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Absalom Bower 1785–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Apr 1785

Birth Location: Baldwin, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 1857

Death Location: Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Bower

Mother: Elizabeth Bower

Spouse(s): Susannah Koontz, Catherine Sheets

Children(s): John Bowers, Elizabeth Calloway, Nancy Bare, Linville Sheets, Polly Bower, Jordan Sheets, Elizabeth Sheets, Lucinda Bower, George Bower, David Bower, Margaret Bower, Sarah Colvard, Jacob Sheets, Cynthia Bower, Riley Bower, Hamilton Bower

Absalom Bower was born in 1785 in Baldwin, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Bauer Bower And Elizabeth Rhodes Wright Bower. In 1810, Absalom Bower resided in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. In 1812, Absalom Bower resided in North Carolina, USA. Absalom Bower married Catherine Ann Sheets, Susannah Koontz, and had children including Cynthia Bower, David Bower, Elizabeth Betty Ann Sheets, Elizabeth H Bower Calloway, George Bower, Hamilton D Bower, Jacob Sheets, John Avery Bowers, Jordan Sheets, Linville William Douglas Sheets, Lucinda Bower, Margaret Peggy Bower, Nancy Sheets Bare, Polly Bower, Riley Bower, Sarah Sallie Bower Colvard. Absalom Bower passed away in 1857 in Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Absalom Bower was born in 1785 in Baldwin, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Bauer Bower And Elizabeth Rhodes Wright Bower.
  • In 1810, Absalom Bower resided in Ashe, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1812, Absalom Bower resided in North Carolina, USA.
  • Absalom Bower married Catherine Ann Sheets, Susannah Koontz, and had children including Cynthia Bower, David Bower, Elizabeth Betty Ann Sheets, Elizabeth H Bower Calloway, George Bower, Hamilton D Bower, Jacob Sheets, John Avery Bowers, Jordan Sheets, Linville William Douglas Sheets, Lucinda Bower, Margaret Peggy Bower, Nancy Sheets Bare, Polly Bower, Riley Bower, Sarah Sallie Bower Colvard.
  • Absalom Bower passed away in 1857 in Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bower
1754–1843
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Bower
1763–1842
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Koontz
1780–1857
Birth Location: Nathans Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
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Catherine Sheets
1795–1880
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
CS

Children(s)

John Bowers
1822–1880
Birth Location: Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
JB
Elizabeth Calloway
1820–1875
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
EC
Nancy Bare
1833–1900
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
NB
Linville Sheets
1821–1897
Birth Location: West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
LS
Polly Bower
1828–1910
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
PB
Jordan Sheets
1832–1876
Birth Location: Peak Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
JS
Elizabeth Sheets
1837–1919
Birth Location: Peak Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
ES
Lucinda Bower
1826–1878
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
LB
George Bower
1807–1869
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
GB
David Bower
1814–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
DB
Margaret Bower
1830–1892
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
MB
Sarah Colvard
1827–1909
Birth Location: Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
SC
Jacob Sheets
1823–1907
Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
JS
Cynthia Bower
1822–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
CB
Riley Bower
1824–1858
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
RB
Hamilton Bower
1817–1870
Birth Location: Ashe, , North Carolina, USA
HB

Absalom Bower's Ancestors

Self
Absalom Bower
1785–1857
Birth Place: Baldwin, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Bauer Bower
1754–1843
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Rhodes Wright) Bower
1763–1842
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Absalom Bower's Descendants

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Absalom Bower (01 Apr 1785–16 Feb 1857) m. Susannah Koontz (1780–1857) m. Catherine (Ann) Sheets (1 April 1795–Jun 1880)
  1. 1. John (Avery) Bowers 1822–1880 m. Elizabeth (Martin) Bowers 1816–1880
    1. 1. Richard (John) Bowers 1836–1930 m. Mary (Polly) Wiggins 1825–1935
      1. 1. James (J) Bowers 1866–1953 m. Lucinda (Clementine Tipton) Bowers 1866–1941
        1. 1. Phillip (Isaac) Bowers 1901–1989 m. Ethel (Iva Jones) Bowers 1903–1992
        2. 2. Mazella (M) Bowers 1894–1966 m. Rosie (Nella) Jaynes 1893–1952
        3. 3. Robert (Abbott) Bowers 1906–2003
        4. 4. John (R) Bowers 1890–1961
        5. 5. Julia (A) Bowers 1887–1982
        6. 6. George (Robert) Tipton 1884–1962
        7. 7. Grasen (A) Bowers 1910–2003
        8. 8. Harry (Lee) Bowers 1892–1893
        9. 9. William (Avery) Bowers 1896–1985
        10. 10. Andrew (J) Bowers 1898–1992
        11. 11. Joseph (Dexter) Bowers 1904–1989
      2. 2. Robert (Lee) Bowers 1884–
      3. 3. Amanda Bowers 1865–
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Bowers 1868–
      5. 5. Andrew (Andy) Bowers 1886–1931 m. Mary (Greene) Bowers 1884–1931
        1. 1. Lee Bowers 1899–
        2. 2. Jesse Bowers 1906–
        3. 3. Dara Bowers 1910–
        4. 4. Oscar Bowers 1912–
        5. 5. Teenie (C) Bowers 1915–
        6. 6. Galar Bowers 1917–
        7. 7. Lilly Bowers 1920–
        8. 8. Bonnie (N) Bowers 1923–
      6. 6. Arta (C.) Bowers 1878–
      7. 7. Liz (Ajase "Hassie") Bowers 1877–
      8. 8. Samantha (Jane) Bowers 1872–1955
      9. 9. Laura (Mae) Bowers 1875–1896
      10. 10. Thomas Bowers 1880–
    2. 2. Levi Bowers 1865–
    3. 3. Elvira Bowers 1863–
    4. 4. Angeline Bowers 1858–
    5. 5. Nelson Bowers 1857–
    6. 6. Alfred Bowers 1846–1922
    7. 7. Harriet (J Bowers) Lequire 1841–1901 m. Isaac Lequire 1839–
      1. 1. George (Washington) LeQuire 1884–1955
      2. 2. William (Isaac) LeQuire 1860–1945
      3. 3. Nancy (Suzanna) Tipton 1869–1954
      4. 4. John (Harvey) LeQuire 1873–1959
      5. 5. Samantha Anthony 1865–1922
      6. 6. Martha (Miranda) Cooper 1867–1945
      7. 7. Amos (Justice) Lequire 1872–1944
      8. 8. Thomas (Fidel) LeQuire 1874–1949
      9. 9. Sarah (Ann) Anthony 1863–1955
  2. 2. Elizabeth (H Bower) Calloway 1820–1875
  3. 3. Nancy (Sheets) Bare 1833–1900
  4. 4. Linville (William Douglas) Sheets 1821–1897
    1. 1. Albert (T.) Sheets 1845–1921
  5. 5. Polly Bower 1828–1910
  6. 6. Jordan Sheets 1832–1876
  7. 7. Elizabeth (“Betty” Ann) Sheets 1837–1919
  8. 8. Lucinda Bower 1826–1878
  9. 9. George Bower 1807–1869
  10. 10. David Bower 1814–1870
  11. 11. Margaret (Peggy) Bower 1830–1892
  12. 12. Sarah (Sallie Bower) Colvard 1827–1909
  13. 13. Jacob Sheets 1823–1907
  14. 14. Cynthia Bower 1822–
  15. 15. Riley Bower 1824–1858
  16. 16. Hamilton (D) Bower 1817–1870

Absalom Bower's Timeline

10 Records

1785
01 Apr 1785
Birth of Absalom Bower in Baldwin, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Baldwin, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1810
1810
Age 25
Absalom Bower resided here in Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
1812
1812-1814
Age 27
Absalom Bower resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1812
Bet. 1812–1814
Age 27
Absalom Bower resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1815
1815
Age 30
Absalom Bower resided here in Ashe, North Carolina
Ashe, North Carolina
1830
1830
Age 45
Absalom Bower resided here in Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 55
Absalom Bower resided here in Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 65
Absalom Bower resided here in Ashe, North Carolina
Ashe, North Carolina
1856
8 Sep 1856
Age 71
Absalom Bower - Probate in Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1857
16 Feb 1857
Age 72
Death of Absalom Bower in Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1785
    Event Place: Baldwin, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 620; Page: 273b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 39; Page: 70; Image: Ncm252_39-0010; FHL Roll: 0337912

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1812-1814
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Muster rolls of the soldiers of the War of 1812 : detached from the Militia of North Carolina in 1812 and 1814

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1812–1814
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Ashe, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 118; Page: 5; Family History Library Film: 0018084

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 354; Page: 16; Family History Library Film: 0018092

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 620; Page: 273b

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nash County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Ashe County, North Carolina Wills; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Ashe County)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Ashe County, North Carolina Wills; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Ashe County)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Ashe County, North Carolina Wills; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Ashe County)

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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