Here is my direct BOWERS lineage—not totally authenticated, but is a good starting place.  According to my grandmother, her BOWERS family line was Irish not German.  So the connection with the early Christian BOWERS family of VA/WA is questionable at best.  Same for the  BOWERS/SCHINDELDECKER family of PA/MD.   Thanks, PR     !!NEED HELP ON HIS PARENTS!! A brick wall, indeed. 1. PHILIP BOWERS (parents possibly Samuel John BOWER/BOWERS and Catherine WHITE1) was born December 06, 1787 in New Market, Shenandoah Co., VA, and died June 1866 in Bowers Settlement, Big Run/Gaskil Twp, Jefferson, PA. He married CATHERINE KIPPS September 26, 1811 in Rockingham Co., VA. She was born ca. 1798 in Rockingham Co., VA, and died January 11, 1866 in Bowers Settlement, Big Run/Gaskill Twp, Jefferson, PA. 2.          ISAAC BOWERS was born October 24, 1838 in Armstrong Co., PA, and died December 18, 1923 in Punxsutawney, Jefferson Co., PA. He married (1) MARGARET ANN KIEL ca. 1859 in PA. She was born ca. 1839 in Gaskill Township, Jefferson, PA, and died ca. 1898 in Bowers Settlement, Big Run/Gaskill, Jefferson, PA. He married (2) LILLIAN ETTA SPENSER June 06, 1884. 3.          PHILLIP ELLSWORTH BOWERS was born June 14, 1862 in Bowers Settlement, Big Run/Gaskill, Jefferson, PA, and died May 19, 1913 in West Liberty, Clearfield, PA. He married EMMA MARGARET LEILICH 1882 in PA, daughter of GEORGE LEILICH and MARGARET. She was born 1867 in West Liberty, Clearfield, PA, and died April 02, 1933 in Du Bois, Clearfield, PA. 4.          EDNA MARGARET BOWERS was born September 11, 1894 in Sandy, Clearfield, PA, and died September 19, 1978 in Fresno, Fresno, CA. She married (1) PAUL MACMAHON DOVILLE, SR. ca. 1909 in DuBois, Sandy Twp., Clearfield, PA, son of MACMAHON DOVILLE and JULIA LINDSTROM. He was born December 10, 1888 in MI, and died August 1979 in Fallbrook, San Diego, CA. She married (2) GEORGE MALHOLM GREEN May 09, 1930 in Yuma, Yuma, AZ. He was born January 20, 1895 in Clarksville, Johnson, AR, and died September 07, 1985 in Clovis, Fresno, CA. 5.          PAULINE FLORENCIA DOVILLE, b. September 01, 1912, Dubois, Sandy Twp., Clearfield, PA; d. January 13, 1991, Montebello, Los Angeles, CA; m. ORVAN PAUL GLAZE, July 27, 1947, Yuma, Yuma, AZ; b. January 12, 1919, Junction City, Dickinson, KS., d. May 30, 2001, Hemet, Riverside, CA.LIVING