Samuel Peter Bowers
Samuel Bowers, second son of Peter and Mary (Brown) Bowers, was born at 12 noon on 2 July 1929, near Batavia, Iowa, and died at Olney, Illinois, 4 July 1929. On 3 March 1887, he married Malvina Ernestine (Houser) the daughter of Edwin Theodore Houser and Caroline (Shultz). They are buried beside each other in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, in Ill.
Samuel, born in Iowa, moved with the family to Indiana, and then to Illinois when he was 16 years old. For the rest of his life his home was Richland County, Illinois. Sam earned his living mainly from farming, but for several years he was also employed as a teacher in the rural schools of Richland County, from a letter written by his mother, Mary (Brown) Bowers, we learn that he taught a five month term of school for $38 per month. About 1898 he attended school at Carbondale, Illinois, where he was especially interested in math. However, because of poor eyesight, he did not stay at Carbondale long enough to receive a degree. Sam earned a reputation for good penmanship. Some of his own children were among his pupils. The father's example must have made an impression on them, for all except one of his (7) children spent some time teaching school.
With the help of his family, Sam managed the Richland County Farm for six years, about 1906-1912. The last home of Sam and "Mellie" Bowers was a farm located southeast of Claremont, Illinois. The house was a one-and-a-half story white frame house with a porch across the front. After Sam's death, the first oil well in Bonpas Township was drilled on this farm, which was then owned by his widow.
Children of Samuel Peter and Malvina Bowers:
Mary Caroline Bowers
b. 6, Jul 1889 d. 30, Sep 1976
Edna Evelyn Bowers
b. 13, Oct 1891 d. 8, Oct 1926
Esther Evelyn Bowers
b. 9, Dec 1893
Clark Ray Bowers
b. 30, Mar 1896 d. 22, Apr 1930
Lora Myrtle Bowers
b. 23, Sep 1898 d. 30, Nov 1963
Delilah Alice Bowers
b. 15, Mar 1901
Samuel Edwin Bowers
b. 29, Oct 1903 d. 29, Sep 1972
Copied by permission from the book, printed in 1979,
"Peter and Mary Bowers" By Dan and Doris Olds.
Added by Janice Hole
Samuel Bowers, second son of Peter and Mary (Brown) Bowers, was born at 12 noon on 2 July 1929, near Batavia, Iowa, and died at Olney, Illinois, 4 July 1929. On 3 March 1887, he married Malvina Ernestine (Houser) the daughter of Edwin Theodore Houser and Caroline (Shultz). They are buried beside each other in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, in Ill.
Samuel, born in Iowa, moved with the family to Indiana, and then to Illinois when he was 16 years old. For the rest of his life his home was Richland County, Illinois. Sam earned his living mainly from farming, but for several years he was also employed as a teacher in the rural schools of Richland County, from a letter written by his mother, Mary (Brown) Bowers, we learn that he taught a five month term of school for $38 per month. About 1898 he attended school at Carbondale, Illinois, where he was especially interested in math. However, because of poor eyesight, he did not stay at Carbondale long enough to receive a degree. Sam earned a reputation for good penmanship. Some of his own children were among his pupils. The father's example must have made an impression on them, for all except one of his (7) children spent some time teaching school.
With the help of his family, Sam managed the Richland County Farm for six years, about 1906-1912. The last home of Sam and "Mellie" Bowers was a farm located southeast of Claremont, Illinois. The house was a one-and-a-half story white frame house with a porch across the front. After Sam's death, the first oil well in Bonpas Township was drilled on this farm, which was then owned by his widow.
Children of Samuel Peter and Malvina Bowers:
Mary Caroline Bowers
b. 6, Jul 1889 d. 30, Sep 1976
Edna Evelyn Bowers
b. 13, Oct 1891 d. 8, Oct 1926
Esther Evelyn Bowers
b. 9, Dec 1893
Clark Ray Bowers
b. 30, Mar 1896 d. 22, Apr 1930
Lora Myrtle Bowers
b. 23, Sep 1898 d. 30, Nov 1963
Delilah Alice Bowers
b. 15, Mar 1901
Samuel Edwin Bowers
b. 29, Oct 1903 d. 29, Sep 1972
Copied by permission from the book, printed in 1979,
"Peter and Mary Bowers" By Dan and Doris Olds.
Added by Janice Hole
Samuel Peter Bowers
Samuel Bowers, second son of Peter and Mary (Brown) Bowers, was born at 12 noon on 2 July 1929, near Batavia, Iowa, and died at Olney, Illinois, 4 July 1929. On 3 March 1887, he married Malvina Ernestine (Houser) the daughter of Edwin Theodore Houser and Caroline (Shultz). They are buried beside each other in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, in Ill.
Samuel, born in Iowa, moved with the family to Indiana, and then to Illinois when he was 16 years old. For the rest of his life his home was Richland County, Illinois. Sam earned his living mainly from farming, but for several years he was also employed as a teacher in the rural schools of Richland County, from a letter written by his mother, Mary (Brown) Bowers, we learn that he taught a five month term of school for $38 per month. About 1898 he attended school at Carbondale, Illinois, where he was especially interested in math. However, because of poor eyesight, he did not stay at Carbondale long enough to receive a degree. Sam earned a reputation for good penmanship. Some of his own children were among his pupils. The father's example must have made an impression on them, for all except one of his (7) children spent some time teaching school.
With the help of his family, Sam managed the Richland County Farm for six years, about 1906-1912. The last home of Sam and "Mellie" Bowers was a farm located southeast of Claremont, Illinois. The house was a one-and-a-half story white frame house with a porch across the front. After Sam's death, the first oil well in Bonpas Township was drilled on this farm, which was then owned by his widow.
Children of Samuel Peter and Malvina Bowers:
Mary Caroline Bowers
b. 6, Jul 1889 d. 30, Sep 1976
Edna Evelyn Bowers
b. 13, Oct 1891 d. 8, Oct 1926
Esther Evelyn Bowers
b. 9, Dec 1893
Clark Ray Bowers
b. 30, Mar 1896 d. 22, Apr 1930
Lora Myrtle Bowers
b. 23, Sep 1898 d. 30, Nov 1963
Delilah Alice Bowers
b. 15, Mar 1901
Samuel Edwin Bowers
b. 29, Oct 1903 d. 29, Sep 1972
Copied by permission from the book, printed in 1979,
"Peter and Mary Bowers" By Dan and Doris Olds.
Added by Janice Hole
Samuel Bowers, second son of Peter and Mary (Brown) Bowers, was born at 12 noon on 2 July 1929, near Batavia, Iowa, and died at Olney, Illinois, 4 July 1929. On 3 March 1887, he married Malvina Ernestine (Houser) the daughter of Edwin Theodore Houser and Caroline (Shultz). They are buried beside each other in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, in Ill.
Samuel, born in Iowa, moved with the family to Indiana, and then to Illinois when he was 16 years old. For the rest of his life his home was Richland County, Illinois. Sam earned his living mainly from farming, but for several years he was also employed as a teacher in the rural schools of Richland County, from a letter written by his mother, Mary (Brown) Bowers, we learn that he taught a five month term of school for $38 per month. About 1898 he attended school at Carbondale, Illinois, where he was especially interested in math. However, because of poor eyesight, he did not stay at Carbondale long enough to receive a degree. Sam earned a reputation for good penmanship. Some of his own children were among his pupils. The father's example must have made an impression on them, for all except one of his (7) children spent some time teaching school.
With the help of his family, Sam managed the Richland County Farm for six years, about 1906-1912. The last home of Sam and "Mellie" Bowers was a farm located southeast of Claremont, Illinois. The house was a one-and-a-half story white frame house with a porch across the front. After Sam's death, the first oil well in Bonpas Township was drilled on this farm, which was then owned by his widow.
Children of Samuel Peter and Malvina Bowers:
Mary Caroline Bowers
b. 6, Jul 1889 d. 30, Sep 1976
Edna Evelyn Bowers
b. 13, Oct 1891 d. 8, Oct 1926
Esther Evelyn Bowers
b. 9, Dec 1893
Clark Ray Bowers
b. 30, Mar 1896 d. 22, Apr 1930
Lora Myrtle Bowers
b. 23, Sep 1898 d. 30, Nov 1963
Delilah Alice Bowers
b. 15, Mar 1901
Samuel Edwin Bowers
b. 29, Oct 1903 d. 29, Sep 1972
Copied by permission from the book, printed in 1979,
"Peter and Mary Bowers" By Dan and Doris Olds.
Added by Janice Hole
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