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Donald Bowers 1943–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1943

Birth Location: Maryland

Death Date: 14 March 2015

Death Location: Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, USA

Father: Lester Bowers

Mother: Gladys Berger

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Donald Bowers was born in 1943 in Maryland, the child of Lester Harold Bowers And Gladys Irene Berger. In 1950, Donald Bowers resided in Newark, Licking, Ohio, USA. Donald Bowers married Ruth Ellen Plaugher, and had children including Charles A Bowers, Lester H Bowers. Donald Bowers passed away in 2015 in Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Donald Bowers was born in 1943 in Maryland, the child of Lester Harold Bowers And Gladys Irene Berger.
  • In 1950, Donald Bowers resided in Newark, Licking, Ohio, USA.
  • Donald Bowers married Ruth Ellen Plaugher, and had children including Charles A Bowers, Lester H Bowers.
  • Donald Bowers passed away in 2015 in Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Bowers's Ancestors

Self
Donald Bowers
1943–2015
Birth Place: Maryland
Parents
Lester Harold Bowers
1910–1962
Albans, Licking, co, Ohio, USA
Gladys (Irene) Berger
1917–2001
Adena, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Lester) Bowers
1883–1979
McKean, Licking, Ohio, USA
Alice (Mable) Rowe
1887–1954
Ohio, USA
Harold ("Harry" Clinton) Berger
1891–1963
Vanatta, Licking County, Ohio, USA
Mildred (Elizabeth) Vernon
1894–1958
Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bowers
1861–1944
Emma Eshelman
1863–1926
Anderson Rowe
1861–1926
Mary Ruick
1854–1947
Jacob Berger
1852–1927
Margaret Neibarger
1860–1947
James Vernon
1870–1959
Margaret Townsend
1873–1959
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bowers
1834–1893
Adah Gosnell
1842–1903
Johonnes Berger
1829–1895
Margaret Mathews
1833–1889
George Neibarger
1818–1904
Frances VanFossen?
1827–1908
John Vernon
1840–1880
Elizabeth Edgerton
1849–1912
James Townsend
1851–1925
Hannah Vernon
1850–1892

Donald Bowers's Timeline

8 Records

1942
16 Oct 1942
Birth of Donald Bowers in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1943
abt 1943
Birth of Donald Bowers in Maryland
Maryland
1950
1950
Age 7
Donald Bowers resided here in Newark, Licking, Ohio, USA
Newark, Licking, Ohio, USA
1966
17 Jul 1966
Age 23
Donald Bowers was married
None
1997
1997-2008
Age 54
Donald Bowers resided here in Anniston, Alabama, USA
Anniston, Alabama, USA
2002
2002-2015
Age 59
Donald Bowers resided here in Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Coldwater, Michigan, USA
2003
2003
Age 60
Donald Bowers resided here in Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Coldwater, Michigan, USA
2015
14 March 2015
Age 72
Death of Donald Bowers in Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, USA
Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1942
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, Ohio Department of Health, Index to Annual Births, 1968-1998; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, OH, USA
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Lima News; Publication Date: 17 Mar 2015; Publication Place: Lima, Ohio, USA; ,0.050304744,0.37241644,0.3901875&xid=3355
    [5] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1943
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Newark, Licking, Ohi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1966
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Newark, Licking, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Newark, Licking, Ohi

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1997-2008
    Event Place: Anniston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2002-2015
    Event Place: Coldwater, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2003
    Event Place: Coldwater, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coldwater, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Lima News; Publication Date: 17 Mar 2015; Publication Place: Lima, Ohio, USA; ,0.050304744,0.37241644,0.3901875&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 2015
    Event Place: Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Lima News; Publication Date: 17 Mar 2015; Publication Place: Lima, Ohio, USA; ,0.050304744,0.37241644,0.3901875&xid=3355

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