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Manuel James Bowers 1905–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1905

Birth Location: Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 31 March 2004

Death Location: Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Bowers

Mother: Sarah Higdon

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Manuel James Bowers was born in 1905 in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John William Bowers And Sarah C Higdon. Manuel James Bowers passed away in 2004 in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Manuel James Bowers was born in 1905 in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John William Bowers And Sarah C Higdon.
  • Manuel James Bowers passed away in 2004 in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Manuel Bowers's Ancestors

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Manuel Bowers
1905–2004
Birth Place: Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
John William Bowers
1852–1931
Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (C) Higdon
1862–1908
Swain, North Carolina, United States,
Grandparents
John (Avery or James Avery) Bowers
1832–1900
North Carolina, United States
Rebecca (Kirkland) Bowers
1840–1916
Macon, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Bowers
1801–1880
John Kirkland
1802–1902
Naomi Kirkland
1810–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Manuel Bowers's Timeline

2 Records

1905
1 September 1905
Birth of Manuel James Bowers in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
2004
31 March 2004
Age 99
Death of Manuel James Bowers in Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1905
    Event Place: Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 March 2004
    Event Place: Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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