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Charles Edward Bowers 1878–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1878

Birth Location: Liberty Furnace, Virginia

Death Date: 12 MAY 1954

Death Location: Hamburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

Father: Syrum Bowers

Mother: Amanda Heishman

Spouse(s): Effie Fox

Children(s): Perry Bowers, Luther Bowers, Mamie Bowers, Eugene Bowers, Beulah Bowers, Charles Bowers, Russel Bowers, Clara Bowers

In 1878, Charles Edward Bowers entered the world in Liberty Furnace, Virginia, born to Syrum Samuel Bowers And Amanda Heishman. In 1880, Charles Edward Bowers resided in Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Charles Edward Bowers resided in Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA. Charles Edward Bowers married Effie Susan Fox, and had children including Beulah Mae Bowers, Charles Cooper Bowers, Clara Esther Bowers, Eugene Bowers, Luther Guy Bowers, Mamie Virginia Bowers, Perry Lee Bowers, Russel J Bowers. Charles Edward Bowers passed away in 1954 in Hamburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Charles Edward Bowers entered the world in Liberty Furnace, Virginia, born to Syrum Samuel Bowers And Amanda Heishman.
  • In 1880, Charles Edward Bowers resided in Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Charles Edward Bowers resided in Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.
  • Charles Edward Bowers married Effie Susan Fox, and had children including Beulah Mae Bowers, Charles Cooper Bowers, Clara Esther Bowers, Eugene Bowers, Luther Guy Bowers, Mamie Virginia Bowers, Perry Lee Bowers, Russel J Bowers.
  • Charles Edward Bowers passed away in 1954 in Hamburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Syrum Bowers
1843–1914
Birth Location: Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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Amanda Heishman
1847–1917
Birth Location: Baughman Settlement, Hardy Co., West Virginia
AH

Spouses(s)

Effie Fox
1882–1937
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Perry Bowers
1904–1991
Birth Location: Shenandoah County
PB
Luther Bowers
1906–1980
Birth Location: Virginia
LB
Mamie Bowers
1910–1996
Birth Location: Virginia
MB
Eugene Bowers
1914–1983
Birth Location: Virginia
EB
Beulah Bowers
1908–1989
Birth Location: Virginia
BB
Charles Bowers
1920–2006
Birth Location: Edinburg, VA
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Russel Bowers
1902–1970
Birth Location: Virginia
RB
Clara Bowers
1918–1919
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, VA
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Charles Bowers's Ancestors

Self
Charles Bowers
1878–1954
Birth Place: Liberty Furnace, Virginia
Parents
Syrum Samuel Bowers
1843–1914
Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Amanda Heishman
1847–1917
Baughman Settlement, Hardy Co., West Virginia
Grandparents
Joseph Bowers
1811–1886
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Rosanna (Miller) Bowers
1815–1891
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Jacob Heishman
1801–1869
Trout Run, Hardy, VA
Christina Sager
1808–1880
Shenandoah County, VA
Great-Grandparents
John Bowers
1773–1832
Mary Miller
1782–1859
Jacob Miller
1788–1853
Mary Dellinger
1790–1850
John Heishman
1764–1828
Mary Heishman
1767–1856
William Sager
1779–1860
Hyshman Barbara
1786–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Bauer
1720–1816
Maria Schindeldecker
1733–1815
George Miller
1756–1829
Margaret Wolfe
1760–1840
Daniel Miller
1752–1819
Anna Garber
1776–1837
Christian DELLINGER
1764–1856
Eve Dellinger
1768–1850
Johan Haschmann
1745–1800
Margaretha Gunderin
1744–
George Ziegler
1716–1772
John Sr
1750–1833
Mary Barb
1761–1826
John Heishman
1764–1828
Mary Heishman
1767–1856

Charles Bowers's Descendants

1.
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Charles (Edward) Bowers (25 Oct 1878–12 MAY 1954) m. Effie (Susan) Fox (abt 1882–13 February 1937)
  1. 1. Perry (Lee) Bowers 1904–1991 m. Beulah (May) Sager 1904–2002
    1. 1. Marion (Leith) Bowers 1929–2016
  2. 2. Luther (Guy) Bowers 1906–1980 m. Beulah (M) Helsley 1904–1973
  3. 3. Mamie (Virginia) Bowers 1910–1996 m. Carlos (Marston) Eastep 1911–1997
  4. 4. Eugene Bowers 1914–1983 m. Hazel (Frances) Wolfe 1917–1993
    1. 1. Brooklyn (Paige) Bowers 1937–1993
  5. 5. Beulah (Mae) Bowers 1908–1989 m. Arnold (Hisey) Estep 1909–1990
    1. 1. Billy (Roger) Estep 1932–2003
    2. 2. Donald (Keith) Estep 1935–2004
  6. 6. Charles (Cooper) Bowers 1920–2006 m. Emily (Louise) Bowers 1921–2015
    1. 1. Charles (Wayne) Bowers 1944–2022
  7. 7. Russel (J) Bowers 1902–1970 m. Muriel (Seal) Hoffman 1913–1985 m. Nora (C) Bowers 1878–1970
  8. 8. Clara (Esther) Bowers 1918–1919

Charles Bowers's Timeline

9 Records

1878
25 Oct 1878
Birth of Charles Edward Bowers in Liberty Furnace, Virginia
Liberty Furnace, Virginia
1880
1880
Age 2
Charles Edward Bowers resided here in Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
Charles Edward Bowers resided here in Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 39
Charles Edward Bowers resided here in Shenandoah, Virginia
Shenandoah, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 42
Charles Edward Bowers resided here in Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
Charles Edward Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 64
Charles Edward Bowers resided here in Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 72
Charles Edward Bowers resided here in Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1954
12 MAY 1954
Age 76
Death of Charles Edward Bowers in Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1878
    Event Place: Liberty Furnace, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Virginia, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 563732; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T625_1908; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 117; Image: 1076
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 2460; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 562.0; FHL microfilm: 2342194
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Shenandoah; Roll: 1991163
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 1390; Family History Film: 1255390; Page: 425A; Enumeration District: 086
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1375661
    [7] Virginia, Death Records
    [8] District of Columbia, Select Marriages
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 1302; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 86-27
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 1390; Family History Film: 1255390; Page: 425A; Enumeration District: 086

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1375661

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Shenandoah; Roll: 1991163

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T625_1908; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 117; Image: 1076

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 2460; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 562.0; FHL microfilm: 2342194

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Virginia, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 563732; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 1302; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 86-27

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1954
    Event Place: Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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