Rosa Bowers, 34, is recorded with Joseph Bowers, 42, in the 1885 Sherman, Leavenworth, Kansas state census. William Bowers, 15, is also recorded, as well as Samuel, 14; Charles, 11; Robert, 9; Fred, 7. All family members are recorded as born in Pennsylvania.
This census records Rosa's birth in or about 1851 in Pennsylvania. Daughter of Michael F and Josephine Neff Knerr.
Joseph Bowers, age 40, born in Pennsylvania, is recorded as a resident of Linwood, Kansas, in an 1884 GAR record from the Tonganoxie Post # 149. He had served in the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry and had been a POW.
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The cemetery records show a birth year of "circa" 1842 for Rosa Bower, which does not match the 1885 census for Rosa Bowers.
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13 Aug 2017
Thanks to Bev Thon for submitting the birth date entered above.
Rosa Bowers, 34, is recorded with Joseph Bowers, 42, in the 1885 Sherman, Leavenworth, Kansas state census. William Bowers, 15, is also recorded, as well as Samuel, 14; Charles, 11; Robert, 9; Fred, 7. All family members are recorded as born in Pennsylvania.
This census records Rosa's birth in or about 1851 in Pennsylvania. Daughter of Michael F and Josephine Neff Knerr.
Joseph Bowers, age 40, born in Pennsylvania, is recorded as a resident of Linwood, Kansas, in an 1884 GAR record from the Tonganoxie Post # 149. He had served in the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry and had been a POW.
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The cemetery records show a birth year of "circa" 1842 for Rosa Bower, which does not match the 1885 census for Rosa Bowers.
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13 Aug 2017
Thanks to Bev Thon for submitting the birth date entered above.
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