from the History of Ohio:Wood County
LEWIS BOWERS owns a snug farm of forty acres, pleasantly located in Perry township, where he has been operating
successfully since 1866. He has brought his land to a high state of cultivation, largely by the labor of his own hands, and is in possession of a comfortable set of farm buildings, to which, each year, he adds something to enhance the beauty and value of his property.
A native of Ohio, he was born in Chester township, Knox county,April l0, 1824.
His father, Jesse Bowers, who came from Frederick county, Va., to Knox county, in 1802, was educated for the ministry,and for over twenty years preached for the Methodist Church, traveling on horseback over a large circuit during the pioneer days. In Wheeling, W. Va.,he wedded Lydia Grindstaff, a native of Washington county, Penn., and they became the parents of eleven children, five sons and six daughters, namely: Rosanna, who first married Daniel Stone, and is now the widow of Joseph Drake, of Tiffin, Ohio; Abigail, wife of William Rigley,of Kansas;
Amanda, who married Moses Grindstaff, and died in Licking county, Ohio; Elias, who died in Knox county, Ohio;
Martha, who makes her home in Illinois;
Jeremiah, of Licking county;
Lewis, of this sketch;
Mary, who resides in Kansas;
Wesley, of Illinois;
John N., of Texas;
and Philena, wife of Jackson Davis,of Iowa.
The parents both died, and were buried in Hartford township, Licking county, the father at the age of seventy seven, and the mother when sixty-five years. During the latter part of his life, the former had mostly engaged in agricultural pursuits, and, while he was engaged in preaching, his children operated the farm. Previously to the organization of the Republican party, he was a Whig, but afterward affiliated with the former.
The schools which Lewis Bowers attended were mostly taught by teachers hired at fifty cents per week, the parents
each agreeing to send so many scholars. He is a warm friend of the public-school system, and does all in his power for the advancement of the cause of education.
At the age of seventeen he began learning the shoemaker's trade; but, not liking that occupation, he took up carpentering, which he followed for fifteen years, when he was injured by a sawlog falling upon him. After his marriage he located in Hartford township, Licking Co.,Ohio,
working on a farm during the summer months, while in the winter he engaged in shoemaking at his own home.Two years later he went to Harlem township, Delaware Co., Ohio, where
he leased twenty-five acres. For clearing the land he was to have the use of it for five years. Subsequently he purchased a house and an acre of land in Hartford township, Licking county, where he resided until November 10, 1863, when he arrived in Perry township, Wood county, locating on ten acres of timber land in Section 21, which he cultivated
until 1866. In that year he came to his present farm of forty acres, on which he erected his comfortable home, in
1886.
In Delaware county, Ohio, December 22, 1852, Mr. Bowers was united in marriage with Miss Rebecca Bailey, who was born in Licking county, February 26, 1831, and is a daughter of George and Elizabeth (McCartney) Bailey, the former a native of New York, and the latter of Pennsylvania. The father followed farming, and was also a local preacher of the Methodist Church. To our subject and his wife have been born the following children:
Victorine, now Mrs. Calvin Brenaman, of Perry township;
Lydia, wife of Rev. David Brandeberry, a Methodist minister of Hoytville, Ohio;
Anna M., who died at the age of four years;
George H., of Plain township,
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Wood county; Elizabeth (twin sister of George), who died in infancy; Amanda, now Mrs. Wilson Stearns, of Plain
township; and Emma, at home.
The family are all members of the Methodist Church, in which Mr. Bowers has served as superintendent of Sunday-school, and they are prominent in the social circles of the locality. For fifteen years he ably served as supervisor of Perry township, and is deeply interested in the success of
the Republican party, of whose past history he is justly proud. He is a man well and favorably known, having the
respect of all with whom he comes in contact.
LEWIS BOWERS owns a snug farm of forty acres, pleasantly located in Perry township, where he has been operating
successfully since 1866. He has brought his land to a high state of cultivation, largely by the labor of his own hands, and is in possession of a comfortable set of farm buildings, to which, each year, he adds something to enhance the beauty and value of his property.
A native of Ohio, he was born in Chester township, Knox county,April l0, 1824.
His father, Jesse Bowers, who came from Frederick county, Va., to Knox county, in 1802, was educated for the ministry,and for over twenty years preached for the Methodist Church, traveling on horseback over a large circuit during the pioneer days. In Wheeling, W. Va.,he wedded Lydia Grindstaff, a native of Washington county, Penn., and they became the parents of eleven children, five sons and six daughters, namely: Rosanna, who first married Daniel Stone, and is now the widow of Joseph Drake, of Tiffin, Ohio; Abigail, wife of William Rigley,of Kansas;
Amanda, who married Moses Grindstaff, and died in Licking county, Ohio; Elias, who died in Knox county, Ohio;
Martha, who makes her home in Illinois;
Jeremiah, of Licking county;
Lewis, of this sketch;
Mary, who resides in Kansas;
Wesley, of Illinois;
John N., of Texas;
and Philena, wife of Jackson Davis,of Iowa.
The parents both died, and were buried in Hartford township, Licking county, the father at the age of seventy seven, and the mother when sixty-five years. During the latter part of his life, the former had mostly engaged in agricultural pursuits, and, while he was engaged in preaching, his children operated the farm. Previously to the organization of the Republican party, he was a Whig, but afterward affiliated with the former.
The schools which Lewis Bowers attended were mostly taught by teachers hired at fifty cents per week, the parents
each agreeing to send so many scholars. He is a warm friend of the public-school system, and does all in his power for the advancement of the cause of education.
At the age of seventeen he began learning the shoemaker's trade; but, not liking that occupation, he took up carpentering, which he followed for fifteen years, when he was injured by a sawlog falling upon him. After his marriage he located in Hartford township, Licking Co.,Ohio,
working on a farm during the summer months, while in the winter he engaged in shoemaking at his own home.Two years later he went to Harlem township, Delaware Co., Ohio, where
he leased twenty-five acres. For clearing the land he was to have the use of it for five years. Subsequently he purchased a house and an acre of land in Hartford township, Licking county, where he resided until November 10, 1863, when he arrived in Perry township, Wood county, locating on ten acres of timber land in Section 21, which he cultivated
until 1866. In that year he came to his present farm of forty acres, on which he erected his comfortable home, in
1886.
In Delaware county, Ohio, December 22, 1852, Mr. Bowers was united in marriage with Miss Rebecca Bailey, who was born in Licking county, February 26, 1831, and is a daughter of George and Elizabeth (McCartney) Bailey, the former a native of New York, and the latter of Pennsylvania. The father followed farming, and was also a local preacher of the Methodist Church. To our subject and his wife have been born the following children:
Victorine, now Mrs. Calvin Brenaman, of Perry township;
Lydia, wife of Rev. David Brandeberry, a Methodist minister of Hoytville, Ohio;
Anna M., who died at the age of four years;
George H., of Plain township,
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Wood county; Elizabeth (twin sister of George), who died in infancy; Amanda, now Mrs. Wilson Stearns, of Plain
township; and Emma, at home.
The family are all members of the Methodist Church, in which Mr. Bowers has served as superintendent of Sunday-school, and they are prominent in the social circles of the locality. For fifteen years he ably served as supervisor of Perry township, and is deeply interested in the success of
the Republican party, of whose past history he is justly proud. He is a man well and favorably known, having the
respect of all with whom he comes in contact.
from the History of Ohio:Wood County
LEWIS BOWERS owns a snug farm of forty acres, pleasantly located in Perry township, where he has been operating
successfully since 1866. He has brought his land to a high state of cultivation, largely by the labor of his own hands, and is in possession of a comfortable set of farm buildings, to which, each year, he adds something to enhance the beauty and value of his property.
A native of Ohio, he was born in Chester township, Knox county,April l0, 1824.
His father, Jesse Bowers, who came from Frederick county, Va., to Knox county, in 1802, was educated for the ministry,and for over twenty years preached for the Methodist Church, traveling on horseback over a large circuit during the pioneer days. In Wheeling, W. Va.,he wedded Lydia Grindstaff, a native of Washington county, Penn., and they became the parents of eleven children, five sons and six daughters, namely: Rosanna, who first married Daniel Stone, and is now the widow of Joseph Drake, of Tiffin, Ohio; Abigail, wife of William Rigley,of Kansas;
Amanda, who married Moses Grindstaff, and died in Licking county, Ohio; Elias, who died in Knox county, Ohio;
Martha, who makes her home in Illinois;
Jeremiah, of Licking county;
Lewis, of this sketch;
Mary, who resides in Kansas;
Wesley, of Illinois;
John N., of Texas;
and Philena, wife of Jackson Davis,of Iowa.
The parents both died, and were buried in Hartford township, Licking county, the father at the age of seventy seven, and the mother when sixty-five years. During the latter part of his life, the former had mostly engaged in agricultural pursuits, and, while he was engaged in preaching, his children operated the farm. Previously to the organization of the Republican party, he was a Whig, but afterward affiliated with the former.
The schools which Lewis Bowers attended were mostly taught by teachers hired at fifty cents per week, the parents
each agreeing to send so many scholars. He is a warm friend of the public-school system, and does all in his power for the advancement of the cause of education.
At the age of seventeen he began learning the shoemaker's trade; but, not liking that occupation, he took up carpentering, which he followed for fifteen years, when he was injured by a sawlog falling upon him. After his marriage he located in Hartford township, Licking Co.,Ohio,
working on a farm during the summer months, while in the winter he engaged in shoemaking at his own home.Two years later he went to Harlem township, Delaware Co., Ohio, where
he leased twenty-five acres. For clearing the land he was to have the use of it for five years. Subsequently he purchased a house and an acre of land in Hartford township, Licking county, where he resided until November 10, 1863, when he arrived in Perry township, Wood county, locating on ten acres of timber land in Section 21, which he cultivated
until 1866. In that year he came to his present farm of forty acres, on which he erected his comfortable home, in
1886.
In Delaware county, Ohio, December 22, 1852, Mr. Bowers was united in marriage with Miss Rebecca Bailey, who was born in Licking county, February 26, 1831, and is a daughter of George and Elizabeth (McCartney) Bailey, the former a native of New York, and the latter of Pennsylvania. The father followed farming, and was also a local preacher of the Methodist Church. To our subject and his wife have been born the following children:
Victorine, now Mrs. Calvin Brenaman, of Perry township;
Lydia, wife of Rev. David Brandeberry, a Methodist minister of Hoytville, Ohio;
Anna M., who died at the age of four years;
George H., of Plain township,
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Wood county; Elizabeth (twin sister of George), who died in infancy; Amanda, now Mrs. Wilson Stearns, of Plain
township; and Emma, at home.
The family are all members of the Methodist Church, in which Mr. Bowers has served as superintendent of Sunday-school, and they are prominent in the social circles of the locality. For fifteen years he ably served as supervisor of Perry township, and is deeply interested in the success of
the Republican party, of whose past history he is justly proud. He is a man well and favorably known, having the
respect of all with whom he comes in contact.
LEWIS BOWERS owns a snug farm of forty acres, pleasantly located in Perry township, where he has been operating
successfully since 1866. He has brought his land to a high state of cultivation, largely by the labor of his own hands, and is in possession of a comfortable set of farm buildings, to which, each year, he adds something to enhance the beauty and value of his property.
A native of Ohio, he was born in Chester township, Knox county,April l0, 1824.
His father, Jesse Bowers, who came from Frederick county, Va., to Knox county, in 1802, was educated for the ministry,and for over twenty years preached for the Methodist Church, traveling on horseback over a large circuit during the pioneer days. In Wheeling, W. Va.,he wedded Lydia Grindstaff, a native of Washington county, Penn., and they became the parents of eleven children, five sons and six daughters, namely: Rosanna, who first married Daniel Stone, and is now the widow of Joseph Drake, of Tiffin, Ohio; Abigail, wife of William Rigley,of Kansas;
Amanda, who married Moses Grindstaff, and died in Licking county, Ohio; Elias, who died in Knox county, Ohio;
Martha, who makes her home in Illinois;
Jeremiah, of Licking county;
Lewis, of this sketch;
Mary, who resides in Kansas;
Wesley, of Illinois;
John N., of Texas;
and Philena, wife of Jackson Davis,of Iowa.
The parents both died, and were buried in Hartford township, Licking county, the father at the age of seventy seven, and the mother when sixty-five years. During the latter part of his life, the former had mostly engaged in agricultural pursuits, and, while he was engaged in preaching, his children operated the farm. Previously to the organization of the Republican party, he was a Whig, but afterward affiliated with the former.
The schools which Lewis Bowers attended were mostly taught by teachers hired at fifty cents per week, the parents
each agreeing to send so many scholars. He is a warm friend of the public-school system, and does all in his power for the advancement of the cause of education.
At the age of seventeen he began learning the shoemaker's trade; but, not liking that occupation, he took up carpentering, which he followed for fifteen years, when he was injured by a sawlog falling upon him. After his marriage he located in Hartford township, Licking Co.,Ohio,
working on a farm during the summer months, while in the winter he engaged in shoemaking at his own home.Two years later he went to Harlem township, Delaware Co., Ohio, where
he leased twenty-five acres. For clearing the land he was to have the use of it for five years. Subsequently he purchased a house and an acre of land in Hartford township, Licking county, where he resided until November 10, 1863, when he arrived in Perry township, Wood county, locating on ten acres of timber land in Section 21, which he cultivated
until 1866. In that year he came to his present farm of forty acres, on which he erected his comfortable home, in
1886.
In Delaware county, Ohio, December 22, 1852, Mr. Bowers was united in marriage with Miss Rebecca Bailey, who was born in Licking county, February 26, 1831, and is a daughter of George and Elizabeth (McCartney) Bailey, the former a native of New York, and the latter of Pennsylvania. The father followed farming, and was also a local preacher of the Methodist Church. To our subject and his wife have been born the following children:
Victorine, now Mrs. Calvin Brenaman, of Perry township;
Lydia, wife of Rev. David Brandeberry, a Methodist minister of Hoytville, Ohio;
Anna M., who died at the age of four years;
George H., of Plain township,
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Wood county; Elizabeth (twin sister of George), who died in infancy; Amanda, now Mrs. Wilson Stearns, of Plain
township; and Emma, at home.
The family are all members of the Methodist Church, in which Mr. Bowers has served as superintendent of Sunday-school, and they are prominent in the social circles of the locality. For fifteen years he ably served as supervisor of Perry township, and is deeply interested in the success of
the Republican party, of whose past history he is justly proud. He is a man well and favorably known, having the
respect of all with whom he comes in contact.
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note: double marker with Rebecca his wife
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