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Virginia Alice Bowers 1885–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 FEB 1885

Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 26 JUN 1973

Death Location: Mt Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Father: John Bowers

Mother: Elizabeth Painter

Spouse(s): Allen Estep

Children(s): Charles Estep, Geneva Estep, Albert Estep, Arnold Estep, Alma Estep, John Estep

Virginia Alice Bowers was born in 1885 in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, the child of John Wesley Bowers And Elizabeth W Painter. In 1885, Virginia Alice Bowers resided in Virginia, United States. In 1900, Virginia Alice Bowers resided in Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. Virginia Alice Bowers married Allen Adam Estep, and had children including Albert Earl Clifton Estep, Alma E Estep, Arnold Hisey Estep, Charles W Estep, Geneva G Estep, John Cletus Estep. Virginia Alice Bowers passed away in 1973 in Mt Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Virginia Alice Bowers was born in 1885 in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, the child of John Wesley Bowers And Elizabeth W Painter.
  • In 1885, Virginia Alice Bowers resided in Virginia, United States.
  • In 1900, Virginia Alice Bowers resided in Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.
  • Virginia Alice Bowers married Allen Adam Estep, and had children including Albert Earl Clifton Estep, Alma E Estep, Arnold Hisey Estep, Charles W Estep, Geneva G Estep, John Cletus Estep.
  • Virginia Alice Bowers passed away in 1973 in Mt Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bowers
1854–1913
Birth Location: Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
JB
Elizabeth Painter
1860–1910
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
EP

Spouses(s)

Allen Estep
1876–1943
Birth Location: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
AE

Children(s)

Charles Estep
1908–1963
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
CE
Geneva Estep
1921–1991
Birth Location: –
GE
Albert Estep
1919–1999
Birth Location: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
AE
Arnold Estep
1909–1990
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
AE
Alma Estep
1907–1993
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
AE
John Estep
1905–1969
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JE

Virginia Bowers's Ancestors

Self
Virginia Bowers
1885–1973
Birth Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Wesley Bowers
1854–1913
Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (W.) Painter
1860–1910
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Harvey) Bowers
1823–1861
Madison Magisterial District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Lydia (Mary) Fryman
1823–1850
Virginia, United States
Philip Painter
1800–1874
Virginia, United States
Catherine Lindamood
1817–1897
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Painter
1772–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Virginia Bowers's Descendants

1.
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Virginia (Alice) Bowers (9 FEB 1885–26 JUN 1973) m. Allen (Adam) Estep (7 MAR 1876–26 AUG 1943)
  1. 1. Charles (W) Estep 1908–1963
  2. 2. Geneva (G) Estep 1921–1991 m. Landon (Elmore) Mumaw 1922–2010
  3. 3. Albert (Earl Clifton) Estep 1919–1999 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bradfield 1919–2017
    1. 1. Joseph (Preston) Estep 1940–2019 m. Doris (Bernice) Funkhouser 1941–2014
  4. 4. Arnold (Hisey) Estep 1909–1990 m. Beulah (M) Bowers 1908–1989
    1. 1. Billy (Roger) Estep 1932–2003
    2. 2. Donald (Keith) Estep 1935–2004
    3. 3. Larry (Allen) Estep 1943–2022
  5. 5. Alma (E) Estep 1907–1993 m. Claude (Aldine) Will 1903–1977
    1. 1. Eddie (Gene) Will 1938–2010
    2. 2. Cecil (T) Will 1936–1980
    3. 3. Dorothy (Virginia) Will 1928–1993
    4. 4. James (Elwood) Will 1933–2014
  6. 6. John (Cletus) Estep 1905–1969 m. Anna (Mary "Annie") Hopewell 1896–1984
    1. 1. Frances (Virginia) Estep 1929–2007

Virginia Bowers's Timeline

19 Records

1885
9 FEB 1885
Birth of Virginia Alice Bowers in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1885
1885
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1900
1900
Age 15
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1910
1910
Age 25
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1920
1920
Age 35
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 35
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 35
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1930
1930
Age 45
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 45
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 45
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 45
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1935
1935
Age 50
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 55
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 55
Virginia Alice Bowers resided here in Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1973
26 JUN 1973
Age 88
Death of Virginia Alice Bowers in Mt Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Mt Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 FEB 1885
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 July 2020), Virginia A. Bowers Estep, 1973; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [6] Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 January 2020), Jennie A Bowers, 1885.
    [7] United States Census, 1900, "United States Census, 1900", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 March 2022), Jennie Bowers in entry for John W Bowers, 1900.
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 August 2020), Virginia Alice Bowers Estep, ; Burial, Hamburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States of America, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery; citing record ID 125566223, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [9] Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 August 2019), Virginia Alice Estep, 26 Jun 1973; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, <i>Ancestry<i> ( : 2012); citing Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
    [10] United States Census, 1910, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 24 February 2023), Jennie Estep in household of Allen Estep, Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 16B, family 373, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1648; FHL microfilm 1,375,661.
    [11] United States Census, 1920, "United States Census, 1920", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 4 February 2021), Virginia A Estef in entry for Allen A Estef, 1920.
    [12] United States Census, 1940, "United States Census, 1940", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> (ark:619031:1:VR14-VVJ : Thu Aug 04 19:19:06 UTC 2022), Entry for Allen A Ester and Virginia A Ester, 1940.
    [13] United States Census, 1930, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 24 February 2023), Virginia A Estep in household of Allen A Estep, Ashby Magisterial District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 10A, line 42, family 219, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2460; FHL microfilm 2,342,194.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 July 2020), Virginia A. Bowers Estep, 1973; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 August 2020), Virginia Alice Bowers Estep, ; Burial, Hamburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States of America, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery; citing record ID 125566223, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 JUL 1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JUN 1973
    Event Place: Mt Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 July 2020), Virginia A. Bowers Estep, 1973; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 August 2020), Virginia Alice Bowers Estep, ; Burial, Hamburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States of America, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery; citing record ID 125566223, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [7] Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 August 2019), Virginia Alice Estep, 26 Jun 1973; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, <i>Ancestry<i> ( : 2012); citing Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hamburg , Shenandoah County , Virginia
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Edinburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ashby District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
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