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Mary Ione Bower 1890–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1890

Birth Location: Irwington, Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1982

Death Location: Poulan, Worth County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: James Bower

Mother: Margaret Kitchens

Spouse(s): John Sr

Children(s): Eleanor Robertson, John Jr, Infant Merritt

The story of Mary Ione Bower began in 1890 in Irwington, Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA. In 1910, Mary Ione Bower resided in Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia, USA. In 1920, Mary Ione Bower resided in Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia, USA. Mary Ione Bower married John Haygood Merritt Sr, and had children including Eleanor Anne Merritt Robertson, Infant Daughter Merritt, Infant Son Merritt, John Haygood Merritt Jr. Mary Ione Bower passed away in 1982 in Poulan, Worth County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Ione Bower began in 1890 in Irwington, Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1910, Mary Ione Bower resided in Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1920, Mary Ione Bower resided in Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia, USA.
  • Mary Ione Bower married John Haygood Merritt Sr, and had children including Eleanor Anne Merritt Robertson, Infant Daughter Merritt, Infant Son Merritt, John Haygood Merritt Jr.
  • Mary Ione Bower passed away in 1982 in Poulan, Worth County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Bower's Ancestors

Self
Mary Bower
1890–1982
Birth Place: Irwington, Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA
Parents
James White Bower
1852–1905
Irwinton, Wilkinson, Georgia, USA
Margaret (“Maggie” Holman) Kitchens
1852–1931
Griswoldville, Jones County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
James (Cuthbert) Bower
1814–1887
Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Martha (Eady) Davis
1832–1885
Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States of America
Boaz Kitchens
1809–1874
Warren Co, GA
Mary (Polly Wardlow) :
1812–1861
Rockingham, Bacon, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Jr.
1765–1831
Cynthia Lowe
1790–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Bower's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ione) Bower (25 Feb 1890–15 Nov 1982) m. John (Haygood Merritt) Sr (20 Oct 1878–2 Mar 1948)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Anne Merritt) Robertson 1926–2005 m. Reuben (Lewis) Robertson 1916–1980
  2. 2. John (Haygood Merritt) Jr 1931–2013 m. Mary (Ann) Smith 1942–2021
  3. 3. Infant (Daughter) Merritt 1923–1923

Mary Bower's Timeline

9 Records

1890
25 Feb 1890
Birth of Mary Ione Bower in Irwington, Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA
Irwington, Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 20
Mary Ione Bower resided here in Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia, USA
Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 30
Mary Ione Bower resided here in Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia, USA
Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 40
Mary Ione Bower resided here in Poulan, Poulan, Worth, Georgia, USA
Poulan, Poulan, Worth, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 45
Mary Ione Bower resided here in Poulan, Worth, Georgia
Poulan, Worth, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 50
Mary Ione Bower resided here in Poulan, Poulan, Worth, Georgia, USA
Poulan, Poulan, Worth, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 60
Mary Ione Bower resided here in Poulan, Worth, Georgia, USA
Poulan, Worth, Georgia, USA
1973
1973
Age 83
Mary Ione Bower resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1982
15 Nov 1982
Age 92
Death of Mary Ione Bower in Albany, Worth County, Georgia, USA
Albany, Worth County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1890
    Event Place: Irwington, Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 036862
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia; Roll: T625_286; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 148
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia; Roll: T624_219; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0184; FHL microfilm: 1374232
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Poulan, Worth, Georgia; Roll: 1923; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 159-19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia; Roll: T624_219; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0184; FHL microfilm: 1374232

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Militia District 1590, Worth, Georgia; Roll: T625_286; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 148

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Poulan, Poulan, Worth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Poulan, Worth, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Poulan, Poulan, Worth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Poulan, Worth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Poulan, Worth, Georgia; Roll: 1923; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 159-19

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Worth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 036862

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1982
    Event Place: Albany, Worth County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 036862
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poulan, Worth County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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