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Absolom C Bower 1785–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1785

Birth Location: Baldwin, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 16 Feb 1857

Death Location: Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Johann (Bower)

Mother: Elizabeth Wright

Spouse(s): Susannah Koontz

Children(s): John Bowers

The story of Absolom C Bower began in 1785 in Baldwin, Ashe, North Carolina, United States. Absolom C Bower married Susannah Koontz, and had children including John Bowers. Absolom C Bower passed away in 1857 in Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Absolom C Bower began in 1785 in Baldwin, Ashe, North Carolina, United States.
  • Absolom C Bower married Susannah Koontz, and had children including John Bowers.
  • Absolom C Bower passed away in 1857 in Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann (Bower)
1754–1838
Birth Location: Colebrookdale Par, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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Elizabeth Wright
1765–1860
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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Children(s)

John Bowers
1801–1880
Birth Location: Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
JB

Absolom Bower's Ancestors

Self
Absolom Bower
1785–1857
Birth Place: Baldwin, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Johann (John) Laurad Bauer (Bower)
1754–1838
Colebrookdale Par, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth (Rhodes) Wright
1765–1860
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George (S Bower) Sr.
1730–1815
Holland, Switzerland
Seney Bulter
1741–1822
Elk Creek, Grayson, Wythe, Montgomery, Colony of Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Absolom Bower's Descendants

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Absolom (C) Bower (1 Apr 1785–16 Feb 1857) m. Susannah Koontz (1780–1857)
  1. 1. John Bowers 1801–1880 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Martin 1816–1880 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Martin 1816–1880
    1. 1. John (Avery) Bowers 1832–1900 m. Rebecca Kirkland 1836–1905
      1. 1. Phoebe (Jane Bowers Carden) Ball 1857–1920 m. Osburn (S "Ozzie") Ball 1835–1928
        1. 1. Addie (Carden (Bowers)) LeQuire 1880–1954 m. John (H) Lequire 1879–1959
        2. 2. William (M.) Ball 1868–1950
        3. 3. John (P.) Ball 1863–1929

Absolom Bower's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1 Apr 1785
Birth of Absolom C Bower in Baldwin, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Baldwin, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
1857
16 Feb 1857
Age 72
Death of Absolom C Bower in Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1785
    Event Place: Baldwin, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
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