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John Wesley Bower 1933–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1933

Birth Location: Kansas

Death Date: 03/06/1996

Death Location: KS

Father: George Bower

Mother: Lorene Osborn

Spouse(s): Sheila Burton

Children(s):

John Wesley Bower was born in 1933 in Kansas, the child of George Wesley Bower And Lorene Verdot Osborn. In 1935, John Wesley Bower resided in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas. In 1940, John Wesley Bower resided in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA. John Wesley Bower married Sheila Myrtle Burton. John Wesley Bower passed away in 1996 in KS.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Bower was born in 1933 in Kansas, the child of George Wesley Bower And Lorene Verdot Osborn.
  • In 1935, John Wesley Bower resided in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas.
  • In 1940, John Wesley Bower resided in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA.
  • John Wesley Bower married Sheila Myrtle Burton.
  • John Wesley Bower passed away in 1996 in KS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bower's Ancestors

Self
John Bower
1933–1996
Birth Place: Kansas
Parents
George Wesley Bower
1907–1967
Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas, United States of America
Lorene (Verdot) Osborn
1907–1982
Elmondaro Twp, Lyon Co, Kansas
Grandparents
Edith (B) Smith
1879–1952
Kansas
John (Alexander) Bower
1885–1965
Neosho, Kansas, United States
Houston (Ellsworth) Osborn
1879–1926
Kansas
Pearl (May) Colglazier
1884–1958
Kansas
Great-Grandparents
John Bower
1857–1939
Nancy Allison
1859–1939
Jonathan Osborn
1836–1902
Mary Goodman
1838–1892
James Colgazier
–1920
Rosa Draffen
1861–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bower
1833–1885
Sarah Creachbaum
1834–1922
Alexander Allison
1819–1897
Mary Alison
1823–1896

John Bower's Timeline

6 Records

1933
29 Mar 1933
Birth of John Wesley Bower in Kansas
Kansas
1935
1935
Age 2
John Wesley Bower resided here in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas
Chanute, Neosho, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 7
John Wesley Bower resided here in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
1951
1951
Age 18
John Wesley Bower resided here in Long Beach, California, USA
Long Beach, California, USA
1996
17 Feb 1996
Age 63
Death of John Wesley Bower in Tustin, Orange, California, United States
Tustin, Orange, California, United States
1996
03/06/1996
Age 63
Burial of John Wesley Bower in KS
KS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1933
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School; Year: 1951
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [4] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01249; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 67-9A
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 513-26-7165; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [7] California Death Index, Date: 1996-02-17
    [8] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01249; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 67-9A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01249; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 67-9A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Long Beach, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Long Beach Polytechnic High School; Year: 1951

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxnard, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tustin, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1996
    Event Place: Tustin, Orange, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 513-26-7165; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] California Death Index, Date: 1996-02-17
    [4] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 03061996
    Event Place: KS
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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