Mary, My Bauer/Bower ancestor, Johann Mathias Bauer, was apparently born in Berks County ca. 1754. Among his children were sons Frederick, Michael, Jacob and Benjamin and according to Johann Mathias' Bauer's biography (that is posted to our Bower family Web site): "His wife; Catharine, born Jan. 1, 1760, died Nov. 25, 1836, and she is also buried at the Stone Valley Church. She bore him children as follows: Frederick, who died in Indiana; Jacob, who died in Ohio...", so it would seem that these J. Mathias Bauers have ties to both Berks County and Indiana. If you would like more information about my ancestor, I am happy to share what I found thus far. Lynne "Mary L. Moore" wrote: > My Bower family was in Washington Cty, Ind in 1860 census. John W. Bower was > born in Berks Cty, PA ca 1830, married in Ind. on March 22, 1868 to Ann > Gorman. His father was Thomas b. ca 1808. on the 1860 census children listed > are Henry, Mary C. James, Elizabeth, and Homer (?) age 12, By 1870 census, > John's father is evidently dead as he and his wife and small child live next > residence from his Mother. If there were other children or grandchildren > (your Thomas?) it could have been from a brother of my John who moved > north? > Or am I grasping at straws again? > Mary Lou-KS > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > The Bower Family Homestead, homesite of the Bower mailing list -- > http://bowercommunity.com/homestead

Mary, I saw your response to Marilyn and I am wondering if you know who your Thomas's father was or if your Thomas had any brothers or sisters. My gggrandfather Joel Bower was born in 1794 in York Co. but now it would be Adams Co., Pa. Joel had a brother Thomas, a brother Michael, a sister Mary Ann and a sister Jane who married Moses Myers. Their father was Jonathan whose wife was Martha. I really don't know anything about Joel's sisters and brothers. The birth date of 1808 for Thomas would fit well with Joel's 1794. In Jonathan's will Thomas has a middle initial of R. I too am probably grasping at straws. Let me know if we have a match or not. Thanks! Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary L. Moore <emlou@rainbowtel.net> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 6:36 PM Subject: Re: [BOWER] SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Marilyn Shields <AuntieM7@ameritech.net> > To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 2:20 PM > Subject: Re: [BOWER] SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE > > > > > > > > Hello Bower Researchers - > > > > I just found another bit of information > > on the g-g-grandmother I've had so > > little success researching. > > > > She is Laura Bowers. (Anna Laura) > > She was born in Indiana about > > 1870. She married George Maddox > > in Delaware County, IN in 1892.On a > > recent court document I obtained, I have > > learned that her father's name is Thomas > > Bowers I still don't have her mother's > > name. > > > > Are any of you Indiana researchers > > working on a line that includes a > > Thomas born about 1850? > > > > ANY help would be appreciated. > > I have tried all the typical avenues > > for research and they haven't produced > > anything so far. > > > > Marilyn Shields > > > > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > > To post messages to the Bower discussion list, send them to > > BOWER-L@rootsweb.com > > Marilyn, maybe we can connect! I had given up all hope of finding Bower > relatives. > My Bower family was in Washington Cty, Ind in 1860 census. John W. Bower was > born in Berks Cty, PA ca 1830, married in Ind. on March 22, 1868 to Ann > Gorman. His father was Thomas b. ca 1808. on the 1860 census children listed > are Henry, Mary C. James, Elizabeth, and Homer (?) age 12, By 1870 census, > John's father is evidently dead as he and his wife and small child live next > residence from his Mother. If there were other children or grandchildren > (your Thomas?) it could have been from a brother of my John who moved > north? > Or am I grasping at straws again? > Mary Lou-KS > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > The Bower Family Homestead, homesite of the Bower mailing list -- > http://bowercommunity.com/homestead

----- Original Message ----- From: Marilyn Shields <AuntieM7@ameritech.net> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [BOWER] SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE > > > Hello Bower Researchers - > > I just found another bit of information > on the g-g-grandmother I've had so > little success researching. > > She is Laura Bowers. (Anna Laura) > She was born in Indiana about > 1870. She married George Maddox > in Delaware County, IN in 1892.On a > recent court document I obtained, I have > learned that her father's name is Thomas > Bowers I still don't have her mother's > name. > > Are any of you Indiana researchers > working on a line that includes a > Thomas born about 1850? > > ANY help would be appreciated. > I have tried all the typical avenues > for research and they haven't produced > anything so far. > > Marilyn Shields > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Bower discussion list, send them to > BOWER-L@rootsweb.com Marilyn, maybe we can connect! I had given up all hope of finding Bower relatives. My Bower family was in Washington Cty, Ind in 1860 census. John W. Bower was born in Berks Cty, PA ca 1830, married in Ind. on March 22, 1868 to Ann Gorman. His father was Thomas b. ca 1808. on the 1860 census children listed are Henry, Mary C. James, Elizabeth, and Homer (?) age 12, By 1870 census, John's father is evidently dead as he and his wife and small child live next residence from his Mother. If there were other children or grandchildren (your Thomas?) it could have been from a brother of my John who moved north? Or am I grasping at straws again? Mary Lou-KS

Hello Bower Researchers - I just found another bit of information on the g-g-grandmother I've had so little success researching. She is Laura Bowers. (Anna Laura) She was born in Indiana about 1870. She married George Maddox in Delaware County, IN in 1892.On a recent court document I obtained, I have learned that her father's name is Thomas Bowers I still don't have her mother's name. Are any of you Indiana researchers working on a line that includes a Thomas born about 1850? ANY help would be appreciated. I have tried all the typical avenues for research and they haven't produced anything so far. Marilyn Shields

Hi again family, Christmas... it's less than 60 days away now. And, if you're new to the family since December, 2000 then you especially, will want to read the following... We ARE family, you know, and families do 'family' things together, right? Well, Christmas is coming and that IS a family holiday. Many of us have begun making Christmas lists; this time you can make one with a twist... We're going to spend Christmas together ... as a family ... all of us ... in cyberspace, in the parlor at the Homestead. This is something we have done since we all came together in 1998. Picture this ... A family Christmas tree with family around ... Christmas music ... gifts ... Santa Claus ... We're going to have a Christmas tree. I'll set it up as a page off the parlor, hopefully, just after Thanksgiving. Gifts will be new material that we all have stored in our home files or found recently after forays into libraries or archives. If each of you will send me one new list/record to be placed "under" the tree, then the family's Christmas will be a resounding success! We'll all benefit from this, have fun doing it, AND add some of the magic back into our own Christmas holidays. Even more, we'll do it as a family. Gifts can be: * a list of names on (for example) a year's tax records * a biography * 3-4 generations of a family * a couple wills * photographs * a few deeds * a county's/country's obituaries for a given period * immigration/emigration records * copies of certificates (deceased only - no living) * etc. ~~ whatever else you'd like to give the family for Christmas provided there is no data on living persons included The list does NOT have to be limited to what I've given above; those were just ideas/ suggestions. The point of this is to give a gift to the family and have fun doing it. ***IMPORTANT*** ~ PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL THREE *** *** Your gifts will need to be set up as close to online-ready as you're able to do; if you don't know how, don't worry ~ your gifts are still welcomed. Text files are fine, and so are RDF files. Label your message as CHRISTMAS GIFT so I won't miss it in the middle of all the roll calls and I'll know you have that particular message designated as a gift. *** Questions? Just send an email to me <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. Make your subject line as RE: CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. *** Your gifts should be submitted DIRECTLY TO ME at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net> ~ NOT ON THE LIST. (We need to be good "secret-keepers," don't you know! :) ) Deadline for submissions is December 8th as I'll need time to "wrap" everything. So, cousins... what dusty, musty records do you have hidden away that you'd like to "wrap up" and put under our first family tree to be opened on Christmas day? What BOWER[S]/BAU[E]R/BOWRA, or other variant spelling gift would you like to give to the family for Christmas? I'm totally excited about our first family holidays together! Are you? I sit here and imagine the surprise on your faces as you read about this, then the smiles, then the flicker of interest and excitement -- the spirit of Christmas coming alive. . .yes, this will be a magical time once again for all of us. I hope each of you will find at least one special gift to give at this, our first Christmas together. It can be an exciting and magical season for all of us ... looking once again at the holidays through child-like eyes. WELL... whada'ya think??? Are you all ready to feel like little kids again? :-D Colleen

Hi family, As if waking up late wasn't enough, I get the Coffee out late, as well. And then, what do I notice as it's leaving my computer???.... Well, didja ever send out one of those messages where you wish you could reach through your monitor and yank it back? Today was one of those for me. In the topics section of today's Coffee it says "No Coffee," when in fact there is a LOT of Coffee today! I owe you an explanation for this faux-pas... The past two weeks have been exceedingly stressful for me, the reason which I don't wish to divulge since this message will go into public archives. There wasn't going to be a Coffee this week until I woke up this morning and realized that I wanted to spend time with all of you. So, I did a Coffee but forgot to change the topics portion. :( ...An innocent foul-up born of my desire to change my mind and then noticed what time it was! "Ohmigosh! I gotta get this out of here!" A jump-through-my-fourth-point-of-contact ensued and voila' the Coffee went out with a major error in it! I do apologize, especially since this is a special one in honor of Veteran's Day. Please forgive. I wish each of you a SPECTACULAR day! :) Colleen

) ( ( ) 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. No Coffee this week 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 cousins from our research groups. Find the Cottage is at <http://bowercommunity.com/cottage>. Today is Veteran's Day here in the United States... In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, became the focal point of reverence for America's veterans. Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an unknown soldier was buried in each nation's highest place of honor (in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe). These memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I fighting at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as "Armistice Day". Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holiday 12 years later when, in May 1938, an official act was approved in which the eleventh of every November of every year would be proclaimed as Armistice Day. This day was meant to celebrate the virtues of peace and further pursue world peace as well as honor the veterans of World War I. If the idealistic hope had been realized that World War I was "the War to end all Wars," November 11 might still be called Armistice Day. In 1954, however, after the United States had battled in the Korean War and World War II, President Eisenhower signed a bill which amended the resolution and changed the holiday's name from Armistice Day to Veterans Day. The eleventh day of November changed to honor not only the veterans of World War I and celebrate the end of that war, but to honor all of the veterans from all of the wars that had taken place. On Memorial Day 1958, two more unidentified American war dead were brought from overseas and interred in the plaza beside the unknown soldier of World War I. One was killed in World War II, the other in the Korean War. In 1973, a law passed providing interment of an unknown American from the Vietnam War, but none was found for several years. In 1984, an unknown serviceman from that conflict was placed alongside the others. To honor these men, symbolic of all Americans who gave their lives in all wars, an Army honor guard, the 3d U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard), keeps day and night vigil. A law passed in 1968 changed the national commemoration of four national holidays to fall on Monday. This change would give the people a longer holiday weekend which was intended to revitalize commerce. Veterans Day was to be celebrated on the fourth Monday of October. The first Veterans Day, after the bill was put into effect, was celebrated on October 25, 1971. However, only some of the states agreed with this change. Veteran's Day remained an October holiday until 1975 when President Gerald Ford signed a new law changing Veterans Day back to its original date of November 11th. Therefore, in 1978 Congress returned the observance to its traditional date. Around the United States today, parades are held and flags are displayed, especially at the graves of soldiers. However, the focal point of Veteran's Day official ceremonies is held at the memorial amphitheater built around the Tomb of the Unknowns. At 11 a.m. on November 11, a combined color guard representing all military services executes "Present Arms" at the tomb. The nation's tribute to its war dead is symbolized by the President laying a wreath at the base of the tomb. A bugler plays "taps." The rest of the ceremony takes place in the amphitheater. And in this way, every year Americans honor the commitment of our Veterans. THE VETERAN [a poem by Freda H. Babinski] Today I was reminded of what time could not erase As I walked through the halls I felt a sadness in this place A building filled with history our books will never see Their stories are the pages locked inside their memory It's one of many you will find that's scattered everywhere These people come here hoping to receive the proper care I saw a few in wheelchairs and so many used a cane Some walked just fine but in their eyes was where I saw the pain These Heroes have been marked for life all here surrounding me They've shed their blood while other's died to keep this country free I still remember stories of a war my dad went through Each one was told with Army Pride he called it "World War II" And later "The Korean War" forced troops to say good-bye Because Korea's North and South could not see eye to eye Then "Viet Nam" decided to raise up it's ugly head Like all the wars, the damage left so many people dead When troops came home they had to face another kind of war A "War of Words" that added wounds as if they needed more The latest war was televised for all the world to see Called "Operation Desert Storm" performed so perfectly This war had ended quickly but our troops cannot forget They're constantly reminded that the "Storm's" not over yet These wars do not discriminate religion, sex or race The bombs, grenades and poison gas take lives we can't replace And weapons don't have boundaries they claim what's in their way What will it take to stop these wars right here, right now, today Our troops are thought so highly of when they are called to war But when it's over they are not remembered anymore And what about the one's still lost are they forgotten too? Is anyone still searching for the one's who fought for you These men and women suffer more than you will ever know When war is over they still fight a war that doesn't show Each one deserves the very best for what they have been through Your proof is V. A. Hospitals I'm sure there's one near you We all want Peace and Harmony but something's always wrong These buildings might become extinct if we could get along My husband fought the last two wars which stole the heart he had He wears that look of war abuse just like my precious dad I don't have all the answers but I know one thing for sure The anger has to leave before a healing can occur America is free because of Veterans today And more of them still yet to come will also have to pay So when you exercise your rights remember Why you can You see, I can't forget because I am "The Veteran" Family ... it's what we're all about. Thank you for allowing me to spend this time with you. I hope your week ahead is filled with health, productivity, fun, and above all, filled with love and inner peace. ) ( ) _.-~~-. (@\'--'/. Colleen ('``.__.'`) `..____.'

In a message dated 11/9/01 3:02:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, BOWER-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << BOWER-L@rootsweb.com >> Colleen my Bower was born in NY (where we don't know) in 1790 & his parents were born there also. Where would I find ship's records for that period of time? (1770s or maybe earlier) Judi

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BAUER] ship Resent-Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 09:55:24 -0700 Resent-From: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 11:55:13 EST From: Caffecupz@aol.com Reply-To: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com To: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com Ship Providence Amsterdam to Baltimore September 5, 1833 Johann Paul Bauer 37 6Mo M Neckarsalm USA Elizabeth Bauer 35 F Neckarsalm USA Paul Bauer 13 M Neckarsalm USA Simon Bauer 10 3Mo M Neckarsalm USA Wilhelm Bauer 7 9Mo M Neckarsalm USA Christian Bauer 5 3Mo Neckarsalm USA Ludwig Bauer 2 M Neckarsalm USA Carl Bauer 9Mo Neckarsalm USA

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BAUER] ships Resent-Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 10:02:20 -0700 Resent-From: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 12:01:58 EST From: Caffecupz@aol.com Reply-To: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com To: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com Ship Clotilde Antwerp to New York 4 November 1851 135 Jacob Bauer 39 m 136 Louise Bauer 40 f 137 Louise Bauer 10 f 138 Caroline Bauer 8 f 139 Frederich Bauer 6 m 140 E??sler Bauer 2 m Brig Herschel Bremen, Germany to Galveston, Texas 24 January 1850 34 Christoph Bauer 42 male farmer 35 Johanna Bauer 44 female 36* Johanna Bauer 17 male farmer 37 Jacob Bauer 14 male 38 Johannie Bauer 11 female 39 Christolph Bauer 10 male 40 Catherine Bauer 8 female 41 Wilhelm Bauer 5 male 42 Chrissene Bauer 2 female

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BAUER] ships Resent-Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 10:34:57 -0700 Resent-From: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 12:34:49 EST From: Caffecupz@aol.com Reply-To: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com To: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com Ship GF Patton Bremen, Germany to New York 3 Oct 1851 43 Henrick Bauer 36 male Farmer Humendorf United States SS Vaderland Antwerp to New York 3 January 1882 44 Henrike Bauer 35 M Farmer Germany US Steerage 45 Louise Bauer 11 F Germany US Steerage 46 Paul Bauer 6 M Germany US Steerage 47 Carl Bauer 4 M Germany US Steerage 48 Wilhelm Bauer 2 M Germany US Steerage Ship William Tell Page 2 of 2 Havre, France to New York 27 June 1854 472. Bauer, Freidr. 16 M Wurttemberg 512. Bauer, Seraphim 18 M Bade 549. Bauer, Martin 27 M Bade 593. Bauer, L. 28 M Wurttemberg SS Kronprinz Wilhelm Departing from Cherbourg, Bremen and Southampton to New York October 27, 1903 Katherina Bauer Joh Jes Bauer Josef Bauer Ship Germania Havre, France to New York 5 November 1851 136 Bauer Christian 22 M Bavaria 145 Bauer Anton 20 M Baveria

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BAUER] ships Resent-Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 10:49:36 -0700 Resent-From: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 12:49:28 EST From: Caffecupz@aol.com Reply-To: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com To: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com SS Hermann Bremen, Germany arriving New York 16 August 1886 Bremen, Germany arriving Baltimore 18 August 1886 295 Heinr. Bauer 49 m workman Germany Steerage A 3 296 Catherina Bauer 36 f none Germany Steerage A 297 Minna Bauer 18 f none Germany Steerage A 298 Emma Bauer 11 f none Germany Steerage A 299 Emil Bauer 9 m none Germany Steerage A 300 Carl Bauer 7 m none Germany Steerage A 301 Heinrich Bauer 4 m none Germany Steerage A 52 Rosalie Neubauer 32 f none Germany Steerage A 3 53 Lucie Neubauer 6 f none Germany Steerage A 54 Anton Neubauer 4 m none Germany Steerage A 551 Rosa Bauer 19 f none Germany Steerage B 1 Ship Caroline and Mary Clarke Le Havre, France to New York November 8, 1851 207 Bauer Carl 31 m Farmer Wurtemberg New York 208 Bauer Wilhelmine 34 f Farmer Wurtemberg New York 209 Bauer Paul 9 m Farmer Wurtemberg New York 210 Bauer Catharine 62 f Farmer Wurtemberg New York 84 Bauer Johann 21 m Farmer Bade New York SS Hohenstaufen Bremen, Germany to New York 22nd June 1881 496 Otto Neugebauer 3 M clerk Bavaria New York 521 Heinr. Bauer 14 M Wurttemberg New York 546 Michael Bauer 36 M workman Wurttemberg New York

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BAUER] Re: [Bklyn] Brooklyn Daily Standard Union- October 30, 1918-Marriage Licenses Resent-Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 18:40:34 -0700 Resent-From: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 20:40:31 EST From: Caffecupz@aol.com Reply-To: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com To: BAUER-L@rootsweb.com MARRIAGE LICENSES. COHEN, Hyman..29..Manhattan MILBAUR, Fannie..21..212 Grand st ==== BAUER Mailing List ==== The Bower Family Homestead, homesite of the Bauer mailing list -- http://bowercommunity.com/homestead

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BOWERS] Re: BOWERS-D Digest V01 #136 Resent-Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 08:29:34 -0700 Resent-From: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 10:29:30 -0500 (EST) From: drcleeb@webtv.net (JERRY BENNETT) Reply-To: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com To: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com Hi Clark, I have a Jane "Jennie" Bowers b. 1788 in Robeson Co., NC. I don't know anything about your Thomas Bowers, but noted that he returned to and died in NC. I'm searching for parents and siblings of Jane Bowers who married Cyrus Bennett b. 1792 in Richmond Co., NC., my GGGrandfather. Perhaps you might want to search in NC for family of your Thomas. I wish you luck! Jerry Bennett in Ga.

Hi Lita - very glad to hear of your great find. If you find your BOWER(S) came originally from Norfolk/Suffolk border area in England please contact me again - as mine came from that region. Fabulous news for you. Kind regards. Macha in NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lita" <lbower@pressenter.com> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:34 AM Subject: [BOWER] A neat connection > Since spring I haven't gotten to do much genealogy even tho very much info > from varied branches of mine and my hubby's families has come to me from > various sources. Life, grkids and my hubby's surgery got in the way. Also > my computer dying!!! (I've been working on a loaner for a month now with > none of my programs or info.) I did, however, receive a response from a > post I have had on Rootsweb "forever" regarding my husband's BOWER/BAUER > line in Fanshawe (London), Ont. I finally got one! A fellow named Ken > referred me to his brother-in-law, Bill in his 80s, who lives in that area. > Bill and I have been corresponding around our repective spouse's surgeries > and it is so neat! As a child he and his mom rode the horse and buggy past > the BOWER family home on the way to the grocery store owned by my husband's > great aunt's husband's family! And better yet, the house is still there! > He even had the great uncle, Charles BRADLEY, b. approx 1865, as a temp > teacher for a few weeks in the eighth grade! Plus his family is/will be > buried in the same cemetery as the BOWERs. Talk about connecting! This is > as neat as talking to my 95 year old gramma about the past. I NEVER thought > I would be in a situation like this. It is neat enough to find records > online but to connect to a living, breathing connection to so far back is > really precious! > So far I haven't gotten any hard dates or anything but I now know that the > Bradleys were from the London area, not western Canada as I had thought so > that opens a new avenue of search. And he was also a teacher in both areas. > My hope is to find the Bradley descendants and maybe find more info that > way. I think daughters in a family often have more in depth info to pass on > than the sons so I have my hopes. Bill is also going to send pictures of > the house and any other buildings that would figure into the BOWER past. So > neat! > > Lita - can you tell I'm excited? lol > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. > >

Since spring I haven't gotten to do much genealogy even tho very much info from varied branches of mine and my hubby's families has come to me from various sources. Life, grkids and my hubby's surgery got in the way. Also my computer dying!!! (I've been working on a loaner for a month now with none of my programs or info.) I did, however, receive a response from a post I have had on Rootsweb "forever" regarding my husband's BOWER/BAUER line in Fanshawe (London), Ont. I finally got one! A fellow named Ken referred me to his brother-in-law, Bill in his 80s, who lives in that area. Bill and I have been corresponding around our repective spouse's surgeries and it is so neat! As a child he and his mom rode the horse and buggy past the BOWER family home on the way to the grocery store owned by my husband's great aunt's husband's family! And better yet, the house is still there! He even had the great uncle, Charles BRADLEY, b. approx 1865, as a temp teacher for a few weeks in the eighth grade! Plus his family is/will be buried in the same cemetery as the BOWERs. Talk about connecting! This is as neat as talking to my 95 year old gramma about the past. I NEVER thought I would be in a situation like this. It is neat enough to find records online but to connect to a living, breathing connection to so far back is really precious! So far I haven't gotten any hard dates or anything but I now know that the Bradleys were from the London area, not western Canada as I had thought so that opens a new avenue of search. And he was also a teacher in both areas. My hope is to find the Bradley descendants and maybe find more info that way. I think daughters in a family often have more in depth info to pass on than the sons so I have my hopes. Bill is also going to send pictures of the house and any other buildings that would figure into the BOWER past. So neat! Lita - can you tell I'm excited? lol

>From the US GenWeb site for Adams Co, Illinois in Ebenezer South Cemetery Records: Name - Row - Born - Died - Age - Remarks ("carved on the stone") BOWER, HANNAH 4-S 15 OCT 1879 55Y 8M 26D "WIFE OF G. BOWER" BOWER, JAMES W. 4-S 21 DEC 1863 2Y 2D "SON OF G. & H. BOWER" Barbara Bower Yorktown, VA

----- Original Message ----- From: <vichary@shaw.ca> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 2:54 AM Subject: [BOWER] A Hallmark E-Card from Vicky Bowers-Gielau > > > Greetings! > > We wanted to let you know that Vicky Bowers-Gielau created a Hallmark.com e-card for you. To see your card, click the link below, or copy and paste this link into your Web browser's address line: > http://ecardview.hallmark.com/hmk/Website/greeting.jsp?id=EG4180-650776-4560 403 > This was the neatest! Thanks, Mary lou-KS

Greetings! We wanted to let you know that Vicky Bowers-Gielau created a Hallmark.com e-card for you. To see your card, click the link below, or copy and paste this link into your Web browser's address line: http://ecardview.hallmark.com/hmk/Website/greeting.jsp?id=EG4180-650776-4560403 If you have trouble using the link we provided, please follow these steps: 1. Click this link to go to our homepage, or copy and paste it into your browser's address line: http://www.hallmark.com 2. Click on the "e-cards" link. 3. Click on the link on the upper left hand side of the page that says "pick up a greeting." 4. Enter your email address and this retrieval number: EG480507560403. This e-card will be available for 90 days. 5. If you'd like to send an e-card yourself, use the "send your own greeting" button beside the e-card. Enjoy! While you're visiting Hallmark.com, be sure to explore our other products. We offer paper cards, great gifts, beautiful flowers and more. And our e-cards are fast, fun, and free. You're sure to find something you like at Hallmark.com. With best wishes, Jan Scott Hallmark.com P.S. Your privacy is our priority. To see our online Privacy and Security statement, please use this link: http://www.hallmark.com/hmk/Website/goto.jsp?CONTENT_KEY=FOOTER_PRIVLEGL&CONTENT_TYPE=ARTICLE

Anyone researching the following family?? Daniel Bower b ca 1819 PA m Catherine Stahl b 1819 in Pickaway Co, OH children: Martin Luther Bower b 1840 m. Louisa Catherine Nixon 1866 in Peoria, IL (1880) Simon b ca 1843 m. Martha ? 1880 Peoria Census Mary b ca 1845 m. ??? William b ca 1850 m Martha ? The family moved to Rosenfield, Peoria Co, IL