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Melissa Jane Bowers 1850–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 November 1850

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 9 August 1919

Death Location: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Benjiman Bowers

Mother: Sarah Work

Spouse(s): James Gallaher

Children(s): Charles Gallaher, Roy Gallaher, Henry Gallaher, Sarah Gallaher, Mannie Galagher, William Gallagher, Sadie Gallaher, James Gallaher, Genevieve Gallagher, James Gailer, Nancy Gallaher, Hugh Gallaher

Melissa Jane Bowers was born in 1850 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Benjiman Bowers And Sarah Work. Melissa Jane Bowers married James S Gallaher, and had children including Charles Franklin Gallaher, Genevieve Jenny Johanna Gallagher, Henry Gallaher, Hugh H Gallaher, James Frank Gallaher, James Frederick Gailer, Mannie Galagher, Nancy Gallaher, Roy Gallaher, Sadie Gallaher, Sarah Gallaher, William J Gallagher. Melissa Jane Bowers passed away in 1919 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melissa Jane Bowers was born in 1850 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Benjiman Bowers And Sarah Work.
  • Melissa Jane Bowers married James S Gallaher, and had children including Charles Franklin Gallaher, Genevieve Jenny Johanna Gallagher, Henry Gallaher, Hugh H Gallaher, James Frank Gallaher, James Frederick Gailer, Mannie Galagher, Nancy Gallaher, Roy Gallaher, Sadie Gallaher, Sarah Gallaher, William J Gallagher.
  • Melissa Jane Bowers passed away in 1919 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Melissa Bowers's Ancestors

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Melissa Bowers
1850–1919
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Benjiman Bowers
1815–
USA
Sarah Work
1816–1905
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Joseph Work
1793–1853
Cecil, Maryland, USA
Martha Philips
1782–1859
Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Bowers's Descendants

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Melissa (Jane) Bowers (18 November 1850–9 August 1919) m. James (S.) Gallaher (28 December 1846–11 July 1925)
  1. 1. Charles (Franklin) Gallaher 1872–1967 m. Anna (Elmira) Callender 1893–1964
    1. 1. Betty (Alberta) Gallaher 1918–2014 m. Kendall (Leroy) Murton 1917–1993
    2. 2. William (Henry) Gallaher 1921–2009
    3. 3. Andrew (Steward) Gallaher 1912–1985
    4. 4. Charles (Leroy) Gallaher 1913–2004
  2. 2. Roy Gallaher 1889–1954
  3. 3. Henry Gallaher 1877–1912
  4. 4. Sarah Gallaher 1879–1911
  5. 5. Mannie Galagher 1881–1970
  6. 6. William (J) Gallagher 1869–1872
  7. 7. Sadie Gallaher 1879–
  8. 8. James (Frank) Gallaher 1860–
  9. 9. Genevieve ("Jenny" Johanna) Gallagher 1895–1953
  10. 10. James (Frederick) Gailer 1897–
  11. 11. Nancy Gallaher 1883–
  12. 12. Hugh (H) Gallaher 1863–

Melissa Bowers's Timeline

2 Records

1850
18 November 1850
Birth of Melissa Jane Bowers in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1919
9 August 1919
Age 69
Death of Melissa Jane Bowers in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 November 1850
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 August 1919
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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