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Ruth M. Bowers 1905–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 July 1905

Birth Location: Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 19 October 1984

Death Location: Hale, Iosco County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: George Billings

Mother: Janet Billings

Spouse(s): Elmer Sr

Children(s): Elmer Jr, Bonnie McCauley, William Bowers, Elaine Bowers

The story of Ruth M. Bowers began in 1905 in Michigan, United States of America. Ruth M. Bowers married Elmer Le Roy Bowers Sr, Elmer Leroy Bowers, and had children including Bonnie Bell Mccauley, Elaine Bowers, Elmer Bowers Jr, William George Bowers. Ruth M. Bowers passed away in 1984 in Hale, Iosco County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth M. Bowers began in 1905 in Michigan, United States of America.
  • Ruth M. Bowers married Elmer Le Roy Bowers Sr, Elmer Leroy Bowers, and had children including Bonnie Bell Mccauley, Elaine Bowers, Elmer Bowers Jr, William George Bowers.
  • Ruth M. Bowers passed away in 1984 in Hale, Iosco County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Billings
1875–1951
Birth Location: Michigan, United States
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Janet Billings
1873–1942
Birth Location: Quebec, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Elmer Sr
1890–1947
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

Elmer Jr
1928–1963
Birth Location: Bay City, Michigan
EJ
Bonnie McCauley
1941–2013
Birth Location: –
BM
William Bowers
1942–1942
Birth Location: Plainfield Twp Iosco County, Michigan
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Elaine Bowers
1930–2004
Birth Location: Bay City Bay, Michigan
EB

Ruth Bowers's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Bowers
1905–1984
Birth Place: Michigan, United States of America
Parents
George Alexander Billings
1875–1951
Michigan, United States
Janet (Albertha) Billings
1873–1942
Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
John (Myron) Billings
1848–1908
New York
Almeda Kelsey
1852–1929
Theresa, Jefferson, New York
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Billings
1822–
Thankful Billings
1828–
William Kelsey
1820–1880
Ann Thompson
1820–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anstrase Coates
1789–1877
Jonathon Thompson
1790–
Jonathon Thompson
1790–

Ruth Bowers's Descendants

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Ruth (M.) Bowers (7 July 1905–19 October 1984) m. Elmer (Le Roy Bowers) Sr (24 March 1890–29 April 1947)
  1. 1. Elmer (Bowers) Jr 1928–1963
  2. 2. Bonnie (Bell) McCauley 1941–2013
  3. 3. William (George) Bowers 1942–1942
  4. 4. Elaine Bowers 1930–2004

Ruth Bowers's Timeline

11 Records

1905
7 July 1905
Birth of Ruth M. Bowers in Michigan, USA
Michigan, USA
1905
7 Jul 1905
Birth of Ruth M. Bowers in Marquette, Michigan USA
Marquette, Michigan USA
1905
7 July 1905
Birth of Ruth M. Bowers in Michigan, United States of America
Michigan, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 5
Ruth M. Bowers resided here in Marquette Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Marquette Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Ruth M. Bowers resided here in Bay City, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
Bay City, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Ruth M. Bowers resided here in Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan
Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 35
Ruth M. Bowers resided here in Plainfield, Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan, USA
Plainfield, Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Ruth M. Bowers resided here in Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan, USA
Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan, USA
1984
19 October 1984
Age 79
Death of Ruth M. Bowers in West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA
West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA
1984
19 Oct 1984
Age 79
Death of Ruth M. Bowers in Hale, Iosco, Michigan, USA
Hale, Iosco, Michigan, USA
1984
19 October 1984
Age 79
Death of Ruth M. Bowers in West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America
West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1905
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan Deaths
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marquette Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: T624_662; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1374675
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1905
    Event Place: Marquette, Michigan USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1905
    Event Place: Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Marquette Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marquette Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: T624_662; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1374675

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bay City, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340709

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01765; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 35-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Plainfield, Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01765; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 35-9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Plainfield, Iosco, M

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan Deaths

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1984
    Event Place: West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan Deaths
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1984
    Event Place: Hale, Iosco, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1984
    Event Place: West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hale, Iosco County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hale, Iosco County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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