Enrolled Sept. 22, 1861
Co. A 13th Reg. TN Calvery

Parents:
Father: John Teter Bowers born January 27, 1792 in Siam, Carter County, Tennessee; died 1875 in Carter County, Tennessee
Mother: Mary Lincoln Stover born January 20, 1797 in Carter County, Tennessee and died 1859 in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee


Teter was married on June 28, 1845 in Carter, Tennessee to Paulina/Perlina Bowers born July 1828 in Carter County, Tennessee and died 1866 in Carter County, Tennessee
Teter and Paulina had the following children:
1. John T Bowers born October 18, 1847 and died February 6, 1919 in Carter County, Tennessee
2. William B Bowers born October 18, 1849 in Carter County, Tennessee
3. Christian B "Chrisley" Bowers born May 18, 1851 in Carter County, Tennessee and died February 16, 1919 in Carter County, Tennessee. He married Susan Oliver and they had 11 children
4. Isaac B Bowers born October 22, 1853 in Carter County, Tennessee
5. Alexander Bowers born January 4, 1855 in Carter County, Tennessee
6. Nancy Jane "Ginny" Bowers born April 18, 1858 in Carter County, Tennessee and died 1898 in Carter County, Tennessee. She married Jackson D C Pierce and they had 1 daughter and 4 sons

Teter was married on August 6, 1866 in Carter, Tennessee to Mary E Anderson (her memorial linked to his) and they had the following children:
1. James A Bowers born June 13, 1868
2. Lawson H Bowers born June 13, 1871 in Carter County, Tennessee and died June 22, 1934 in Watauga Valley, Carter County, Tennessee. He married Mary E Williams and they had 8 children
3. Ruthie E Bowers born January 13, 1873 in Carter County, Tennessee and died 1943 in Carter County, Tennessee. She married Jackson C Wilson and they had 8 children
4. Susan A "Susie" Bowers born August 20, 1875 in Carter County, Tennessee and died December 10, 1925 in Carter County, Tennessee
5. Julia H Bowers born January 21, 1878 in Carter County, Tennessee and died November 14, 1902 in Carter County, Tennessee
6. Pettibone Bowers born November 4, 1880 in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee and died July 5, 1946 in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee. He married Sallie Cora Berry and they had 6 children
7. Eliza Bowers born November 15, 1882 in Carter County, Tennessee and died May 27, 1928 in Watauga, Carter County, Tennessee
8. Jemima Bowers born November 19, 1885 in Tennessee and died August 1, 1908 in Carter County, Tennessee
9. Corda E Bowers born July 21, 1892