Husband: Leon Brison Bowyer
Census name: Brison L. Bowyer 1
Born: Dec-14-1891 at Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 2,3,4,5
Died: Feb-18-1943 6,4
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 7
Resided: 1937 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 8
Census: 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Resided: 1913 in Gilmer Co, WV 5
Occupation: farmer 1
Father: George Allen Bowyer (1851 - 1933)
Mother: Mary Burrows (1852 - 1942)
Wife: Lovie Mae Gaston
Married: May-15-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,6
Born: Dec-21-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12
Died: Jan- 5-1949 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 13
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 12,14
Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage 12
Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 12
Resided: 1933 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 15
Census: 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Father: David Dow Gaston (1865 - 1950)
Mother: Hannah Belle Hart (1871 - 1933)
Other spouse 2
F Child 1: Zella Lucille Bowyer Born: Dec-24-1914 in Gilmer Co, WV 16,17 Died: Jul-14-1996 18 Resided: 1994 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co, MA 19 Resided: 1949, 68 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH 15,19,20 Resided: 1935 near Salem, WV 17 Census: 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Fred C. Bonnett b. Nov- 6-1909 d. Nov-24-1974 Married: Sep- 5-1935 at Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 17
M Child 2: Eldon Clair Bowyer Born: May-10-1918 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 12 Died: Mar-10-1968 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 13 Buried: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 12 Resided: 1949, 68 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 15,12 Resided: as a youth in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. graduate 12 Wife: Mary Kathryn Spencer b. Apr- 1-1926 d. Jan-24-1978 Married: Dec-25-1945 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Wife: Edna Mae Forzano
M Child 3: Carl Adron Bowyer Born: Mar- 2-1923 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 12 Died: Apr-13-1994 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Resided: at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 12,19 Resided: 1949 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15 Occupation: route salesman, Mountain State Laundry Wife: Betty June Williams b. Apr-23-1928 d. Jul-15-2011 Married: Apr-25-1943 22
Sources: (1) 1920 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (2) Findagrave.com. (3) 1900 Census. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 163. (6) Obituary of wife. (7) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990), Headstone reads: Brison Bowyer. (8) Obituary of sister. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as L. Brison Bowyer, age 21, born & residing in Gilmer Co. Bride identified as Lovie M. Gaston, age 21, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held May 15 1913 "at the home of D. D. Gaston.", MR Bk 9, p. 163. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Although the birth record entry states Dec 12 1891, this is considered to be a clerical error. A birth date of Dec 21 1891 is recorded in the Gaston Familyl Bible and is found in her obituary, funeral card, and on the family information sheet completed by her father as part of the W. Guy Tetrick survey in 1932. BR Bk 2, p. 128. (12) Obituary. (13) Obituary - Hospital. (14) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (15) Obituary of mother. (16) Social Security Death Index, Birth date given in marriage record as Dec 24 1912, but SSDI shows it as Dec 24 1914. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (18) Social Security Death Index. (19) Obituary of brother. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Eldon Bowyer, 27, b. Gilmer Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Lovie Bowyer; and Mary Kathryn Spencer, 19, b. & res. in West Union, dau of Clyde Spencer. Married Dec 25 1945 in Smithburg, officiated by Ithra M. Ward, a minister of the Gospel. MR p. 361 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11798496&Type=Marriage. (22) Obituary of husband.