Rachel Amanda Bower Flower married Samuel H. Bower on October 2,1849. Rachel had 3 daughter's by Samuel H. Bower, Sarah E. who is listed as 4 months old in the 1850 census but must have died before 1851 as that census doesn't include her just Julia Minerva born in March 25,1851 even though her FAG memorial #12916933 and tombstone say 1852 all of the census documents say 1851. I am sure 1851 is correct because my great Grandmother was her sister and was born in May of 1852 and they weren't twins, my great Grandmother's was name Alice Emeline Bower Hughes (May 1, 1852-Sep. 18, 1945) Julia and Alice's father was Samuel H. Bower who died two weeks after Alice was born on May 15, 1852 in Boone, Iowa, USA. Rachel then married Joseph Merritt Flower on July 21,1858 in Jefferson County, Iowa he died in 1885. Joseph, had a son named Clayton S. Flowers from his first marriage to Matilda Kuler . I have been unable to find where Rachel's first husband Samuel was buried, I did find out that they lived near Boonesville, Iowa at the time he died and he was a Postmaster there as well as ran for Sheriff.
Rachel Amanda Bower Flower married Samuel H. Bower on October 2,1849. Rachel had 3 daughter's by Samuel H. Bower, Sarah E. who is listed as 4 months old in the 1850 census but must have died before 1851 as that census doesn't include her just Julia Minerva born in March 25,1851 even though her FAG memorial #12916933 and tombstone say 1852 all of the census documents say 1851. I am sure 1851 is correct because my great Grandmother was her sister and was born in May of 1852 and they weren't twins, my great Grandmother's was name Alice Emeline Bower Hughes (May 1, 1852-Sep. 18, 1945) Julia and Alice's father was Samuel H. Bower who died two weeks after Alice was born on May 15, 1852 in Boone, Iowa, USA. Rachel then married Joseph Merritt Flower on July 21,1858 in Jefferson County, Iowa he died in 1885. Joseph, had a son named Clayton S. Flowers from his first marriage to Matilda Kuler . I have been unable to find where Rachel's first husband Samuel was buried, I did find out that they lived near Boonesville, Iowa at the time he died and he was a Postmaster there as well as ran for Sheriff.
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Rachel A. Flowers died June 9, 1894 78 years 3 mos 14 days
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