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James Wilbur Bowers 1931–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1931

Birth Location: Woodside, Fayette, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 14 Feb 2002

Death Location: Summit, Ohio

Father: James Bowers

Mother: Jeanette Merryman

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Children(s):

In 1931, James Wilbur Bowers entered the world in Woodside, Fayette, Pennsylvania, born to James Martin Bowers And Jeanette Helen Merryman. In 1935, James Wilbur Bowers resided in Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania. In 1940, James Wilbur Bowers resided in Nicholson Twp, Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, U. James Wilbur Bowers married Alice Marie Walters, Emma J Defago, and had children including David Henry Bowers. James Wilbur Bowers passed away in 2002 in Summit, Ohio.

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Biography

  • In 1931, James Wilbur Bowers entered the world in Woodside, Fayette, Pennsylvania, born to James Martin Bowers And Jeanette Helen Merryman.
  • In 1935, James Wilbur Bowers resided in Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1940, James Wilbur Bowers resided in Nicholson Twp, Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, U.
  • James Wilbur Bowers married Alice Marie Walters, Emma J Defago, and had children including David Henry Bowers.
  • James Wilbur Bowers passed away in 2002 in Summit, Ohio.

Immediate Family

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James Bowers's Ancestors

Self
James Bowers
1931–2002
Birth Place: Woodside, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Parents
James Martin Bowers
1893–1951
Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Jeanette (Helen) Merryman
1908–1997
Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Ira (Otis) Merriman
1885–1971
Mapletown, Greene, Pennsylvania
Haddie (Florence) Clark
1886–1980
Fayette, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
James Merryman
1851–1930
Elizabeth Longanecker
1849–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Longanecker
1822–1900
Sarah Eberhart
1821–1898

James Bowers's Timeline

7 Records

1931
13 Feb 1931
Birth of James Wilbur Bowers in Woodside, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Woodside, Fayette, Pennsylvania
1935
1935
Age 4
James Wilbur Bowers resided here in Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 9
James Wilbur Bowers resided here in Nicholson Twp, Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Nicholson Twp, Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 20
James Wilbur Bowers resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1993
1993
Age 62
James Wilbur Bowers resided here in Akron, OH
Akron, OH
1995
1995
Age 64
James Wilbur Bowers resided here in Akron, OH
Akron, OH
2002
14 Feb 2002
Age 71
Death of James Wilbur Bowers in Summit, Ohio
Summit, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Woodside, Fayette, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Nicholson Twp, Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Akron, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Akron, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Summit
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Marriage Index, 1970 and 1972-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 2002
    Event Place: Summit, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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