John Lowes [177] ⁴¹

   FamilySearch ID: L44Q-C47.

  General Notes:

In Caries records there is a death date of Nov. 1940

John Lowes filed on a homestead in Ventura County California on December 20, 1918 #656881 serial # CALA0025355. the homestead sale was for Meridian or Watershed: SB, Parcel Twonship 003NRange, 019W, Section 10 and section 9

John, Ermel, Bertha, & Harold were buried in the Lowes plot at Camarillo Cemetery, which was moved due to highway construction. They were interred at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in sec D. Myrtle Lowes Smith is also buried there.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Moved: To California, 1862. GrandfatherJohnson came across plains to CA

• Death: Death of Grandfather, 1862. Grandmother Johnson was killed by Indains on trip across Plainc to CA

• Born: Mother's death, 1879. Mother died when born. Father did not forgive him

• Left Home: Ran away, 1888. Ran away from home the first time, went to live with aunt.

• Left Home: Ran away, 1892. Got licking for smoking, ran away and did not come back for years.

• Occupation: Cowboy, 1896. Was cowboy for Miller & Lux in Kern Co for 7 yrs, then Ripley Bros for 2.

• Gift: From Grandfather, 1900. Grandfather gave him $5000 21st birthday. He did not work for 2 years.

• Occupation: Mail carrier, 1902. Drove mail coach from Virginia City to Sacramento. In winter he snowshoed across mountains with mail.

• Census: registered in great register Precinct 79 at Smith's Flats in Eldorado CO. Was a farmer 5'10," 15 Sep 1902.

• Divorced: Susan Bergantz, Placerville, 4 Jan 1908.

• Land: Homesteaded, 1918. Homesteaded 80 acres in Moorpark, Ventura, Caifornia

• Soc Sec Num: 548-16-8202.

John married Ermal Laverne Duncombe [72] [L44Q-4Z4] [MRIN: 61], daughter of Frederick William Duncombe [70] [L44Q-D2H] and Julia Mabee [71] [L44Q-68M], on 8 Feb 1908 in Banning, Riverside County, California, USA.⁵³ (Ermal Laverne Duncombe [72] [L44Q-4Z4] was born on 12 Mar 1889 in Deckerville, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA,³⁹ died on 25 Mar 1919 in Moorpark, Ventura County, California, United States ⁵³ and was buried on 29 Mar 1919 in Ivy Lawn Cemetary, sec D, Camarillo, (now in Ventura), California, USA.)

John next married Susan Ruth Bergantz [20027] [MRIN: 9390], daughter of Jacob Joseph Bergantz [20400] and Sophia Amelia Miller [20401], on 1 Jul 1903 in California, United States. (Susan Ruth Bergantz [20027] was born on 3 Dec 1884 in Cold Springs, El Dorado County, California, USA, died in Jun 1953 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States and was buried in Sacramento, East Lawn Mausoleum.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Divorced: He was too young and wild. He ran around and she lelt him.

John next married Bertha Irene Warwick Roe [20028] [MRIN: 9392] on 3 Dec 1928 in Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA.⁸⁰ (Bertha Irene Warwick Roe [20028] was born in 1900 in Iowa, USA.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Divorced: Divorced Met at Fair, partying group. Didn't last long. John did not tolerate lying. Bertha said she quit smoking but sneeked ou to the 3-holer to smoke. He kicked her out, 1929.

• Official: M. Dimmick, Justice of Peace.

• Witnesses: George Lewis Davies, Ojai & N. Pauline Kinney, Ventura.

• Divorced: Divorced.