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Ora Elega Bowers 1887–1972 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 8 September 1887
Birth Location: Woodstock Village, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Death Date: 4 January 1972
Death Location: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
Father: Charles Bowers
Mother: Mary Clark
Spouse(s): Homer Kipps
Children(s): Redith Kipps, Iola Kipps, Genette Kipps, Dolph Kipps, Hazel Kipps, Redith Kipps, Marie Kipps, Ruby Kipps, Cletus Kipps, Hester Kipps), Redith Kipps, Harold Kipps, Charles Sr, Helen KIPPS, Audrey Kipps
In 1887, Ora Elega Bowers entered the world in Woodstock Village, Shenandoah County, Virginia, born to Charles Monroe Bowers And Mary Anna Clark. In 1900, Ora Elega Bowers resided in Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA. Ora Elega Bowers married Homer Allen Kipps, and had children including Audrey Fay Kipps, Charles Francis Kipps Sr, Cletus Allen Kipps, Dolph Anderson Kipps, Genette E Kipps, Harold Raymond Kipps, Hazel Virginia Kipps, Helen Regina Ashton Kipps, Hester Lee Boyce Nee Kipps, Iola Louise Kipps, Marie Elegia Kipps, Redith Mae Kipps, Ruby Catherine Kipps. Ora Elega Bowers passed away in 1972 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America.
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Biography
- In 1887, Ora Elega Bowers entered the world in Woodstock Village, Shenandoah County, Virginia, born to Charles Monroe Bowers And Mary Anna Clark.
- In 1900, Ora Elega Bowers resided in Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.
- Ora Elega Bowers married Homer Allen Kipps, and had children including Audrey Fay Kipps, Charles Francis Kipps Sr, Cletus Allen Kipps, Dolph Anderson Kipps, Genette E Kipps, Harold Raymond Kipps, Hazel Virginia Kipps, Helen Regina Ashton Kipps, Hester Lee Boyce Nee Kipps, Iola Louise Kipps, Marie Elegia Kipps, Redith Mae Kipps, Ruby Catherine Kipps.
- Ora Elega Bowers passed away in 1972 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Immediate Family
Parents
Charles Bowers
1862–1918
Birth Location: Hardy County, [W]Va
CB
Mary Clark
1864–1890
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia
MC
Spouses(s)
Homer Kipps
1882–1948
Birth Location: Virginia
HK
Children(s)
Redith Kipps
1905–1999
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia
RK
Iola Kipps
1912–1913
Birth Location: Forestville, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
IK
Genette Kipps
1920–2006
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia
GK
Dolph Kipps
1923–2017
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, USA
DK
Hazel Kipps
1907–2000
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia
HK
Redith Kipps
1905–
Birth Location: Virginia
RK
Marie Kipps
1918–2003
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
MK
Ruby Kipps
1916–2001
Birth Location: New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia
RK
Cletus Kipps
1914–1997
Birth Location: Forrestville, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
CK
Hester Kipps)
1909–1965
Birth Location: Quicksburg, Shenandoah, Virginia
HK
Redith Kipps
1907–
Birth Location: Virginia
RK
Harold Kipps
1904–1989
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
HK
Charles Sr
1927–1984
Birth Location: Hayfield, Frederick County, Virginia
CS
Helen KIPPS
1925–2004
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia
HK
Audrey Kipps
1931–2024
Birth Location: Jones Springs, West Virginia
AK
Ora Bowers's Ancestors
Self
Ora Bowers
1887–1972
Birth Place: Woodstock Village, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Parents
Charles Monroe Bowers
1862–1918
Hardy County, [W]Va
Mary (Anna) Clark
1864–1890
Shenandoah County, Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ora Bowers's Descendants
1.
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Ora (Elega) Bowers
(8 September 1887–4 January 1972)
m. Homer (Allen) Kipps (abt 1882–15 March 1948)
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1. Redith (Mae) Kipps 1905–1999 m. Charles (Otto) Boyce 1897–1969
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2. Iola (Louise) Kipps 1912–1913
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3. Genette (E) Kipps 1920–2006
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4. Dolph (Anderson) Kipps 1923–2017
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5. Hazel (Virginia) Kipps 1907–2000
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6. Redith (Mae) Kipps 1905–
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7. Marie (Elegia) Kipps 1918–2003
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8. Ruby (Catherine) Kipps 1916–2001
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9. Cletus (Allen) Kipps 1914–1997
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10. Hester (Lee Boyce (née) Kipps) 1909–1965
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11. Redith (Mae) Kipps 1907–
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12. Harold (Raymond) Kipps 1904–1989 m. Dessie (Viola) MOFFITT 1907–1977 m. Marjorie (Marie) FRYE 1922–2004
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1. Harold (R KIPPS,) Jr. 1927–2018
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2. James (Lloyd) KIPPS 1932–2017
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3. Robert (Lee) KIPPS 1934–1937
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4. Elega (Mae) KIPPS 1930–1984
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5. Ronald (W) KIPPS 1947–2025
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13. Charles (Francis KIPPS) Sr 1927–1984
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14. Helen (Regina (Ashton)) KIPPS 1925–2004
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15. Audrey (Fay) Kipps 1931–2024
Ora Bowers's Timeline
14 Records
1887
8 Sep 1887
Birth of Ora Elega Bowers in Woodstock Village, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Woodstock Village, Shenandoah County, Virginia
1887
8 September 1887
Birth of Ora Elega Bowers
None
1900
1900
Age 13
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1903
3 Jul 1903
Age 16
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Woodstock, Virginia, USA
Woodstock, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 23
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 33
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 43
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Hedgesville, Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Hedgesville, Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 48
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia
Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 53
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Gerrardstown Magisterial District, Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Gerrardstown Magisterial District, Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
1945
1945
Age 58
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 63
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
Abt 1951
Age 64
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Martinsburg
Martinsburg
1972
4 Jan 1972
Age 85
Death of Ora Elega Bowers in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
1972
4 January 1972
Age 85
Death of Ora Elega Bowers
None
1887
8 Sep 1887
Birth of Ora Elega Bowers in Woodstock Village, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Woodstock Village, Shenandoah County, Virginia
1887
8 September 1887
Birth of Ora Elega Bowers
None
1900
1900
Age 13
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1903
3 Jul 1903
Age 16
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Woodstock, Virginia, USA
Woodstock, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 23
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 33
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 43
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Hedgesville, Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Hedgesville, Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 48
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia
Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 53
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Gerrardstown Magisterial District, Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Gerrardstown Magisterial District, Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
1945
1945
Age 58
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 63
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
Abt 1951
Age 64
Ora Elega Bowers resided here in Martinsburg
Martinsburg
1972
4 Jan 1972
Age 85
Death of Ora Elega Bowers in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
1972
4 January 1972
Age 85
Death of Ora Elega Bowers
None
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 8 Sep 1887
Event Place: Woodstock Village, Shenandoah County, Virginia
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] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968
[3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T625_1908; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 114
[4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 1728; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0081
[5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1375661
[6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel; Publication Date: 5 Jan 1972; Publication Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.74924845,0.38629633,0.9003818&xid=3355
[7] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
[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: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1801; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 21-9
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 8 September 1887
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 1728; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0081
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 3 Jul 1903
Event Place: Woodstock, Virginia, USA
Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Shenandoah Herald; Publication Date: 3 Jul 1903; Publication Place: Woodstock, Virginia, USA
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1375661
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T625_1908; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 114
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Hedgesville, Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Gerrardstown Magisterial District, Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1945
Event Place: Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 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: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1801; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 21-9
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: Abt 1951
Event Place: Martinsburg
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] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Honolulu Advertiser; Publication Date: 29 Apr 1951; Publication Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; ,0.5427053,0.73420864,0.8915585&xid=3398
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel; Publication Date: 5 Jan 1972; Publication Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.74924845,0.38629633,0.9003818&xid=3355
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 4 Jan 1972
Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
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] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968
[3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel; Publication Date: 5 Jan 1972; Publication Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.74924845,0.38629633,0.9003818&xid=3355
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 4 January 1972
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 8 Sep 1887
Event Place: Woodstock Village, Shenandoah County, Virginia
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] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968
[3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T625_1908; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 114
[4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 1728; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0081
[5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1375661
[6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel; Publication Date: 5 Jan 1972; Publication Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.74924845,0.38629633,0.9003818&xid=3355
[7] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
[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: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1801; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 21-9
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 8 September 1887
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: 1728; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0081
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 3 Jul 1903
Event Place: Woodstock, Virginia, USA
Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Shenandoah Herald; Publication Date: 3 Jul 1903; Publication Place: Woodstock, Virginia, USA
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonewall, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1375661
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Shenandoah, Virginia; Roll: T625_1908; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 114
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Hedgesville, Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Gerrardstown Magisterial District, Gerardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1945
Event Place: Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA
Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 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: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1801; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 21-9
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: Abt 1951
Event Place: Martinsburg
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] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Honolulu Advertiser; Publication Date: 29 Apr 1951; Publication Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; ,0.5427053,0.73420864,0.8915585&xid=3398
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel; Publication Date: 5 Jan 1972; Publication Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.74924845,0.38629633,0.9003818&xid=3355
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 4 Jan 1972
Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
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] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968
[3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel; Publication Date: 5 Jan 1972; Publication Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.74924845,0.38629633,0.9003818&xid=3355
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 4 January 1972
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current