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David Bowers 1813–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1813

Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 12 Feb 1894

Death Location: United States

Father: John Bowers

Mother: Mary Miller

Spouse(s): Nancy Bryant, Susannah Barb

Children(s): Oliver Bower, Zachariah Bower, Alice Bowers, Sarah Bower, Robert Bowers, Matilda Bower, William Bower, James Bower, Elizabeth Bower, Robert Bower, David Jr., John Bowers, Nealy Bowers, Henrietta Bowers, Charles Bowers, Cornelius Bowers, Deliah Bowers, Aquilla Bowers, James Bowers

David Bowers was born in 1813 in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, the child of John Bowers And Mary Ann Miller. In 1840, David Bowers resided in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. David Bowers married Nancy Bryant, Susannah Susan Barb, and had children including Alice Jane Bowers, Aquilla Bowers, Charles Bowers, Cornelius Bowers, David Bowers Jr, Deliah Bowers, Elizabeth Mary Bower, Henrietta C Bowers, James F Bower, James F Bowers, John W Bowers, Matilda Charlotte Bower, Nealy Bowers, Oliver Carter Bower, Robert Henry Bower, Robert N Bowers, Sarah Ann Bower, William A Bower, Zachariah Taylor Bower. David Bowers passed away in 1894 in United States.

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Biography

  • David Bowers was born in 1813 in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, the child of John Bowers And Mary Ann Miller.
  • In 1840, David Bowers resided in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
  • David Bowers married Nancy Bryant, Susannah Susan Barb, and had children including Alice Jane Bowers, Aquilla Bowers, Charles Bowers, Cornelius Bowers, David Bowers Jr, Deliah Bowers, Elizabeth Mary Bower, Henrietta C Bowers, James F Bower, James F Bowers, John W Bowers, Matilda Charlotte Bower, Nealy Bowers, Oliver Carter Bower, Robert Henry Bower, Robert N Bowers, Sarah Ann Bower, William A Bower, Zachariah Taylor Bower.
  • David Bowers passed away in 1894 in United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bowers
1773–1832
Birth Location: Shenandah Co, Virginia, United States
JB
Mary Miller
1782–1859
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
MM

Spouses(s)

Nancy Bryant
1811–1894
Birth Location: Montgomery now, Floyd, Virginia, United States
NB
Susannah Barb
1815–1879
Birth Location: Hardy Co., Virgina, USA. (now West Virginia)
SB

Children(s)

Oliver Bower
1856–1924
Birth Location: Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, United States
OB
Zachariah Bower
1848–1930
Birth Location: , Floyd, Virginia, USA
ZB
Alice Bowers
1833–1901
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
AB
Sarah Bower
1835–
Birth Location: Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
SB
Robert Bowers
1842–
Birth Location: –
RB
Matilda Bower
1843–1916
Birth Location: Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, United States
MB
William Bower
1846–1865
Birth Location: Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, United States
WB
James Bower
1851–1934
Birth Location: Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States
JB
Elizabeth Bower
1853–1933
Birth Location: Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, United States
EB
Robert Bower
1840–1912
Birth Location: Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, United States
RB
David Jr.
1840–1904
Birth Location: Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, USA
DJ
John Bowers
1835–1918
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
JB
Nealy Bowers
1859–
Birth Location: Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States
NB
Henrietta Bowers
1848–
Birth Location: Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States
HB
Charles Bowers
1861–
Birth Location: Hardy, West Virginia, United States
CB
Cornelius Bowers
1837–1936
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
CB
Deliah Bowers
1833–1868
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
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Aquilla Bowers
1836–1918
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
AB
James Bowers
1850–1930
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
JB

David Bowers's Ancestors

Self
David Bowers
1813–1894
Birth Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Bowers
1773–1832
Shenandah Co, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann) Miller
1782–1859
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Christian Bauer
1720–1816
Birkenau, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Maria (Elizabetha) Schindeldecker
1733–1815
Hinterweidenthal, Sudwestpfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
George ((Oil)) Miller
1756–1829
Germany, Allemagne
Margaret Wolfe
1760–1840
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Bauer
1716–1792
Anna Weber
–1793
Johann Schindeldeckers
1705–1767
MARIA SCHUESSLER
1715–1767
THOMAS MILLER
1734–1801
Anna Dietz
1733–1790
John Wolfe
1734–1779
Sarah Anderschall
1733–1834
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
Adam Miller
1710–1760
Johann Dietz
1696–1783
Anna Abel
1704–1753
Peter Wolfe
1710–1799
Catherine Augustine
1714–1824
Johannes Bressler
1698–1735
Eva Bressler
1702–1766

David Bowers's Descendants

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David Bowers (1813–12 Feb 1894) m. Nancy Bryant (19 FEB 1811–20 MAR 1894) m. Susannah ("Susan") Barb (abt 1815–22 Nov 1879)
  1. 1. Oliver (Carter) Bower 1856–1924
  2. 2. Zachariah (Taylor) Bower 1848–1930 m. Catherine Holt 1851–1924
    1. 1. Arthur (Cullen Bower) Sr. 1882–1965 m. Cora (Lee) Simmons 1886–1979
      1. 1. William (Taylor) Bower 1927–1993 m. Evelyn (Delores) Gibson 1929–1998
  3. 3. Alice (Jane) Bowers 1833–1901
  4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Bower 1835–
  5. 5. Robert (N.) Bowers 1842–
  6. 6. Matilda (Charlotte) Bower 1843–1916
  7. 7. William (A.) Bower 1846–1865
  8. 8. James (F.) Bower 1851–1934
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Mary) Bower 1853–1933
  10. 10. Robert (Henry) Bower 1840–1912
  11. 11. David (Bowers) Jr. 1840–1904 m. Caroline Shipp 1835–1914
    1. 1. Harvey (Lee) Bowers 1865–1940 m. Eva (Ellen) Ryan 1869–1952
      1. 1. Naomi (Alice) Bowers 1893–1992 m. George (Lewis) Kibler 1895–1953
    2. 2. John (Henry) Bowers 1872–1916 m. Mary (Susan) Shaiffer 1873–1926
      1. 1. Bessie (Mae) Bowers 1896–1972 m. Clarence (Elmer) Foltz 1880–1942 m. Thomas (Talmage) Bauserman 1891–1969
        1. 1. Lelia (Alice) Foltz 1928–1999 m. William (Robert "Jake") Smith 1923–2012
        2. 2. Clara (Virginia) Foltz 1931–2006
        3. 3. Ruth (Virginia) Foltz 1922–2001
        4. 4. Allen (Leo) Foltz 1924–2007
        5. 5. Anna (Belle) Foltz 1926–2015
    3. 3. Isaac (Luther) Bowers 1869–1955
  12. 12. John (W) Bowers 1835–1918
  13. 13. Nealy Bowers 1859–
  14. 14. Henrietta (C) Bowers 1848–
  15. 15. Charles Bowers 1861–
  16. 16. Cornelius Bowers 1837–1936 m. Jennie (C.) Smith 1844–1915
    1. 1. Maud (M) Bowman 1872–
  17. 17. Deliah Bowers 1833–1868 m. George (Jacob) Heltzel 1817–1869
    1. 1. Joseph (Perry) Heltzel 1858–1940
    2. 2. Artimas (Mary) Heltzel 1868–1936 m. George (Washington) Heishman 1856–1935
      1. 1. Rosa (Florence) Heishman 1889–1988
      2. 2. Queen (Victoria "Bessie L") Heishman 1891–1893
      3. 3. Perry (W) Heishman 1882–1884
      4. 4. Hattie Heishman 1895–1988
      5. 5. Ida Heishman 1878–1956
      6. 6. Homer (Russell) Heishman 1881–1922
        1. 1. Eva (Deloris) Heishman 1916–1989
      7. 7. Cora (Lee) Heishman 1887–1967 m. Arthur Funk 1870–1967
        1. 1. Alice (Zora) Funk 1909–2001 m. Leon (Wilbert) Schumann 1906–1940 m. Waldo (Herman "Pug") Williams 1907–1975
        2. 2. Robert (Olson) Funk 1917–1980
        3. 3. Hilda (Virginia) Funk 1907–1992
        4. 4. Stella (Avis) Funk 1905–1992
        5. 5. Lawrence (Arthur) Funk 1916–1917
      8. 8. Willmetta Heishman 1884–1968
      9. 9. John (J) Heishman 1885–
      10. 10. Charles (Percy) Heishman 1897–1961
      11. 11. Samuel Heishman 1875–1920
      12. 12. Fannie (B) Heishman 1879–1933
  18. 18. Aquilla Bowers 1836–1918 m. Virginia (Angeline) Heltzel 1854–1929
    1. 1. Ollie (Lee) Bowers 1883–1966 m. Robert (Franklin) Heishman 1880–1942
      1. 1. Pearlie (M) Heishman 1906–1982 m. Elmer (Ray) Hottle 1899–1985
        1. 1. Richard (Allen) Hottle 1937–2012 m. Vivian (Lavon) Roeder 1933–1998
      2. 2. Florine (Odessa) Heishman 1926–
      3. 3. Alfred (Russell) Heishman 1908–1978
      4. 4. Harry (Lee) Heishman 1920–1986
      5. 5. Virginia (Ellen) Heishman 1910–1985
      6. 6. Earl (Franklin) Heishman 1917–1990
      7. 7. Paul (Roberts) Heishman 1904–1993
      8. 8. Florine (Odessa) Heishman 1926–
    2. 2. Vernon (Raymond) Bowers 1893–1975
    3. 3. Edna Bowers 1896–1985
      1. 1. Bernice (Goldine) Miller 1926–2014 m. Nelson (F.) Miller 1926–2012
        1. 1. James (Edward) Miller 1949–2021
    4. 4. Naomi (F.) Bowers 1880–
    5. 5. Nora (Helen) Bowers 1877–1962
    6. 6. Cover (Benton) Bowers 1887–1968
    7. 7. Lillie (Belle) Bowers 1874–1938
    8. 8. William (T.) Bowers 1861–
    9. 9. James (E.) Bowers 1863–
  19. 19. James (F) Bowers 1850–1930 m. Julia (Anne "Julianna") Baker 1847–1933
    1. 1. Luther (Martin) Bowers 1872–1949 m. Luella Boyle 1884–1965
      1. 1. Alva (Leonard "Alvie") Bowers 1901–1992
      2. 2. Ralph (Leroy) Bowers 1907–
      3. 3. Edith (Luella Bowers) Poe 1910–1985
      4. 4. Ruth (Maxine Bowers) Oteri 1913–1996
      5. 5. Lois (Jeannette Bowers) Youngblood 1918–2011

David Bowers's Timeline

5 Records

1812
1812
Birth of David Bowers in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
1813
1813
Birth of David Bowers in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1840
1840
Age 27
David Bowers resided here in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1894
12 Feb 1894
Age 81
Death of David Bowers in Floyd, Floyd, Virginia
Floyd, Floyd, Virginia
1894
12 Feb 1894
Age 81
Death of David Bowers in Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, United States
Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Roanoke, Virginia; Roll: 578; Page: 214; Image: 443; Family History Library Film: 0029692

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Floyd, Floyd, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index
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