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William Franklin Bowers 1877–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 JAN 1877

Birth Location: of Shenandoah Co., VA

Death Date: 25 AUG 1948

Death Location: Readus, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Father: John Bowers

Mother: Elizabeth Painter

Spouse(s): Virginia Estep

Children(s):

In 1877, William Franklin Bowers entered the world in of Shenandoah Co., VA, born to John Wesley Bowers And Elizabeth W Painter. In 1880, William Franklin Bowers resided in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. In 1880, William Franklin Bowers resided in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. William Franklin Bowers married Virginia Alice Estep. William Franklin Bowers passed away in 1948 in Readus, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1877, William Franklin Bowers entered the world in of Shenandoah Co., VA, born to John Wesley Bowers And Elizabeth W Painter.
  • In 1880, William Franklin Bowers resided in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.
  • In 1880, William Franklin Bowers resided in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.
  • William Franklin Bowers married Virginia Alice Estep.
  • William Franklin Bowers passed away in 1948 in Readus, 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)

Virginia Estep
1869–1920
Birth Location: –
VE

Children(s)

William Bowers's Ancestors

Self
William Bowers
1877–1948
Birth Place: of Shenandoah Co., VA
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

William Bowers's Timeline

5 Records

1877
31 JAN 1877
Birth of William Franklin Bowers in of Shenandoah Co., VA
of Shenandoah Co., VA
1880
1880
Age 3
William Franklin Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 3
William Franklin Bowers resided here in Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1910
1910
Age 33
William Franklin Bowers resided here in Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
1948
25 AUG 1948
Age 71
Death of William Franklin Bowers in Readus, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Readus, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 JAN 1877
    Event Place: of Shenandoah Co., VA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 31 March 2017, 21:41), entry for William Franklin Bowers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8R8-N4B
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Bowers, Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 95, sheet 13A, family 169, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1648; FHL microfilm 1,375,661.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 January 2019, 23:12), entry for William Franklin Bowers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8R8-N4B
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 July 2017), William F Bowers in entry for John W Bowers, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 87, sheet 471A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1390; FHL microfilm 1,255,390.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 6 April 2019), William Bowers, Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 95, sheet 13A, family 169, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1648; FHL microfilm 1,375,661.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 31 March 2017, 21:41), entry for William Franklin Bowers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8R8-N4B
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Bowers, Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 95, sheet 13A, family 169, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1648; FHL microfilm 1,375,661.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 January 2019, 23:12), entry for William Franklin Bowers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8R8-N4B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 AUG 1948
    Event Place: Readus, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 31 March 2017, 21:41), entry for William Franklin Bowers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8R8-N4B
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Bowers, Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 95, sheet 13A, family 169, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1648; FHL microfilm 1,375,661.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 January 2019, 23:12), entry for William Franklin Bowers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8R8-N4B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ashby, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 26 January 2019, 23:12), entry for William Franklin Bowers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L8R8-N4B
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