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Ollie Mary Jane Bowers 1900–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1900

Birth Location: Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 9 May 1994

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

Father: John Bowers

Mother: Sarah Higdon

Spouse(s): William Shepherd

Children(s): Venus Sheppard, Edith Sheppard, Loraine Shepherd, Cecil Shepherd, Derol Shepherd, Mildred Shepherd, Irene Sheppard, John Shepherd, Johnnie Shepherd, Charles Shepherd, William Shepherd

Ollie Mary Jane Bowers was born in 1900 in Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, United States, the child of John William Bowers And Sarah C Higdon. Ollie Mary Jane Bowers married William Coleman Shepherd, and had children including Cecil Cleve Shepherd, Charles Dewey Shepherd, Derol Malese Shepherd, Edith Faye Sheppard, Irene Amanda Sheppard, John Davis J D Shepherd, Johnnie Mae Shepherd, Loraine Jean Shepherd, Mildred Louise Shepherd, Venus Lorene Sheppard, William Kreed Shepherd. Ollie Mary Jane Bowers passed away in 1994 in Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ollie Mary Jane Bowers was born in 1900 in Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, United States, the child of John William Bowers And Sarah C Higdon.
  • Ollie Mary Jane Bowers married William Coleman Shepherd, and had children including Cecil Cleve Shepherd, Charles Dewey Shepherd, Derol Malese Shepherd, Edith Faye Sheppard, Irene Amanda Sheppard, John Davis J D Shepherd, Johnnie Mae Shepherd, Loraine Jean Shepherd, Mildred Louise Shepherd, Venus Lorene Sheppard, William Kreed Shepherd.
  • Ollie Mary Jane Bowers passed away in 1994 in Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ollie Bowers's Ancestors

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Ollie Bowers
1900–1994
Birth Place: Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, United States
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

Ollie Bowers's Descendants

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Ollie (Mary Jane) Bowers (3 Mar 1900–9 May 1994) m. William (Coleman) Shepherd (13 Aug 1891–3 Mar 1957)
  1. 1. Venus (Lorene) Sheppard 1934–2009 m. Jack (V.) James 1931–1961
  2. 2. Edith (Faye) Sheppard 1929–
  3. 3. Loraine ("Jean") Shepherd 1933–1965
  4. 4. Cecil ("Cleve") Shepherd 1941–2016
  5. 5. Derol (Malese) Shepherd 1920–2008
  6. 6. Mildred (Louise) Shepherd 1921–2000
  7. 7. Irene (Amanda) Sheppard 1923–1988
  8. 8. John (Davis "J. D.") Shepherd 1931–1998
  9. 9. Johnnie (Mae) Shepherd 1936–1936
  10. 10. Charles (Dewey) Shepherd 1939–2003
  11. 11. William (Kreed) Shepherd 1918–

Ollie Bowers's Timeline

3 Records

1900
3 Mar 1900
Birth of Ollie Mary Jane Bowers in Swain, North Carolina, USA
Swain, North Carolina, USA
1900
3 Mar 1900
Birth of Ollie Mary Jane Bowers in Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, United States
Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, United States
1994
9 May 1994
Age 94
Death of Ollie Mary Jane Bowers in Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina
Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1900
    Event Place: Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1900
    Event Place: Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1994
    Event Place: Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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