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Lewis Lester Bowers 1915–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1915

Birth Location: Independence, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 8 August 1951

Death Location: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA

Father: Edwin Bowers

Mother: Bessie Parks

Spouse(s): Marguerite Goll

Children(s): Gloria Bowers

Lewis Lester Bowers was born in 1915 in Independence, Kansas, USA, the child of Edwin John James Bowers And Bessie Annie Parks. In 1920, Lewis Lester Bowers resided in Drum Creek, Montgomery, Kansas, USA. In 1925, Lewis Lester Bowers resided in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA. Lewis Lester Bowers married Marguerite Thelma Goll, and had children including Gloria Thelma Bowers, Lester E Mike Bowers, Marlene R Bowers. Lewis Lester Bowers passed away in 1951 in Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis Lester Bowers was born in 1915 in Independence, Kansas, USA, the child of Edwin John James Bowers And Bessie Annie Parks.
  • In 1920, Lewis Lester Bowers resided in Drum Creek, Montgomery, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1925, Lewis Lester Bowers resided in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA.
  • Lewis Lester Bowers married Marguerite Thelma Goll, and had children including Gloria Thelma Bowers, Lester E Mike Bowers, Marlene R Bowers.
  • Lewis Lester Bowers passed away in 1951 in Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edwin Bowers
1895–1959
Birth Location: Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
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Bessie Parks
1896–1962
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Kansas, USA
BP

Spouses(s)

Marguerite Goll
1915–2005
Birth Location: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
MG

Children(s)

Gloria Bowers
1940–2015
Birth Location: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
GB

Lewis Bowers's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Bowers
1915–1951
Birth Place: Independence, Kansas, USA
Parents
Edwin John James Bowers
1895–1959
Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
Bessie (Annie) Parks
1896–1962
Montgomery County, Kansas, USA
Grandparents
Lester (Hartman) Bowers
1868–1945
Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, United States of America
Sophronia (Annie) Campbell
1864–1943
Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA
Samuel (Lewis Parks) Sr
1865–1928
Kansas
Violena (Estelle "Stella") Goodwin
1877–1929
Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Parks
1819–1871
Susan Ropp
1835–1892
David Goodwin
1845–1925
Mary Fowler
1856–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Park
1784–1850
Mary Parkinson
1793–1860

Lewis Bowers's Descendants

1.
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Lewis (Lester) Bowers (21 Dec 1915–8 August 1951) m. Marguerite (Thelma) Goll (27 December 1915–24 June 2005)
  1. 1. Gloria (Thelma) Bowers 1940–2015 m. Floyd (Wesley) Grady 1936–2002

Lewis Bowers's Timeline

9 Records

1915
21 Dec 1915
Birth of Lewis Lester Bowers in Independence, Kansas, USA
Independence, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Lewis Lester Bowers resided here in Drum Creek, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
Drum Creek, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 10
Lewis Lester Bowers resided here in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Lewis Lester Bowers resided here in Sycamore, Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
Sycamore, Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Lewis Lester Bowers resided here in Rural, Montgomery, Kansas
Rural, Montgomery, Kansas
1939
1939
Age 24
Lewis Lester Bowers resided here in Independence, Kansas, USA
Independence, Kansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
Lewis Lester Bowers resided here in Independence, Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
Independence, Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Lewis Lester Bowers resided here in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
1951
8 August 1951
Age 36
Death of Lewis Lester Bowers in Kansas
Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1915
    Event Place: Independence, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kansas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 39
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Drum Creek, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Drum Creek, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: T625_542; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 181

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sycamore, Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Montgomery, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01247; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 63-31A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Independence, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Independence, Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01247; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 63-31A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sycamore, Montgomery

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kansas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 39

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Montgomery, Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 August 1951
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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