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Thomas J A Bower 1860–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1860

Birth Location: Evercreech, Somerset, England

Death Date: 16 Sep 1922

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: Benjamin BOWN

Mother: Eliza Allen

Spouse(s): MINERVA PHILLIPS

Children(s): LOIS BOWN, DOROTHY BOWN, JOHN BOWN, JACOB BOWN, DEAN BOWN, Edna Bown, Harold Bown

Thomas J A Bower was born in 1860 in Evercreech, Somerset, England, the child of Benjamin Crees Bown And Eliza Allen. In 1861, Thomas J A Bower resided in Evercreech, Somerset, England. Thomas J A Bower married Minerva Alice Phillips, and had children including Dean Addison Bown, Dorothy Esther Bown, Edna Ruth Bown, Harold Phillips Bown, Jacob Keith Bown, John Roland Bown, Lois Marie Bown. Thomas J A Bower passed away in 1922 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas J A Bower was born in 1860 in Evercreech, Somerset, England, the child of Benjamin Crees Bown And Eliza Allen.
  • In 1861, Thomas J A Bower resided in Evercreech, Somerset, England.
  • Thomas J A Bower married Minerva Alice Phillips, and had children including Dean Addison Bown, Dorothy Esther Bown, Edna Ruth Bown, Harold Phillips Bown, Jacob Keith Bown, John Roland Bown, Lois Marie Bown.
  • Thomas J A Bower passed away in 1922 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Bower's Ancestors

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Thomas Bower
1860–1922
Birth Place: Evercreech, Somerset, England
Parents
Benjamin Crees BOWN
1820–1899
Stony Stratton, Somerset, England
Eliza Allen
1825–1902
Evercreech, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Bown
1786–1857
West Cranmore, Somerset,England
Sarah CREES
1789–1870
Witham Friary, Somerset
Joseph Allen
1798–1859
Evercreech, Somerset, England
Harriet Miles
1803–1882
Motcombe, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bown
1745–1816
Margaret White
1752–1820
James CREES
1754–1840
Jane Bowden
1759–1822
JAMES ALLEN
1760–1822
ANN BARTLETT
1758–1823
James Miles
1778–1815
Christian Green
1776–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bown
1714–1779
Mary Rawsam
1716–
John White
1728–
Mary Miller
1728–
John Crees
1727–1813
Eleanor Ayres
1732–1810
James Bowden
1744–
Sarah Habgood
1744–

Thomas Bower's Descendants

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Thomas (J A) Bower (1860–16 Sep 1922) m. MINERVA (ALICE) PHILLIPS (6 October 1864–5 February 1953)
  1. 1. LOIS (MARIE) BOWN 1889–1986 m. BYRON (RALPH VAN) DYKE 1887–1958
    1. 1. MARGERY (VAN) DYKE 1923–2006 m. JAMES (EDWARD) HECKMAN 1926–1991
    2. 2. LOUISE (VAN) DYKE 1919–1981
    3. 3. HELEN (VAN) DYKE 1913–1995
    4. 4. RUTH (VAN) DYKE 1912–1965
  2. 2. DOROTHY (ESTHER) BOWN 1908–1998
  3. 3. JOHN (ROLAND) BOWN 1900–1916
  4. 4. JACOB (KEITH) BOWN 1898–1949
  5. 5. DEAN (ADDISON) BOWN 1896–1962
  6. 6. Edna (Ruth) Bown 1894–1951
  7. 7. Harold (Phillips) Bown 1891–1949

Thomas Bower's Timeline

3 Records

1860
1860
Birth of Thomas J A Bower in Evercreech, Somerset, England
Evercreech, Somerset, England
1861
1861
Age 1
Thomas J A Bower resided here in Evercreech, Somerset, England
Evercreech, Somerset, England
1922
16 Sep 1922
Age 62
Death of Thomas J A Bower in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Evercreech, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1659; Folio: 44; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542847

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Evercreech, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1659; Folio: 44; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542847

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1922
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

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