THIS MESSAGE IS FORWARDED FROM THE BOWER-L. PLEASE DO NOT HIT REPLY TO RESPOND TO IT. Instead, please address your message to <[email protected]> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BOWER] Roll Call: MA--NY--IA Resent-Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 07:40:50 -0700 (PDT) Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:40:02 EDT From: [email protected] To: [email protected] I'm a newbie that inherited an unsourced document: John BOWERS parents came from Essex County, England and settled in MA. Later moved to NY. John BOWERS: b. Dec 5, 1765, d. Jan 25, 1836. John married Clarinda KNICKERBOCKER on Dec 9, 1784. Clarinda: b. Feb 22, 1766, d. Sep 4, 1832 Children: Milton: b. Sep 20, 1788 d. Mar 16, 1814 Orasamus: b. Jan 5, 1790 d. Feb 25, 1842 Cynthia: b. Nov 12, 1792 JOHN: b. Mar 14, 1795 d. Mar 4, 1867 in Vernon Springs, Howard, IA Isaac: b. Aug 21, 1798 Jonathan: b. Mary 18, 1800 d. 1873 in York Twp, Washtenaw, MI. Clarinda: b. Dec 25, 1804 d. Jan 16, 1805 Cornelia: b. Dec 25, 1804 d. May 25, 1842 Clarinda P: b. Dec 22, 1809 d. Sept 1832 John BOWERS married Clarissa WALLACE, daughter of Henry and Sabra DODGE Wallace on Apr 8th 1819. Children: All believed to be born in NY, in or near Genesee Cty Alonza: b. Jun 4, 1820 d. May 12, 1893 JOHN MILTON: b. Apr 26, 1822 in Genesee County, NY d. Feb 11, 1919 in Sioux City, Woodbury, IA Truman Wallace: b. jun 18, 1824 d. Jul 16, 1825 Clarinda: b. Jul 23, 1826 d. Dec 24, 1904 James Henry: b. Mar 19, 1829 Lived in Vernon Springs, Howard, IA in 1860 Sabra Ann: b. Aug 6, 1831 d. Apr 24, 1908 Philander Charles: b. Aug 30, 1834 Clarissa Cornelia b. Jul 9, 1837 d. Apr 3, 1908 Freeman Sanford: b. Jun 30, 1840 d. Dec 26, 1844 Cynthia: b. Jun 30, 1840 d. Feb 7, 1841 John Milton BOWERS born in Genesee County, NY Apr 26, 1822. Lived in Delevan, NY. In 1850, they joined the great trek west and stopped in Rockford, IL. In 1852 they moved on to Iowa and settled in Howard County. John married Jane Elizabeth LOOMIS on Sep 30, 1846 in Rushford, NY. Jane: b. Jul 24, 1826 in Machias, Cataraugas, NY d. Feb 10, 1908 Sioux City, Woodbury, IA Children: ANDREW ADELBERT: b. Sep 12, 1847 in Delevan, NY d. Dec 23, 1876 in Iowa Oscar Alonzo: b. Aug 31, 1849 in Delevan, NY d. Jan 25, 1850 in Delevan, NY WILLIAM WALLACE: b. June 30, 1852 in Rockford, IL d. Aug 6, 1942 in Sioux City, Woodbury, IA Emma M.: b. Mar 27, 1858 in Howard Cty, IA d. Mar 23, 1863 in Howard Cty, IA Andrew Adelbert BOWERS married Rena Evelyn THAYER on Oct 20th, 1870. Believed Bradford Twp, Chickasaw, IA Rena Evelyn b. Mar 17, 1851 in Ashville, NY d. Dec 25, 1939 in Sioux City, Woodbury, IA Children: William DeLee: b. Sep 9, 1872 d. Nov 28, 1943 MAY (Mary) EDNA: b. Nov 3, 1874 in Hastings, Dakota, MN d. Mar 6, 1941 in Redfield, Spink, SD ANDREW ADELBERT died in 1876, leaving two children and widow Rena Evelyn. On Sep 20, 1878, Rena Evelyn married (2nd) Andrew's brother, WILLIAM WALLACE BOWERS. Children: Jessica Beryl: b. Jan 20, 1881 d. Sep 20, 1970 Evelyn: b. Feb 7, 1883 d. Sep 3, 1968 MAY EDNA BOWERS married Bertrand Burton HORNBY on Jun 15, 1895 Bertrand b. Dec 4, 1867 in Solon Mills, IL d. Feb 22, 1935 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN Anybody connected to this?