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    1. Re: [BOWER] Bowers in Berks County, PA
    2. Jean R. Legried
    3. Ms. Addams ----------- I undoubtedly won't be the only one to tell you this -- "Trail of the Pioneers" is _loaded_ with errors. The author told me that, when he couldn't find data, he made up some! That really isn't the way to do genealogy! At 04:56 PM 1/16/01 -0800, you wrote: >Hi Everyone, > >My name is Taylor Addams. I am a Researcher with a company called >"International Genealogical Search," in British Columbia, Canada. We have >been retained to locate heirs for the Daniel B. Bower Trust; to identify & >locate his siblings and their descendents. I am hoping that someone on this >list will be familiar with this family or can give me some advice regarding >searching for this family in Berks County, PA. > >The information I have to date is as follows: > >Siblings to Daniel B Bower > Joel B Bower b: 1840 d: 1933 Boyertown, PA > John B Bower b: 1842 d: 1878 Boyertown, PA > Priscilla B Bower b: 1846 d: 1907 New Berlinville, PA > +Levi Ehst > Joanna Bower b: 1849 d: 1884 Franconia Twp., PA > +Daniel Rittenhouse > Elizabeth B Bower b: 1854 d: 1927 Boyertown, PA > +John B Bechtel > >Daniel B Bower with his children >Daniel B Bower b: 1851 d: 1913 Boyertown, PA > Thomas Bower b: 1878 d: 1897 Boyertown, PA > Howard Bower b: 1885 possibly Boyertown, PA > >Father Henry O Bauer b.1807 d.1867 Douglass Twp, PA > >The above information was taken from the book, "Trail of the Pioneers" A >History and Genealogy of Hans Bauer and His Descendents. > >Daniel B. Bowers was married to Amanda Riegner. > >If anyone is researching this family, I would appreciate any information >that you can share that may possibly lead me to living heirs. In return, I >would be more than happy to share any information that I receive during my >research. (obits, vital records, probate, etc...) > >Thank you! > >Taylor Addams Jean R. Legried, CGRS <jrl@smig.net>

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