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Fern Lea Bower 1935–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1935

Birth Location: Grantsville, West Virginia

Death Date: 6 Oct 1980

Death Location: Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

Father: Gilbert Bower

Mother: Mary Phillips

Spouse(s): William Kash

Children(s):

Fern Lea Bower was born in 1935 in Grantsville, West Virginia, the child of Gilbert Chancey Bower And Mary Hazel Phillips. In 1958, Fern Lea Bower resided in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. Fern Lea Bower married William Bowen Kash, William Kieth Blackhurst. Fern Lea Bower passed away in 1980 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Fern Lea Bower was born in 1935 in Grantsville, West Virginia, the child of Gilbert Chancey Bower And Mary Hazel Phillips.
  • In 1958, Fern Lea Bower resided in Charleston, West Virginia, USA.
  • Fern Lea Bower married William Bowen Kash, William Kieth Blackhurst.
  • Fern Lea Bower passed away in 1980 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Fern Bower's Ancestors

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Fern Bower
1935–1980
Birth Place: Grantsville, West Virginia
Parents
Gilbert Chancey Bower
1903–1976
Calhoun County, West Virginia
Mary (Hazel) Phillips
1905–2001
West Virginia
Grandparents
Rutherford (Hayes) Phillips
1877–1942
Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia
Jane (M) Phillips
1881–1961
West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Phillips
1847–1922
Sarah Phillips
1848–1928
James Keener
1853–1920
Mary Johnson
1857–1941
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Hatfield
1818–1902
Wilhelmena Eberhart
1820–1895
David Keener
1820–
Rachael Exline
1828–1906

Fern Bower's Timeline

4 Records

1935
6 Feb 1935
Birth of Fern Lea Bower in Grantsville, West Virginia
Grantsville, West Virginia
1958
1958
Age 23
Fern Lea Bower resided here in Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, West Virginia, USA
1980
6 Oct 1980
Age 45
Death of Fern Lea Bower in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
1993
1993
Age 58
Fern Lea Bower resided here in Harrisburg, PA
Harrisburg, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1935
    Event Place: Grantsville, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101142344
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Harrisburg, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Westport, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1980
    Event Place: Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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