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Lawrence Griffis Bowers 1890–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 JAN 1890

Birth Location: Preble County, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 3 MAR 1988

Death Location: New Paris, Preble County, Ohio, United States

Father: John Bowers

Mother: Anna Griffis

Spouse(s): Teressa Lyons, Melissa Charles

Children(s): Edith Bowers, Charles Bowers, Robert Bowers, Harold Bowers, Marvin Bowers, Joe Bowers, Doris Bowers, Delores Bowers, Carol Bowers, Judith Bowers

Lawrence Griffis Bowers was born in 1890 in Preble County, Ohio, United States, the child of John Thomas Bowers And Anna Florence Griffis. In 1900, Lawrence Griffis Bowers was recorded in the census in Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio, United Stat. In 1910, Lawrence Griffis Bowers was recorded in the census in Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio, United Stat. Lawrence Griffis Bowers married Melissa Lucinda Charles, Teressa Anne Lyons, and had children including Carol Sue Bowers, Charles E Bowers, Delores Jean Bowers, Doris Ann Bowers, Edith Alberta Bowers, Harold E Bowers, Joe Franklin Bowers, Judith Louise Bowers, Living, Marvin T Bowers, Robert Eugene Bowers. Lawrence Griffis Bowers passed away in 1988 in New Paris, Preble County, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Lawrence Griffis Bowers was born in 1890 in Preble County, Ohio, United States, the child of John Thomas Bowers And Anna Florence Griffis.
  • In 1900, Lawrence Griffis Bowers was recorded in the census in Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio, United Stat.
  • In 1910, Lawrence Griffis Bowers was recorded in the census in Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio, United Stat.
  • Lawrence Griffis Bowers married Melissa Lucinda Charles, Teressa Anne Lyons, and had children including Carol Sue Bowers, Charles E Bowers, Delores Jean Bowers, Doris Ann Bowers, Edith Alberta Bowers, Harold E Bowers, Joe Franklin Bowers, Judith Louise Bowers, Living, Marvin T Bowers, Robert Eugene Bowers.
  • Lawrence Griffis Bowers passed away in 1988 in New Paris, Preble County, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lawrence Bowers's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence Bowers
1890–1988
Birth Place: Preble County, Ohio, United States
Parents
John Thomas Bowers
1864–1936
Virginia, United States
Anna (Florence) Griffis
1866–1949
Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Marshall) Griffis
1837–1910
Preble County, Ohio, United States
Rebecca Blinn
1844–1899
Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Griffis
1789–1861
Catherine Null
1796–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Griffy Griffis
1768–1830
Catherine Moore
1765–1831

Lawrence Bowers's Descendants

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Lawrence (Griffis) Bowers (27 JAN 1890–3 MAR 1988) m. Teressa (Anne) Lyons (26 JUL 1891–7 APR 1922) m. Melissa (Lucinda) Charles (8 AUG 1905–19 NOV 1986)
  1. 1. Edith (Alberta) Bowers 1914–2010
  2. 2. Charles (E.) Bowers 1916–1981 m. Marietta Hecker 1926–1999
  3. 3. Robert (Eugene) Bowers 1928–2000 m. Carolyn (Louise) Coalter 1934–2009 m. Etta (Jean) Shipley 1929–2015
  4. 4. Harold (E.) Bowers 1930–1998
  5. 5. Marvin (T.) Bowers 1931–2014 m. Doris (Irene) Benjamin 1935–2012
  6. 6. Joe (Franklin) Bowers 1933–2011
  7. 7. Doris (Ann) Bowers 1935–2011 m. Jackie (Lee) Longenecker 1931–1984
  8. 8. Delores (Jean) Bowers 1938–2022 m. William (Henry Cook) Jr. 1936–1996
  9. 9. Carol (Sue) Bowers 1944–1944
  10. 10. Judith (Louise) Bowers 1948–2003

Lawrence Bowers's Timeline

8 Records

1890
27 JAN 1890
Birth of Lawrence Griffis Bowers in Preble County, Ohio, United States
Preble County, Ohio, United States
1900
27 JUN 1900
Age 10
Lawrence Griffis Bowers appeared in census in Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio, United States
Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio, United States
1910
11 MAY 1910
Age 20
Lawrence Griffis Bowers appeared in census in Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio, United States
Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio, United States
1920
1920
Age 30
Lawrence Griffis Bowers was employed
None
1930
FROM 1930 TO 1940
Age 40
Lawrence Griffis Bowers was employed
None
1935
1935
Age 45
Lawrence Griffis Bowers resided here in New Madison, Darke County, Ohio, United States
New Madison, Darke County, Ohio, United States
1950
1950
Age 60
Lawrence Griffis Bowers was employed
None
1988
3 MAR 1988
Age 98
Death of Lawrence Griffis Bowers in Darke County, Ohio, United States
Darke County, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 JAN 1890
    Event Place: Preble County, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 107, Sheet 11B, Age 10 in Jun 1900, born Jan 1890 in Ohio.
    [2] 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 159, Sheet 12B, Age 20 in May 1910, born in Ohio.
    [3] 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 106, Sheet 9A, Age 29 in Jan 1920, born in Ohio.
    [4] 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 19-22, Sheet 4A, Age 40 in Apr 1930, born in Ohio.
    [5] 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 19-28, Sheet 6A, Age 50 in Apr 1940, born in Ohio.
    [6] 1950 US Census, Enum Dist 19-14, pp. 74-75, Age 60 in Apr 1950, born in Ohio.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 27 JUN 1900
    Event Place: Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 107, Sheet 11B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 11 MAY 1910
    Event Place: Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 159, Sheet 12B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1920
    Record Source: 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 106, Sheet 9A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FROM 1930 TO 1940
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 19-22, Sheet 4A
    [2] 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 19-28, Sheet 6A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New Madison, Darke County, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 19-28, Sheet 6A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1950
    Record Source: 1950 US Census, Enum Dist 19-14, pp. 74-75

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1988
    Event Place: Darke County, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Paris, Preble County, Ohio, United States

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