George moved with his parents, Peter and Mary Brown Bowers, to Indiana in 1864 and then to Illinois in 1869. He was by that time no longer a boy but a young man. In fact, it seems that is one reason the family settled near Noble, Illinois . George was a young man needing work, and here was work not only for the father, Peter Bowers, but also for the sons. On the birth certificate of his fourth child, George's occupation was given as farmer. The Rich land County land records show that in 1875 he bought 20 acres from Elijah A. Rogers, described as the south half of the southeast quarter of th e southeast quarter of Section 29, Town 3 north, Range 9 east, for which he paid $400 and then he sold it to David H. Anderson in 1876 for $500 . These records also say that George was a Justice of the Peace. He and his wife Louvina lived in Richland County, Illinois, in or near Decker Township. They were the parents of four girls, one of whom died young.
There were two different stories of the death of George Bowers and th ere may be truth in both of them. One is that he died from infection fol lowing an injury. Another one is that he had some kidney ailment, and when he was quite ill, the doctor who came catheterized him. Soon after the doctor left, George is supposed to have said, "That doctor has killed me." The news of George's death got back to the doctor's office before th e doctor did. It is believed he was buried in the Decker Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois, although no stone was found for his grave. There may never have been a stone, and a temporary marker would have soon disappeared.
info courtesy Daniel W. Olds
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George Washington Bowers was married on, Sep 14, 1871, to Louvina Rogers, by Michael Forney a Minister of the Gospel.
Louvina was born 24, Oct. 1852 in Ripley County, Indiana, she was the daughter of John G. & Susannah Rogers, and was from a large family.
She died 9, April 1931 at Wynoose, Illinois, and is buried in the Johnson Cemetery southeast of Wynoose, beside her second husband William J. Taylor.
George and Louvina were the parents of four daughters;
Annie Laura Bowers, 1878-1878,
Arminta Louella "Ella"(Bowers) Arteberry,1874-1944,
Dora Alice Bowers,1876-1906,
Clara Bowers,1879-1857.
George died: 17, Dec. 1881, he was only 32 years of age.
JH
There were two different stories of the death of George Bowers and th ere may be truth in both of them. One is that he died from infection fol lowing an injury. Another one is that he had some kidney ailment, and when he was quite ill, the doctor who came catheterized him. Soon after the doctor left, George is supposed to have said, "That doctor has killed me." The news of George's death got back to the doctor's office before th e doctor did. It is believed he was buried in the Decker Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois, although no stone was found for his grave. There may never have been a stone, and a temporary marker would have soon disappeared.
info courtesy Daniel W. Olds
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George Washington Bowers was married on, Sep 14, 1871, to Louvina Rogers, by Michael Forney a Minister of the Gospel.
Louvina was born 24, Oct. 1852 in Ripley County, Indiana, she was the daughter of John G. & Susannah Rogers, and was from a large family.
She died 9, April 1931 at Wynoose, Illinois, and is buried in the Johnson Cemetery southeast of Wynoose, beside her second husband William J. Taylor.
George and Louvina were the parents of four daughters;
Annie Laura Bowers, 1878-1878,
Arminta Louella "Ella"(Bowers) Arteberry,1874-1944,
Dora Alice Bowers,1876-1906,
Clara Bowers,1879-1857.
George died: 17, Dec. 1881, he was only 32 years of age.
JH
George moved with his parents, Peter and Mary Brown Bowers, to Indiana in 1864 and then to Illinois in 1869. He was by that time no longer a boy but a young man. In fact, it seems that is one reason the family settled near Noble, Illinois . George was a young man needing work, and here was work not only for the father, Peter Bowers, but also for the sons. On the birth certificate of his fourth child, George's occupation was given as farmer. The Rich land County land records show that in 1875 he bought 20 acres from Elijah A. Rogers, described as the south half of the southeast quarter of th e southeast quarter of Section 29, Town 3 north, Range 9 east, for which he paid $400 and then he sold it to David H. Anderson in 1876 for $500 . These records also say that George was a Justice of the Peace. He and his wife Louvina lived in Richland County, Illinois, in or near Decker Township. They were the parents of four girls, one of whom died young.
There were two different stories of the death of George Bowers and th ere may be truth in both of them. One is that he died from infection fol lowing an injury. Another one is that he had some kidney ailment, and when he was quite ill, the doctor who came catheterized him. Soon after the doctor left, George is supposed to have said, "That doctor has killed me." The news of George's death got back to the doctor's office before th e doctor did. It is believed he was buried in the Decker Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois, although no stone was found for his grave. There may never have been a stone, and a temporary marker would have soon disappeared.
info courtesy Daniel W. Olds
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George Washington Bowers was married on, Sep 14, 1871, to Louvina Rogers, by Michael Forney a Minister of the Gospel.
Louvina was born 24, Oct. 1852 in Ripley County, Indiana, she was the daughter of John G. & Susannah Rogers, and was from a large family.
She died 9, April 1931 at Wynoose, Illinois, and is buried in the Johnson Cemetery southeast of Wynoose, beside her second husband William J. Taylor.
George and Louvina were the parents of four daughters;
Annie Laura Bowers, 1878-1878,
Arminta Louella "Ella"(Bowers) Arteberry,1874-1944,
Dora Alice Bowers,1876-1906,
Clara Bowers,1879-1857.
George died: 17, Dec. 1881, he was only 32 years of age.
JH
There were two different stories of the death of George Bowers and th ere may be truth in both of them. One is that he died from infection fol lowing an injury. Another one is that he had some kidney ailment, and when he was quite ill, the doctor who came catheterized him. Soon after the doctor left, George is supposed to have said, "That doctor has killed me." The news of George's death got back to the doctor's office before th e doctor did. It is believed he was buried in the Decker Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois, although no stone was found for his grave. There may never have been a stone, and a temporary marker would have soon disappeared.
info courtesy Daniel W. Olds
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George Washington Bowers was married on, Sep 14, 1871, to Louvina Rogers, by Michael Forney a Minister of the Gospel.
Louvina was born 24, Oct. 1852 in Ripley County, Indiana, she was the daughter of John G. & Susannah Rogers, and was from a large family.
She died 9, April 1931 at Wynoose, Illinois, and is buried in the Johnson Cemetery southeast of Wynoose, beside her second husband William J. Taylor.
George and Louvina were the parents of four daughters;
Annie Laura Bowers, 1878-1878,
Arminta Louella "Ella"(Bowers) Arteberry,1874-1944,
Dora Alice Bowers,1876-1906,
Clara Bowers,1879-1857.
George died: 17, Dec. 1881, he was only 32 years of age.
JH
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