Wanda, Indiana is a very important state for Bower(s) research, so keep up the good work. I look forward to the additional information you will be adding to your site, since thus far I haven't found anything on the Bower(s) I'm researching. At the moment, I am trying to find information on a Jacob Bower. I have recently been contacted by one of his descendants who is trying to connect him to the Bowers of Grainger Co., TN. I believe this Jacob Bower is probably a nephew of my Andrew Bowers and that information about him and his family will finally allow me to determine the brothers and ultimately the parents of my Andrew. (Jacob is a common name in my line of Bowers. My Andrew had a son named Jacob, born 3 Dec 1838 in Grainger Co., TN. Andrew's brother, David Bowers, who moved from Grainger Co., TN to Shelby Co., IN after the 1830 census, also had a son named Jacob, born about 1833 in IN. A Jacob Bower, who I believe may be another brother of Andrew, appears on an 1831 tax list for Grainger Co. Other probable brothers who appear in the records of Grainger Co. are John, Henry and William. John is the only one known to have remained in Grainger Co., along with Andrew.) Per his Civil War records, Jacob Bower was born in Grainger Co., TN about 1842 (3 Nov 1842 per his grave marker). This Jacob Bower served in Co. E, 13th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers. He married Louisa Jane Talbert on 11 Nov 1866 in Shelby Co., IN, which is where his presumed uncle, David Bowers, lived. He and his Talbert brothers-in-law had a sawmill in Shelby Co. His household appears in Union Township in the 1870 census for Shelby Co., IN along with other Talbert families (David Bowers' family lived in Marion Township, Shelby Co., IN). Sometime after 1870, Jacob and Louisa moved to Barry Co., MO. He died 14 Oct 1899 in Cassville, Barry Co., MO and is buried there in Oak Hill Cemetery, along with his wife who died 16 Nov 1915. This information came to me just as we were beginning our annual migration to our summer home where, unfortunately, I have no access to a library. I am very interested in finding Jacob Bower in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. My previous research does not show him to be in Shelby Co. I know there was a Jacob Bower household in adjacent Johnson Co., IN. Perhaps he is the father of the Jacob Bower in question. If so, that would connect the Grainger Co., TN Bowers with the Clark Co., IN Bower families, which would really open up a world of possible new connections, going back to Rowan and Ashe Cos., NC. Does anyone have any information on the Jacob Bower family of Johnson Co., IN or know of any other Jacob Bower in the 1850 or 1860 census for IN? (Wanda -- one thing that might help attract more hits to your Indiana Bowers page is if census information was posted.) Robert Strong

Robert, I had to contact you after your posting to the Bower-L list, because my maiden name is Bowers, and I am from Shelby County, IN. I am from the southwest part of the county (Washington township), near Bartholomew County . I don't recognize Jacob Bower, but I am looking for siblings of my great-grandfather, Charley Bower(s). He was the son of Joel Bower, Jr. from Ripley County. I know he was born in Ripley County and lived in Newton County, before moving to Wabash Co, Jennings Co, and then finally Bartholomew County. You also mentioned Johnson County, IN. The area in which my Bower(s) family settled is right where the 3 counties meet: Shelby County, Bartholomew County, and Johnson County. In fact, Charley had children in all 3 counties, which all lived within about 10 - 15 minutes from each other. You also mentioned the Bower from Clark County, IN. I am currently living in Clark County, IN. I don't know of any family in this area that are related to my Bowers in South-Central IN, but I would be willing to help you out with "leg work" if needed in the Clark County, IN area. Let me know if I can help you in any way. I would be interested to see if there is a connection between my Charley Bowers and your David or Jacob Bower in the Shelby County area. Thanks, Lisa Bowers Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Strong <strong@nantucket.net> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 9:25 AM Subject: [BOWER] Indiana Continuum - Jacob Bower > Wanda, Indiana is a very important state for Bower(s) research, so keep > up the good work. I look forward to the additional information you will > be adding to your site, since thus far I haven't found anything on the > Bower(s) I'm researching. > > At the moment, I am trying to find information on a Jacob Bower. I have > recently been contacted by one of his descendants who is trying to > connect him to the Bowers of Grainger Co., TN. I believe this Jacob > Bower is probably a nephew of my Andrew Bowers and that information > about him and his family will finally allow me to determine the brothers > and ultimately the parents of my Andrew. (Jacob is a common name in my > line of Bowers. My Andrew had a son named Jacob, born 3 Dec 1838 in > Grainger Co., TN. Andrew's brother, David Bowers, who moved from > Grainger Co., TN to Shelby Co., IN after the 1830 census, also had a son > named Jacob, born about 1833 in IN. A Jacob Bower, who I believe may be > another brother of Andrew, appears on an 1831 tax list for Grainger Co. > Other probable brothers who appear in the records of Grainger Co. are > John, Henry and William. John is the only one known to have remained in > Grainger Co., along with Andrew.) > > Per his Civil War records, Jacob Bower was born in Grainger Co., TN > about 1842 (3 Nov 1842 per his grave marker). This Jacob Bower served > in Co. E, 13th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers. He married Louisa Jane > Talbert on 11 Nov 1866 in Shelby Co., IN, which is where his presumed > uncle, David Bowers, lived. He and his Talbert brothers-in-law had a > sawmill in Shelby Co. His household appears in Union Township in the > 1870 census for Shelby Co., IN along with other Talbert families (David > Bowers' family lived in Marion Township, Shelby Co., IN). Sometime > after 1870, Jacob and Louisa moved to Barry Co., MO. He died 14 Oct > 1899 in Cassville, Barry Co., MO and is buried there in Oak Hill > Cemetery, along with his wife who died 16 Nov 1915. > > This information came to me just as we were beginning our annual > migration to our summer home where, unfortunately, I have no access to a > library. I am very interested in finding Jacob Bower in the 1850 and > 1860 censuses. My previous research does not show him to be in Shelby > Co. I know there was a Jacob Bower household in adjacent Johnson Co., > IN. Perhaps he is the father of the Jacob Bower in question. If so, > that would connect the Grainger Co., TN Bowers with the Clark Co., IN > Bower families, which would really open up a world of possible new > connections, going back to Rowan and Ashe Cos., NC. > > Does anyone have any information on the Jacob Bower family of Johnson > Co., IN or know of any other Jacob Bower in the 1850 or 1860 census for > IN? (Wanda -- one thing that might help attract more hits to your > Indiana Bowers page is if census information was posted.) > > Robert Strong > > > ==== 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. >