William J. Bowers

1842 - 1878  (35 years)

• Name	William J. Bowers
  Born	12 Dec 1842	Lancaster County ,PA
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Feb 1878	Providence, Lancaster County ,PA (mother's home)
  Person ID	I07298	Tombeau Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2007

  
  

  Father	Amos N. Bowers,   d. Bef 1850, Lancaster County ,PA (?)
  Mother	Sarah Tombow,   b. 1 May 1820, E. Lampeter, Lancaster Co.,PA ,   d. 28 Jun 1906, Lancaster, PA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	10 Nov 1840	Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA
  Family ID	F2716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Turner,   b. 1825,   d. 22 Sep 1872, Lancaster Co. PA (burial: Mellinger's Mennonite Cemtery,)  (Age 47 years)
  Children	1. No Children Bowers
  Family ID	F2681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Maggie C. Hogan,   b. 1853, Philadelphia,PA ,   d. 22 Nov 1932, Upper Darby, Bywood, PA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1874	Green Street methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA
  Children	1. William Bowers,   b. 1877, Lancaster Co. PA ,   d. 8 Mar 1878, Lancaster Co. PA, Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery  (Age 1 years)   2. Calvin Bowers,   b. 6 May 1875, Philadelphia,PA ,   d. Bef 1910  (Age < 34 years) + 3. Clara E. Bowers,   b. 1876
  Family ID	F2715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Tombstone of William J. Bowers

  
  

  Histories

  William Bowers Civil War Pension Papers William Bowers applies for an increase in his Civil War Pension

  
  

• Notes

  William Bowers has uncertain parentage. He is found next to the grave of Sarah Tombow Weaver, who may be his mother through her marriage to Amos N. Bowers in 1840. Parentage may be cleared up by examining his Civil War records, since he was old enough to serve.