They are not my Bowers either, sad to say. But I have a question for Lena! Please post info on your line. My Bowers were also from North Carolina, then to TN and MS and some to TX! I'm in TX now. I will get out my info and post as well. This list has been to quiet for too long! On 10/10/2012 11:17 AM, grc18lsc24@aol.com wrote: > Shelley, > How very wonderful of you. How I wish I could say they are my family but am sure they are not. > My Bowers came from North Carolina to Mississippi and then to Texas. I am going to forward your > letter to a descendant of my great-grandfather Bowers' brother. They are from Iowa but she may > know of someone who might be a relative. > > Isn't it fun to find these old photographs and be able to send to family or at least send them copies. > I did that recently and got so much satisfaction from it. Unfortunately, most of the photographs one > finds in antique shops, other are not identified. I am hoping someone finds the old Bibles that my > aunt gave away to Goodwill or one of the thrift stores in Dallas. > > Thanks again for asking and I surely hope you find a relative of these people and can return the > photograph to them. > > Lena Stone Criswell > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shelley Cardiel <cardiels@comcast.net> > To: BOWERS <BOWERS@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 9:24 am > Subject: [BOWERS] BOWERS Family photograph > > > I have "rescued" an old photograph of Roy, Bessie, Carolyn, and Roy BOWERS > Jr. taken at a Studio in Newark, Ohio. The photograph was likely taken in > the early 1900's with the couple in their 20's or 30's and the children > infant to 4 years old. Someone indicates on the photograph that Roy died and > Bessie remarried "Mr. ROSS" who was the father of Melissa ROSS. > > Based on limited research I was able to gather the following information > regarding this family: > > Roy Franklin BOWERS was b. 4 Aug 1883 in Newark, OH to parents Benjamin > BOWERS (1859-1910) and Anna ANDERSON (b. 1861). Roy married Bessie Wirt > WHITEHEAD (1883-1955). Their son Ray Franklin BOWERS Jr. was b. 1910 and d. > 1952. Roy Sr. died 28 Apr 1914 in Newark, OH and is buried along with the > other family members in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Newark, OH. > > Bessie Wirt WHITEHEAD b. 15 Jul 1883 was the daughter of Ezekiel Francis > WHITEHEAD (1860-1938) and Carrie Kate HOWARD (1863-1899). After the death > of Bessie's first husband Roy, she married Edward A. ROSS (1878-1965). The > couple had a daughter, Melissa Bernice ROSS (1918-1972), she married into > the HULL Family. > > Carolyn Susanna BOWERS was b. 30 Aug 1906 in OH to Roy and Bessie. Carolyn > married Clarence Graham DAVIS (1900-1965 son of A. V. DAVIS and Teresa > EMERY) on 8 Feb 1924 in Monroe, MI and together they had three children > including, Albert Franklin; Susanna Carolyn; and Billy Graham DAVIS, all > born between 1924 and 1928. > > Census records provide the following details: > > 1900 census of Newark, OH: > > Benjamin BOWERS, age 41, born Jan 1 1859, married 17 years, born MD, parents > born MD > Annie BOWERS, wife, age 38, born Sept 1861, married 17 years, 2 children/2 > living, born OH, parents born PA/OH > Roy BOWERS, son, age 16, born Aug 1883, born OH, a Day Laborer > Ralph BOWERS, son, age 13, born 1886, born OH, a Student > > 1910 census of Newark, OH: > > Roy F. BOWERS, age 25, married 5 years, born OH, parents born MD/OH, a Stove > Molder > Bessie BOWERS, wife, age 25, married 5 years, 2 children/1 living, born OH, > parents born OH > Carolyn BOWERS, dau, age 3, born OH > > 1920 census of Newark, OH: > > Edward ROSS, age 40, born OH, parents born OH, a Retail Dairy Merchant > Bessie ROSS, wife, age 35, born OH, parents born OH > Charles ROSS, son, age 14, born OH, parents born OH, a Milk Wagon Driver > Carolin ROSS, dau, age 13, born OH, parents born OH > Iva ROSS, dau, age 13, born OH, parents born OH > Roy ROSS, son, age 9, born OH, parents born OH > Melissa ROSS, dau, age 1 year + 2 months, born OH, parents born OH > > I am hoping to locate someone from the family so that this wonderful old > photograph can be returned to their care. If you are a member of this > family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. > > Thanks, > Shelley > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWERS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5322 - Release Date: 10/10/12 > >