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Henry Elder Bowers 1824–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1824

Birth Location: Catoctin, Frederick county, Maryland

Death Date: 8 Aug 1896

Death Location: Big Pool, Washington County, Maryland

Father: Henry Bower

Mother: Elizabeth Knave

Spouse(s): Mary Koontz

Children(s): Henry Jr, Clara Bowers, Mary Bowers, George Bowers, Florence Bowers, Laura Bowers, Cornelius Bowers, Elias Bowers, Armenta Bowers, Emma Bowers, Bessie Bowers, Anna Bowers

In 1824, Henry Elder Bowers entered the world in Catoctin, Frederick county, Maryland, born to Henry Bower And Elizabeth Sovia Neff Knave. Henry Elder Bowers married Mary Catherine Koontz, and had children including Anna A Bowers, Armenta Bowers, Bessie B Bowers, Clara C Bowers, Cornelius W Bowers, Elias Bowers, Emma L Bowers, Florence Louisa Bowers, George Franklin Bowers, Henry Elder Bowers Jr, Laura Virginia Bowers, Mary Elizabeth Bowers. Henry Elder Bowers passed away in 1896 in Big Pool, Washington County, Maryland.

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Biography

  • In 1824, Henry Elder Bowers entered the world in Catoctin, Frederick county, Maryland, born to Henry Bower And Elizabeth Sovia Neff Knave.
  • Henry Elder Bowers married Mary Catherine Koontz, and had children including Anna A Bowers, Armenta Bowers, Bessie B Bowers, Clara C Bowers, Cornelius W Bowers, Elias Bowers, Emma L Bowers, Florence Louisa Bowers, George Franklin Bowers, Henry Elder Bowers Jr, Laura Virginia Bowers, Mary Elizabeth Bowers.
  • Henry Elder Bowers passed away in 1896 in Big Pool, Washington County, Maryland.

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Henry Bowers's Ancestors

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Henry Bowers
1824–1896
Birth Place: Catoctin, Frederick county, Maryland
Parents
Henry Bower
1794–1870
Hagerstown, Washington county, Maryland
Elizabeth (Sovia Neff) Knave
1789–1863
Hagerstown, Maryland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Bowers's Descendants

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Henry (Elder) Bowers (4 Nov 1824–8 Aug 1896) m. Mary (Catherine) Koontz (6 October 1830–11 November 1905)
  1. 1. Henry (Elder Bowers) Jr 1864–1917
    1. 1. George (William) Bowers 1900–1983 m. Augusta Schackow 1901–1936
      1. 1. Alyce (Marie) Bowers 1925–1994 m. Forrest (Walter) Goll 1925–2006
        1. 1. Beverly (Rose) Goll 1950–2011 m. Carl (James) Benneyhof 1938–2015
        2. 2. Barbara Goll 1950–2007 m. Lloyd Herrst 1941–2016
      2. 2. Harold (Fredrick) Bowers 1918–1993
  2. 2. Clara (C.) Bowers 1861–1935
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Bowers 1859–1934
  4. 4. George (Franklin) Bowers 1872–1888
  5. 5. Florence (Louisa) Bowers 1866–1933
  6. 6. Laura (Virginia) Bowers 1858–1932
  7. 7. Cornelius (W.) Bowers 1853–1926
  8. 8. Elias Bowers 1854–
  9. 9. Armenta Bowers 1853–
  10. 10. Emma (L) Bowers 1870–1874
  11. 11. Bessie (B.) Bowers 1874–
  12. 12. Anna (A) Bowers 1868–

Henry Bowers's Timeline

2 Records

1824
4 Nov 1824
Birth of Henry Elder Bowers in Catoctin, Frederick county, Maryland
Catoctin, Frederick county, Maryland
1896
8 Aug 1896
Age 72
Death of Henry Elder Bowers in Big Pool, Washington County, Maryland
Big Pool, Washington County, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1824
    Event Place: Catoctin, Frederick county, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1896
    Event Place: Big Pool, Washington County, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Pool, Washington County, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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