| 8. | 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]
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1873 - Aft 1880 (8 years)