>From the St Lawrence Co, NY Genweb page: "St. Lawrence County Civil War Rosters 20th Cavalry - "McClellan Cavalry", Company H (Captain J. Bower Preston Jr.) ... NOTE: This data was transcribed from the History of St. Lawrence County, New York published by L. H. Everts & Company in 1878. Comments can be directed to: Anne M. Cady " ============================================================================ ============== Bower sighting: Morrison County, MN -- Historical Sketches of Royalton & Vicinity http://www.mipaca.com/tburrows/royal1.html " One of the best know of the early settlers at the south end of the Prairie was John Higgins, born in New York in 1836. Mr. Higgins came west in 1854, settling near the Robert Russell place in what is now the town of Langola, Benton County. He followed teaming as well as farming in the early days, and during the Sioux Indian outbreak in 1862 joined General Sibley's expedition in the war against the redskins. He was always prominent in public affairs, and held many local offices. He was well posted in the events of the early days, and the writer is indebted to him for much data of this history of early settlement. Mr. Higgins died about 25 years ago. A daughter, Mrs. M.J. Bowers, is a resident of Royalton ============================================================================ =============== 1856 Census: Mitchell County, IA - Osage Twp: page 672 dwelling #40 Bowers Cyrus E. age 22 Male 1yr in IOWA born in MI occupation: Carpenter X (in the militia) enumerated with Hiram S Libby, Geo.W Camp, and Geo. Myers ============================================================================ =============== IOWA 1895 CENSUS, Mitchell County -- Sorted by Surname and Given Name SURNAME GIVEN NAME AGE LINE TOWN/TOWNSHIP ------------- --------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------------------ Bowen John F 34 149 OSAGE, Wd 4 Bowen Lizzie 20 152 OSAGE, Wd 4 Bowen Mary E 56 150 OSAGE, Wd 4 Bowen Sarah 24 151 OSAGE, Wd 4 Bower Alice J 4 377 BURR OAK TWP. Bower Anna C 8 375 BURR OAK TWP. Bower Caroline 43 373 BURR OAK TWP. Bower John * 17 374 BURR OAK TWP. Bower John G 46 372 BURR OAK TWP. Bower Robert C 6 376 BURR OAK TWP. Bowers Albert 13 25 ST. ANSGAR Bowers Amanda 10 26 ST. ANSGAR Bowers Amiel 2 28 ST. ANSGAR Bowers Charles 45 22 ST. ANSGAR Bowers Hulda 36 23 ST. ANSGAR Bowers Richard 5 27 ST. ANSGAR Bowers William 15 24 ST. ANSGAR Bowes Lizzie 19 369 BURR OAK TWP. Note: Only the Burr Oak Twp Bower family is mine... Brenda Bower-Klehn