This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BOWERS, BENERNESS, HAYES, KRAMBECK Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Yl.2ADE/2670 Message Board Post: Hi All Would love to make contact with descendents of the above, lots of informaiton to share. 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; 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 CHARLIE 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 CHARLIE 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.