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George Sylvester Sowers 1858–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1858

Birth Location: Ridge Farm, Illinois

Death Date: 7 Apr 1936

Death Location: Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Father: Levi Sowers

Mother: Mary Kennedy

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George Sylvester Sowers was born in 1858 in Ridge Farm, Illinois, the child of Levi Sowers And Mary Ann Kennedy. George Sylvester Sowers married Mary D Glaze, and had children including John Levi Sowers. George Sylvester Sowers passed away in 1936 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • George Sylvester Sowers was born in 1858 in Ridge Farm, Illinois, the child of Levi Sowers And Mary Ann Kennedy.
  • George Sylvester Sowers married Mary D Glaze, and had children including John Levi Sowers.
  • George Sylvester Sowers passed away in 1936 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.

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George Sowers's Ancestors

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George Sowers
1858–1936
Birth Place: Ridge Farm, Illinois
Parents
Levi Sowers
1828–1881
North Carolina
Mary (Ann) Kennedy
1825–1859
Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
George Kennedy
1803–1871
Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Eleanor) Pellett
1804–1859
Westland Mm, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Martin Kennedy
1765–1820
Rebekah Sill
1768–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sill
1731–1831
Isabel Kennedy
1733–1825

George Sowers's Timeline

3 Records

1858
5 Apr 1858
Birth of George Sylvester Sowers in Ridge Farm, Illinois
Ridge Farm, Illinois
1882
12 Oct 1882
Age 24
George Sylvester Sowers was married in Parke
Parke
1936
7 Apr 1936
Age 78
Death of George Sylvester Sowers in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1858
    Event Place: Ridge Farm, Illinois
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1936; Roll: 05

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1882
    Event Place: Parke
    Record Source: Indiana Marriage Collection, Parke County, Indiana Rockville, Indiana; Marriages 1861 to 1900, Compiled and Indexed by Genealogical Records Commi; Page: 126

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1936
    Event Place: Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1936; Roll: 05

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