> This is concerning my biological paternal Ancestors > LEMUEL H. BOWERS & SUSAN M. RUSSELL > > LEMUEL H. BOWERS b: May 25, 1832 in IL > Enlisted Oct 13, 1864 Co G, 42nd IL INF REGT, Pvt > Claimed Residence in Terre Haute, IN > Died at Port Lavaca, TX Sept 24, 1865 > md: Jan 7, 1855 to SUSAN M. RUSSELL > b: Jan 7, 1840 IL d: March 13, 1905 > daughter of THOMAS RUSSELL & MARTHA J. RUSSELL > My great grandparents lived in the Batchtown, IL area of the Richwoods > precnt. of Calhoun County. > Their Children: > 1. LYRENUS G. BOWERS b: Aug 11, 1856 d: Jan 16, 1857 > > 2. THOMAS N. BOWERS b: Oct 23, 1857 d: Oct 23, 1857 > > 3. MARTHA EVELINE BOWERS b: Nov 3, 1858 d: Feb 10, 1879 > md: Sept 19, 1875 > JAMES W. SITTON b: Nov 16, 1849 d: Nov 6, 1919 > > 4. WILLIAM FINLEY HOWARD BOWERS > b: Feb 23, 1861 Batchtown, IL in Calhoun County > d: Aug 17, 1920 Flat River, MO in St Francios County > md: July 20, 1887 at Hardin, IL in Calhoun County > OLIVE ANN SWEENEY b: abt 1864 in IN > She left her husband and three children in abt 1893-5 > This couple is my parental grandparents. > Their Children: > 1. LEMUEL EVERETT BOWERS b: June 5, 1888 d: June 6, 1965 > 2. HARRISON "HAP" BOWERS b: Jan 23, 1889-90 d: Apr 23, 1959 > (My father) > 3. MABEL BOWERS b: abt 1892-3 > OLIVE ANN SWEENEY is the daughter of > HENRY SWEENEY & SUSAN ELIAN. > HENRY SWEENEY b: abt 1827 in Surry County, NC > son of ANDERSON SWEENEY & SARAH BAILEY. > > 5. SARAH A. BOWERS b: July 10, 1863 d: May 7, 1864 > > 6. LEMUEL HENRY BOWERS b: March 11, 1865 d: Sept 4, 1865 > > Sincerely, > Lucille Lightfoot > ALL@todays-tech.com > >