Miss Anna "Annie" McGowan
Miss Ann "Annie" F. McGowan, 14 (15?), was born on 5 July 1897 [1] in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John McGowan and Marie Heneghan.
She was travelling to Chicago, Illinois with her aunt Katherine McGowan. They were to meet Katherine's sister, Mrs Thomas McDermott, 3241 North Ashland Avenue. They boarded at Queenstown and travelled in third class. Annie survived (possibly in lifeboat 13), while her aunt died.
Anna spent several days at the St. Vincent's hospital in New York City. She left the hospital dressed in her nightgown, a pair of old shoes, and a coat. She travelled to Chicago with fellow survivor, Anna Kelly. They were met in Chicago by Dr. Mary O'Brien Porter of the Catholic Woman's league protectorate. Dr. O'Brien Porter appealed to the Mayor of Chicago to give some of the funds raised in the city to the two young women.
Anna ‘Annie’ McGowan later married a man by the name of Straube. She died on 30 January 1990 in Chicago, Illinois aged 92.
Notes
1. Birthdate in dispute: found elsewhere as 5 July 1895)
Articles
Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ohio), 18,
19, 20
April 1912
Chicago Daily Tribune (Illinois), 26
April 1912
References
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York;
NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279]).
Noel Ray (1999) List of Passengers who Boarded RMS Titanic at Queenstown,
April 11, 1912. The Irish Titanic Historical Society
Contributors
Cameron Bell, Northern Ireland
Phillip Gowan, USA
Noel Ray, Ireland
Homer Thiel, USA
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Summary
Born: Thursday 5th July 1894
Age: 17 years
Marital Status: Single.
Last Residence: in Massbrook Ireland
3rd Class passenger
First Embarked: Queenstown on Thursday 11th April 1912
Ticket No. 330923 , £8 7d
Destination: Chicago Illinois United States
Rescued
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Tuesday 30th January 1990
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