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Catherine Bowers 1797–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 June 1797

Birth Location: Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia

Death Date: 9 May 1854

Death Location: Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Lewis Bowers

Mother: Elizabeth Foltz

Spouse(s): Philip Pence

Children(s): Solomon Pentz, Aaron Pence, Elizabeth Zirkel, Leanah Pence, Ceylon Pence, William Pence, Susan Pence

Catherine Bowers was born in 1797 in Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia, the child of Lewis Bowers And Elizabeth Foltz. Catherine Bowers married Philip Pence, and had children including Aaron Pence, Ceylon Selone Pence, Elizabeth Zirkel, Leanah Pence, Solomon Pentz, Susan F Pence, William Pence. Catherine Bowers passed away in 1854 in Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Catherine Bowers was born in 1797 in Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia, the child of Lewis Bowers And Elizabeth Foltz.
  • Catherine Bowers married Philip Pence, and had children including Aaron Pence, Ceylon Selone Pence, Elizabeth Zirkel, Leanah Pence, Solomon Pentz, Susan F Pence, William Pence.
  • Catherine Bowers passed away in 1854 in Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Catherine Bowers's Ancestors

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Catherine Bowers
1797–1854
Birth Place: Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Parents
Lewis Bowers
1760–1814
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Foltz
1768–1847
Newport, Page County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Christian Bauer
1720–1816
Birkenau, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Maria (Elizabetha) Schindeldecker
1733–1815
Hinterweidenthal, Sudwestpfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Johannes Fultz
1735–1806
Rhineland, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (C) Zollicoffer
1730–1847
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Bauer
1716–1792
Anna Weber
–1793
Johann Schindeldeckers
1705–1767
MARIA SCHUESSLER
1715–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Bauer
1682–1755
Anna Euler
1678–1721
Johannes Weber
1681–1754
Maria Claas
1695–1748
Hans Schindeldecker
1679–1749
Anna Lang
1679–1702
Anna Ottilia
1690–1715

Catherine Bowers's Descendants

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Catherine Bowers (18 June 1797–9 May 1854) m. Philip Pence (22 February 1792–24 May 1869)
  1. 1. Solomon Pentz 1817–1899
    1. 1. Lewis (Ellsworth) Pence 1851–1927
      1. 1. Orah (K.) Wishart 1882–1968
        1. 1. William (Maxwell) Wishart 1914–1998
  2. 2. Aaron Pence 1820–1877
  3. 3. Elizabeth Zirkel 1819–1891
  4. 4. Leanah Pence 1840–1856
  5. 5. Ceylon (Selone) Pence 1844–
    1. 1. Laura (Catherine) Funkhouser 1872–1949
      1. 1. Mary (F) Funkhauser 1899–
  6. 6. William Pence 1827–1888
    1. 1. Solomon (V.) Pence 1850–1914
      1. 1. Hulda (Luella) Wolfe 1882–1963
        1. 1. Carl (Franklin) Wolfe 1916–2001
  7. 7. Susan (F.) Pence 1831–1884
    1. 1. Otto (Dillard) Hancock 1872–1917
      1. 1. Russell (Edward) Hancock 1897–1987
        1. 1. Alice (Louise) Ring 1920–2004

Catherine Bowers's Timeline

2 Records

1797
18 June 1797
Birth of Catherine Bowers in Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia
1854
9 May 1854
Age 57
Death of Catherine Bowers in Forestville, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Forestville, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 June 1797
    Event Place: Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1854
    Event Place: Forestville, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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