Thank you for the information - - - - Bill KTompk7744@aol.com wrote: > My records have two Kimmell/Bowers connections (other than my own > Kimmel/Bower): > > Elizabeth Bowers, born in MD 5/15/1800, d 4/29/1849 OH, was 2d wife of Judge > Adam Kimmell, married him in Stark Co. OH 1824. I have her as m/o Adam J, > Joseph C, Manias H, and Sen. William F. Kimmell. No notes as to my sources > for this. > > Mary Bowers (no dates) married William (Wilhelm) Kimmell 1/7/1819 per data > from Mike Rohrer. William was b 10/5/1797 Lewisburg, Union Co. PA, died > in OH before 1881 per info from Hermione Stanley. He is s/o Joseph Kimmel & > Hannah Welde according to my info. Don't have information re any children. > > My grandma was Mabel Estella Kimmel who married Earl Bower. The > Bower/Bauer/Bowers thing is kinda flexible in our history. Being German was > definitely not a popular thing during certain times in American history, and > Bower was more German than Bowers, which is considered English, so my > great-grandpa David Bower and his line are Bower; great-grandpa's brother and > his line are Bowers with an s. Some of my dad's schoolbooks have his last > name spelled Bowers in his own handwriting. But then when great-grandpa's > will was probated and there was no S, our side of the family promptly dropped > the S, which had been added before WW1. > > Jan T