Thank you for sending this correspondence to me. It's too much for me to keep up with, so please delete me from your mailing list. Thank you. Colleen Pustola wrote: > Hi cousins, > > Well, the front, spring page to the Homestead is now changed. No longer > will you enter the door and have a gazillion flowers following you > around like little ghosties! :) > > If you're new to the family, the front page I'm speaking of is at our > home <http://bowercommunity.com/homestead>. > > Just thought I'd let you know... > > I hope you're all having a MAGICAL Monday! :) > > Colleen > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > The Bower Family Homestead, homesite of the Bower mailing list -- > http://bowercommunity.com/homestead

No I don't think so. "My" Anna Laura was probably born about 1870-1875 was married in Indiana in 1892 and lived in the Muncie Indiana most of her life. She married 3 men that I have names for: George Maddox (my ancestor...the 1892 marriage) and then a Charles Rawlins and someone with the last name Childs. Thanks for replying. Good luck with your research! Marilyn Jenloubow@aol.com wrote: > I have an Anna L Bowers who married John Bowers(who is my g?? grnadfaterh in > law) They lived in Ohio and she died in PA. Her maiden name was Stabler and > she was John's second wife. She was buried at Ferncliff Cemetery in > Springfield, Oh with the rest of the family. She dies Aug 24, 1984. She was > born in Clark Co, Oh in 1891. > > Could this be your Anna? > > Jennie > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you.

I have an Anna L Bowers who married John Bowers(who is my g?? grnadfaterh in law) They lived in Ohio and she died in PA. Her maiden name was Stabler and she was John's second wife. She was buried at Ferncliff Cemetery in Springfield, Oh with the rest of the family. She dies Aug 24, 1984. She was born in Clark Co, Oh in 1891. Could this be your Anna? Jennie

Hello - I have been looking for years for the parents of my g-g-grandmother, Laura Bower. She married George Maddox in Muncie, IN in 1892. They had two children together then she divorced him and remarried two additional times that I know of. I just received copies of the divorce papers and on one of them she is listed as Anna Laura Bower. I wondered if anyone has an Anna or Anna L that would have been born about 1870 probably in Indiana or Ohio. Since I've had no luck finding anything on Laura I have hopes that maybe Anna is the key.... Thanks! Marilyn Shields

>From the McLouth Times (Jefferson Co. KS) for Friday, Sept 4, 1896: "Mrs. Amos Edmonds left last Friday evening for a visit with her brother, David Smith, who resides near Topeka, and will also visit her sister, Mrs. A. B. Bowers at Eskridge. Her daughter, Mrs. William Harker, accompanied her on the trip." And this has nothing to do with genealogy, but as a bit of atmosphere of the times may be interesting: "There was all kinds of excitement in town for a little while Saturday evening: a political discussion almost precipitated a riot; it was hardly quieted down before a mule ran away with a cart, throwing the occupants out and hurting them considerably; two small boys had a fight, and another tried to break his neck by sliding down a long banister east of the Frisbie building; a dog fight ended up the evening's entertainment, and everybody went to bed feeling sure that they had gotten their money's worth. -- Meriden Tribune."

Hi cousins, I received this on another list and thought you might be interested. I'll be setting this message aside to put up at the Homestead after I receive permission from the author. I hope you're all having a quiet, restful Wednesday evening. :) Colleen -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [B-W] Bauer versus and practicing a trade and belong to guild Resent-Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 12:37:10 -0700 Resent-From: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 15:35:44 -0700 From: Deborah Friedrichs <deborahk@erols.com> To: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-L@rootsweb.com Dear List, I found the following which may help explain some of the definitions we are looking for. Property, Production, and Family in Neckarhausen, 1700-1870 by David Sabean (Neckarhausen is in Wurttemberg) Page 62 We will stay with the contemporary term "Bauer" to describe someone who had sufficient land to be independent and who did not practice a trade or belong to a guild. In 1710, slightly more than half of the population were Bauern. By 1790, they had fallen to a third, and by 1870 to a quarter of the taxpaying Bürger. By the end of the eighteenth century a group of farm laborers had emerged, but its size fluctuated, since many artisans and Bauern worked for daily agricultrual wages for significant periods. ... Those involved in the food industry - coopers, bakers, and butchers often founded taverns - had ample opportunity to accumulate wealth after the turn of the century so that by 1870 several tavern keepers were among the wealthiest members of the village. Page 64 ,,,,,,,, In the eighteenth century, a large percentage of handicraftsmen outside the necessary carpenter, smith, baker, and wheelwright were weavers. All of these crafts necessitated local residency. Increasingly, weaving became a part-time activityfor some of the Bauern, and other seentary crafts emerged, such as shoemaking, which kept many individuals rooted in the village. But after 1800, growthwas concentrated in the building trades - among masons, stonecutters, pavers, plasterers, carpenters, and joiners - and most of these people worked outside the village for long periods of time. There was also a significant increase in unskilled work in raod, railroad, and canal construction, and in the burgeoning building industry. The following on pages 64 and 65 The changes in the relative wealth of village groups and the new regional mobility of the growing wage-earning population had policial consequences for the village itself. Athe the beginning of the eighteenth century, artisans were fully integrated into the power structure. ...... Altogether they held about half of the offices in the Gericht (court) and Rat (council). By 1790, however, they held ony 2 out of 23 offices, most of which were firmly in the hands of the Bauern. By then practically no one not in the top 25 percent of taxpayers was able to become a magistrate magistrate. Seven decades later, although fully fledged Bauern made up only 25 percent of the population, they still held 50 percent of the offices. In summary, in the early eighteenth century, Neckerhausen was a village of about 80 households and was dominated by land but had plenty of political scope for artisans. At the time, the average share per householdof the entire village land was about 17 acres. By the end of the century, the population had grown by about 70 percent, and the village was stratified in more complex ways.While the number of independent agricultural producers had expanded modestly, most of the population increase was taken up by wage-dependent, pauperized laborers and semiemployed craftsmen. The dualism of agricultureand petty commodity production gave way to a tripartite structure composed of relatively wealthy landowners, locally resident craftsmen (whose collective and individual wealth had for the most part been eroded), and a mobile group of workers available for seasonal opportunities in agriculture and construction. This last group grew throughout the nineteenth century, abosorbing most of the 70 percent increase in population to 1870. By then, thre were 220 households, and the average amount of land available for each of them had fallen by two-thirds, to around 6 acres. Fully subsistent Bauern now made up only 25percent of the population. By the end of the eighteenth century, local village power was firmly in the hands of the landed agricultural producers. Tehy maintained their policial ascendency inthe following period, sharing powere with those artisans and tavernkeepers who were able to capitalize on the economic expansion and who themselves owned just as much land as the richest Bauern. ==== BADEN-WURTTEMBERG Mailing List ==== To Unsubscribe/Subscribe & Search the Baden-Württemberg-L Web http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/BADEN-WURTTEMBERG.html To contact List Managers, email: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-admin@rootsweb.com

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BOWERS] Re: Roll Call- Jane "Jennie" Bowers. Resent-Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 22:53:40 -0600 Resent-From: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 00:53:50 -0400 (EDT) From: drcleeb@webtv.net (JERRY BENNETT) Reply-To: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com To: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com Searching for parents of Jane "Jennie" Bowers, b. 1788 Robeson Co., NC. Jane married Cyrus Bennett b. 1792 Moore or Richmond Co., NC. They lived in and All children b. in Richmond Co., NC. Any info greatly appreciated! Jerry Bennett ==== BOWERS Mailing List ==== To post messages to the Bowers discussion list, send them to BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

Sorry, I have been busy trying to get info into the Indiana site and not lose it. Indiana Bower(s) have been so generous with their info that I have a hard time, in the little computer time I have, to work on getting it all in but have got a new system and more knowledge of amount to put on each page, that it is going better now. I know I am putting too much into the site but I don't want to lose any of the info. It is so important. Just go to: http://www.crosswinds.net/~inbow/index.html If you are looking for Indiana cousins, scroll down to you see Indiana CousinFinder, click and there you are. Hopefully, everything will work now that I don't try to put all my info on one page. Hope the page numbers work for you. My own info is under Joel Bower. Sorry I rambled so much. Happy Spring to all Wanda wmrobert@nalu.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Pustola" <ladyaudris@earthlink.net> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 2:57 PM Subject: [BOWER] WHERE IS EVERYONE???? > Hi cousins, > > Where are all the roll call messages from everyone??? We're so quiet, I > almost forgot we had a roll call going! Of nearly 300 people, only 18 > of you (including me) have submitted posts. > > C'mon everyone! ... yes, you lurkers, newbies and novices, too! :) > What're ya waitin' for? C'mon! ... post your people out here in front > of everyone so we can all see. > > We have three other teams of cousins just waiting to see who you're all > looking for! > Colleen > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > >

My brick wall is finding the ancestors of Henry Bowers. This is all that I presently know: Generation No. 1 1. Henry Bowers , born in Millersburg, PA. He married (1) Alice Andre. She was the daughter of Jacob Andre and Angeline Nace. Children of Henry Bowers and Alice Andre are: i. Steven Lester Bowers, born March 21, 1889 in Millersburg, PA; died June 06, 1966 in Harrisburg, PA, Burried Bowling Green Cem, Camp Hill, PA; married Amy Belle Shoop September 13, 1913 in Harrisburg, PA. ii. Nevin A. Bowers, born September 05, 1892; died October 1972 in Veterns Hospital, Lebanon, PA; married Grace Snow. More About Nevin A. Bowers: Fact 1: Fought in World War I Fact 2: Had a collie dog named Rex. Fact 3: Lived at 2000 Lenox Street, Harrisburg, PA after he married. (Source: SS Record). If anyone can help break this brick wall down it would be greatly appreciated. I have a little info on ancestors of Alice Andre, but nothing for Henry. **************************************************************************** ************* John S. Wright, Jr. Genealogy researcher seeking info on Fallston, MD surnames of: WRIGHT, GORDON, BOWERS, BENNETT, JOHNSTON, McMATH & WOODS E-mail: jsw@usa.net Home Pages: http://www.my-ged.com/wright/ http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/r/i/John-S-Wright-jr/index.html **************************************************************************** *************

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BOWERS] Roll Call Silas BOWERS d. 1818 OH Resent-Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 06:38:53 -0600 Resent-From: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 07:04:32 -0500 From: "Jim Lewis" <jbarlew@axs4u.net> Reply-To: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com To: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com My GGGranny was Clarissa BOWERS, b abt 1805, either Long Island NY or "On the Ocean", who married Rufus LOVE in Huron Co OH, 22Mar1821. They were in Norwalk, Huron Co OH, on the 1840 Census, but I have not located them after that. Their daughter, Elmira LOVE married Jared SMITH, supposedly in Monroe Co MI, in1848, altho there is no record there. Elmira was my GGranny. Clarissa's father was Silas BOWERS, mother Marvel ? There is a writeup about the early pioneers in the "Firelands Pioneer", Nov1858, which states that Silas BOWERS came into Fairfield Twp in 1816. It describes how, in early 1818, he froze to death while hunting deer. In addition to Clarissa, he and Marvel also had a son Silas, who was also a minor when Silas died. Ring any bells? Jim Lewis, Seguin TX ==== BOWERS Mailing List ==== The Bower Family Homestead, homesite of the Bowers mailing list -- http://bowercommunity.com/homestead ============================== Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life If you know how to reduce these risks. http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html

Reposting my Bower interests. Robert Bower was born C 1794 in Dorsetshire. He appears to have been still alive in 1851 as his name appears in the 1851 census. He married Sarah Smith on 11th April 1814 at Langton Matravers. Sarah appears to have died prior to 1851 as she doesn’t appear in the 1851 census. Robert and Sarah’s children were: Robert Charles Bower, bap: 2nd Aug 1836, Swanage. Harriet Bower, bap: 11th Nov 1832, Langton Matravers. Titus Bower, bap:19th June 1814, Langton Matravers. Mary Ann Bower, bap:27th July 1817, Langton Matravers. Jane Bower, bap:5th May 1822, Langton Matravers. Louisa Bower, bap:4th Sept. 1825, Langton Matravers George Smith Bower, Born:17th Feb 1820, Langton Matravers; bap:26th March 1820, Langton Matravers George Smith Bower married Louisa Woodrow on 28th May 1844 in Swanage Their children were: Elizabeth Bower, born: About 1844 George Bower, born: about 1846, Herston Maria Bower, born:1849/50, Herston Walter Bower, born:1850/55; d:before 1858 Louisa Bower, born:about 1855, Herston Walter Bower, born:about 1858 Frederick Bower, born:about 1861 Nathaniel Bower, born:about 1863, Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia Alfred Bower, born:about 1860, Victoria, Australia. George Bower (born 1846) married Elizabeth Ann Luty (who was born in Leeds, Yorkshire) on 18th June 1866 in Melbourne. Their daughter Louisa married a William Burt . I would love to hear from anyone who might have a connection. Regards, Andrea Fitzgerald. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.251 / Virus Database: 124 - Release Date: 26/04/01

GENERATION #1 William BOWERS b. circa 1800 Ohio (unknown county). Married Elenor IRWIN b. circa 1800 Ohio (unknown county). Possibly living in Brown/Clermont County, Ohio in 1840. Searching for parents of William; parents of Elenor; Ohio birth locations, siblings, obit and burial info for both. GENERATION #2 Clayton Webb BOWERS b. 24 Nov 1826 Ohio (county unknown - possibly Brown County) d. 16 Aug 1905 in Eckerty, Indiana (Crawford County). Married in Clermont County Ohio 1856 to Mary E. RICE b. 1833 Clermont Co., Ohio daughter of William T. & Hetty Rice. By March 1857, they were living in Indiana (county unknown) where their son Clifford Tillman BOWERS was born. Searching for Ohio birth location of Clayton, birth records, siblings of Clayton, obit and burial info for Clayton & Mary. GENERATION #3 Clifford Tillman BOWERS b.1857 Indiana, first married Clara Adelia LARKIN circa 1882. Their son, William Clayton BOWERS was born Sept 1884, Eckerty, Indiana (Crawford County) and son Louis BOWERS was born Oct 1887 (birthplace unknown). Clara Larkin BOWERS died between 1887-1890. Clifford married second Mary Ridgeway in 1891. Son, Archie C. BOWERS born 1891. Clifford died 1927 Evansville, Indiana (Vanderburgh County). Searching for birth locations of Clifford & Clara, birth records, siblings, marriage date & place of Clifford & Clara, obit and burial info on Clara Larkin Bowers. GENERATION #4 William Clayton BOWERS b.1884 Indiana, first married Blanche Lazro 1906 in Camden County New Jersey. Three daughters born from 1909 to 1914. Blanche Lazro BOWERS died 1917 in New Jersey. William married second Catherine (last name unknown). William died 1959 and is buried in New Jersey. Fran Baldwin akabana@cs.com

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BOWERS] Re: ROLL CALL - CONRAD BOWERS Resent-Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 10:28:29 -0600 Resent-From: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 12:34:38 -0400 From: "Dolores VanDam" <vandam@starpower.net> Reply-To: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com To: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com References: <3AF4258A.365F2B6E@earthlink.net> CONROD BOWERS - 1745-1811 wife - Nancy 1744-1832 CONRAD BOWERS - 1773-1858 wife Elizabeth 1780-1814 CONRAD BOWERS - 1809-1875 wife Catherine Highlands The older Bowers are burried in Antis Cemetery just outside of Bellwood in Blair Co. PA, and the other two generations in Pennsville Baptist Cemetery, Greensburg, Fayette Co. PA. Believe these are the grandparents, parents and brother of my ancestor, MICHAEL BOWERS 1804-1848, of Antis Twsp., Blair Co. PA. Henry Bowers 1813-1837 and Elizabeth born 1804, wife of John Stillwagon are probably also brother and sister to my Michael. IS ANYONE ELSE RESEARCHING THIS FAMILY ? ? ? ? Dolores ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Pustola" <ladyaudris@earthlink.net> To: <BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 12:08 PM Subject: [BOWERS] [Fwd: ROLL CALL: William Bowers, Ohio, 1800] > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [BOWER] ROLL CALL: William Bowers, Ohio, 1800 > Resent-Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 09:00:56 -0700 > Resent-From: BOWER-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 12:00:32 EDT > From: Akabana@cs.com > Reply-To: BOWER-L@rootsweb.com > To: BOWER-L@rootsweb.com > > GENERATION #1 > William BOWERS b. circa 1800 Ohio (unknown county). > Married Elenor IRWIN b. circa 1800 Ohio (unknown county). Possibly > living in > Brown/Clermont County, Ohio in 1840. Searching for parents of William; > parents of Elenor; Ohio birth locations, siblings, obit and burial info > for > both. > > GENERATION #2 > Clayton Webb BOWERS b. 24 Nov 1826 Ohio (county unknown - possibly Brown > County) d. 16 Aug 1905 in Eckerty, Indiana (Crawford County). > Married in Clermont County Ohio 1856 to Mary E. RICE b. 1833 Clermont > Co., > Ohio daughter of William T. & Hetty Rice. > By March 1857, they were living in Indiana (county unknown) where their > son > Clifford Tillman BOWERS was born. Searching for Ohio birth location of > Clayton, birth records, siblings of Clayton, obit and burial info for > Clayton > & Mary. > > GENERATION #3 > Clifford Tillman BOWERS b.1857 Indiana, first married Clara Adelia > LARKIN > circa 1882. Their son, William Clayton BOWERS was born Sept 1884, > Eckerty, > Indiana (Crawford County) and son Louis BOWERS was born Oct 1887 > (birthplace > unknown). Clara Larkin BOWERS died between 1887-1890. > Clifford married second Mary Ridgeway in 1891. Son, Archie C. BOWERS > born > 1891. Clifford died 1927 Evansville, Indiana (Vanderburgh County). > Searching > for birth locations of Clifford & Clara, birth records, siblings, > marriage > date & place of Clifford & Clara, obit and burial info on Clara Larkin > Bowers. > > GENERATION #4 > William Clayton BOWERS b.1884 Indiana, first married Blanche Lazro 1906 > in > Camden County New Jersey. Three daughters born from 1909 to 1914. > Blanche > Lazro BOWERS died 1917 in New Jersey. William married second Catherine > (last > name unknown). William died 1959 and is buried in New Jersey. > > > Fran Baldwin > akabana@cs.com > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > The Bower Family Homestead, homesite of the Bower mailing list -- > http://bowercommunity.com/homestead > > > ==== BOWERS Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Bowers discussion list, send them to > BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > ==== BOWERS Mailing List ==== Bower Cottage, sister site to the Bower Family Homestead, homesites of the Bowers research group -- http://bowercommunity.com/cottage ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

BOWER, Samuel; b. ca. 1792 d. after 1860 Franklin Co, PA; married Susannah SNYDER; resided in Saville Twp., Perry Co, PA prior to 1845. Looking for parents and descendants of this couple. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Sorry for the delay, I've been traveling. Descendants of William Bower 1 William Bower b: Abt. 1786 in ,,PA d: November 21, 1863 in RichlandTwp, Holmes ,OH .. +Corrilla Barnes b: October 24, 1796 in ,, PA d: November 26, 1875 in RichlandTwp, Holmes, OH m: February 03, 1818 in Harrison Co., OH ......... 2 William Bower b: in ,,OH ......... 2 Benjamin Bower b: August 02, 1820 in ,Harrison,OH d: February 13, 1893 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH ............. +Margaret E. Henry b: 1820 in , Holmes, OH m: June 24, 1839 in Richland Twp., Holmes Co., OH ......... 2 Leonard W. Bower b: March 06, 1822 in ,,OH d: February 04, 1898 in ,Holmes,OH ......... 2 Harriett Bower b: Abt. 1826 in ,,OH ............. +Unknown Miller ......... 2 John Bower b: March 24, 1829 in ,,OH d: December 16, 1894 in ,Holmes,OH ............. +Nancy Jane Chase b: December 25, 1857 in ,OH d: November 12, 1895 in ,Holmes,OH m: February 14, 1878 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH by Rev. W. S. Barnes .................... 3 Laura Della Bower b: June 1878 ........................ +Elijah Jones b: 1873 d: January 21, 1924 .................... 3 Mary Jane Bower b: November 1879 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH d: 1954 in Killbuck, OH ........................ +Riley Elsworth Hawkins b: December 1881 in , , OH d: January 22, 1961 in , Holmes Co., OH m: August 08, 1903 .................... 3 Leonard W. Bower b: February 1882 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH d: 1957 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH ........................ +Eunice A. Barnes b: May 13, 1881 in Tiverton Twp., Coshocton Co.,OH d: 1954 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH m: July 28, 1900 in ,Coshocton Co.,OH .................... 3 Lena Blanche Bower b: November 12, 1885 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH d: June 15, 1943 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH ........................ +Clifford Cassil Brown b: August 31, 1883 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH d: March 07, 1967 in Millersburg,Holmes,OH m: May 03, 1908 in ,,OH .................... 3 Harriet L. Bower b: February 18, 1887 in Richland Twp, Holmes,OH d: July 02, 1903 in Richland Twp., Holmes, OH .................... 3 John Wilmer Bower b: May 09, 1894 in Richland Twp, Homes, OH d: April 14, 1965 in Millersburg, Holmes County, OH ........................ +Bessie O. Brown b: August 03, 1892 in ,,OH d: August 1981 in ,Knox Co.,OH m: in ,,OH ......... 2 Irvine Bower b: May 16, 1831 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH d: January 07, 1890 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH ............. +Catherine Brightwell b: March 16, 1835 d: April 02, 1875 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH m: October 26, 1854 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH by Simeon Snow, J. P. ......... *2nd Wife of Irvine Bower: ............. +Mary Ann Wilson b: December 18, 1840 d: September 30, 1903 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH m: May 16, 1878 in ,,Coshocton,OH ......... 2 Lorenzo Bower b: October 22, 1833 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH d: October 28, 1890 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH ............. +Cordilla McKee b: September 30, 1840 d: December 02, 1873 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH m: November 14, 1860 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH by James Elliot, M.G. .................... 3 Allen L. Bower b: September 04, 1861 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH d: November 17, 1922 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH ........................ +Caroline H. Stark b: November 1863 d: 1928 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH m: September 30, 1886 in ,RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH by W. S. Barnes, M. G. .................... 3 Silas C. Bower b: Abt. 1864 in ,,OH ........................ +Elizabeth P. Fisher m: March 22, 1891 in ,Coshocton Co.,OH .................... 3 Enos Bower b: Abt. 1866 in ,,OH ........................ +Elizabeth Staser m: in ,,OH .................... 3 Leonard P. Bower b: 1868 in ,Holmes Co., OH ........................ +Katherine Staser b: 1871 in , , OH m: August 11, 1892 in ,,Coshocton,OH ......... 2 Susan Louisa Bower b: May 10, 1838 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH d: October 08, 1873 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH ............. +Alexander Heaton m: June 04, 1868 in RichlandTwp,Holmes,OH .................... 3 Corrilla Heaton b: in ,,OH ........................ +Unknown Chapman

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BOWERS] Joseph R. Bowers, IA>IL Resent-Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 21:30:07 -0600 Resent-From: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 23:30:10 EDT From: Grawlf2@cs.com Reply-To: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com To: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com Looking for information on Joseph R. Bowers. Married Sabrina Posts in Warren Co., IL on Oct. 30, 1852. One child that I know of is Seymour, b. abt. 1853 in Louisa Co., IA then married Margaret Ann Hurlburt on March 15, 1890 in Warren Co., IL. According to census records Seymour was in Warren Co, IL in 1900 then in Des Moines Co., IA in 1920 where he lived until he died in 1943. Can't find any information on Joseph. Only have him listed on the marriage license for Seymour. Anyone else have these Bowers in your line? Pat - grawlf2@cs.com

Hi Colleen, I've been waiting but so far nobody has posted these Bowers, so here goes: Polly Bowers born Feb. 17, 1778 was born in Thompson, Windham, Ct. She married Joseph Sheffield March 7, 1799 in Dudley, Worcester, Ma. They move to New Berlin, Chenango, NY and raise about 7 children including Lurinda Sheffield who married John Brooks of Plymouth, Chenango NY. Lurinda was by tradition an Indian. This tradition is known through many different lines who had not shared research until the advent of the computer. The Plymouth, Chenango, NY Bowers' move to Grant County, WI. Polly Bowers was the daughter of John Bowers (born June 16 ,1732 in Killingly, Windham Ct.) and Rebeckah Carpenter who were married Nov. 6, 1755 in Dudley, Worcester, Ma. They had children Polly, Zelotes, Jerathmael,Calvin (all born in Killingly, Windham, Ct. and John (born in Dudly, Worcester, Ma.) John Bowers (father of Polly) was the son of John Bowers and Zerviah Amsden (daughter of John Amsden and Hannah Howe) They had children John, Benajah, Samuel, Sarah and Zerviah all born in Killingly, Windham, Ct. I believe John Bowers (grandfather of Polly) was the son of John Bowers and Elizebeth Wilder of Lancaster, Worcester, Ma. Does anyone else know of the Indian tradition of the Bowers line? and is anyone else strolling down this garden path? Gary and Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Pustola" <ladyaudris@earthlink.net> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 3:57 PM Subject: [BOWER] WHERE IS EVERYONE???? > Hi cousins, > > Where are all the roll call messages from everyone??? We're so quiet, I > almost forgot we had a roll call going! Of nearly 300 people, only 18 > of you (including me) have submitted posts. > > C'mon everyone! ... yes, you lurkers, newbies and novices, too! :) > What're ya waitin' for? C'mon! ... post your people out here in front > of everyone so we can all see. > > We have three other teams of cousins just waiting to see who you're all > looking for! > Colleen > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. >

I must have missed the request for a roll call. I would LOVE for someone to help me find a relative for my brick wall (alias my great-great-grandmother) Laura Bower. She seems to have no history prior to her 1892 marriage to George Maddox (born 1874) in Muncie, IN. (No parents listed on the marriage application.) They had two children together: Beulah in 1893 and Webster in 1896. She then divorced George (I'm anxiously awaiting the paperwork on that from Delaware Co.) The two children stayed with George and his widowed mother, Mary. Laura then at some point married two more times. Once was to a Charles Rawlins/Rollins and the other time was to a man with the last name Childs. I do not know which one was #2 and which was #3. I do not know when or where Laura died. I'm working on checking out a Laura Childs who died in Delaware Co, IN (Muncie area) about 1947. One additional point to note...Laura's son, Webster, enlisted in the Army for WW1 in Canton, OH. I see there are a lot of Bower(s) in that area and wondered if he may have been living with or visiting family there??? Anyone out there find my Laura in there database? Marilyn Shields Colleen Pustola wrote: > Hi cousins, > > Where are all the roll call messages from everyone??? We're so quiet, I > almost forgot we had a roll call going! Of nearly 300 people, only 18 > of you (including me) have submitted posts. > > C'mon everyone! ... yes, you lurkers, newbies and novices, too! :) > What're ya waitin' for? C'mon! ... post your people out here in front > of everyone so we can all see. > > We have three other teams of cousins just waiting to see who you're all > looking for! > Colleen > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you.

I don't know much anything about this line of mine on my mother's side. Her mother was a Slawson, and in tracing the Slawsons back I found a direct line ancestor called BOWERS SLAWSON. BOWERS SLAWSON was born 6/21/1742 at Stamford CT. He married a Prudence Brown. They had many children. Apparently Bowers Slawson was s/o Lieut. James Slawson Jr. 1706-1758 and Elizabeth Howe 1708-1758. Elizabeth Howe was d/o Isaac Howe 1669-1733 and Elizabeth Waterbury Howe Weed. These folks lived in New Haven, CT, but Elizabeth came from Stamford. Isaac Howe's father was Nathaniel Howe 1650-1692, who married a "Miss Bowers" of New Haven CT. He may have had another spouse before or after Miss Bowers. I have the marriage date as 1670 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co. CT. Surely would like to know more about "Miss Bowers" and her family. I'm presuming these folks were English (as opposed to my German BOWER ancestors). Nathaniel Howe was born at Lynn MA, Essex Co., but died in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT. Does anybody recognize these folks? Jan T

My Bauer line doesn't seem to fit with anybody else's. Original immigrant: Stephen Gottlieb Bauer b 1/1/1799 at KleinBottwar, m. Maria Glock of Hoeneck. They came to America in 1838 and that same year converted to German Baptist Brethren (now Church of the Brethren or "Dunkard") at Aughwick Mills, PA. Their first son, Jacob Fredrick Bauer, was born 1836 in Germany and died young. The next son, Karl Gottlieb Bauer was born 1/17/1838 in Germany and emigrated with them; he was known as Charles Bower. He died at the Battle of Shiloh in the Civil War, a Union Army volunteer. (His Dunkard parents were much dismayed by his decision to enlist, which he did without telling them till it was a done deal.) He left a diary which tells of the time between his injuries in the Civil War and his death at Quincy, IL, several weeks later. He never married and had no children. John L. Bowers, the third son, was born in Huntingdon County PA 3/22/1840 and died 1/26/1917 in Spokane, WA. He married Elizabeth Roxana Guenther in 1866 in Lena, Stephenson Co., IL; they had 9 children. David Bower, the fourth son, was born in Huntingdon County PA 4/15/1842 and died 2/17/1932 in Bowmont, ID. He married Susanna Badger July 7, 1867 at Lena, Stephenson Co., IL. Her father was a Dunkard preacher. David & Susanna had six children (5 girls, 1 boy). Benjamin Bauer was born 1844 in PA and died of cholera May 1849 at Galena, IL, during the family's move from Huntingdon Co PA to Stephenson Co. IL. Samuel Bauer was born 1848 and died May, 1849 at Galena IL during the family's move from Huntingdon Co. PA to Stephenson Co. IL. Of the six sons, only two lived to marry and produce descendants. The family name was anglicized to BOWER by Stephen Gottlieb Bauer in 1851 at Stephenson Co., IL. I maintain a mailing list of descendants of Stephen Gottlieb & Maria Glock Bower and am always looking for more family members. We publish a quarterly family newsletter that includes family history and current stuff. Jan T