Hello Bower list; I subscribe to PASCHUYL-L list (for ancestors other than Bowers) and received this posting this morning. No relation to my Bowers, but maybe someone from the Bower list can make a connection. Fran akabana@cs.com From: PAFAMROOTS@aol.com (Sharman Meck Carroll) Sender: PAFAMROOTS@aol.com To: PASCHUYL-L@rootsweb.com Posted on: Schuylkill Co., Pa Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Pa/Schuylkill/14666 Surname: ------------------------- I would like to find any information on Elizabeth Hand and her husband Joseph Bauer/Bower? Elizabeth was born 23 Jan 1845 and died 7 Dec 1889 was buried Orin St. Peter Cemetery. Her parents were Abraham Hand and Polly Brown. Here is what I have on their children: Sarah (Annie) Bower born 2 May 1876 Tower City d-31 Oct 1955 in Valley View married Monore Bixler on 24 June 1893 son of Henry Bixler and Sallie Wolfgang. Joseph F. Bowers born abt 1880-d. 18 May 1895 Buried German Reformed Cemetery in Tremont. Harry Bower b. 16 May 1883 Muir m. Beulah Hoffman on 22 Feb1908. d- 3 Nov 1953 Tremont Infant son b. 22 May 1879- 22 May 1879 In the 1880 census of Porter Twp. he had a son William age 7 born 1873 and daughter Emma age 4 b abt 1876. in 1880 Joseph Bauer sister Maria and brother Herman was living with the family. I would like to connect with any descendents of this family? Sincerely, Sharman Meck Carroll