Hi All I am a UK researcher seeking descendant's of Richard and Ringa BOWERS nee BENERNESS, in Davenport City. Richard was born in 1870 in Moxley Staffordshire. Before he moved with his parents to Scunthorpe Lincolnshire (where I still live) Richard and his parents and two siblings moved to /visited Omaha Nebraska between 1881-1901. Richard and wife were back in the UK for the 1901 census before returning to America between 1905 and 1913. They appear on the 1920 census for Davenport City. I have found information to show that Richard and Ringa's adopted daughter Kate m Charles HAYES in 1918 in Davenport and the obituary of their daughter Frances BOWERS ( who m ?KRAMBECK) in 1992 again in Davenport. I would love to make contact with any descendants, I am Richard's Great Grand niece and I am willing to share the information I have on the UK BOWERS tree below. Best Wishes Maria Descendants of Richard Joseph Bowers Generation No. 1 1. RICHARD JOSEPH4 BOWERS (JOHN3, JOSEPH2, ?1) was born Bef. 5 June 1870 in Moxley Staffordshire, and died Aft. 1938. He married RINGA BENERNESS 1 June 1893 in Douglas Nebraska America, daughter of HENRY BENERNESS. She was born Abt. 1877 in Iowa USA. More About RICHARD JOSEPH BOWERS: Census 1881: Scunthorpe RG11/3287/f76 (copy on file) Census 1901: Scunthorpe RG13/3103/f51 (copy on file) Census 1920: Davenport Iowa America Immigrated: 1883, From 1930 Census More About RINGA BENERNESS: Census 1901: Scunthorpe RG13/3103/f51 (copy on file) Census 1920: Davenport Iowa America Children of RICHARD BOWERS and RINGA BENERNESS are: 2. i. KATE5 BLANCHARD, b. Abt. 1900, Scunthorpe Lincolnshire; Adopted child. ii. FRANCES BOWERS, b. Abt. 1905, England; d. 14 February 1992, Davenport Iowa America; m. ?KRAMBECK. More About FRANCES BOWERS: Census 1920: Davenport Iowa America iii. RICHARD H.L BOWERS, b. Abt. 1913. More About RICHARD H.L BOWERS: Census 1920: Davenport Iowa America Generation No. 2 2. KATE5 BLANCHARD (RICHARD JOSEPH4 BOWERS, JOHN3, JOSEPH2, ?1) was born Abt. 1900 in Scunthorpe Lincolnshire. She married CHARLES CLYDE HAYES 8 September 1918 in Davenport Ohio. He was born Abt. 1896 in Tennesee America. More About KATE BLANCHARD: Census 1901: Scunthorpe RG13/3103/f51 (copy on file) Immigrated: 1911, From 1930 Census Children of KATE BLANCHARD and CHARLES HAYES are: i. FRANCES A6 HAYES, b. Abt. 1920, Iowa America. ii. CLARA H HAYES, b. Abt. 1921, Iowa America. iii. CHARLES R HAYES, b. Abt. 1923, Iowa America. iv. ROBERT ? HAYES, b. Abt. 1925, Iowa America. v. MARJORIE A HAYES, b. Abt. 1928. vi. RUTH ? HAYES, b. Abt. 1930, Iowa America.