Dear cousins I am researching my BOWERS ancestors and descendants who originated in Cheshire/Lancashire, England. Some migrated to Australia, others to New Zealand and perhaps the USA and other countries. I have got back to James BOWERS who lived in or near Stockport, Cheshire, England. I do not know the date of his birth but estimate to be c1800 or earlier. Here is some information - Descendants of James BOWERS 1 James BOWERS b. c1800 (or earlier) .... 2 John Bowers b: Abt. 1817 Stockport, Cheshire, England ........ +Mary Ann Sale b: Abt. 1818 England m: 17 June 1838 District of Cheadle, Cheshire(Stockport) ........... 3 Margaret Bowers b: 1847 Manchester, Lancashire ............... +John Entwhistle b: Abt. 1845 Lancashire m: 1 November 1871 Charlestown, Lancs ........... 3 Maria Bowers b: 10 March 1850 Manchester, Lancashire ............... +William Hayes b: Abt. 1847 Lancashire m: 24 November 1871 Charlestown, Lancs ........... 3 Mary Ann Bowers b: 2 September 1852 Worsley, Lancs d: 20 August 1919 Auckland, N.Z. ............... +Joseph Royle b: 5 November 1853 Pendlebury, Salford m: 23 May 1872 Charlestown, Lancs d: 4 July 1934 Auckland, N.Z. Mary Ann Bowers and Joseph Royle migrated to Queensland, Australia in 1883 with their young family. About 1903 Mary and Joseph left Australia to settle in New Zealand with their daughter Elizabeth and her husband Carl OLSSON/OLSON (of Sweden). Elizabeth and Carl had three known children - Carl, Olga and Esma born in the early 1900s. Mary Ann Bowers was my great-grandmother and I am descended from her son Elijah ROYLE who stayed behind in Queensland, Australia when his parents went to New Zealand. Another daughter of Mary Ann, Rosetta ROYLE also stayed in Australia and moved to Melbourne, Victoria when she married. Good luck to you all in your BOWER searches. Mary Thit, Melbourne, Australia mthit@bigpond.net.au

Researching descendents of Moses (1724-1805) & Maria Catharina BOWER (BAUR) of Amity Twp, Berks Co, PA. They had four children: George Michael, Albrecht, Moses Jr., and Johannes. We have quite a bit of information about the descendents of Moses Jr. and Johannes, but not as much for George Michael and Albrecht. Their information follows: George Michael BOWER, b. 31 Jan 1748/49, d. 11 Aug 1823, m. 1772 Regina TURR, children: Moses 1773-1853, m. Elisabeth SCHMIDT (1770-1843) Susanna (1775-1842) m. Johannes Bertolet DETURK (1771-1824) Michael (c. 1778) Johann (1781-1857) m. Elizabeth DIEFENDORFER George (c. 1788-1823) m. Catharina KISSEL Christina (b. 1790) m. Jacob RHOADS Hannah (b. 1791) m. Abraham LUDWIG Jacob (1796-1852) m. Mary ZIMMERMAN, m. Elizabeth HARNER (1807-1884) Albrecht BOWER (c. 1753-1777) m. Margaret bef. 1773, children: Albrecht Jr. (1773-1837) m. Maria KNAB Rosina (b. c. 1775) m. Matthias ENDI Catharine (b. c. 1777) Albrecht Jr. & Maria KNAB had a daughter, Augustina BOWER, born 13 Jan 1798, and a son, Samuel BOWER (1799-1868) who married Elizabeth BRUNGART (1831-1904). They were in Kelley Twp, Union Co, PA in 1850. They had the following children: David Ezra (b. 1857) m. Jane IMMEL Samuel Y. (b. 1859), and John A. (1864-1926) m. Mary SMITH. Harold Bower Valrico, FL harold@bowerclan.net

-----Original Message----- From: Lisa Smith [mailto:lisarnbsncac@home.com] Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 9:14 PM To: BOWER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOWER] SC>GA>MS Bowers Descendants of Phillip Philemon Bowers - 22 MAR 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- FIRST GENERATION 1. Phillip Philemon Bowers was born in 1788 in South Carolina. He appeared on the census in 1810 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, p36. He served in the military between 1812 and 1815 in War of 1812, 4 Regiment, Lt. Col William Jones Infantry, Georgia Militia. He appeared on the census in 1820 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, p135. He appeared on the census in 1830 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, p195. He appeared on the census in 1840 in Stewart County, Georgia, p122. He appeared on the census in 1850 in Stewart County, Georgia. He signed a will on 27 MAY 1852 in Stewart County, Georgia. He died in 1857 in Stewart County, Georgia. He had a will probated on 7 SEP 1857 in Stewart County, Georgia. He was named as executor of the will/estate of Mary Griffin in Stewart County, Georgia. He resided 20th district in Stewart County, Georgia. He was married to Mary Ann "Nancy" Broom (daughter of Thomas Broom and ? ?) in 1811. Mary Ann "Nancy" Broom was born in 1792 in South Carolina. She appeared on the census in 1860 in Stewart County, Georgia, p297. Phillip Philemon Bowers and Mary Ann "Nancy" Broom had the following children: +2 i. John Bowers (born in 1812). +3 ii. David Bowers (born in 1818). +4 iii. Elizabeth H. Bowers (born in 1821). +5 iv. Philemon Bowers (born in 1828). 6 v. Ann Bowers was born in 1830 in South Carolina. +7 vi. Martha Bowers (born in 1832). +8 vii. Mary C. Bowers (born in 1834). +9 viii. Keziah Bowers (born on 17 DEC 1836). SECOND GENERATION 2. John Bowers was born in 1812 in South Carolina. He was married to Frances Dobbs on 9 AUG 1832. John Bowers and Frances Dobbs had the following children: 10 i. Keziah Bowers. 3. David Bowers was born in 1818 in South Carolina. He appeared on the tax list in 1841 in Stewart County, Georgia. He appeared on the census in 1850 in Stewart County, Georgia. He appeared on the census in 1860 in Stewart County, Georgia, p297. He was married to Dorcas Croon Stanley about 1840. Dorcas Croon Stanley was born in 1822 in North Carolina. David Bowers and Dorcas Croon Stanley had the following children: 11 i. Missouri B. Bowers was born in 1841 in Georgia. 12 ii. Laura Bowers was born in 1843 in Georgia. 13 iii. Lavinia Bowers was born in 1846 in Georgia. 14 iv. Thomas Bowers was born in 1848 in Georgia. 15 v. Charlie Bowers was born in 1850 in Georgia. 16 vi. David Bowers was born in 1854 in Georgia. 17 vii. Mattie Bowers was born in 1855 in Georgia. 18 viii. Marcellus Bowers was born in 1858 in Georgia. 19 ix. Julia Lenora Bowers was born in 1859 in Georgia. 4. Elizabeth H. Bowers was born in 1821 in South Carolina. She died in ?Texas. She was married to Bartley Martin on 18 JAN 1837 in Stewart County, Georgia. Bartley Martin was born in 1817 in South Carolina. He appeared on the census in 1840 in Stewart County, Georgia, p122. He appeared on the census in 1860 in Stewart County, Georgia, p303. Elizabeth H. Bowers and Bartley Martin had the following children: 20 i. Sarah Martin was born in 1838 in Georgia. 21 ii. (dau) Martin was born in 1840 in Georgia. 22 iii. William H. Martin was born in 1842 in Georgia. 23 iv. David F. Martin was born in 1844 in Georgia. 24 v. Mary Martin was born in 1848 in Georgia. 25 vi. Caroline Martin was born in 1852 in Georgia. 26 vii. Frances Martin was born in 1854 in Georgia. 27 viii. Thomas B. Martin was born in 1856 in Georgia. 5. Philemon Bowers was born in 1828 in South Carolina. He appeared on the tax list in 1841 in Stewart County, Georgia. He appeared on the census in 1850 in Stewart County, Georgia. He appeared on the census in 1860 in Stewart County, Georgia, p298. He served in the military on 2 MAR 1862 in Zollicoffer's Guards, Co G 46th Reg GA Vol Inf. C.S.A.. He was married to Mary Ann Pyle (daughter of Abraham Pyle) on 4 OCT 1851 in Stewart County, Georgia. Mary Ann Pyle was born about 1835 in Georgia. Philemon Bowers and Mary Ann Pyle had the following children: 28 i. Anna M. Bowers was born in 1857 in Georgia. 29 ii. Jasper A. Bowers was born in 1860 in Georgia. 7. Martha Bowers was born in 1832 in South Carolina. She was married to William B. Grimes on 3 JUN 1858 in Stewart County, Georgia. William B. Grimes was born in OCT 1831 in North Carolina. He appeared on the census in 1860 in Stewart County, Georgia, p307. He died on 5 NOV 1894. Martha Bowers and William B. Grimes had the following children: 30 i. William Grimes was born in 1859 in Georgia. 8. Mary C. Bowers was born in 1834 in Georgia. She was buried in Harmony Cemetery, Stewart County, Georgia. She was married to William Mabry on 4 DEC 1851 in Stewart County, Georgia. William Mabry was born in 1820 in Georgia. He appeared on the census in 1860 in Stewart County, Georgia, p356. He was buried in Harmony Cemetery, Stewart County, Georgia. Mary C. Bowers and William Mabry had the following children: 31 i. W. Woody Mabry was born in 1853 in Georgia. 32 ii. James P. Mabry was born in 1855 in Georgia. 33 iii. Philip Mabry was born in 1857 in Georgia. 34 iv. Thomas Mabry was born in 1857 in Georgia. 9. Keziah Bowers was born on 17 DEC 1836 in Georgia. She died on 15 OCT 1914 in Smith County, Mississippi. She was buried on 16 OCT 1914 in Ware Cemetery, MS (Smith). She was married to George Washington Ware (son of John S. Ware and Mary "Polly" Jackson) on 10 OCT 1852 in Stewart County, Georgia. George Washington Ware was born on 30 OCT 1828 in Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia. He appeared on the census in 1870 in Smith County, Mississippi, p451.. He died in 1907 in Smith County, Mississippi. He was buried in 1907 in Ware Cemetery, MS (Smith). Keziah Bowers and George Washington Ware had the following children: +35 i. Henrietta S. Ware (born on 2 SEP 1853). +36 ii. David C. "Dave" Ware (born on 3 NOV 1856). +37 iii. Keziah Josephine Ware (born in 1861). ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== The Bower Family Homestead, homesite of the Bower mailing list -- http://bowercommunity.com/homestead

This is only the 2nd time I have posted even though I have been enjoying this site for over 2 years. I have a variant surname. In 1994 we began searching our SMITH surname. Relatives had said that a Cherokee Indian with the last name of SMITH had married an English woman with the last name of BOWER. We have found nothing to verify this unless it was before 1775. With so many duplications of first names I am having a terrible time sorting out my 163 BOWERSMITH'S. I would really appreciate any suggestions or help. Thanks BOWERSMITH, Jacob b. 1775-1780 in MD. (great great grandfather?) m. Mathilda JENKINS 1815 in Loudon Co., VA. she died in 1838 in OH. (May have been his 2nd marriage) moved to OH 1820 to 1830 m. Olive KENT 1840 in Union Co., OH moved to Clay Co., IL in 1863 d. in Effingham Co., IL in 1878 (I am trying to sort out 6 Jacob Bowersmith's) BOWERSMITH, Hosea Wm. (great grandfather) b. 1838 (probably in OH) m. 1859 Sarah Ann WOOD in Montgomery Co., IL was in 1860 Hardin Co., OH Census moved to Clay Co., IL in 1863 1864 listed in court case in Clay Co., IL 1865 5th child was born 1868 another court case in Clay Co., IL disappeared after April 1868 1870 2 of the middle children were indentured 1870 this branch began using the surname SMITH with BOWER being used as a middle name. 1872 Sarah Ann married George W. TOLBERT BOWERSMITH, George (grandfather) b. 1860 Hardin Co., Hale Twp., OH parents moved to Clay Co., IL 1863 m. Elizabeth Jane DYER 1882, Clay Co., IL (don't know what happened to her) m. Cecelia GENTIL in Perry Co., MO in 1888 1909 family moved to IL BOWERSMITH, Isaac b. abt. 1800 (the Jacob born 1775-1780 was probably his father) Have not found any listing for this Isaac's wife. Sept.1838 acquitted of a murder in Delaware Co., OH d. Union Co., OH in 1840 leaving 9 children, 7 had to have guardians appointed for them. BOWERSMITH, Isaac b. abt. 1820 listed as a clergyman in 1850 Delaware Co., OH Census (father may have been Jacob) m. Harriet Thompson 1842 in Union Co., OH had 7 children BOWERSMITH, Isaac b. abt. 1837 (son of the Isaac b. abt. 1800) I have a lot of Civil War information which may belong to this Isaac but nothing else.

Hi: I'm new to this but really enjoy visiting the Bower Homestead site. I am seeking ascendants of my father, Robert William Jack Bower born in Lowestoft,Suffolk, England, 1919. Immigrated to Canada in 1927. His father was Robert Archibald Ainsworth Bower, born Jan 7, 1892 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died in England approx. 1975. Parents Thomas Bower and Annie Fayette(?), brothers Thomas and Jack, sisters Gertie and Ann. I have pretty well scoured the GENUKI website which is chock full of information on England. I am looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of the 1901 census in England. If anyone has an interest in Coats of Arms, this site is very good http://www.designsofwonder.com/ Just type in your surname and it will do a search for you. Hope to hear from someone with a link to my family. Bobbie Bower Krawchuk, British Columbia, Canada

Do you know where in OH. ? ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Argo <barbgo@arbuckleonline.com> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: mmmm/29/2001 6:14 PM Subject: [BOWER] Roll Call: William Bower > Hi Everyone, > I think I am in the same fix as Colleen, I still cannot find anyone who ran across my William Bower maybe born abt 1840-1855? In Ohio Married a Delenia Iler. All I know is they had a son named James Madison Bower born 1884 in Ohio. I know nothing about my William & Delenia. These names were on my grandfathers death cert. If William & Delenia had other children? Was William born later than 1855, say he was 20 when James was born, he could of been born in 1864? I am up a brick wall on this, > > Barbara Bower Argo > > > ==== 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. > >

Searching for Moses Bowers, b. 1859 in Ontario, Canada, d. 1926, Kingsley Michigan. Son of John and Mary Bowers, they were both born in Germany and emigrated to Ontario, Canada, Waterloo area, prior to 1859. 1861 Ontario Census lists 2 year old Moses as living with Peter Miller family of Waterloo Township, North, Ontario. In 1891, Moses married Elizabeth Kunsenhauser (b. 1869 d. 1946). Moses and Elizabeth had 1 son, Russell, b. 1894 d. 1972. Moses and family emigrated to Kingston, Michigan in 1901. Bruce Bowers bowers6254@telocity.com

Searching for Moses Bowers, b. 1859 in Ontario, Canada, d. 1926, Kingsley Michigan. Son of John and Mary Bowers, they were both born in Germany and emigrated to Ontario, Canada, Waterloo area, prior to 1859. 1861 lists 2 year old Moses as living with Peter Miller family of Waterloo Township, North, Ontario. In 1891, Moses married Elizabeth Kunsenhauser (b. 1869 d. 1946). Moses and Elizabeth had 1 son, Russell, b. 1894 d. 1972. Moses and family emigrated to Kingston, Michigan in 1901. Bruce Bowers bowers6254@telocity.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Colleen Pustola <ladyaudris@earthlink.net> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 9:40 AM Subject: [BOWER] ROLL CALL ... > Hi again family, > > I hope you're all having a SUPER, SUNNY Sunday! :) > > Since people are getting out and about, visiting all those great > genealogy places, let's have a roll call starting today. However, in > order for me to keep it all straight with the cross-postings though, we > need to do this in an ordered fashion. Here's how I've set it up: > > All four research teams will be holding a roll call this week HOWEVER it > will be staggered. > > The BOWER-L, being the largest, will go first ... starting today. > > BAUER-L, BAUR-L, BOWERS-L ... DO NOT POST YET. You will all be > receiving those messages pertaining to your surnames as they come > through the BOWER-L. As before, In a few days, once the traffic has > died down here, the BAUR and BOWERS teams will hold theirs. Several > days later, the BAUER-L will finish us up. I will notify you when to > begin (depending on the influx of BOWER-L roll call messages, it could > be on Thursday). > > Cousins on the BOWER-L: Once their rolls call begin, expect to receive > EVERY message coming from each of the BAUER-L, BAUR-L and BOWERS-L as > they are posted. Conversely, all BAUR, BOWERS and BAUER messages in the > BOWER-L roll call will be crossposted over to our smaller counterparts. > > For the next two weeks everyone please be sure to keep your mailboxes > emptied so we don't have a slew of bounced messages and you won't miss > out on even one post. > > Cousins who are homebound ... be sure NOT to skip this roll call. One > of the cousins who travel might see your message and select it to > incorporate with his/her research trip, providing you with the results! > (yes, it DOES happen here in the family) > > Roll call? What IS she talking about now??? For those of you who are > brand new to online genealogy, or just genealogy in general, this next > part is for you: > > TO OUR NEWBIES and NOVICES ~~ (Print this out if you need to) ~~ ROLL > CALL FAQs > > *** A roll call means EVERYONE in the family should post those lines > they are looking for. It's kind of like reporting in to the list > saying, "here I am ... looking for (whoever)." This is also the time > our lurkers come out and "report in." > > *** You should expect traffic on the BOWER-L to be very heavy this week > and part of next. Although you can post a query anytime during the > year, roll calls here are special because nearly everyone posts ... > including our lurkers. It's an important time and you don't want to > miss out, but your mailboxes are going to get full fast. Please be sure > to check them daily and keep them emptied so I don't get a bunch of > bounced back messages. > > *** Although the traffic is going to get heavier and may be a strain on > your time to keep up, PLEASE STAY WITH US. This will only last about > two weeks, if that. You don't want to unsubscribe just as an inline > cousin is posting a line you've been watching for. > > *** Be sure to use ONLY that email address to post with that you signed > up to the list with. Any other address will not be recognized by > Rootsweb and their servers will kick your message out of the system. > > *** Send your roll call messages DIRECTLY TO THE LIST at > <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com>. Please DO NOT send them to me as I am only one > person with one line when, what you want, is for ALL the cousins to see > who you're looking for. > > *** There is no special format. You just need to remember to include > names, dates and places as best you can. If you're nervous about this, > you might want to sit back a day or two and read some of the other > cousins' posts and see how they did it, then just do what they did. > Everyone has their own style and preference for setting up a roll call > message. > > *** If you're a newbie, the best thing you can do for yourself is to > announce it first thing in your message! It alerts the rest of us to be > especially watchful of your material. > > PLEASE MAKE YOUR SUBJECT LINE READ SOMETHING LIKE THIS: > > ROLL CALL: Bower, Isaac (1856-1901, CT > NY) > ROLL CALL: Baur, Johann (Germany, PA, IL) > > PLEASE DO _NOT_ MAKE YOUR SUBJECT LINE READ LIKE THIS: > > John Bowers (or) > Bauer family (or) > Roll call > > Help us to help you by giving clear subject lines, okay? Thanks. :) > > I hope this answers any questions you might have, but if not, go right > ahead and ask! Your post is every bit as important as mine or any other > cousin's. :) > > Colleen > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. > >

I'm searching for info about Jonathan Bower who d. abt 1833, Adams Co., Pa. He m. Martha Robison. Their children: Thomas, Michael, Joel, Mary Ann, and Jane. Joel was my gg grandfather. Joel was b. 1794 in Adams Co., Pa., m. Sarah Lobaugh, and d. 1866 Henry Co., Ia. Donna

Hi Everyone, I think I am in the same fix as Colleen, I still cannot find anyone who ran across my William Bower maybe born abt 1840-1855? In Ohio Married a Delenia Iler. All I know is they had a son named James Madison Bower born 1884 in Ohio. I know nothing about my William & Delenia. These names were on my grandfathers death cert. If William & Delenia had other children? Was William born later than 1855, say he was 20 when James was born, he could of been born in 1864? I am up a brick wall on this, Barbara Bower Argo

I have the following BOWERS in my straight line genealogy. Unfortunately I haven't done to much work on them. Reubin BOWERS, born 1801 in New York. Married a Susitta, could be Susan or Susanna, possible in Ohio prior to 1823. They had the following children: Sarah BOWERS, b. 1823 in Ohio Rebecca BOWERS, b. 1825 in OH Mathew BOWERS, b. 1827 in OH Daniel BOWERS, b. 1829 in OH Clark BOWERS, b. 1831 in OH Issac BOWERS, b. 1834 in OH Mary BOWERS, b. 1836 in OH Susanna June BOWERS, b. 1838 in OH. Married a Edsel CARR on 22 Nov 1856 in Hittle TWP, Tazewell County, IL. Susanna later married a Thomas R. SPENCER in Tazewell County, IL on 6 Jul 1865. Ann Marie BOWERS, b. 1846 in Tazewell Co., IL Melissa BOWERS, b. 1848 in Tazewell Co., IL Terry Davison

Searching for the parents and siblings of Christina BOWER who married John F. Holderread in Columbiana Co., OH on 01 Jan. 1833. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

Hi cousins, Well, my aunts and uncles are beginning to wonder if I'm EVER gonna break through this wall I'm faced with! Frankly, so am I! :) But, not one to give up, here's my roll call ... I'm still seeking ancestors and descendants of Isaac Bower [b. NY 1776, d. Havana [now Montour Falls], Chemung Co. [now Schuyler], NY 1844]. He m. 1st __?__ who d. Tioga Co. [area now Schuyler Co.] bet. 1811-1818. They had a son, i. Grant Bower, b. NY 1805, d. MI 1873 Isaac m. 2nd, Elinor _?_ [b. NY 1787, d. NY bet. 1865 & 1870]. Their children: ii. Millicent A., b. NY abt. 1822; m. [1st] William Decker bef. 1844 in Catharine [now Montour Falls], Chemung Co. [now Schuyler], NY; she m. [2nd] Chester V. Mann iii. Isaac N., b. NY 1824 iv. Phineas, b. 1827 NY v. Oliver P., b. 1830 Who was Isaac's first wife and who were the parents of his second wife? Does anyone have confirmation of Isaac's father being Phineas? Did Isaac have a sister named Cynthia who married John Morris? I keep getting soooo close with some of you, then turn up with a zero. After 25 years of searching, I really believe it's about time I get some kind of breakthrough ... unless of course, my family actually DID evolve from the moss on the south side of a tree in the primeval forest! :) Thanks for any help. Colleen Pustola

Hi again family, I hope you're all having a SUPER, SUNNY Sunday! :) Since people are getting out and about, visiting all those great genealogy places, let's have a roll call starting today. However, in order for me to keep it all straight with the cross-postings though, we need to do this in an ordered fashion. Here's how I've set it up: All four research teams will be holding a roll call this week HOWEVER it will be staggered. The BOWER-L, being the largest, will go first ... starting today. BAUER-L, BAUR-L, BOWERS-L ... DO NOT POST YET. You will all be receiving those messages pertaining to your surnames as they come through the BOWER-L. As before, In a few days, once the traffic has died down here, the BAUR and BOWERS teams will hold theirs. Several days later, the BAUER-L will finish us up. I will notify you when to begin (depending on the influx of BOWER-L roll call messages, it could be on Thursday). Cousins on the BOWER-L: Once their rolls call begin, expect to receive EVERY message coming from each of the BAUER-L, BAUR-L and BOWERS-L as they are posted. Conversely, all BAUR, BOWERS and BAUER messages in the BOWER-L roll call will be crossposted over to our smaller counterparts. For the next two weeks everyone please be sure to keep your mailboxes emptied so we don't have a slew of bounced messages and you won't miss out on even one post. Cousins who are homebound ... be sure NOT to skip this roll call. One of the cousins who travel might see your message and select it to incorporate with his/her research trip, providing you with the results! (yes, it DOES happen here in the family) Roll call? What IS she talking about now??? For those of you who are brand new to online genealogy, or just genealogy in general, this next part is for you: TO OUR NEWBIES and NOVICES ~~ (Print this out if you need to) ~~ ROLL CALL FAQs *** A roll call means EVERYONE in the family should post those lines they are looking for. It's kind of like reporting in to the list saying, "here I am ... looking for (whoever)." This is also the time our lurkers come out and "report in." *** You should expect traffic on the BOWER-L to be very heavy this week and part of next. Although you can post a query anytime during the year, roll calls here are special because nearly everyone posts ... including our lurkers. It's an important time and you don't want to miss out, but your mailboxes are going to get full fast. Please be sure to check them daily and keep them emptied so I don't get a bunch of bounced back messages. *** Although the traffic is going to get heavier and may be a strain on your time to keep up, PLEASE STAY WITH US. This will only last about two weeks, if that. You don't want to unsubscribe just as an inline cousin is posting a line you've been watching for. *** Be sure to use ONLY that email address to post with that you signed up to the list with. Any other address will not be recognized by Rootsweb and their servers will kick your message out of the system. *** Send your roll call messages DIRECTLY TO THE LIST at <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com>. Please DO NOT send them to me as I am only one person with one line when, what you want, is for ALL the cousins to see who you're looking for. *** There is no special format. You just need to remember to include names, dates and places as best you can. If you're nervous about this, you might want to sit back a day or two and read some of the other cousins' posts and see how they did it, then just do what they did. Everyone has their own style and preference for setting up a roll call message. *** If you're a newbie, the best thing you can do for yourself is to announce it first thing in your message! It alerts the rest of us to be especially watchful of your material. PLEASE MAKE YOUR SUBJECT LINE READ SOMETHING LIKE THIS: ROLL CALL: Bower, Isaac (1856-1901, CT > NY) ROLL CALL: Baur, Johann (Germany, PA, IL) PLEASE DO _NOT_ MAKE YOUR SUBJECT LINE READ LIKE THIS: John Bowers (or) Bauer family (or) Roll call Help us to help you by giving clear subject lines, okay? Thanks. :) I hope this answers any questions you might have, but if not, go right ahead and ask! Your post is every bit as important as mine or any other cousin's. :) Colleen

I wish to let Vicky know that my prayers are with her during this very difficult time. Keep your courage up and a smile in your heart. Billie Jane - a not left handed person who just had surgery on her right thumb and doing fine at this time. janemac@juno.com

) ( ) Good Morning Family! .-.,--^--. ( Come on in. . . \\|`----'| - The coffee pot's on. . . \| |// ...and we even have decaf, | |/ tea, and hot chocolate! \ / ------ Today's topics include: 1. Welcome to new cousins 2. Touching the soul of the family ... 3. Spring has struck the family! 4. The Continuum 5. Kuzins Korner TO OUR NEWEST COUSINS ~~ On behalf of the entire family, I'd like to extend a most hearty welcome to those cousins who came into the family fold this past week. We are very glad to have you with us and hope you'll stay and remain a part of our online family. As soon as you're comfortable with us and the list, please send in your Bower[s]/Bauer or Baur lines so we can all see how we're related to you. We do not have a fancy format for sending in records or queries to the list. Post as many as you wish! If the data has anything to do with Bower[s]/Bauer or Baur ancestors or any of the 81+ variant spellings we research that might help someone, please feel free to post it. Every scrap of information is appreciated. If you haven't visited the homesite of this list yet, you are encouraged to do so. Our home is Bower Community, located at <http://bowercommunity.com>. There, we currently have two sites: The Bower Family Homestead [a.k.a., the Homestead] is our primary homesite and the gathering place for much of our information. It waits to join us all in welcoming you into the family at <http://bowercommunity.com/homestead>. Smaller is our sister site, the Bower Cottage, which houses most of our projects including an online GEDCOM fed by quite a few cousins from our research groups. Find the Cottage is at <http://bowercommunity.com/cottage>. TOUCHING OF THE SOUL OF THE FAMILY Did everyone notice the suggestion posted by one of our own yesterday? Did everyone read it as closely as me? In it she said she was posting only to us because she "feel[s] so comfortable here knowing that no one will jump on me about it." Whether you caught it or not, that statement said a LOT about us as a family. We are a family you know ... and we stand together as one. SPRING HAS STRUCK THE FAMILY! :) Cousins, I don't know about you, but the draw of the warm weather has pulled me away from my computer. I'm spending a great deal of time laying-in a garden and just enjoying being outside again. But, I've missed you all terribly and wasn't about to let yet another Sunday go by without spending this special time with you. I think, from the number of messages that have gone through in the past couple weeks, that you're also enjoying this "come alive" time again (well, for those of us in the northern hemisphere, anyway). Our cousins in Australia and New Zealand are beginning to settle in for their hibernating period, winter. We've had quite a few people unsubscribing ~ something that normally happens when spring hits. Then those same cousins return to us in the fall. Having seen this happen the last couple years ... When you're out walking cemeteries, visiting research facilities away from your town or state, please extract not only your lines, but ALL our 'B' Consortium names (Bauer, Baur, Bower, Bowers) and their variant spellings. We have cousins with us who are Bowersmith, Bourse and Booher. You'll find all the variant spellings at the Homestead on the variants page just off the main hallway. THE CONTINUUM I am very pleased to annound that Vicky Bowers-Gielau has agreed to host one portion of the Canada Continuum site ~ British Columbia. If she feels she can handle the entire country, she'll let me know. However, if there is someone who would like to host the rest of Canada's provinces or, like Vicky, just take one ... that would be terrific! Thanks, Vicky! Lucky me! ... I now have a helper on my New York site. Jodi has put in quite a few hours wandering suring the Web for New York sites where we'll find Bower/Bauer, etc. data. She has saved me a great deal of time and I can only appreciate tremendously the load she has taken from me. She has made the updating of my Continuum site a LOT quicker and easier. Thanks so much, Jodi! :) We currently have Australia, California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin represented ... and now, British Columbia. We'd love to have you join us, build an online Continuum site, and aid in our efforts to get all those (for instance) Iowa Bower[s]/Bauer/Baur family sites that are already online linked from one site rather than having to use a generalized search engine like Netscape, HotBot or InfoSeek to search them out. Sites in this project parallel those of the GenWeb but center only on the 'B' Consortium names and their variant spellings. Continuum sites can be as simple as state/country information and links to material in your chosen region or, if the host elects, can add raw material to his/her site. Continuum hosts join a private email list set aside specifically for this project to discuss design ideas, project problems, and pass along helps to each other regarding the Continuum. In this way, there is always immediate help. To create a site, you'll have to learn at least _some_ HTML (the coding language to put pages online) if you don't already know it. With the exception of three elements, your creativity is your own. If you think you might be interested in being a Continuum site host, please contact me at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. KUZINS KORNER Vicky Bowers-Gielau <vichary@home.com> is living on the edge of her nerves right now. The doctors found a lump in her breast that is growing. She is scheduled for surgery on May 1st, currently for a biopsy. I'm sure she would appreciate your prayers and hearing words of support from all of you right now. I have begun working on my next book, (my mom's) so you'll probably hear even less from me than normal for a while. My mother will be 81 this year and this is something I just can't put off any more. I desperately want to get her book published so I can hand it to her. I know you're all very patient with me when I get behind here, but I'll work diligently to keep everything pretty much up-to-date. I expect to go to the publisher in March, next year (if not sooner.) Family ... it's what we're all about. After being away from you these last few weeks, this has been such a pleasure for me to spend this time with you. I hope your upcoming week is filled with health, fun, productivity, and above all, filled with love. ) ( ) _.-~~-. (@\'--'/. Colleen ('``.__.'`) `..____.'

Sounds good to me. Unfortunately I don't have the hard or software to do that myself, but it would be a good visual aid. Might even help prompt some ideas of where to look for others if you saw general patterns that could be applied to that or other areas. You might need to keep in mind the breadwinners' occupations, though, as migration trends will vary according to these as well. Regards, Andrea Fitzgerald. -----Original Message----- From: jessie [mailto:jessie@dakota2k.net] Sent: Saturday, 28 April 2001 5:38 To: BOWER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOWER] CHAT: animation of migration maps? Hello! just had an idea that i thought i would run by the family and see if i'm reinventing the wheel. i am sending it only to this list because i feel so comfortable here knowing that no one will jump on me about it. ok ... so what if you could 1) get simple outline maps for the areas where your ancestors lived, at any scale that is appropriate or interesting to you, from continent-sized to state, county or within a town even. 2) mark the place where your ancestors resided at each time where you have data, and make each successive map contain the previous information with lines connecting the points. 3) scan the maps and then place them into a genealogy program that can make slide shows of associated "photos" like mine can. i use Family Ties Deluxe. 4) by running the slide show rather quickly you *should* get a cartoon animation effect of the way your family or families spread over an area. whaddya think? has someone already done this? what about doing it for different lineages in different colors, showing how they converged perhaps in one area leading to a marriage that resulted in the combined lineage that leads to yourself or someone else? i'm thinking of it in terms of a teaching tool to help my young daughter learn about her family history in ways that might make it more interesting for her. Jessie Elder ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== To post messages to the Bower discussion list, send them to BOWER-L@rootsweb.com --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 18/04/01 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 18/04/01

Hi Jessie and all, This sounds like a terrifically novel idea to me! :) Now, how do we go about applying it? Jessie, since this is your baby, how about doing up your maps, animating them, and sending them to me to be put up at the Homestead. This way, we can all actually see your idea in action. I can do a private viewing for everyone, or simply splash it right in front of the world. Either way ... I LIKE IT! Thanks so much for sharing this with us first. ... The 'B' Consortium ... leading and paving the way ... yeah! :) Colleen jessie wrote: > > Hello! > > just had an idea that i thought i would run by the family and see if > i'm reinventing the wheel. i am sending it only to this list because > i feel so comfortable here knowing that no one will jump on me about > it. > > ok ... so what if you could > > 1) get simple outline maps for the areas where your ancestors lived, > at any scale that is appropriate or interesting to you, from > continent-sized to state, county or within a town even. > > 2) mark the place where your ancestors resided at each time where you > have data, and make each successive map contain the previous > information with lines connecting the points. > > 3) scan the maps and then place them into a genealogy program that can > make slide shows of associated "photos" like mine can. i use Family > Ties Deluxe. > > 4) by running the slide show rather quickly you *should* get a cartoon > animation effect of the way your family or families spread over an > area. > > whaddya think? has someone already done this? what about doing it > for different lineages in different colors, showing how they converged > perhaps in one area leading to a marriage that resulted in the > combined lineage that leads to yourself or someone else? i'm thinking > of it in terms of a teaching tool to help my young daughter learn > about her family history in ways that might make it more interesting > for her. > > Jessie Elder > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Bower discussion list, send them to > BOWER-L@rootsweb.com

Hi Jessie and all, This sounds like a terrifically novel idea to me! :) Now, how do we go about applying it? Jessie, since this is your baby, how about doing up your maps, animating them, and sending them to me to be put up at the Homestead. This way, we can all actually see your idea in action. I can do a private viewing for everyone, or simply splash it right in front of the world. Either way ... I LIKE IT! Thanks so much for sharing this with us first. ... The 'B' Consortium ... leading and paving the way ... yeah! :) Colleen jessie wrote: > > Hello! > > just had an idea that i thought i would run by the family and see if > i'm reinventing the wheel. i am sending it only to this list because > i feel so comfortable here knowing that no one will jump on me about > it. > > ok ... so what if you could > > 1) get simple outline maps for the areas where your ancestors lived, > at any scale that is appropriate or interesting to you, from > continent-sized to state, county or within a town even. > > 2) mark the place where your ancestors resided at each time where you > have data, and make each successive map contain the previous > information with lines connecting the points. > > 3) scan the maps and then place them into a genealogy program that can > make slide shows of associated "photos" like mine can. i use Family > Ties Deluxe. > > 4) by running the slide show rather quickly you *should* get a cartoon > animation effect of the way your family or families spread over an > area. > > whaddya think? has someone already done this? what about doing it > for different lineages in different colors, showing how they converged > perhaps in one area leading to a marriage that resulted in the > combined lineage that leads to yourself or someone else? i'm thinking > of it in terms of a teaching tool to help my young daughter learn > about her family history in ways that might make it more interesting > for her. > > Jessie Elder > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Bower discussion list, send them to > BOWER-L@rootsweb.com

While there is a chance it's not a new idea on earth, it is new to me and I like it! Thanks for the idea! Lita A good friend overlooks your broken down gate and admires the flowers in your window.                                           See some of my accomplishments: http://puxplace.homestead.com/Hello.html   http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=89621