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Joel Leonard Bowers 1894–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1894

Birth Location: Huskegon County, Michigan

Death Date: 20 Sep 1981

Death Location: Munising, Alger, Michigan, USA

Father: Arthur Bowers

Mother: Rosella Patterson

Spouse(s): Bertha Scolier, Florence Luke, Sadie Peacock, Alvina Schmidt, Easter Dalton

Children(s):

Joel Leonard Bowers was born in 1894 in Huskegon County, Michigan, the child of Arthur Ulysses Bowers And Rosella Rose Ella Patterson. In 1900, Joel Leonard Bowers resided in Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan, USA. Joel Leonard Bowers married Alvina M Schmidt, Bertha Scolier, Easter M Dalton, Florence Amanda Luke, Sadie Melsena Peacock, and had children including Roland J Bower. Joel Leonard Bowers passed away in 1981 in Munising, Alger, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Leonard Bowers was born in 1894 in Huskegon County, Michigan, the child of Arthur Ulysses Bowers And Rosella Rose Ella Patterson.
  • In 1900, Joel Leonard Bowers resided in Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan, USA.
  • Joel Leonard Bowers married Alvina M Schmidt, Bertha Scolier, Easter M Dalton, Florence Amanda Luke, Sadie Melsena Peacock, and had children including Roland J Bower.
  • Joel Leonard Bowers passed away in 1981 in Munising, Alger, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Bowers's Ancestors

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Joel Bowers
1894–1981
Birth Place: Huskegon County, Michigan
Parents
Arthur Ulysses Bowers
1869–1948
Holland, Michigan
Rosella (Rose Ella) Patterson
1877–1910
Chestonia, Antrim, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Joel Bower
1834–1914
New York, USA
Mary (F.) Wartenbe
1849–1888
Defiance County, Milford Township, Ohio, USA
Robert (John) Patterson
1832–1909
Rosemary St Church, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Samantha (Ophelia) Oliver
1853–1930
Rochester, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1805–1873
Maria Simmons
1810–1847
Jefferson Wartenbe
1824–1871
Sarrah Wastenbe
1830–1910
John Patterson
1810–
Eliza Patterson
1812–
William Oliver
1818–1884
Eliza Sage
1829–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Bower
1776–1844
Eleanor VanGorder
1787–1850
Thomas Simmons
1782–1857
Rebecca Terwilliger
1784–1860
William Wartenbe
1792–1844
Susanna Richmond
1802–1841
Franklin Sr
1787–1881
Jerusha Page
1788–
John Sage*
1803–1885
Samantha Foskett
1811–1860

Joel Bowers's Timeline

10 Records

1894
05 Nov 1894
Birth of Joel Leonard Bowers in Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan, United States
Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan, United States
1894
5 Nov 1894
Birth of Joel Leonard Bowers in Huskegon County, Michigan
Huskegon County, Michigan
1900
1900
Age 6
Joel Leonard Bowers resided here in Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan, USA
Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Joel Leonard Bowers resided here in Star, Antrim, Michigan, USA
Star, Antrim, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Joel Leonard Bowers resided here in Munising, Alger, Michigan, USA
Munising, Alger, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
Joel Leonard Bowers resided here in Au Train, Alger, Michigan, USA
Au Train, Alger, Michigan, USA
1942
1942
Age 48
Joel Leonard Bowers resided here in Munising, Michigan, USA
Munising, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Joel Leonard Bowers resided here in Munising, Alger, Michigan, USA
Munising, Alger, Michigan, USA
1981
20 Sep 1981
Age 87
Death of Joel Leonard Bowers in Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States
Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States
1981
20 Sep 1981
Age 87
Death of Joel Leonard Bowers in Munising, Alger, Michigan, USA
Munising, Alger, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1894
    Event Place: Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Munising, Alger, Michigan; Roll: 5209; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 2-12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1894
    Event Place: Huskegon County, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] Michigan, Deaths
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 369-05-9672; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Munising, Alger, Michigan; Roll: T625_753; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 6
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Au Train, Alger, Michigan; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340707
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Muskegon; Roll: 1682685
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240735
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Star, Antrim, Michigan; Roll: T624_635; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374648
    [9] Michigan, Marriage Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 2; Film Title: Gernesee 24-Kalamazoo 24; Film Description: Alger (1937)-Allegan (1933)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240735

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Star, Antrim, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Star, Antrim, Michigan; Roll: T624_635; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1374648

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Munising, Alger, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Munising, Alger, Michigan; Roll: T625_753; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Au Train, Alger, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Au Train, Alger, Michigan; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340707

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Munising, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Munising, Alger, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Munising, Alger, Michigan; Roll: 5209; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 2-12

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Munising, Alger, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Munising, Alger, Michigan; Roll: 5209; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 2-12

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Munising, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 2; Film Title: Gernesee 24-Kalamazoo 24; Film Description: Alger (1937)-Allegan (1933)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Muskegon, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Muskegon; Roll: 1682685

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1981
    Event Place: Munising, Alger, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1981
    Event Place: Munising, Alger, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 369-05-9672; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951

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