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John Hamilton Sowers 1860–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1860

Birth Location: Thomasville, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 Feb 1941

Death Location: Caseyville, Union County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: George Sowers

Mother: Jane Sullivan

Spouse(s): Emma Slaton

Children(s): Carla Sowers, Minnie Martin, Verla Sowers, Fletcher Sowers, Grace Sowers, Ottis Sowers, George Sowers, Minnie Sowers, D Sowers, Orville Sowers

The story of John Hamilton Sowers began in 1860 in Thomasville, North Carolina, USA. John Hamilton Sowers married Emma Russell Slaton, and had children including Carla Sowers, D E Sowers, Fletcher L Sowers, George R Sowers, Grace E Sowers, Minnie Luvenia Sowers Martin, Minnie Sowers, Orville Elmo Sowers, Ottis Sowers, Verla L Sowers. John Hamilton Sowers passed away in 1941 in Caseyville, Union County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Hamilton Sowers began in 1860 in Thomasville, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Hamilton Sowers married Emma Russell Slaton, and had children including Carla Sowers, D E Sowers, Fletcher L Sowers, George R Sowers, Grace E Sowers, Minnie Luvenia Sowers Martin, Minnie Sowers, Orville Elmo Sowers, Ottis Sowers, Verla L Sowers.
  • John Hamilton Sowers passed away in 1941 in Caseyville, Union County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sowers's Ancestors

Self
John Sowers
1860–1941
Birth Place: Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
Parents
George Philip Zink Sowers
1833–1864
Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Jane (Emily) Sullivan
1828–1900
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Johannes ("John" Michael) Sowers
1796–1862
Lexington, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Margaret (Elizabeth Rebecca) Sink
1798–1879
Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Valentine Sr
1768–1843
Anna Darr
1775–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Sowers
1735–1784
Christianna Faust
1733–1825
John Durr
1749–1816
Anna Eddinger
1754–1836

John Sowers's Descendants

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John (Hamilton) Sowers (11 Aug 1860–3 Feb 1941) m. Emma (Russell) Slaton (11 Nov 1869–12 Nov 1945)
  1. 1. Carla Sowers 1899–
  2. 2. Minnie (Luvenia Sowers) Martin 1904–
  3. 3. Verla (L) Sowers 1898–
  4. 4. Fletcher (L) Sowers 1888–1948
  5. 5. Grace (E) Sowers 1910–1991
  6. 6. Ottis Sowers 1903–1970
  7. 7. George (R.) Sowers 1890–1917
  8. 8. Minnie Sowers 1905–
  9. 9. D (E) Sowers 1893–
  10. 10. Orville (Elmo) Sowers 1893–1965 m. Stella (Mae) Dill 1899–1982
    1. 1. Orval ("Rip") Sowers 1926–1980
    2. 2. Elmer (Wayne) Sowers 1921–2002 m. Mildred (Ruth) Rush 1923–2005

John Sowers's Timeline

2 Records

1860
11 Aug 1860
Birth of John Hamilton Sowers in Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
1941
3 Feb 1941
Age 81
Death of John Hamilton Sowers in Sturgis, Union, Kentucky, United States
Sturgis, Union, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates-Microfilm, 1911-1965
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1941
    Event Place: Sturgis, Union, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates-Microfilm, 1911-1965
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caseyville, Union County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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