Grace L. Bowers

Grace married Charles G. Arnett about 1914 in Sahwnee, Johnson Co, Kansas. Charles was born in 1887 in Missouri; died after 1920 in Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Johanna G. Arnett was born in 1915 in Kansas; died after 1920 in of, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.
2. Nellie M. Arnett was born in 1917 in Shawnee, Johnson Co, Tennessee; died after 1920 in of, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Mar 1875, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas ; Kansas State census
• Census: 1910, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas
• Census: 1920, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas

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


Census:
1910 Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas
John Bowers 57
Lucy Bowers 54
Grace Bowers 17


Census:
1920 Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas
Charles G Arnett 33 1887 MO IL --
Grace L Arnett 27 1893 MO MO MO
Johanna G Arnett 5
Nellie M Arnett 3
John H Bowers 68 father-in-law widowed MO

John married Lucinda C. "Lucy" Jones, (deaf) on 3 Sep 1885 in Pierce City, Newton Co, Missouri. Lucinda (daughter of George W. Jones and Nancy (..) Jones) was born in Dec 1855 in Missouri; died after 1910 in Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas; was buried in Pleasant View Cem, Shawnee, Johnson Co, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Between 1871 and 1877, Institution for Deaf, Kansas and Missouri
• Census: 1880, Pierce City, Lawrence Co, Missouri

Notes:

Married:
U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, 1888-1895

Marriage Records of 2nd marriage
John H. Bowers, husband and Lucinda Jones (1st to Winter Burris hearing from whom she was divorced.

Details relating to marriage
1. Date of Marriage 9/3/1885; place of Marriage: Pierce City, MO.

Were the parties related before marriage? YES
if so, what relationship? Cousins

2. Offspring; Total number of children born of this marriage? 1
How many were deaf? -- How many could hear? -- How many died in infancy? 1

Give any other details known relating to offspring:
Boy born 5/27/1888. Died before named at 1 1/2 days.

II Details relating to husband:
Parentage: Name of his father Leonard B. Bowers
Name of his mother Catherine B.
related before marriage? no
Give any other details known related to parents:
Father died in 1875 at 62 of fever
Mother living

2 brothers and sisters:
John 36
William C. 31
David 23
Leonard 18
George 14
Sarah 38
Lucy 28

how many of these were deaf? 3 How many could hear? 7
how many died young, under age of two years? --
give any other details
3 brothers died at the ages of 21, 25, 2, 2 1/2

3. Other relative: Had he any deaf relatives other than brothers and sisters or children? Yes.

if so, give relationship and names if possible: 4 cousins
Riley, Paul Jones; Granville Gragg, Lucinda Jones (wife)

Note: Was this person deaf or hearing? D
age when deafness occurred B reason ---
Attended what school or Institution: Kansas and Mo.
residence when admitted: Johnson Co, Kans,
year when admitted? 1871
age when admitted 18 23 years under instructions? 5
occupation? Farmer



III Details Relating to Wife
Parentage: Name of her father George W. Jones
Name of her mother Nancy Jones
related before marriage? no.

give any other details relating to parents:
mother living. Father killed in war.

Brothers and sisters:
Henry 48
Riley 38 married
Paul 37
Lucinda b 1856

How many were deaf? 3 How many could hear? 6 How many died young, under 2 years? --
other details:
Six brothers died at the ages of 3, 18, 10, 4, 16

Other relatives: Had she any deaf relatives other than brothers and sisters or children? Yes

if so, give relationships and names if possible 3 4 cousins: John, William, and Leonard Bowers (she married John) Henry Gross says 4 cousins in letter of Oct 12, '84.

Was the person Deaf or hearing? D
age when deafness occurred: B cause of deafness --
attended school or institution? Kansas
residence when admitted Johnson Co, Kansas
year when admitted 1871 age when admitted 15 years under instruction: 6
present residence: Pierce City.

remarks: From Ahumbaugh - Jones Record:
Additions from Census School Statistics 1890
From Kansas report 888
Census school Statistics: 1890 says that Alumbaugh married Lucinda Jones.
Statistics of Alumbaugh say he is divorced.
Statistics of John Bowers says he was married to Lucinda Jones but Lucinda is divorced.
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Marriage Record of 1st marriage
Winter Burris, husband, and Lucinda Jones hearing, 2nd to John H. Bowers

1. Details relating to marriage
Divorced (husband diserted wife and she obtained a divorce.

2. offspring of marriage 1
how many deaf? -- how many hearing? 1. How many died in infancy? --

(husand's section not filled out)

III Questions to be answered by wife:

1 parentage: name your father --
name your mother before marriage Nancy
any details? fa dead

2 brothers and sisters Lucinda b 1856
Riley, Paul

How many deaf (including yourself 3
how many hearing? 6
other relatives: 3 cousins, John (her second husband),
William and Leonard Bowers
Attended school Kansas
Residence when admitted Johnson Co, Kansas
year when admitted 1871 age: 16 years under instruction? 6
present residence? Pierce City MO.
1 year in MO School, admitted 1876

Remarks from Bowers - Jones Record and Letter from Mrs. Lucinda Bowers
Additions from Census School Statistics 1890
date of information: June 1890 (signed) E.A. Fay.

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]

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Pettis, Platte Co, Missouri
• Census: 1860, Jackson, Jasper Co, Missouri

Notes:

Census:
1860 Jackson, Jasper Co, Missouri
G H Jones 45 Kentucky
Nancy Jones 46 Tennessee
Henry Jones 19 Missouri
Riley Jones 9 Missouri
Paul Jones 7 Missouri
Lucinda C Jones 4 Missouri
Zaccariah Meek 21 farm labor Missouri

George married Nancy (..) Jones about 1839. Nancy was born in 1814 in Tennessee; died after 1890 in of, Pierce City, Lawrence Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Jackson Co, Missouri
• Census: 1860, Jackson, Jasper Co, Missouri
• Census: 1880, Pierce City, Lawrence Co, Missouri

Notes:

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

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



Census:
1860 Jackson, Jasper Co, Missouri
G H Jones 45 Kentucky
Nancy Jones 46 Tennessee
Henry Jones 19 Missouri
Riley Jones 9 Missouri
Paul Jones 7 Missouri
Lucinda C Jones 4 Missouri
Zaccariah Meek 21 farm labor Missouri

Census:
1880 Pierce City, Lawrence Co, Missouri
Riley Jones 28 1852 Missouri Kentucky Tennessee
Louisa Jones 20 1860 wife, Missouri
Nancy Jones 65 mother Tennessee North Carolina North Carolina
Paul Jones 26 1854 brother
Lucindy (Jones) Barris 24 1856 sister widowed
(note: Lucinda was divorced, she gave statement in a census for the deaf that Burris had abandoned her and she obtaineda divorce.)

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]

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]