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Catherine Lester Sowers 1842–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 October 1842

Birth Location: Floyd Co, VA

Death Date: 27 September 1928

Death Location: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, United States

Father: JOHN SOWERS

Mother: Rhoda *

Spouse(s): Joseph Booth

Children(s): Sara Booth, Pleasant Booth, Armstead Booth, Mary Booth, John Booth, Rhoda Booth, Lucinda Booth, Elizabeth Booth

In 1842, Catherine Lester Sowers entered the world in Floyd Co, VA, born to John W R Sowers And Rhoda Belle Lester. Catherine Lester Sowers married Joseph Henderson Booth, and had children including Armstead Eda Booth, Elizabeth Lizzie Booth, John William Booth, Lucinda Etta Booth, Mary Catherine Booth, Pleasant Eden Booth, Rhoda Bell Booth, Sara Ellen Booth. Catherine Lester Sowers passed away in 1928 in Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Catherine Lester Sowers entered the world in Floyd Co, VA, born to John W R Sowers And Rhoda Belle Lester.
  • Catherine Lester Sowers married Joseph Henderson Booth, and had children including Armstead Eda Booth, Elizabeth Lizzie Booth, John William Booth, Lucinda Etta Booth, Mary Catherine Booth, Pleasant Eden Booth, Rhoda Bell Booth, Sara Ellen Booth.
  • Catherine Lester Sowers passed away in 1928 in Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN SOWERS
1804–1883
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
JS
Rhoda *
1815–1895
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
R*

Spouses(s)

Joseph Booth
1839–1896
Birth Location: Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA
JB

Children(s)

Sara Booth
1868–1971
Birth Location: Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA
SB
Pleasant Booth
1874–1880
Birth Location: Floyd, Virginia, USA
PB
Armstead Booth
1883–1947
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia
AB
Mary Booth
1878–1970
Birth Location: Floyd, Virginia, USA
MB
John Booth
1866–1951
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia
JB
Rhoda Booth
1871–1937
Birth Location: Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, USA
RB
Lucinda Booth
1883–1971
Birth Location: Floyd Co., VA
LB
Elizabeth Booth
1877–1948
Birth Location: Floyd, , Virginia, USA
EB

Catherine Sowers's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Sowers
1842–1928
Birth Place: Floyd Co, VA
Parents
JOHN W R SOWERS
1804–1883
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Rhoda (Belle Lester) *
1815–1895
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Sowers's Descendants

1.
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Catherine (Lester) Sowers (20 October 1842–27 September 1928) m. Joseph (Henderson) Booth (4 MAY 1839–8 Oct 1896)
  1. 1. Sara (Ellen) Booth 1868–1971 m. Monroe Reed 1869–1956
    1. 1. Louanna Reed 1896–1990 m. Mike (H) Breen 1877–1946
      1. 1. Beulah (Faye) Breen 1919–1952 m. Carl (H.) Switzer 1918–
      2. 2. Bessie (Evelene) Breen 1917–2012 m. William Westmoreland 1918–1997
        1. 1. James (Kenneth) Westmoreland 1944–2023
      3. 3. Mary (Goldie) Breen 1912–1999 m. Abraham Bennett 1902–1956
        1. 1. Lola (Marie) Bennett 1935–2019 m. Jack (Fekey) Ratliff 1931–1988
        2. 2. Joseph (Hannah) Bennett 1941–1967
        3. 3. Robert (Daniel) Bennett 1937–2021
        4. 4. Lloyd (P) Bennett 1933–1989
        5. 5. Andrew (Isaac "Andy") Bennett 1931–2003 m. Freda (Ruth) Fox 1942–2004
        6. 6. Thelma (Waneda) Bennett 1929–1995
        7. 7. Mary (V (twin)) Bennett 1929–2016
        8. 8. Arnold (W) Bennett 1944–2016
        9. 9. Martha (Virginia) Bennett 1939–2024
        10. 10. Ronald (Lee) Bennett 1944–1944
      4. 4. Glenard Breen 1911–
      5. 5. Billie (Joe) Breen 1924–2013 m. Janice Deeds 1938–2022
      6. 6. Luther (Eldridge) Breen 1922–1944
      7. 7. Mike (Nicholas) Breen 1921–
      8. 8. Lena (Gay) Breen 1929–1943
      9. 9. Ray (Frank) Breen 1928–1999
    2. 2. Esker (Eddie Reed) Sr 1900–1983 m. Leatha (Romanza Lilly) Reed 1902–1980
      1. 1. Esker (Eddie Reed) Junior 1928–1994
      2. 2. Gladys (Helen) Reed 1922–1982 m. Bazil (Bert) Pack 1921–2004
        1. 1. Bert (Pack) Jr. 1947–2012
        2. 2. Gladys (Alora “Bunny” Pack) Belville 1943–
      3. 3. Virginia Reed 1921– m. John (Edward) Cooke 1921–
      4. 4. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Thorburn 1924–1969 m. Ole (J) Thorburn 1921–
    3. 3. Freddie (H) Reed 1892–
    4. 4. Triphanny (Ellen) Reed 1890–1946 m. Walter (L.) Breen 1882–1933 m. Charles (Leslie) Gill 1893–1971
      1. 1. Jack (Hershel) Breen 1926–2016 m. Geneva (N) Breen 1926–
      2. 2. Walter (P) Breen 1921–1969 m. Lucy (Melcena) Gill 1925–1998
      3. 3. Infant (Son) Breen 1932–1932
      4. 4. Earl (E) Breen 1918–2007 m. Delphia Gill 1925–
    5. 5. William (Riley "Willie") Reed 1887–1932 m. Meldona (Virginia) Akers 1889–1980
      1. 1. Teddy (Orange) Reed 1915–2007 m. Cloie (Hutchens) Reed 1919–2014 m. Gertha (Edith) Graham 1916–
      2. 2. Lessie (Clarence) Reed 1911–1999 m. Hazel (B) Keith 1914–2009
      3. 3. Darlene (Marie) Reed 1922–1984
      4. 4. Jessie (Grayden) Reed 1913–1997 m. Annie (Marie) Ward 1918–1995
      5. 5. Milford Reed 1920–
  2. 2. Pleasant (Eden) Booth 1874–1880
  3. 3. Armstead (Eda) Booth 1883–1947
  4. 4. Mary (Catherine) Booth 1878–1970
  5. 5. John (William) Booth 1866–1951 m. Charlotte ((Lottie) F) Carroll 1867–1903 m. Fannie (America) Shrader 1879–1963
    1. 1. Henderson (Clyde) Booth 1913–1995
    2. 2. Hattie (Carol) Booth 1910–1959
    3. 3. Mattie (Virginia) Booth 1908–1981
    4. 4. Catherine (L) Booth 1923–1973
    5. 5. Charles Booth 1902–
    6. 6. Osburn (Carl) Booth 1891–1964
  6. 6. Rhoda (Bell) Booth 1871–1937
  7. 7. Lucinda (Etta) Booth 1883–1971
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Booth 1877–1948

Catherine Sowers's Timeline

2 Records

1842
20 October 1842
Birth of Catherine Lester Sowers in Floyd Co, VA
Floyd Co, VA
1928
27 September 1928
Age 86
Death of Catherine Lester Sowers in Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, United States
Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 October 1842
    Event Place: Floyd Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1928
    Event Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, United States
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