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Esther Brink Gardner Bowers 1898–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1898

Birth Location: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 29 Nov 1954

Death Location: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA

Father: Theodore Brink

Mother: Jessie Brink

Spouse(s): Lenard Bowers, Sanford Gardner

Children(s): Beverly Baker, Richard Gardner

The story of Esther Brink Gardner Bowers / began in 1898 in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Esther Brink Gardner Bowers resided in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Esther Brink Gardner Bowers resided in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA. Esther Brink Gardner Bowers married Lenard Bowers, Sanford B Gardner, and had children including Beverly Jean Bowers Grobe Baker, Richard L Gardner. Esther Brink Gardner Bowers / passed away in 1954 in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Esther Brink Gardner Bowers // began in 1898 in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Esther Brink Gardner Bowers // resided in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Esther Brink Gardner Bowers // resided in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA.
  • Esther Brink Gardner Bowers // married Lenard Bowers, Sanford B Gardner, and had children including Beverly Jean Bowers Grobe Baker, Richard L Gardner.
  • Esther Brink Gardner Bowers // passed away in 1954 in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Theodore Brink
1863–1943
Birth Location: Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
TB
Jessie Brink
1867–1927
Birth Location: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
JB

Spouses(s)

Lenard Bowers
1894–1976
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
LB
Sanford Gardner
1892–1935
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
SG

Children(s)

Beverly Baker
1938–2003
Birth Location: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
BB
Richard Gardner
1930–1977
Birth Location: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
RG

Esther Bowers's Ancestors

Self
Esther Bowers
1898–1954
Birth Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
Parents
Theodore Brink
1863–1943
Benton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jessie (May Heaton) Brink
1867–1927
Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Pvt. (James Abram) Heaton
1822–1900
Rome, Oneida, New York, USA
Anna (Margaret Hetler) Heaton
1832–1919
Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1791–1878
Sarah Heaton
1792–1842
Nathaniel Hetler
1810–1877
Catherine Hetler
1807–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1756–1802
Maria Heaton
1761–1800
William Weed
1767–1853
Elizabeth Weed
1769–1873
Johannes Hetler
1762–1811
Anna Hetler
1769–1850
Jeremiah Culp
1752–1829
Elizabeth Culp
1782–1837

Esther Bowers's Descendants

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Esther (Brink Gardner) Bowers (18 Mar 1898–29 Nov 1954) m. Lenard Bowers (8 May 1894–6 May 1976) m. Sanford (B) Gardner (23 Jan 1892–23 Sep 1935)
  1. 1. Beverly (Jean Bowers Grobe) Baker 1938–2003 m. Robert (Russell "Bob") Grobe 1932–2008
  2. 2. Richard (L) Gardner 1930–1977 m. Mary (Filippi) Gardner 1931–2005

Esther Bowers's Timeline

6 Records

1898
18 Mar 1898
Birth of Esther Brink Gardner Bowers // in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Esther Brink Gardner Bowers // resided here in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Esther Brink Gardner Bowers // resided here in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 42
Esther Brink Gardner Bowers // resided here in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Esther Brink Gardner Bowers // resided here in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
1954
29 Nov 1954
Age 56
Death of Esther Brink Gardner Bowers // in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00836; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 52-21
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2340258
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois; Roll: 1919; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 52-16

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2340258

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00836; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 52-21

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00836; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 52-21

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, 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: Dixon, Lee, Illinois; Roll: 1919; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 52-16

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1954
    Event Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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