Charles T. Bowers
(1847-1876)
Elizabeth Sowers
(Abt 1844-)
John Leander Bowers
(1866-1939)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Rebecca Beecher

John Leander Bowers 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 5 Jun 1866, , Carroll, MD 1 4 6
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth Rebecca Beecher on 28 Feb 1893 in Mount Joy Twp., Adams, PA 1 2
  • Died: 11 May 1939, Gettysburg, Adams, PA at age 72 4 6
  • Buried: 14 May 1939, Gettysburg: Evergreen Cemetery, Adams, PA 4 6

   FamilySearch ID: L615-4Y2.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1870 in Uniontown, Carroll, MD. 7 The 1870 census recorded Chas. T. Bowers, farmer, 23, living with wife Elizabeth, 26; and sons John L., 4, and George William 1. Also in the home is Samuel Null, works on farm, 22. Two homes away is Eli Sowers, farmer, 65, and Mary J., 30. Everyone was born in Maryland.

2. Census in 1880 in Taneytown, Carroll, MD. 10 The 1880 census recorded John Bowers, 14, living in the household of Jacob Shriner, 30, and wife Mary A., 34, with their children: Oliver, 4; and Carrie E., 2. Everyone and their parents were born in Maryland. [Note: John's maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Shriner who married Eli Sowers.].

3. Census in 1900 in Cumberland Twp., Adams, PA. 3 The 1900 census recorded John L. Bowers [index as Rowers online], farmer, 33, born Jun 1866 in Maryland, married for 7 years to wife Lizzie R., 29, Jun 1870, Pennsylvania. Living with them are children born in Pennsylvania: Herbert, 11, Dec 1888; Edna B., 8, Jun 1891; Margaret D., 4, Jun 1896; and Bessie A., 6 months, Nov 1899. John's parent's were born in Maryland, and Lizzie's in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1910 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 11 The 1910 census recorded John L. Bowers, 43, born in Maryland, living with his family born in Pennsylvania: wife Lizzie R., 39; son Herbert G., 21; and daughters Margaret G., 14; Bessie A., 10; and Dorothy L, 1.

5. Residence: 27 N. Stratton St., Gettysburg, Pa. on 14 Oct 1930 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 5

6. Cause of Death: myocardial degeneration and srteriosclerosis, 11 May 1939, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 6

7. Occupation: janitor at court house on 11 May 1939 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 6

8. Residence: 25 N. Stratton St., Gettysburg, Pa. on 11 May 1939 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 6

9. Newspaper: Gettysburg Times: "50 Years Ago: Marriages: Bowers-Beecher - Feb. 28 at Mountjoy parsonage by the Rev. H. M. Heilman, John L. Bowers to Miss Elizabeth R. Beecher, both of Cumberland township.", 9 Mar 1943, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 2


John married Elizabeth Rebecca Beecher, daughter of Cornelius Christian Beecher and Emma Margaret Long, on 28 Feb 1893 in Mount Joy Twp., Adams, PA.1 2 (Elizabeth Rebecca Beecher was born on 1 Jun 1870 in Cumberland Twp., Adams, PA,4 5 12 13 died on 14 Oct 1930 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA 4 5 and was buried on 17 Oct 1930 in Gettysburg: Evergreen Cemetery, Adams, PA 4 5.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMZV-C1C John L Bowers and Elizabeth R Beecher, 1893.

2 Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA), 9 Mar 1943, page 4.

3 1900 United States Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cumberland, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1354; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1241354.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37665253.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 92629. Lizzie Rebecca Bowers. Father Cornelius Beecher. Mother Emma Long.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 44804. John Leander Bowers. Father Charles T. Bowers. Mother Elizabeth Sowers.

7 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MN3C-76N Chas T Bowers, Maryland, United States; citing p. 134, family 1016, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552081.

8 Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania.), 7 Feb 1920, page 1. Obituary of Cornelius Beecher.

9 Sunday News (Lancaster, PA), 29 May 1955, page 38. Obituary of Herbert G. Bowers.

10 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNQF-FN1 John Bowers in household of Jacob Shriner, Taneytown, Carroll, Maryland, United States; citing sheet 279B, NARA microfilm publication T9.

11 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGD9-D3Z John L Bowers, Gettysburg Ward 2, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 3A, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375305.

12 1880 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Cumberland Township, Family History Library Film 1255085, NA Film Number T9-1085, Page Number 158A.

13 1870 United States Census, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZLM-RRL Corneille Beecher, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 13, family 75, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 552788.


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