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Helen Jean Bower 1926–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1926

Birth Location: Blain City, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 2003

Death Location: Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Luther Bower

Mother: Sarah Rishel

Spouse(s): George Alton

Children(s):

The story of Helen Jean Bower began in 1926 in Blain City, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA. Helen Jean Bower married George P Alton. Helen Jean Bower passed away in 2003 in Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Jean Bower began in 1926 in Blain City, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Helen Jean Bower married George P Alton.
  • Helen Jean Bower passed away in 2003 in Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Bower's Ancestors

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Helen Bower
1926–2003
Birth Place: Blain City, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Luther Miles Bower
1892–1981
(Bower Homestead), Blain, Perry Co., PA
Sarah (Irene) Rishel
1902–1991
Blain, Perry Co., PA
Grandparents
Clark (Milton) Bower
1861–1941
Jackson Twp, Blain, Perry Co., Pa
Anna (Elizabeth) Bistline
1860–1942
Madison Twp., Perry Co., PA
William (Fischer) Rishel
1878–
Mills, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Bower
1827–1894
Eliza Dromgold
1836–1886
Benjamin Bistline
1833–1909
Jane Nesbit
1835–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Bower
1781–1867
Magdalena Fusselman
1793–1833
John Dromgold
1811–1887
Bandinah Hench
1815–1876
Joseph Bistline
1809–1849
Anna Reapsomer
1814–1880
Samuel Nesbitt
1788–1881

Helen Bower's Timeline

2 Records

1926
31 Dec 1926
Birth of Helen Jean Bower in Blain City, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA
Blain City, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA
2003
14 Oct 2003
Age 77
Death of Helen Jean Bower in Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States of America
Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Blain City, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 195-22-2352; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 2003
    Event Place: Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 195-22-2352; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

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