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George Washington Bowers 1816–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1816

Birth Location: Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina

Death Date: 5 Jan 1862

Death Location: Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Alexander Bowers

Mother: Mary Wheeler

Spouse(s): Mary Mayer

Children(s): Susanna Bowers

George Washington Bowers was born in 1816 in Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina, the child of Alexander Andrew Bowers And Mary Magdelena Wheeler. In 1820, George Washington Bowers resided in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA. In 1830, George Washington Bowers resided in Newberry, South Carolina, USA. George Washington Bowers married Mary Magdalena Polly Mayer, and had children including Susanna Tranquilla Bowers. George Washington Bowers passed away in 1862 in Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Washington Bowers was born in 1816 in Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina, the child of Alexander Andrew Bowers And Mary Magdelena Wheeler.
  • In 1820, George Washington Bowers resided in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1830, George Washington Bowers resided in Newberry, South Carolina, USA.
  • George Washington Bowers married Mary Magdalena Polly Mayer, and had children including Susanna Tranquilla Bowers.
  • George Washington Bowers passed away in 1862 in Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Bowers's Ancestors

Self
George Bowers
1816–1862
Birth Place: Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina
Parents
Alexander Andrew Bowers
1795–1825
Prosperity, Newberry, South Carolina
Mary (Magdelena) Wheeler
1795–1825
Dutch Fork, Newberry County, SC, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Bowers
1768–1830
South Carolina
Nancy (Caroline) Bates
1775–1848
Newberry Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
George Wheeler
1762–1835
Newberry, South Carolina
Barbara Addy
1768–1843
Newberry Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Bower
1732–1805
Anna Herrmann
1738–1805
George Bates
1743–1800
Anna Bates
1748–1825
George Wheeler
1735–
Johann Ade
1735–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthaus Hermann
1714–1737
Maria Haupter
1715–1805
Jerg Bez
1707–1767
Eberhardina Lietze
1715–1764
Johan Kolle
1711–1766
Catharina Sigler
1713–1760
Hieronymus Ade
1708–1754
Margaret Adde
1706–

George Bowers's Descendants

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George (Washington) Bowers (3 Jul 1816–5 Jan 1862) m. Mary (Magdalena "Polly") Mayer (29 Jun 1822–6 Jul 1878)
  1. 1. Susanna (Tranquilla) Bowers 1859–1932 m. Paul (Silas) Fulmer 1856–1945
    1. 1. Rusia (Maybelle) Fulmer 1886–1959 m. William (Allen) Epting 1884–1967
      1. 1. Constance (Gertrude “Connie”) Blair 1908–1981 m. James (Lindsay) Blair 1905–1984

George Bowers's Timeline

7 Records

1816
3 Jul 1816
Birth of George Washington Bowers in Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina
Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 4
George Washington Bowers resided here in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 14
George Washington Bowers resided here in Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 24
George Washington Bowers resided here in Richland, South Carolina, USA
Richland, South Carolina, USA
1850
28 Aug 1850
Age 34
George Washington Bowers resided here in Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Lexington, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 44
George Washington Bowers resided here in Dutch Fork, Calks Ferry, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Dutch Fork, Calks Ferry, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
1862
5 Jan 1862
Age 46
Death of George Washington Bowers in Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina
Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1816
    Event Place: Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Dutch Fork, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1222; Page: 406; Family History
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Lexington, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: 855; Page: 378a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina; Page: 158; NARA Roll: M33_120; Image: 221

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Newberry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Newberry, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 171; Page: 117; Family History Library Film: 0022505

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Richland, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Richland, South Carolina; Roll: 514; Page: 435; Family History Library Film: 0022510

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1850
    Event Place: Lexington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Nonpopulation Census Schedules; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Lexington, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: 855; Page: 378a
    [3] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dutch Fork, Calks Ferry, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Nonpopulation Census Schedules; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Dutch Fork, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1222; Page: 406; Family History

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1862
    Event Place: Dutch Fork, Newberry, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1785-1868; Indexes to Records, 1785-1957; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Edgefield County); Probate Place: South Carolina

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