WILLIAM E. BOWERS
BLOCK 12

LOT : 8
ROW : 4
COLUMN : 16
SUB. R/C : ?
GRAVE # 6

William E. Bowers
b. October 20, 1827
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

d. December 27, 1897
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

buried: December 28, 1897



FATHER
David Bowers
(1802-1874)

MOTHER
Mary Shellabarger
(1806-1892)



MARRIED
Emily Anne VanDorn
(1826-1900)
October 25, 1849
Bellville, Richland County, Ohio

CHILDREN
with Emily

Mary Ann Amelia "Anna" (nee-Bowers) McBride
(1850-1878)

Ruth Ellen Bowers
(1852-1852)

Frank Bowers
(1854-1862)

Martha Jeannette (nee-Bowers) Crea
(1857-1950)

Hadassah Emily "Dessie" (nee-Bowers) Powers
(1858-1936)




    NOTE:
    William E. Bowers,
    fought in the
    CIVIL WAR
    102 OHIO INF.
    NOTE:
    William's grandfather,
    Sebastian Bowers,
    fought in the
    REVOLUTIONARY WAR
    NOTE:
    William's great-grandfather,
    Martin Hans Shellabarger,
    fought in the
    REVOLUTIONARY WAR








      The Decatur Herald
      (Decatur, Illinois)
      28 DEC 1897 * page 2















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