Blank Stationery MICHAEL BAKERBOWER MARRIED MARY ANN BOLINGER: BECKENBOWER, JOHANN M BOLINGER, MARY ADAMS 02/17/1863 / THIS WAS FOUND IN ADAMS COUNTY, IL MARRIAGE LIC. ON LINE.THE AMERICANIZED VERSION OF THE LAST NAME IS BAKERBOWER, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT BECKENBOWER IS PROBABLY THE ORIGINAL SPELLING.JOHN MICHAEL BAKERBOWER BORN JUNE 1842 IN GERMANY (PRUSSIA) DIED APRIL 2, 1925, IN CLAYTON, IL. BOTH OF HIS PARENTS BORN IN GERMANY. BADEN AREA, I THINK. THIS INFORMATION WOULD MATCH SOME FAMILY STORIES, THAT WHERE TOLD TO ME. ONE OF THE CENSUS DOES HAVE HIM AS BEING BORN IN MO.MARY ANN BOLINGER BORN APRIL 1843 IN INDIANA. DIED SEPT.6, 1919, IN CLAYTON, IL.BOTH OF HER PARENTS WHERE BORN IN SWITZERLAND. THEY HAD SEVEN CHILDREN: BORN DIED 1. JOHN J. BAKERBOWER SEPT. 1865 DEC. 13 19322. MARY CAROLINE BAKERBOWER APRIL 15, 1866 APRIL 2 18983. WILLIAM JOSEPH BAKERBOWER MARCH 14, 1868 FEB. 23 19014. EMMA K. BAKERBOWER SEPT. 1871 JULY 11 19345. CLARA A. BAKERBOWER SEPT. 18746 CHARLES M. BAKERBOWER SEPT. 18747. ROSA L. BAKERBOWER JULY 1881 THIS IS A COPY OF MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER OBIT. Miller, Mrs. Mary Caroline - Obituary - April 7, 1898 Mrs. Mary Caroline Miller, Daughter of J. M. and Mary Bakerbower was born Quincy, Illinois Apr 15, 1866 family moved to Clayton when she was one year old and lived here since. Baptized Catholic in infancy. Married Joseph S. Miller Sept 1886 and died at home of her parents at 1:45 Saturday April 2nd, age 31 years 11 months 16 days from consumption. Leaves husband and two little sons, age 10 and 5 years. Funeral 2 PM Monday by Elder H. G. Vandervoort. Buried in South Side Cemetery. THIS IS A COPY OF JOSEPH WILLIAM BARKERBOWER’S WIFE BIO. Anna Bakerbower Biography Mrs. Anna Bakerbower, living in Clayton, was born in Schuyler county, Illinois, March 25, 1867, her parents being Conrad and Catherine (Bedenbender) Smith. Her father was born in Switzerland in 1830 and her mother's birth occurred in Germany in 1840. After coming to this country they located in Schuyler county, Illinois, and subsequently removed to Cass county, Missouri, where Mrs. Smith passed away in 1899, but her husband is still living in that county. Mrs. Bakerbower was educated in the common schools of Cass county, Missouri, and spent her girlhood days under the parental roof, where she was carefully trained in the duties of the household so that she was well prepared to take charge of a home of her own at the time of her marriage. On the 23d of December, 1890, she became the wife of Joseph William Bakerbower, who was born March 14, 1868, in Clayton, Illinois, a son of Michael and Mary (Bolinger) Bakerbower. His father was a harness-maker by trade but is now living retired, he and his wife having a good residence in Clayton. J. W. Bakerbower was a stock buyer and shipper, following the business for some years, but eventually he became ill and went to Thomasville, Georgia, for his health. The change did not prove beneficial as had been anticipated and he passed away February 23, 1901. He was a member of the Mystic Workers and also of the Mutual Protective League, in both of which he carried large insurance policies Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bakerbower were born two children: Harold, born March 22, 1893; and Eva, born May 6, 1895. The mother owns her own home in Clayton and also has other property there, from which she derives a good income. She is a member of the Christian church and she enjoys the hospitality of the best homes of the town having gained many friends during her residence in this part of the county. Past and Present of the City Of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois by William Collins. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1905, p 705. THIS IS FROM THE DEATH SEARCH FOR IL. BAKERBOUER EMMA F/W UNK 2010337 1934-07-11 ADAMS QUINCY 34-07-12 BAKERBOUR MARY F/W UNK 0025107 1919-09-06 ADAMS CLAYTON TWP 19-09-08 BAKERBOWER JOHN M/W UNK 2010576 1932-12-13 ADAMS QUINCY 32-12-14 BAKERBOWER JOHN MICHEAL M/W UNK 0010128 1925-04-02 ADAMS CLAYTON 25-04-04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----