Emma BOWE

1872 - 1925  (53 years)

• Name	Emma BOWE
  Birth	8 Mar 1872	Alkali Lake, BC, Canada   [1]
  	According to her marriage certificate.
  Gender	Female
  Death	1 Apr 1925	Calgary, AB, Canada   [2, 3]
  Burial	Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, AB, Canada
  Person ID	I43	kirkpatrick
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Herman Otto BOWE,   b. 3 Dec 1834, Hamburg, Germany d. 22 Jul 1912, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Caroline (Quilinick) PASHO* (BELLEAU?),   b. 5 Jun 1841   d. 14 Feb 1904 (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Douglas KIRKPATRICK,   b. 23 Feb 1867, Cook's Ferry (Spence's Bridge), BC, Canada d. 9 Mar 1933, Calgary, AB, Canada (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	29 Jul 1895	Kamloops
  	Witnesses were Lawrence Quinsy (sp?) and Ida J. Kirkpatrick. Married by E. Flewelling Source: Wedding registration.
  Children	1. Annie Christine "Nana" KIRKPATRICK,   b. 23 Mar 1896, Alkali Lake, BC, Canada d. 21 Feb 1999, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Age 102 years)   2. Alice Isobel KIRKPATRICK,   b. 22 Oct 1897, Dog Creek, BC, Canada d. 24 Sep 1966 (Age 68 years)   3. James Douglas KIRKPATRICK,   b. 1 Sep 1899, Alkali Lake Ranch, BC, Canada d. 11 Oct 1918, Vimy Ridge, France (Age 19 years)   4. Francis Ludwig ("Lud") KIRKPATRICK,   b. 23 Nov 1901, Alkali Lake Ranch, BC, Canada d. Jul 1963 (Age 61 years)   5. Charlotte May (goes by May) KIRKPATRICK,   b. 22 Oct 1903, Alkali Lake Ranch, BC, Canada d. 27 Dec 1983, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada (Age 80 years)   6. John Gilham KIRKPATRICK,   b. 22 Oct 1903, Alkali Lake Ranch, BC, Canada d. 1982 (Age 78 years)   7. Elsabe Violet KIRKPATRICK,   b. 10 Nov 1905, North Vancouver, BC, Canada d. 1972 (Age 66 years)   8. Jean Caroline KIRKPATRICK,   b. 3 Feb 1907, North Vancouver, BC, Canada d. 2 Oct 1949, Winnipeg, MB (Age 42 years)   9. George Theodore KIRKPATRICK,   b. 8 Oct 1910, Hope, BC, Canada d. 24 Mar 1972, Calgary, AB, Canada (Age 61 years)   10. Olivine Emma KIRKPATRICK,   b. 12 Dec 1912, North Vancouver, BC, Canada d. 13 Mar 1990 (Age 77 years)   11. Samuel Thomas KIRKPATRICK,   b. 23 Nov 1914, North Vancouver, BC, Canada d. 26 Dec 1979, Calgary, AB, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2013

  
  

• Notes

  "In the meantime Emma was growing up on the Alkali Lake Ranch. She was born in 1872 and was the youngest child of Herman Otto Bowe and his native wife Quilinick - Caroline. She was a promising child and her parents expected great things of her. She completed all of her schooling in New Westminster and then went to Chicago with her father to see the World's Fair and to complete her music studies. She was a gifted musician and artist. She was also a keen horsewoman and could shoot a rifle with great accuracy. She had only been home a year or so when a group of musical Kirkpatricks came to surprise the Bowes with a visit. . . . They danced until day light and breakfast was announced by the voluntary cooks. "The second night Emma Bowe went to the Indian Village which was less than a mile from the ranch house. She invited the young folks to come down and take in the dance. They were all good dancers, as they had been dancing for years in their own hall, so they came eagerly and had an enjoyable time. There was no discrimination, they mixed and danced and had more fun than the previous night." ~ Kirkpatrick Gold, June 15, 1992 edition Sam Kirkpatrick says she was "remarkable ranch girl of a bygone period... she was more than a remarkable woman, she was a rare specimen of humanity. She was a planner, a manager." ------------------------------- Conversation with Kae Larson at the 2013 Kirkpatrick Family Reunion: When Emma eloped she was very sureptitious about it. She began secretly putting things into saddlebags in preparation. She rode for 2 days and 3 nights to Kamloops. By the time HOB caught up by stage, she was "wedded and bedded." Her piano was hauled in by 9 pack horses. There were detailed instructions in German and English on how to move it and reassemble it. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S413] Government of Canada, 1901 Canadian Census, Yale Cariboo District (Reliability: 3). [S416] Our Family Tree - donated by Kenneth George Kirkpatrick, (Ken Kirkpatrick had an original copy and a photocopy of this document, the latter of which he gave to me, Dawn Kirkpatrick. A note on the original was signed "Frances," which he believes was Lud's (Francis Ludwig K's) daughter, who was sending it to Ken's mom. A signature at the end says, "Fran, Feb. 1985."). [S425] Kenneth Geo. Kirkpatrick's personal collection, (A miscellany of photocopies of records, hand-written notes, images, etc. Photocopied and scanned by Dawn-Ann Kirkpatrick on June 19, 2009.), "Index Report" printed on 2 May 2004 (Reliability: 3). [S427] Samuel D. Kirkpatrick, A Short History of James Douglas Kirkpatrick, (Typed by Samuel by hand, approximately 1963.), Pages 9 & 13 (Reliability: 3).