I just hit a jackpot! Rec'd a letter today with a group sheet for James J. Bowers of Nashville, Washington Co., IL. To my surprise this family is related to me. They are descended from my 'southern' Bowers of TN and VA. This is a younger brother of my ggg-grandfather who migrated from TN to MS. There must be someone out there related to this bunch. Please look over the names and let me know if anyone looks familiar. This is all the info I have at present. You never know what state you may find your relatives hiding! Descendants of James J. Bowers Generation No. 1 1. James J.3 Bowers (Jeremiah2, John1) was born June 18, 1824 in TN, and died February 19, 1876 in Nashville, Washington Co., IL. He married Jane Elizabeth Carpenter December 20, 1848 in Robertson Co., TN, daughter of James Carpenter and Sidney Travis. She was born January 8, 1831 in KY, and died January 7, 1909 in Locust Creek Community, Washington Co., IL. Children of James Bowers and Jane Carpenter are: 2 i. Mary Susan4 Bowers, born October 2, 1849 in Logan Co., KY; died December 12, 1871. She married Hugh Suitor December 24, 1868. 3 ii. William Clark Bowers, born July 12, 1851 in Logan Co., KY; died September 1881. He married Margaret Ann Lyons January 25, 1874. 4 iii. Edmund Alexander Bowers, born November 22, 1853 in Logan Co., KY; died July 6, 1878. He married Harriet L. Lyons December 24, 1874. 5 iv. Ira Ellis Bowers, born January 20, 1855 in Nashville, Washington Co., IL; died November 6, 1895. He married Serena Rhine September 17, 1882. 6 v. Nancy Caroline Bowers, born April 18, 1858 in Nashville, Washington Co., IL; died 1904. She married John Quincy Adams Grise? 1873. Notes for John Quincy Adams Grise?: Is John Quincy Adams' last name Grise? or Grisem. Name typed off the group sheet. 7 vi. Louisa Jane Bowers, born July 12, 1860 in Nashville, Washington Co., IL; died November 10, 1940. She married Robert Henderson. 8 vii. Sidney Arabelle (Belle) Bowers, born January 25, 1863 in Nashville, Washington Co., IL. She married Phillip Reiger January 19, 1882. 9 viii. James Newton Bowers, born March 27, 1865 in Nashville, Washington Co., IL; died March 17, 1934. He married Lucy Myrtle Rice July 5, 1894. 10 ix. John Wilson Bowers, born March 30, 1867 in Nashville, Washington Co., IL; died May 20, 1953. He married Lulu Kinser August 19, 1897. 11 x. Andrew Clinton Bowers, born November 8, 1869 in Nashville, Washington Co., IL; died October 14, 1948. He married Ethel Crihfield February 23, 1893. 12 xi. Emily Francis (Emma) Bowers, born January 8, 1872 in Nashville, Washington Co., IL; died 1948. She married John Casner February 26, 1891. 13 xii. Lyman Jeremiah Bowers, born January 18, 1875 in Nashville, Washington Co., IL; died September 10, 1905 in Welsh, Jefferson Davis, LA. He married Myrtle Armstrong; born in 1886. Notes for Myrtle Armstrong: Was age 19 when married. Lyman Jeremiah and Myrtle had no children.