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Joel Bower 1834–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. Dec 1834

Birth Location: New York, USA

Death Date: 6 Jan 1914

Death Location: Dorr, Allegan, Michigan, USA

Father: George Sr

Mother: Maria Simmons

Spouse(s): Mary Wartenbe

Children(s): Arthur Bowers

Joel Bower was born in 1834 in New York, USA, the child of George Grant Ulysses Bower Sr And Maria Nancy Simmons. Joel Bower married Mary F Wartenbe, and had children including Arthur Ulysses Bowers. Joel Bower passed away in 1914 in Dorr, Allegan, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Bower was born in 1834 in New York, USA, the child of George Grant Ulysses Bower Sr And Maria Nancy Simmons.
  • Joel Bower married Mary F Wartenbe, and had children including Arthur Ulysses Bowers.
  • Joel Bower passed away in 1914 in Dorr, Allegan, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sr
1805–1873
Birth Location: Catharine, Tioga, New York, USA
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Maria Simmons
1810–1847
Birth Location: New York, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Mary Wartenbe
1849–1888
Birth Location: Defiance County, Milford Township, Ohio, USA
MW

Children(s)

Arthur Bowers
1869–1948
Birth Location: Holland, Michigan
AB

Joel Bower's Ancestors

Self
Joel Bower
1834–1914
Birth Place: New York, USA
Parents
George Grant Ulysses Bower Sr
1805–1873
Catharine, Tioga, New York, USA
Maria (Nancy) Simmons
1810–1847
New York, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (Newton) Bower
1776–1844
Orange County, New York, USA
Eleanor (Ellen) VanGorder
1787–1850
New Jersey, USA
Thomas Simmons
1782–1857
Waldoboro, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Rebecca Terwilliger
1784–1860
Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phineas Bower
1738–1808
Hannah GIDDINGS
1749–1834
Howell VanGorder
1767–
Magdalena Dekker
1762–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan (Dekker)
1728–1790
Catharina Terwilliger
1730–1770

Joel Bower's Descendants

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Joel Bower (Abt. Dec 1834–6 Jan 1914) m. Mary (F.) Wartenbe (February 20, 1849–April 24, 1888)
  1. 1. Arthur (Ulysses) Bowers 1869–1948 m. Rosella (Rose Ella) Patterson 1877–1910
    1. 1. Harley (Robert) Bower 1903–1975 m. Grace (E) Bonneville 1903–1932
      1. 1. Arthur (Thomas) Bower 1925–2016 m. Eleanor Bouchour 1932–2001 m. Elizabeth (Mae (Betty)) Carroll 1933–1993
        1. 1. Arthur (Craig) Bower 1951–2014
      2. 2. Russell (James Bower) Sr 1924–2008 m. Vera (M) Depottery 1914– m. Doris Schilling 1922–2008
      3. 3. Eva (M) Bower 1928–2008
    2. 2. Ellis (F) Bowers 1910–1911
    3. 3. William (Ellis Frank) Bower 1907–1991
    4. 4. Billy Bowers 1900–
    5. 5. Joel (Leonard) Bowers 1894–1981 m. Bertha Scolier 1911–1979 m. Florence (Amanda) Luke 1897–1946 m. Sadie (Melsena) Peacock 1906–1985 m. Alvina (M) Schmidt 1892– m. Easter (M) Dalton 1897–1971
    6. 6. Effie (M) Bowers 1902–1987 m. Wallace (Frederick) Syers 1911– m. Daniel (Holley) Humphery 1897–1965
      1. 1. Louis (Donald) Humphrey 1926–
      2. 2. Pearl Humphrey 1920– m. Floyd (Robert) Hill 1917–
      3. 3. Howard (Harley) Humphrey 1923– m. Betty (A) Humphrey 1925–
      4. 4. Hollie (William) Humphrey 1923–
      5. 5. Russell (Earl) Humphrey 1926–1926
      6. 6. Ruby (Lillian) Humphrey 1920–1993 m. Clarence (Francis) Schroeder 1916–2013
    7. 7. Wesley (Earl) Bowers 1896–1937
    8. 8. Bernetta (M) Bowers 1907–2009
    9. 9. Clarence (Russell) Bower 1898–1968 m. Lula (N) Bower 1894–

Joel Bower's Timeline

2 Records

1834
Abt. Dec 1834
Birth of Joel Bower in New York, USA
New York, USA
1914
6 Jan 1914
Age 80
Death of Joel Bower in Dorr, Allegan, Michigan, USA
Dorr, Allegan, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. Dec 1834
    Event Place: New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1914
    Event Place: Dorr, Allegan, Michigan, USA
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