This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: A0000011208 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bitner/275.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I don't know if you're still reading this. George and Sarah are my grandparents too. And I've seen Georges birth certificate and marriage license to Sarah and he was born with the name Bowermaster and married with the last name Bowermaster. Nobody knows the story behind why or how it got changed to Darhower. Sometime in the 1930s before my dad was born. Because on my dad's birth certificate it states George as a Darhower. My dad was sketchy on how it got changed and said that possibly some of the kids didn't even know about it. We found the certificates in Aunt Shirleys house after she died. He said that his father was born to a Bowermaster, but left the family because of abuse reasons and was taken in by William Darhower as his own. So essentially he was adopted, just never officially. He changed his last name later in life to represent Darhower. Although by blood neither of us are Darhowers. In fact there are very few Darhowers around and theres not many that I haven't heard of and don't know how I'm related to the! m. I have never found record of the last name Darhower before 1920. Have you? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.