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