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William C. Bowers, (deaf)

Male 1859 - Aft 1910  (~ 51 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William C. Bowers, (deaf) was born in Nov 1859 in Gentry Co, Missouri (son of Leonard B. Bowers and Catherine Meeks (Mecke)); died after 1910 in of, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1875, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas; Kansas State census

    Notes:

    Census:
    1875 Kansas State census, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas
    248 John H Bowers 22 MO
    248 William Bowers 17 1858 MO
    248 Lucinda Bowers 15 1860 MO
    248 Elizabeth Bowers 12 1863 MO
    248 David Bowers 10 1865 MO
    248 Leonard Bowers 5 1870 MO

    other Bowers listed (no known relationship determined)
    242 J.L. Bowers 31 1844 Ohio
    242 Mary Bowers 20 1855 IL
    242 Mary K, 1/4 1875 Kansas

    246 Ge M Bower 43 1832 Ohio
    246 Emeline Bower 34 1841 PA
    246 Ritty M. 9 1866 female IL
    246 William B. 5 1870 Kansas
    246 Mary E. Bower 3 1872 Kansas


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Leonard B. Bowers was born on 6 Aug 1815 in Stoney Creek, Carter Co, Tennessee (son of Rev. Valentine Bowers and Abigail G. Buck); died on 15 Sep 1875 in Johnson Co, Kansas; was buried in Pleasant View Cem, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1860, Gentry Co, Missouri
    • Census: 1870, Jackson Co, Missouri

    Notes:

    Census:
    1860 Gentry Co, Missouri
    Leonard Bayirag 45
    Catharina Bayirag 27
    Sarah Bayirag 9
    Saml Bayirag 17
    John Bayirag 7
    Abajal Bayirag 5
    William Bayirag 2


    Census:
    1870 Jackson Co, Missouri
    residence 307
    1870 Jackson Co, Missouri
    Henry Jones 29
    Martha Jones 27
    N W Jones 4
    G W Jones 1 Arkansas
    Riley Jones 20 1850 MO
    Paul Jones 19 MO
    Lucinda Jones 14 MO
    Nancy Jones 56 Tennessee

    residence 308
    Leonard Bowers 48
    Catharine Bowers 36
    Jno H Bowers 17
    Abigail Bowers 14
    Wm Bowers 12
    Lucinda Bowers 10
    Elizabeth Bowers 7
    David Bowers 4
    Agnes Mails 20
    Carry Mails 4/12

    Leonard married Catherine Meeks (Mecke) on 21 Jul 1849 in Platte Co, Missouri. Catherine (daughter of John Meeks and Lucinda Jones) was born on 17 Jan 1833 in Clay, Worth Co, Missouri; died on 13 Oct 1920 in Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Catherine Meeks (Mecke) was born on 17 Jan 1833 in Clay, Worth Co, Missouri (daughter of John Meeks and Lucinda Jones); died on 13 Oct 1920 in Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1880, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas
    • Census: 1900, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas
    • Census: 1900, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas
    • Census: 1910, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas

    Notes:

    Census:
    1880 Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas
    Katherene Bowers 47
    John H. Bowers 26
    Wm. C. Bowers 23
    Elizabeth Bowers 18
    David Bowers 15
    Leonard Bowers 9
    George Bowers 5


    Census:
    1900 Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas
    Catherine Bowers 67 Jan 1833 widowed 12 births 6 living
    William Bowers 40 NOv 1859 son single
    George Bowers Jul 1875 son widowed


    Census:
    1910 Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas
    Catherine Bowers 77
    William C Bowers 50

    Notes:

    Married:
    Name: Mr. Leonard B Bowers
    Marriage Date: 21 Jul 1849
    Marriage County: Platte
    Spouse Name: Katharein Mecke

    Children:
    1. Sarah A. Bowers was born on 21 Nov 1851 in Missouri; died on 26 Mar 1924 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, Washington.
    2. John H. Bowers, (deaf) was born on 14 Apr 1853 in Missouri; died in 1928 in Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas; was buried in Pleasant View Cem, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.
    3. Abagail Bowers was born in 1855 in Missouri; died after 1860 in of, Gentry Co, Missouri.
    4. 1. William C. Bowers, (deaf) was born in Nov 1859 in Gentry Co, Missouri; died after 1910 in of, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.
    5. Lucinda Bowers was born in 1860 in Missouri; died after 1870 in Jackson Co, Missouri.
    6. Elizabeth Bowers was born in 1763 in Illinois; died after 1880 in of, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.
    7. David Bowers was born in 1866 in Missouri; died after 1880 in of, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.
    8. Leonard Bowers, (deaf) was born in 1871 in Missouri; died after 1880 in of, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.
    9. George Bowers was born in Jul 1875 in Kansas; died in 1920 in Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas; was buried in Pleasant View Cem, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.
    10. Agnes Mails, (boarder 1870) was born in 1850 in Missouri; died after 1870 in of, Jackson Co, Missouri.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. Valentine Bowers was born on 23 Sep 1788 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee (son of John Leonard Bowers and Rebecca Nave); died on 12 Apr 1867 in Carter Co, Tennessee.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: Between 5 Jan 1814 and 26 May 1814, Battle of Horshoe on Tallapoosa River, Alabama
    • Census: 1850, Carter Co, Tennessee

    Notes:

    According to a history written by the Siam Baptist Church of Elizabethton, Tennessee, Valentine was a noted Baptist preacher before the Civil War.

    from publication titled, "Tennessee Ancestors"; East Tennessee in the War of 1812; Payrolls and Receipt Rolls.
    VALENTINE BOWERS Pvt. Jan 5, 1814 to May 26, 1814; 4 mos - 22 dys; On Command Fort Strother Total pay: $37.67.

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    Valentine was born 23 Sept 1788 and died 22 Apr 1867, Carter Co TN. and was buried in the Bowers Cemetery at Siam. Valentine was a War of 1812 veteran. He went to Jackson Co. Missouri in the 1840?s but returned to Carter County. He was well-known Baptist minister who was active in several churches in Carter and Johnson counties. He and Eli Nave (Abraham, Teter) built an iron works on the south bank of the Watauga River in the Neck that Christian Carriger later bought.
    The History of the 13th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry USA reports that ?Rev Valentine Bowers had two sons, Reese and Benjamin killed near Fish Springs, Tenn., and two others, William C. and Joseph P., who were loyal men.?
    Valentine married Abigail Buck on 01 Oct 1808 in Carter Co. Abigail was born 09 Jan 1793 in Tennessee. She was a daughter of Rev. Jonathan Buck and a sister of Susannah who married Valentine?s brother, William Nave Bowers.


    Military:
    William served with his brothers Valentine and John Teter Bowers in Captain Adam Winsel's Company, Colonel Ephraim Allison's Regiment, Taylor's Brigade, Colonel Andrew Jackson's Division from January 5, 1814 through May 26, 1814. He and his brothers participated in the Battle of Horseshoe on the Tallapoosa River in Alabama.

    Census:
    Residence 81
    Valentine Bowers 62, Farmer, TN (md;1808); $2,500
    Abigail G. 57 TN
    Benjamin 17 TN
    Mary 15 TN
    Joseph 11 TN

    Neighbors:
    residence 84
    Bowers Daniel L. 1817 Tennessee
    Emeline Bowers 1819 Tennessee
    David 11 1839 TN
    Mary 11 1839 TN
    Martha 7 1843 TN
    Sarah 7 1843 TN
    Levin 3 1847 TN
    Ruth 2 1848 TN
    Isaac 1 1849 TN
    Terri A. 0 1850

    residence 86
    Bowers William C. 23 1827
    Rebecca Bowers 19 1831
    Julia Ann 3 1847
    Valentine 1 1849

    Valentine married Abigail G. Buck on 1 Oct 1808 in Carter Co, Tennessee. Abigail (daughter of Rev. Jonathan Buck and Zuriah Covalt) was born on 9 Jan 1793 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 30 Sep 1878 in Elizabethton, Carter Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Abigail G. Buck was born on 9 Jan 1793 in Carter Co, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Jonathan Buck and Zuriah Covalt); died on 30 Sep 1878 in Elizabethton, Carter Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Eliza C. Bowers was born in 1809 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 27 May 1877 in Independence, Jackson Co, Missouri; was buried in Camp Cem, Jackson Co, Missouri.
    2. Henry B. Nave Bowers was born in 1814 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 25 Jul 1866 in Newton Co, Missouri.
    3. 2. Leonard B. Bowers was born on 6 Aug 1815 in Stoney Creek, Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 15 Sep 1875 in Johnson Co, Kansas; was buried in Pleasant View Cem, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.
    4. Elizabeth Bowers was born about 1817; died after 1870 in of, Carter Co Tennessee.
    5. Rev. Jonathan Buck Bowers was born on 15 Jan 1820 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 28 Sep 1854 in Jackson Co, Missouri; was buried in Campground Cem, Jackson Co, Missouri.
    6. Reese Bayless Bowers was born in 1825 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1850 in of, Jackson Co, Tennessee.
    7. William Christian Bowers was born in 1827 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1860 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee.
    8. Abraham Nave Bowers was born in 1830 in Tennessee; died after 1850 in of, Blue, Jackson Co, Missouri.
    9. Benjamin White Bowers was born in 1833 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died between 1861 and 1865 in Civil War.
    10. Mary Lincoln Bowers, (dau?) was born in 1835; died after 1855.
    11. Joseph Powell Bowers was born in 1837 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1865 in of, Carter Co, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  John Meeks was born on 10 Jul 1809 in Woodford, Pulaski Co, Kentucky; died in 1873 in Worth, Worth Co, Missouri.

    John married Lucinda Jones on 3 Nov 1831 in Clay, Worth Co, Missouri. Lucinda (daughter of Jones) was born on 24 Oct 1808 in Kentucky; died on 1 Jul 1859 in Gentry, Gentry Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Lucinda Jones was born on 24 Oct 1808 in Kentucky (daughter of Jones); died on 1 Jul 1859 in Gentry, Gentry Co, Missouri.
    Children:
    1. 3. Catherine Meeks (Mecke) was born on 17 Jan 1833 in Clay, Worth Co, Missouri; died on 13 Oct 1920 in Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.
    2. Zachariah Meeks was born on 30 May 1837 in Pettis, Platte Co, Missouri; died on 21 Jul 1895 in Worth, Worth Co, Missouri.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Leonard Bowers was born in 1760 in Hagerstown, Maryland (son of George Bowers and Mrs. Christina (..) Bowers); died on 5 Oct 1840 in Elizabethton, Carter Co, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Leonard Bowers was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was a prosperous farmer and slaveholder who lived in Siam on the old Teter Nave farm that his wife inherited. The old house stood on the site of the J. Byrd Nave house in Siam. In his later years Leonard was ordained a minister in the Baptist Church. He made his will which has some questionable alterations, on 08 Sept 1840.
    Rebecca and Leonard Bowers are buried in the old Teter Nave Cemetery, now call the Nave-Hess Cemetery (see page 331), located behind the Lowell Tedder home in Siam (Wilber Dam Rd). Their graves are lost because the grave makers have been removed.

    John married Rebecca Nave on 2 Aug 1785 in Carter Co, Tennessee. Rebecca was born on 24 Mar 1769 in Washington Co, Tennessee; died on 20 Sep 1849 in Carter Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Rebecca Nave was born on 24 Mar 1769 in Washington Co, Tennessee; died on 20 Sep 1849 in Carter Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. William Nave Bowers was born on 22 May 1787 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1840 in Jackson Co, Missouri.
    2. 4. Rev. Valentine Bowers was born on 23 Sep 1788 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 12 Apr 1867 in Carter Co, Tennessee.
    3. Henry Nave Bowers was born on 23 Aug 1790 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died before 1850 in Jackson Co, Missouri.
    4. John Teter Bowers was born on 27 Jan 1792 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died before 1870 in Carter Co, Tennessee.
    5. Elizabeth Bowers was born on 6 Mar 1795 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1796.
    6. David B. Bowers was born on 2 Dec 1799 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 15 Oct 1869 in Carter Co, Tennessee.
    7. Leonard Bowers was born on 30 Oct 1801 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1845 in of, Carter Co, Tennessee.
    8. Rebecca Bowers was born on 22 Sep 1802 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1880 in Carter Co, Tennessee.
    9. Mary M. Bowers was born on 13 Oct 1806 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 7 Jan 1895 in Sangamon Co, Illinois.
    10. Nancy Ann Bowers was born on 10 Oct 1808 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1809 in Sullivan Co, Tennessee.
    11. Ann Bowers was born on 10 Oct 1808 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1809.
    12. Jesse Bowers was born on 30 Oct 1809 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1810.
    13. Magaret Bowers was born on 14 Sep 1812 in Siam, Carter Co, Tennessee; died after 1850 in Sangamon Co, Illinois.

  3. 10.  Rev. Jonathan Buck was born on 12 Jan 1755 in Cumberland Co (now Bedford Co) Pennsylvania; died on 19 Mar 1831 in Putnam Co, Tennessee.

    Jonathan married Zuriah Covalt about 1775 in Bedford Co, Pennsylvania. Zuriah was born on 24 Feb 1756 in Egg Harbor, Sussex Co, New Jersey; died on 12 Nov 1819 in Putnam Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Zuriah Covalt was born on 24 Feb 1756 in Egg Harbor, Sussex Co, New Jersey; died on 12 Nov 1819 in Putnam Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Buck was born on 7 Jul 1776 in Bedford, Bedford Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1850 in Livingston Co, Missouri.
    2. Thomas Buck was born on 12 Sep 1778 in Cumberland, Bedford Co, Pennsylvania; died on 24 Feb 1870 in Fentress Co, Tennessee.
    3. Susanna Buck was born on 30 May 1780 in Bedford, Bedford Co, Pennsylvania; died on 17 Sep 1818 in Carter Co, Tennessee.
    4. Elijah Buck was born on 16 Jan 1782 in Bedford, Bedford Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1853 in Tennessee.
    5. Barbara Buck was born on 2 Apr 1784 in Bedford, Bedford Co, Pennsylvania; died on 16 May 1818 in Carter Co, Tennessee.
    6. Jonathan Buck was born on 1 May 1786 in Bedford, Bedford Co, Pennsylvania; died on 10 Jun 1868 in Putnam Co, Tennessee.
    7. Bethuel Buck was born on 10 Mar 1788 in Bedford, Bedford Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1858 in Carter Co, Tennessee.
    8. Ephraim Buck was born on 8 Jul 1791 in Bedford, Bedford Co, Pennsylvania; died on 7 Jun 1874 in Okalona, Carter Co, Tennessee.
    9. 5. Abigail G. Buck was born on 9 Jan 1793 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 30 Sep 1878 in Elizabethton, Carter Co, Tennessee.
    10. Miriam Buck was born on 13 Aug 1794 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 16 Nov 1868 in Putnam Co, Tennessee.
    11. Abraham Covalt Buck was born on 19 Aug 1798 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 19 Feb 1875 in Putnam Co, Tennessee.
    12. Isaac Newton Buck was born on 20 Jan 1800 in Carter Co, Tennessee; died on 7 Sep 1873 in Putnam Co, Tennessee.

  5. 14.  Jones
    Children:
    1. 7. Lucinda Jones was born on 24 Oct 1808 in Kentucky; died on 1 Jul 1859 in Gentry, Gentry Co, Missouri.
    2. George W. Jones was born in 1815 in Kentucky; died on 14 Nov 1863 in Civil War, Camp Morton, Indiana.


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