Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo, becoming the first casualties of the Bosnian War.
      • July 7 » The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public.
      • September 11 » Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.
      • October 4 » El Al Flight 1862 crashes into two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground.
    

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