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James White Bower 1852–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1852

Birth Location: Irwinton, Wilkinson, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 5 Jan 1905

Death Location: Cordele, Crisp, Georgia, USA

Father: James Bower

Mother: Martha Davis

Spouse(s): Margaret Kitchens

Children(s): Mary Bower, Ernest Bower, Bernice Bower, James Bower

In 1852, James White Bower entered the world in Irwinton, Wilkinson, Georgia, USA, born to James Cuthbert Bower And Martha Eady Davis. James White Bower married Margaret Maggie Holman Kitchens, and had children including Bernice Bower, Ernest Clarence Bower, James Byron Bower, Mary Ione Bower. James White Bower passed away in 1905 in Cordele, Crisp, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1852, James White Bower entered the world in Irwinton, Wilkinson, Georgia, USA, born to James Cuthbert Bower And Martha Eady Davis.
  • James White Bower married Margaret Maggie Holman Kitchens, and had children including Bernice Bower, Ernest Clarence Bower, James Byron Bower, Mary Ione Bower.
  • James White Bower passed away in 1905 in Cordele, Crisp, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bower
1814–1887
Birth Location: Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
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Martha Davis
1832–1885
Birth Location: Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Kitchens
1852–1931
Birth Location: Griswoldville, Jones County, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Bower
1890–1982
Birth Location: Irwington, Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA
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Ernest Bower
1876–1889
Birth Location: Irwington, Wilkinson, Georgia, United States
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Bernice Bower
1881–1933
Birth Location: Irwinton, Georgia, United States
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James Bower
1895–1983
Birth Location: Irwinton, Wilkinson, Georgia, United States
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James Bower's Ancestors

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James Bower
1852–1905
Birth Place: Irwinton, Wilkinson, Georgia, USA
Parents
James Cuthbert Bower
1814–1887
Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Martha (Eady) Davis
1832–1885
Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bower's Descendants

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James (White) Bower (22 May 1852–5 Jan 1905) m. Margaret (“Maggie” Holman) Kitchens (17 May 1852–16 Oct 1931)
  1. 1. Mary (Ione) Bower 1890–1982 m. John (Haygood Merritt) Sr 1878–1948
    1. 1. Eleanor (Anne Merritt) Robertson 1926–2005 m. Reuben (Lewis) Robertson 1916–1980
    2. 2. John (Haygood Merritt) Jr 1931–2013 m. Mary (Ann) Smith 1942–2021
    3. 3. Infant (Daughter) Merritt 1923–1923
  2. 2. Ernest (Clarence) Bower 1876–1889
  3. 3. Bernice Bower 1881–1933
  4. 4. James (Byron) Bower 1895–1983

James Bower's Timeline

2 Records

1852
22 May 1852
Birth of James White Bower in Irwinton, Wilkinson, Georgia, USA
Irwinton, Wilkinson, Georgia, USA
1905
5 Jan 1905
Age 53
Death of James White Bower in Cordele, Crisp, Georgia, USA
Cordele, Crisp, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1852
    Event Place: Irwinton, Wilkinson, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1905
    Event Place: Cordele, Crisp, Georgia, USA
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