John was definitely born in New Jersey -- probably near Trenton or Allentown. He may have died in Indiana while visiting a child.
Do you know of a direct-line male descendant of this Bower/Bowers line who would be willing to provide a DNA sample for genealogical purposes? Please email [email protected]
Follow the link below to the memorial for John's son Charles C., to read the latter's bio sketch from a Clinton County history -- including the statement that John was a soldier in the War of 1812 and other clues about John and John's ancestors.
This memorial page has links to memorial pages for 6 of John and Sarah's children. Not listed are John (for whom no dates or places are known) and Sarah (born abt 1833 in NJ, and with parents in 1850 census in Greene Twp, Clinton Co, OH, but nothing more known). Also, a son James (1815-1832) is believed to have died while the family was still in New Jersey (mentioned on note written by Harry E. Wright).
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John Bowers
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: John Bowers
Age: 63
Birth Year: abt 1787
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1850: Green, Clinton, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 203
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bowers 63
Sarah Bowers 60
Lewis Bowers 19
Sarah Bowers 17
Alpheus Harris 12
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John Bowers
in the 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Bowers
Age: 74
Birth Year: abt 1786
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New Jersey
Home in 1860: Fairfield, Highland, Ohio
Post Office: New Lexington
Family Number: 1925
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bowers 74
Sarah Bowers 72
Emma Bates 20
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The following death record has a slightly wrong date of death and a slightly wrong date of birth, and we don't know why "our" John would have been in Ross Co, OH (unless he had a child there and was visiting, as the story went). But could this be the death record of "our" John Bowers?
Name: John Bower
Gender: Male
Death Date: 03 Aug 1869
Death Place: Ross, Ohio
Age: 80
Birth Date: 1789
Race: White
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B72435-4
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 281658
Reference ID: v.1 p.14
Citing this Record:
"Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6DX-RZ6 : accessed 29 Aug 2014), John Bower, 03 Aug 1869; citing Ross, Ohio, reference v.1 p.14; FHL microfilm 281658.
Do you know of a direct-line male descendant of this Bower/Bowers line who would be willing to provide a DNA sample for genealogical purposes? Please email [email protected]
Follow the link below to the memorial for John's son Charles C., to read the latter's bio sketch from a Clinton County history -- including the statement that John was a soldier in the War of 1812 and other clues about John and John's ancestors.
This memorial page has links to memorial pages for 6 of John and Sarah's children. Not listed are John (for whom no dates or places are known) and Sarah (born abt 1833 in NJ, and with parents in 1850 census in Greene Twp, Clinton Co, OH, but nothing more known). Also, a son James (1815-1832) is believed to have died while the family was still in New Jersey (mentioned on note written by Harry E. Wright).
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John Bowers
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: John Bowers
Age: 63
Birth Year: abt 1787
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1850: Green, Clinton, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 203
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bowers 63
Sarah Bowers 60
Lewis Bowers 19
Sarah Bowers 17
Alpheus Harris 12
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John Bowers
in the 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Bowers
Age: 74
Birth Year: abt 1786
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New Jersey
Home in 1860: Fairfield, Highland, Ohio
Post Office: New Lexington
Family Number: 1925
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bowers 74
Sarah Bowers 72
Emma Bates 20
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The following death record has a slightly wrong date of death and a slightly wrong date of birth, and we don't know why "our" John would have been in Ross Co, OH (unless he had a child there and was visiting, as the story went). But could this be the death record of "our" John Bowers?
Name: John Bower
Gender: Male
Death Date: 03 Aug 1869
Death Place: Ross, Ohio
Age: 80
Birth Date: 1789
Race: White
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B72435-4
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 281658
Reference ID: v.1 p.14
Citing this Record:
"Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6DX-RZ6 : accessed 29 Aug 2014), John Bower, 03 Aug 1869; citing Ross, Ohio, reference v.1 p.14; FHL microfilm 281658.
John was definitely born in New Jersey -- probably near Trenton or Allentown. He may have died in Indiana while visiting a child.
Do you know of a direct-line male descendant of this Bower/Bowers line who would be willing to provide a DNA sample for genealogical purposes? Please email [email protected]
Follow the link below to the memorial for John's son Charles C., to read the latter's bio sketch from a Clinton County history -- including the statement that John was a soldier in the War of 1812 and other clues about John and John's ancestors.
This memorial page has links to memorial pages for 6 of John and Sarah's children. Not listed are John (for whom no dates or places are known) and Sarah (born abt 1833 in NJ, and with parents in 1850 census in Greene Twp, Clinton Co, OH, but nothing more known). Also, a son James (1815-1832) is believed to have died while the family was still in New Jersey (mentioned on note written by Harry E. Wright).
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John Bowers
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: John Bowers
Age: 63
Birth Year: abt 1787
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1850: Green, Clinton, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 203
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bowers 63
Sarah Bowers 60
Lewis Bowers 19
Sarah Bowers 17
Alpheus Harris 12
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John Bowers
in the 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Bowers
Age: 74
Birth Year: abt 1786
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New Jersey
Home in 1860: Fairfield, Highland, Ohio
Post Office: New Lexington
Family Number: 1925
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bowers 74
Sarah Bowers 72
Emma Bates 20
=====
The following death record has a slightly wrong date of death and a slightly wrong date of birth, and we don't know why "our" John would have been in Ross Co, OH (unless he had a child there and was visiting, as the story went). But could this be the death record of "our" John Bowers?
Name: John Bower
Gender: Male
Death Date: 03 Aug 1869
Death Place: Ross, Ohio
Age: 80
Birth Date: 1789
Race: White
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B72435-4
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 281658
Reference ID: v.1 p.14
Citing this Record:
"Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6DX-RZ6 : accessed 29 Aug 2014), John Bower, 03 Aug 1869; citing Ross, Ohio, reference v.1 p.14; FHL microfilm 281658.
Do you know of a direct-line male descendant of this Bower/Bowers line who would be willing to provide a DNA sample for genealogical purposes? Please email [email protected]
Follow the link below to the memorial for John's son Charles C., to read the latter's bio sketch from a Clinton County history -- including the statement that John was a soldier in the War of 1812 and other clues about John and John's ancestors.
This memorial page has links to memorial pages for 6 of John and Sarah's children. Not listed are John (for whom no dates or places are known) and Sarah (born abt 1833 in NJ, and with parents in 1850 census in Greene Twp, Clinton Co, OH, but nothing more known). Also, a son James (1815-1832) is believed to have died while the family was still in New Jersey (mentioned on note written by Harry E. Wright).
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John Bowers
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: John Bowers
Age: 63
Birth Year: abt 1787
Birthplace: New Jersey
Home in 1850: Green, Clinton, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 203
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bowers 63
Sarah Bowers 60
Lewis Bowers 19
Sarah Bowers 17
Alpheus Harris 12
=====
John Bowers
in the 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Bowers
Age: 74
Birth Year: abt 1786
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New Jersey
Home in 1860: Fairfield, Highland, Ohio
Post Office: New Lexington
Family Number: 1925
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bowers 74
Sarah Bowers 72
Emma Bates 20
=====
The following death record has a slightly wrong date of death and a slightly wrong date of birth, and we don't know why "our" John would have been in Ross Co, OH (unless he had a child there and was visiting, as the story went). But could this be the death record of "our" John Bowers?
Name: John Bower
Gender: Male
Death Date: 03 Aug 1869
Death Place: Ross, Ohio
Age: 80
Birth Date: 1789
Race: White
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B72435-4
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 281658
Reference ID: v.1 p.14
Citing this Record:
"Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6DX-RZ6 : accessed 29 Aug 2014), John Bower, 03 Aug 1869; citing Ross, Ohio, reference v.1 p.14; FHL microfilm 281658.
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